Flutter: Countdown timer that displays minutes and seconds

Question

I have created a countdown timer that will countdown from a user inputted duration, in minutes.

The countdown timer technically works, but only the minutes are being shown counting down. The seconds remain at :00 the entire time.

How can I get the seconds to also display as part of the countdown timer?

Here is the relevant code, excerpted from a longer file. I can include more if needed.

The individual pieces of code are broken down as follows:

First, I have a class that actually displays the timer text and allows it to be styled:

class Countdown extends AnimatedWidget {
  Countdown({ Key key, this.animation }) : super(key: key, listenable: animation);
  Animation<int> animation;

  @override

  build(BuildContext context){

    Duration clockTimer = Duration(seconds: animation.value*60);

    String timerText = '${clockTimer.inMinutes.remainder(60).toString()}:${(clockTimer.inSeconds.remainder(60) % 60).toString().padLeft(2, '0')}';

    return Text(
      "$timerText",
      style: TextStyle(         
        fontSize: 110,
        color: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
      ),
    );

  }
}

I have an animation controller as follows:

AnimationController _controller;

  @override

  void dispose(){
    _controller.dispose();
    super.dispose();
  }

  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    @override

      _controller = AnimationController(
          vsync: this,
        duration: Duration(minutes: gameData.levelClock)  // gameData.levelClock is a user entered number elsewhere in the applciation
      );


  }

And finally here is the part of the code that calls the Countdown widget:

Countdown(
     animation: StepTween(
     begin: gameData.levelClock,   // THIS IS A USER ENTERED NUMBER 
     end: 0,
   ).animate(_controller),
)

Thank you for any help that can be offered.

Answer 1

You can copy paste run full code below
Your duration of AnimationController need to use seconds
code snippet

_controller = AnimationController(
        vsync: this,
        duration: Duration(
            seconds:
                levelClock) // gameData.levelClock is a user entered number elsewhere in the applciation
        );

working demo

full code

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  MyHomePage({Key key, this.title}) : super(key: key);

  final String title;

  @override
  _MyHomePageState createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
  int _counter = 0;
  AnimationController _controller;
  int levelClock = 180;

  void _incrementCounter() {
    setState(() {
      _counter++;
    });
  }

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

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();

    _controller = AnimationController(
        vsync: this,
        duration: Duration(
            seconds:
                levelClock) // gameData.levelClock is a user entered number elsewhere in the applciation
        );

    _controller.forward();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: <Widget>[
            Countdown(
              animation: StepTween(
                begin: levelClock, // THIS IS A USER ENTERED NUMBER
                end: 0,
              ).animate(_controller),
            ),
            Text(
              'You have pushed the button this many times:',
            ),
            Text(
              '$_counter',
              style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.display1,
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: _incrementCounter,
        tooltip: 'Increment',
        child: Icon(Icons.add),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class Countdown extends AnimatedWidget {
  Countdown({Key key, this.animation}) : super(key: key, listenable: animation);
  Animation<int> animation;

  @override
  build(BuildContext context) {
    Duration clockTimer = Duration(seconds: animation.value);

    String timerText =
        '${clockTimer.inMinutes.remainder(60).toString()}:${clockTimer.inSeconds.remainder(60).toString().padLeft(2, '0')}';

    print('animation.value  ${animation.value} ');
    print('inMinutes ${clockTimer.inMinutes.toString()}');
    print('inSeconds ${clockTimer.inSeconds.toString()}');
    print('inSeconds.remainder ${clockTimer.inSeconds.remainder(60).toString()}');

    return Text(
      "$timerText",
      style: TextStyle(
        fontSize: 110,
        color: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
      ),
    );
  }
}