Нашел решение, просто не уверен, что оно проще.
Изменил виджет, возвращаемый itemBuilder, на Stateful и использовал FutureBuilder.
class ChatMessage extends StatefulWidget {
final ChatMessageModel _message;
ChatMessage(this._message);
@override
_ChatMessageState createState() => _ChatMessageState(_message);
}
class _ChatMessageState extends State<ChatMessage> {
final ChatMessageModel _message;
_ChatMessageState(this._message);
Future<ChatMessageModel> _load() async {
await _message.loadUser();
return _message;
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Container(
margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 10.0, vertical: 10.0),
child: FutureBuilder(
future: _load(),
builder: (context, AsyncSnapshot<ChatMessageModel>message) {
if (!message.hasData)
return Container();
return Row(
children: <Widget>[
Container(
margin: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 16.0),
child: GestureDetector(
child: CircleAvatar(
backgroundImage: NetworkImage(message.data.user.pictureUrl),
),
onTap: () {
Navigator.of(context)
.push(MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context) =>
ProfileScreen(message.data.user)));
},
),
),
Expanded(
child: Column(
crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
children: <Widget>[
Text(
message.data.user.name,
style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.subhead,
),
Container(
margin: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 5.0),
child: _message.mediaUrl != null
? Image.network(_message.mediaUrl, width: 250.0)
: Text(_message.text))
],
),
)
],
);
},
),
);
}
}