From e449f5e1d5d29a5ff83ff9a92d7b956543ccedd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 446564 <robjdev@mailbox.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 08:33:09 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] add dart format workflow

checks code has been formatted with dart format on push and pull request

adds a note in README for contributors
---
 .github/workflows/dart.yml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                  |  1 +
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/dart.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/dart.yml b/.github/workflows/dart.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f297787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dart.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Dart Format
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Dart
+        uses: dart-lang/setup-dart@v1
+
+      - name: Install Pub Dependencies
+        run: dart pub get
+
+      - name: Verify Formatting
+        run: dart format --output=none --set-exit-if-changed .
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 984e6ba..bad9b6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ This is an open-source project. Contributions are welcome!
 - Use `const` constructors where possible
 - Keep functions small and focused
 - Avoid premature abstractions
+- Run dart format on all changes before submitting
 
 ## Support