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[Espresso-Flutter] Testing API for Flutter's ListView/GridView

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Description

Like Espresso's onData API for interacting with native AdapterView/RecyclerView, we'd like to have similar testing API for Flutter's ListView/GridView. ListView has support for:
- A set of fixed children items;
- Dynamically built child items through its ListView.builder;
- An infinite number of children items without specifying the `itemCount` in its ListView.builder.

After doing some experiments, it's doable to match against the sliver which backs up the ListView data, but we cannot jump to a given position/index in the ListView today (blocked by https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/12319).

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the requested Espresso-Flutter API behavior in this issue and the linked Flutter issue 12319 about jumping to a ListView position. Define how matching should work for fixed children, builder-created children, and builders without an itemCount; the work is done when those cases have a usable testing API.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
flutter
Domain
mobile, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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