flutter2.dart

Future<Map<String, dynamic>> createActivity(activityData) async {
    print('creating activity...');
    var url = "https://www.tapographics.com/api/activity";

    print(activityData);

    final http.Response response =
        await http.post(Uri.encodeFull(url), body: json.encode(activityData));

    // debug
    print("Response status: ${response.statusCode}");
    print("Response status: ${response.body}");

    bool hasError = true;
    String message = 'Something went wrong.';

    if (response.statusCode != 201) {
      message = 'Request failed! try again.';
    } else {
      hasError = false;
      message = 'Request successed!';
      Activity activity = Activity(
        userId: activityData['userId'],
        name: activityData['name'],
        description: activityData['description'],
        startAt: activityData['startAt'],
        endsAt: activityData['endsAt'],
        lat: activityData['lat'],
        long: activityData['long'],
        category: activityData['category'],
      );
      addActivity(activity);
      notifyListeners();
    }

    return {'success': !hasError, 'message': message};
  }
  
  // this function calls the one above
  void save() async {
    _extractMapInfo();
    final Map<String, dynamic> activityData = {
      "userId": 1,
      "name": activityName.text,
      "description": activityDescription.text,
      "startAt": activityStartAt.text,
      "endsAt": activityEndAt.text,
      "lat": _latitude,
      "long": _longitude,
      "category": 2,
      "status": "pending"
    };

    model.createActivity(activityData).then((result) {
      print(result['message']);

      if (result['success']) {
        print('activity created!');
        // Send user to main screen
        // Navigator.of(context).pushReplacementNamed('/home');
      } else {
        print('activity failed to save!');
      }
    });
  }