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+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
+
+class ApiSettingsViewModel with ChangeNotifier {
+  String _baseURL = "http://127.0.0.1:8000";
+  SharedPreferences? _prefs;
+
+  ApiSettingsViewModel() {
+    _loadBaseURL();
+  }
+
+  String get baseURL => _baseURL;
+
+  void _loadBaseURL() async {
+    _prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    _baseURL = _prefs?.getString('baseURL') ?? _baseURL;
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+
+  void updateBaseURL(String newURL) async {
+    _baseURL = newURL;
+    _prefs ??= await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    _prefs?.setString('baseURL', newURL);
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
+}