From 2f3db22d0dcdc582dde624a14eb9c6fb74173331 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SPE <spe@cce.be>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 10:58:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Change default toString() implementation.
 (equatable.dart, equatable_mixin.dart)

`return '$runtimeType';` -> `return super.toString();`
---
 lib/src/equatable.dart       | 2 +-
 lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/src/equatable.dart b/lib/src/equatable.dart
index 6b4445b9..232e2554 100644
--- a/lib/src/equatable.dart
+++ b/lib/src/equatable.dart
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ abstract class Equatable {
     if (stringify ?? EquatableConfig.stringify) {
       return mapPropsToString(runtimeType, props);
     }
-    return '$runtimeType';
+    return super.toString();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart b/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart
index b69db159..6a416b31 100644
--- a/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart
+++ b/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ mixin EquatableMixin {
     if (stringify ?? EquatableConfig.stringify) {
       return mapPropsToString(runtimeType, props);
     }
-    return '$runtimeType';
+    return super.toString();
   }
 }

From ac94de67249712932b66a69d40efe9cb059ff9d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SPE <spe@cce.be>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:00:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Changed tests to reflect the breaking toString()
 implementation change.

---
 test/equatable_config_test.dart |  8 ++++----
 test/equatable_mixin_test.dart  | 11 +++++++----
 test/equatable_test.dart        | 11 +++++++----
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/equatable_config_test.dart b/test/equatable_config_test.dart
index 08483ba5..bade9daf 100644
--- a/test/equatable_config_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_config_test.dart
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ void main() {
         EquatableConfig.stringify = false;
         expect(
           Credentials(username: 'joe', password: 'pass').toString(),
-          'Credentials',
+          "Instance of 'Credentials'",
         );
         expect(
           CredentialsMixin(username: 'joe', password: 'pass').toString(),
-          'CredentialsMixin',
+          "Instance of 'CredentialsMixin'",
         );
       });
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void main() {
             password: 'pass',
             shouldStringify: false,
           ).toString(),
-          'Credentials',
+          "Instance of 'Credentials'",
         );
         expect(
           CredentialsMixin(
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void main() {
             password: 'pass',
             shouldStringify: false,
           ).toString(),
-          'CredentialsMixin',
+          "Instance of 'CredentialsMixin'",
         );
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart b/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart
index 41b5bad8..e4170c9d 100644
--- a/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should correct toString when EquatableConfig.stringify is false', () {
       EquatableConfig.stringify = false;
       final instance = SimpleEquatable('simple');
-      expect(instance.toString(), 'SimpleEquatable<String>');
+      expect(instance.toString(), "Instance of 'SimpleEquatable<String>'");
     });
 
     test('should return true when instance is the same', () {
@@ -660,9 +660,12 @@ void main() {
           ExplicitStringifyFalse(name: 'Bob', hairColor: Color.black);
       final instanceC =
           ExplicitStringifyFalse(name: 'Joe', age: 50, hairColor: Color.blonde);
-      expect(instanceA.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceB.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceC.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
+
+      const expected = "Instance of 'ExplicitStringifyFalse'";
+
+      expect(instanceA.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceB.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceC.toString(), expected);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/equatable_test.dart b/test/equatable_test.dart
index 9814049f..fb3c87c7 100644
--- a/test/equatable_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_test.dart
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should correct toString when EquatableConfig.stringify is false', () {
       EquatableConfig.stringify = false;
       final instance = SimpleEquatable('simple');
-      expect(instance.toString(), 'SimpleEquatable<String>');
+      expect(instance.toString(), "Instance of 'SimpleEquatable<String>'");
     });
 
     test('should return true when instance is the same', () {
@@ -1057,9 +1057,12 @@ void main() {
         age: 50,
         hairColor: Color.blonde,
       );
-      expect(instanceA.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceB.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceC.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
+
+      const expected = "Instance of 'ExplicitStringifyFalse'";
+
+      expect(instanceA.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceB.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceC.toString(), expected);
     });
   });
 }