fix: ignore Providers for avoid-returning-widgets

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-* feat: add [`use-setstate-synchronously`](https://dartcodemetrics.dev/docs/rules/flutter/use-setstate-synchronously)
+* fix: ignore Providers for ['avoid-returning-widgets'](https://dartcodemetrics.dev/docs/rules/common/avoid-returning-widgets).
+* feat: add [`use-setstate-synchronously`](https://dartcodemetrics.dev/docs/rules/flutter/use-setstate-synchronously).
 
 ## 5.3.0
 

lib/src/utils/flutter_types_utils.dart

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ import 'package:analyzer/dart/element/type.dart';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 
 bool hasWidgetType(DartType type) =>
-    isWidgetOrSubclass(type) ||
-    _isIterable(type) ||
-    _isList(type) ||
-    _isFuture(type);
+    (isWidgetOrSubclass(type) ||
+        _isIterable(type) ||
+        _isList(type) ||
+        _isFuture(type)) &&
+    !(_isMultiProvider(type) ||
+        _isSubclassOfInheritedProvider(type) ||
+        _isIterableInheritedProvider(type) ||
+        _isListInheritedProvider(type) ||
+        _isFutureInheritedProvider(type));
 
 bool isWidgetOrSubclass(DartType? type) =>
     _isWidget(type) || _isSubclassOfWidget(type);
@@ -92,3 +97,30 @@ bool _isRenderObjectElement(DartType? type) =>
 
 bool _isSubclassOfRenderObjectElement(DartType? type) =>
     type is InterfaceType && type.allSupertypes.any(_isRenderObjectElement);
+
+bool _isMultiProvider(DartType? type) =>
+    type?.getDisplayString(withNullability: false) == 'MultiProvider';
+
+bool _isSubclassOfInheritedProvider(DartType? type) =>
+    type is InterfaceType && type.allSupertypes.any(_isInheritedProvider);
+
+bool _isInheritedProvider(DartType? type) =>
+    type != null &&
+    type
+        .getDisplayString(withNullability: false)
+        .startsWith('InheritedProvider<');
+
+bool _isIterableInheritedProvider(DartType type) =>
+    type.isDartCoreIterable &&
+    type is InterfaceType &&
+    _isSubclassOfInheritedProvider(type.typeArguments.firstOrNull);
+
+bool _isListInheritedProvider(DartType type) =>
+    type.isDartCoreList &&
+    type is InterfaceType &&
+    _isSubclassOfInheritedProvider(type.typeArguments.firstOrNull);
+
+bool _isFutureInheritedProvider(DartType type) =>
+    type.isDartAsyncFuture &&
+    type is InterfaceType &&
+    _isSubclassOfInheritedProvider(type.typeArguments.firstOrNull);

test/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_returning_widgets/avoid_returning_widgets_rule_test.dart

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import '../../../../../helpers/rule_test_helper.dart';
 const _examplePath = 'avoid_returning_widgets/examples/example.dart';
 const _notNamedParameterExamplePath =
     'avoid_returning_widgets/examples/not_named_parameter_example.dart';
+const _providerExamplePath =
+    'avoid_returning_widgets/examples/provider_example.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('AvoidReturningWidgetsRule', () {
@@ -113,5 +115,12 @@ void main() {
 
       RuleTestHelper.verifyNoIssues(issues);
     });
+
+    test('reports no issues for providers', () async {
+      final unit = await RuleTestHelper.resolveFromFile(_providerExamplePath);
+      final issues = AvoidReturningWidgetsRule().check(unit);
+
+      RuleTestHelper.verifyNoIssues(issues);
+    });
   });
 }

test/src/analyzers/lint_analyzer/rules/rules_list/avoid_returning_widgets/examples/provider_example.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+class MyWidget extends StatelessWidget {
+  List<Provider> _getProvidersList() => [Provider()];
+
+  MultiProvider _getMultiProvider() => MultiProvider(providers: []);
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    _getProvidersList();
+
+    _getMultiProvider();
+
+    return Container();
+  }
+}
+
+class StatelessWidget extends Widget {}
+
+class Widget {}
+
+class Container extends Widget {
+  final Widget? child;
+
+  const Container({this.child});
+}
+
+class MultiProvider {
+  final List<Widget> providers;
+
+  const MultiProvider({required this.providers});
+}
+
+class Provider<T> extends InheritedProvider<T> {
+  final Widget? child;
+
+  const Provider(this.child);
+}
+
+class InheritedProvider<T> extends Widget {}