Command-line & server apps

This page points to tools and documentationthat can help you develop command-line and server apps.

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Tools

• DartPad
• Handy for both beginners and experts,DartPad lets you try out language features and dart:* APIs.

Note: DartPad does not support using dart:io APIs or importing libraries from packages.

• Dart SDK
• Install the Dart SDK to get the core Dartlibraries and tools.
• More tools
• The Tools page links to generally useful tools,such as Dart plugins for your favorite IDE or editor.

Tutorials

You might find the following tutorials helpful.

• Get started
• Learn how to use the Dart SDK to develop command-line and server apps.
• gRPC Quickstart
• Walks you through running and modifying a client-server example that uses the gRPC framework.
• Write command-line apps
• Introduces dart:io and the args package.
• Write HTTP clients & servers
• Features dart:io and the http_server package.

More resources

• Dart API
• API reference for dart:* libraries.
• dart:io section of the library tour
• Shows how to use the major features of the dart:io library.You can use the dart:io library in command-line scripts, servers, andFlutter mobile apps.