avoid-undisposed-instances

added in: 1.13.0

warning

preset: recommended

Warns when an instance that has a dispose method is not assigned to a variable.

Not disposing such instances may lead to memory leaks and should be avoided.

⚙️ Config

Set ignored-instances (default is none) to ignore instances that are intended to be undisposed.

dart_code_metrics:
  ...
  rules:
    ...
    - avoid-undisposed-instances:
        ignored-instances:
          - SomeClass

Example

❌ Bad:

TextSpan(
  ...
  recognizer: LongPressGestureRecognizer() // LINT
    ..onLongPress = _handlePress,
),

✅ Good:

class _SomeState extends State<Some> {
  late LongPressGestureRecognizer _longPressRecognizer;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _longPressRecognizer = LongPressGestureRecognizer()
      ..onLongPress = _handlePress;
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    _longPressRecognizer.dispose();
    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    ...
    TextSpan(
      ...
      recognizer: _longPressRecognizer,
    ),
    ...
  }
}