//single_marker_widget.dart
class SingleMarkerWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  final Table table;
  const SingleMarkerWidget({Key key, this.table}) : super(key: key);
  @override
  _SingleMarkerWidgetState createState() => _SingleMarkerWidgetState();
}

class _SingleMarkerWidgetState extends State<SingleMarkerWidget> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return ClipShadowPath(
      clipper: _SingleMarkerClipper(),
      shadow: Shadow(
        color: Colors.grey[800],
        blurRadius: 25,
        offset: Offset(5.0, 8.0),
      ),
      child: RepaintBoundary(
        child: Marquee(
          textList: [
            widget.table.tableGame.gameName,
            widget.table.tableVenue.venueName,
            widget.table.tableVenue.venueDistrict,
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class _SingleMarkerClipper extends CustomClipper<Path> {
  @override
  getClip(Size size) {
    print(
        '_SingleMarkerClipper ==== getClip'); //1- THIS PRINT PRINTS WAY TOO OFTEN. THIS IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO GET RID OF.
    //....
    //DRAW THE CUSTOM SHAPE
    //....
    return path;
  }

  @override
  bool shouldReclip(CustomClipper oldClipper) {
    return false;
  }
}

//clip_shadow_path.dart
@immutable
class ClipShadowPath extends StatelessWidget {
  final Shadow shadow;
  final CustomClipper<Path> clipper;
  final Widget child;

  const ClipShadowPath({
    @required this.shadow,
    @required this.clipper,
    @required this.child,
  });

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    print('ClipShadowPath ==== build');
    return CustomPaint(
      painter: _ClipShadowShadowPainter(
        clipper: this.clipper,
        shadow: this.shadow,
      ),
      child: ClipPath(child: this.child, clipper: this.clipper),
    );
  }
}

class _ClipShadowShadowPainter extends CustomPainter {
  final Shadow shadow;
  final CustomClipper<Path> clipper;

  const _ClipShadowShadowPainter(
      {@required this.shadow, @required this.clipper});

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
    print(
        '_ClipShadowShadowPainter ==== paint'); //2- THIS PRINT PRINTS WAY TOO OFTEN. THIS IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO GET RID OF.
    var paint = shadow.toPaint();
    var clipPath = clipper.getClip(size).shift(shadow.offset);
    canvas.drawPath(clipPath, paint);
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRepaint(CustomPainter oldDelegate) {
    return false;
  }
}