BlocProvider.of() called with a context that does not contain a Bloc - even that it does

Question

First of, I do know how BLoC suppose to work, the idea behind it and I know the difference between BlocProvider() and BlocProvider.value() constructors.

For simplicity, my application has 3 pages with a widget tree like this:

App() => LoginPage() => HomePage() => UserTokensPage()

I want my LoginPage() to have access to UserBloc because i need to log in user etc. To do that, I wrap LoginPage() builder at App() widget like this:

void main() => runApp(App());

class App extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'My App',
      home: BlocProvider<UserBloc>(
        create: (context) => UserBloc(UserRepository()),
        child: LoginPage(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

That obviously works just fine. Then, if User logs in successfully, he is navigated to HomePage. Now, I need to have access to two different blocs at my HomePage so I use MultiBlocProvider to pass existing UserBloc further and create a brand new one named DataBloc. I do it like this:

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return BlocListener<UserBloc, UserState>(
      listener: (context, state) {
        if (state is UserAuthenticated) {
          Navigator.of(context).push(
            MaterialPageRoute<HomePage>(
              builder: (_) => MultiBlocProvider(
                providers: [
                  BlocProvider.value(
                    value: BlocProvider.of<UserBloc>(context),
                  ),
                  BlocProvider<DataBloc>(
                    create: (_) => DataBloc(DataRepository()),
                  ),
                ],
                child: HomePage(),
              ),
            ),
          );
        }
      },
[...]

This also works. Problem happens when from HomePage user navigates to UserTokensPage. At UserTokensPage I need my already existing UserBloc that I want to pass with BlocProvider.value() constructor. I do it like this:

class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        centerTitle: false,
        title: Text('My App'),
        actions: <Widget>[
          CustomPopupButton(),
        ],
      ),

[...]

class CustomPopupButton extends StatelessWidget {
  const CustomPopupButton({
    Key key,
  }) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return PopupMenuButton<String>(
      icon: Icon(Icons.more_horiz),
      onSelected: (String choice) {
        switch (choice) {
          case PopupState.myTokens:
            {
              Navigator.of(context).push(
                MaterialPageRoute<UserTokensPage>(
                  builder: (_) => BlocProvider.value(
                    value: BlocProvider.of<UserBloc>(context),
                    child: UserTokensPage(),
                  ),
                ),
              );
            }
            break;
          case PopupState.signOut:
            {
              BlocProvider.of<UserBloc>(context).add(SignOut());
              Navigator.of(context).pop();
            }
        }
      },
[...]

When I press button to navigate to MyTokensPage i get error with message:

════════ Exception caught by widgets library ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
The following assertion was thrown building Builder(dirty):
        BlocProvider.of() called with a context that does not contain a Bloc of type UserBloc.

        No ancestor could be found starting from the context that was passed to BlocProvider.of<UserBloc>().

        This can happen if:
        1. The context you used comes from a widget above the BlocProvider.
        2. You used MultiBlocProvider and didn't explicity provide the BlocProvider types.

        Good: BlocProvider<UserBloc>(create: (context) => UserBloc())
        Bad: BlocProvider(create: (context) => UserBloc()).

        The context used was: CustomPopupButton

What am I doing wrong? Is it because i have extracted PopupMenuButton widget that somehow loses blocs? I don't understand what I can be doing wrong.

Answer 1

I fixed it. Inside App widget i create LoginPage with

home: BlocProvider<UserBloc>(
        create: (context) => UserBloc(UserRepository()),
        child: LoginPage(),

At LoginPage I simply wrap BlocBuilders one into another

Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return BlocListener<UserBloc, UserState>(
      listener: (context, state) {
        if (state is UserAuthenticated) {
          Navigator.of(context).push(
            MaterialPageRoute<HomePage>(
              builder: (_) => BlocProvider.value(
                value: BlocProvider.of<UserBloc>(context),
                child: BlocProvider<NewRelicBloc>(
                  create: (_) => NewRelicBloc(NewRelicRepository()),
                  child: HomePage(),
                ),
              ),
            ),
          );
        }
      },
[...]

PopupMenuButton navigates User to TokenPage with

              Navigator.of(context).push(
                MaterialPageRoute<UserTokensPage>(
                  builder: (_) => BlocProvider.value(
                    value: BlocProvider.of<UserBloc>(context),
                    child: UserTokensPage(),
                  ),
                ),
              );

And that solved all my problems.