Building Google Maps Navigation for Flutter
summary
A Google Maps Navigation Flutter plugin is implemented as a single package that uses Pigeon + method channels (FFI was tested but deemed immature), exposes roughly 200 host API methods and about 40 DTOs, supports route simulation, Android Auto and CarPlay, and includes a private Driver SDK extension that plugs into Fleet Engine. Tests combine unit coverage and integration flows with Patrol to automate native dialogs, CI enforces linters and Dependabot, and method channels perform well in release builds.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Google Maps Nav SDK intro
- 3:14What is Nav SDK and why
- 6:28SDK priorities and architecture
- 9:42MethodChannels vs FFI
- 14:00Documentation and examples
- 16:31Android Auto & CarPlay demo
- 17:36Extending for Driver SDK
- 20:31Reliability with tests
- 24:13Code quality and support
- 26:25Q&A
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