Unable to make calls to Localhost using Flutter, random port being assigned to HTTP GET call

Question

I'm attempting to build a Flutter app where I'm required to make an HTTP call using the dart http library. So here's a snipped of the fu I use to make the call,

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'dart:async';
import 'dart:convert';
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;

Future<List> getData() async {
    List data = new List();
    var httpClient = new HttpClient();
    var request = await httpClient.get("localhost", 5000, '/search?query=hello');
    var response = await request.close();
    if (response.statusCode == HttpStatus.OK) {
      var jsonString = await response.transform(utf8.decoder).join();
      data = json.decode(jsonString);
      print(data);
      return data;
    } else {
      return data;
    }
  }

now on calling getData() from my code, here's the error I get

E/flutter (30949): [ERROR:topaz/lib/tonic/logging/dart_error.cc(16)] Unhandled exception:
E/flutter (30949): SocketException: OS Error: Connection refused, errno = 111, address = localhost, port = 46999
E/flutter (30949): #0      _HomePageState.getData (file:///home/bholagabbar/AndroidStudioProjects/fnd_modile_client/lib/main.dart:75:19)
E/flutter (30949): <asynchronous suspension>
E/flutter (30949): #1      _HomePageState.build.<anonymous closure> (file:///home/bholagabbar/AndroidStudioProjects/fnd_modile_client/lib/main.dart:56:15)
E/flutter (30949): #2      _InkResponseState._handleTap (package:flutter/src/material/ink_well.dart:478:14)
E/flutter (30949): #3      _InkResponseState.build.<anonymous closure> (package:flutter/src/material/ink_well.dart:530:30)
E/flutter (30949): #4      GestureRecognizer.invokeCallback (package:flutter/src/gestures/recognizer.dart:102:24)
E/flutter (30949): #5      TapGestureRecognizer._checkUp (package:flutter/src/gestures/tap.dart:161:9)
E/flutter (30949): #6      TapGestureRecognizer.handlePrimaryPointer (package:flutter/src/gestures/tap.dart:94:7)
E/flutter (30949): #7      PrimaryPointerGestureRecognizer.handleEvent (package:flutter/src/gestures/recognizer.dart:315:9)
E/flutter (30949): #8      PointerRouter._dispatch (package:flutter/src/gestures/pointer_router.dart:73:12)
E/flutter (30949): #9      PointerRouter.route (package:flutter/src/gestures/pointer_router.dart:101:11)
E/flutter (30949): #10     _WidgetsFlutterBinding&BindingBase&GestureBinding.handleEvent (package:flutter/src/gestures/binding.dart:143:19)
E/flutter (30949): #11     _WidgetsFlutterBinding&BindingBase&GestureBinding.dispatchEvent (package:flutter/src/gestures/binding.dart:121:22)
E/flutter (30949): #12     _WidgetsFlutterBinding&BindingBase&GestureBinding._handlePointerEvent (package:flutter/src/gestures/binding.dart:101:7)
E/flutter (30949): #13     _WidgetsFlutterBinding&BindingBase&GestureBinding._flushPointerEventQueue (package:flutter/src/gestures/binding.dart:64:7)
E/flutter (30949): #14     _WidgetsFlutterBinding&BindingBase&GestureBinding._handlePointerDataPacket (package:flutter/src/gestures/binding.dart:48:7)
E/flutter (30949): #15     _invoke1 (dart:ui/hooks.dart:134:13)
E/flutter (30949): #16     _dispatchPointerDataPacket (dart:ui/hooks.dart:91:5)

My API is up and running correctly, As you can see in the error logs, the request just doesn't seem to be going through. What exactly is the issue here?

For the record, I have tried every permutation of get, getUrl and even tried replacing localhost and 127.0.0.1 with 10.0.2.2 as mentioned in How to point to localhost:8000 with the Dart http package in Flutter? . I am testing this on my phone directly (One Plus 3)

Answer 1

This should do it

adb reverse tcp:5000 tcp:5000

https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.html

Or use adb reverse --list to see what redirects are set up.

Answer 2

Günter's answer is correct, but one thing you need to keep in mind, that don't forget to change port number For example if your port is 3002 then use:

adb reverse tcp:3002 tcp:3002

Keep in mind that above mentioned command is redirecting your phone's port 3002 to your computer's port 3002.

If you want to redirect your phone's port 3000 to your computer's port 3002 then the command would look like

adb reverse tcp:3000 tcp:3002

More general answer is:

adb reverse tcp:<Your Phone's Port No.> tcp:<Your Computer's Port No>