vader_server #

A modular server framework for Dart applications built on top of Serinus.

Features #

• Modular architecture for organizing server components
• Dependency injection system
• Controller-based routing
• Middleware support
• Standardized API responses
• CORS support
• Request/response logging
• Hot reloading for development
• MCP (Machine Conversation Protocol) server support
• Dual HTTP/MCP handlers for unified API endpoints

Installation #

Add the following dependency to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  vader_server: ^0.2.1

Then run:

dart pub get

Usage #

1) Create a Module #

Modules are the building blocks of your application. They contain controllers, middlewares, and services.

import 'package:vader_server/vader_server.dart';

class AppModule extends VaderModule {
  Injector? _injector;

  @override
  Injector? get services {
    if (_injector != null) return _injector;

    _injector = Injector();
    _injector!.addSingleton(MyService.new);
    
    return _injector!;
  }

  @override
  List<Controller> get controllers => [TaskController()];

  @override
  List<Middleware> get middlewares => [];
}

2) Create a Controller #

Controllers handle HTTP requests and define routes.

import 'package:vader_server/vader_server.dart';
import 'package:vader_server/api_response.dart';

class TaskController extends Controller {
  TaskController({super.path = '/task'}) {
    // HTTP routes
    on(Route.get('/list'), listTasks);
    on(Route.post('/'), createTask);
    on(Route.delete('/<id>'), deleteTask);
    
    // MCP tools
    onMcp(TaskTools.listTasks, listTasks);
    onMcp(TaskTools.createTask, createTask);
    onMcp(TaskTools.deleteTask, deleteTask);
  }

  Future<ApiResponse> listTasks(HandlerContext context) async {
    try {
      final taskService = injector.use<TaskService>();
      final tasks = await taskService.listAllTasks();
      return SuccessResponse.ok(data: tasks);
    } catch (e) {
      return ErrorResponse.internalServerError(message: e.toString());
    }
  }

  Future<ApiResponse> createTask(HandlerContext context) async {
    final Task task;
    if (context.httpRequest != null) {
      task = Task.fromJson(await context.httpRequest!.body.asJson);
    } else if (context.mcpArgs != null) {
      task = Task.fromJson(context.mcpArgs!);
    } else {
      return ErrorResponse.badRequest();
    }
    
    // Implementation...
    return SuccessResponse.created(data: task);
  }
  
  Future<ApiResponse> deleteTask(HandlerContext context) async {
    // Implementation...
    return SuccessResponse.ok();
  }
}

// MCP Tool definitions
class TaskTools {
  static final listTasks = McpTool(
    name: 'list_tasks',
    description: 'List all tasks',
    inputSchema: {'type': 'object', 'properties': {}},
  );
  
  static final createTask = McpTool(
    name: 'create_task',
    description: 'Create a new task',
    inputSchema: {
      'type': 'object',
      'properties': {
        'name': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Name of the task'},
        // Other properties...
      },
      'required': ['name'],
    },
  );
  
  static final deleteTask = McpTool(
    name: 'delete_task',
    description: 'Delete a task',
    inputSchema: {
      'type': 'object',
      'properties': {
        'id': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'ID of the task to delete'},
      },
      'required': ['id'],
    },
  );
}

3) Set Up the Server #

In your main function, initialize and run the server with your modules.

import 'package:vader_server/vader_server.dart';

Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
  await VaderServer(
    modules: [AppModule(), TaskModule()],
    config: VaderServerConfig(
      port: 8000,
      enableCorsHeaders: true,
      isDebugMode: true,
    ),
    mcpConfig: VaderMcpConfig(
      port: 8080,
      isDebugMode: true,
    ),
  ).run();
}

4) API Responses #

The package provides standardized API responses:

// Success response
return SuccessResponse.ok(data: myData);

// Error response
return ErrorResponse.notFound(message: "Resource not found");

MCP Server Support #

Vader Server includes built-in support for MCP (Machine Conversation Protocol) servers, allowing you to expose your API endpoints as MCP tools that can be used by AI assistants.

Configuring MCP Server #

await VaderServer(
  modules: [AppModule(), TaskModule()],
  config: VaderServerConfig(isDebugMode: true),
  mcpConfig: VaderMcpConfig(
    name: 'My MCP Server',
    port: 8080,
    isDebugMode: true,
  ),
).run();

Creating MCP Tools #

You can expose your controller methods as MCP tools using the onMcp method:

class TaskController extends Controller {
  TaskController({super.path = '/task'}) {
    // HTTP routes
    on(Route.get('/list'), listTasks);
    
    // MCP tools
    onMcp(TaskTools.listTasks, listTasks);
  }
  
  // Handler that works for both HTTP and MCP
  Future<ApiResponse> listTasks(HandlerContext context) async {
    // Implementation...
  }
}

// Define your MCP tools
class TaskTools {
  static final listTasks = McpTool(
    name: 'list_tasks',
    description: 'List all tasks',
    inputSchema: {'type': 'object', 'properties': {}},
  );
}

This allows you to reuse the same business logic for both HTTP endpoints and MCP tools.

Author #

👤 Martin Jablečník

• Website: martin-jablecnik.cz
• Github: @mjablecnik
• Blog: dev.to/mjablecnik

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📝 License #

Copyright © 2025 Martin Jablečník.
This project is licensed under MIT License.