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Github Issue: #2917 (partially — this removes file_picker from the list of plugins that apply KGP)

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Description of the pull request

Migrates stream_chat_flutter from file_picker ^11 to ^12.

Why this matters beyond the version number

stream_chat_flutter is the only package in a typical dependency tree that constrains file_picker, and file_picker 11 is the last remaining declarer of win32 ^5 that does not move — device_info_plus, package_info_plus, share_plus, flutter_secure_storage_windows, wakelock_plus and win32_registry all require win32 ^6.0.1 in their current releases. file_picker 12 went federated and dropped its win32 dependency entirely, so this one constraint holds the whole floor down. In the app this was developed against, this change alone let 23 packages upgrade in a single pub get.

It also unblocks AGP 9. file_picker 11 guards its Kotlin plugin on the AGP major only:

def isAgp9OrAbove = com.android.Version.ANDROID_GRADLE_PLUGIN_VERSION.tokenize('.')[0].toInteger() >= 9
if (!isAgp9OrAbove) { apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' }

Under AGP 9 with android.builtInKotlin=false — which is what flutter create writes on 3.47.1 — nothing applies a Kotlin plugin to it and its Kotlin is never compiled. The build then fails in GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java with cannot find symbol: class FilePickerPlugin, a Java error that points nowhere near the cause. file_picker 12's Android implementation (android_file_picker) reads the property and works in both modes.

What changed

PlatformFileX becomes asynchronous. file_picker 12 removed the eagerly-loaded PlatformFile.bytes and .size getters in favour of readAsBytes() / readAsByteStream(). The new implementation mirrors the XFileX extension that already sits directly below it in the same file, so the shape is not new to this codebase.

Both attachment handlers use FilePicker.pickFile. pickFiles now returns List<PlatformFile> rather than a result wrapper. Rather than adapting .files.first, the handlers use the singular pickFile, which returns the PlatformFile? these methods already wanted. That also fixes a latent bug: result?.files.first threw on an empty selection instead of returning null.

Not a breaking change for callers. StreamAttachmentHandler.pickFile's public signature is untouched. withData, withReadStream and lockParentWindow remain parameters; they are simply no longer forwarded, since file_picker 12 deprecated them in favour of on-demand reads — which is exactly what toAttachmentFile now does.

FileType and FilePickerStatus are unchanged in 12, so no other call site needed touching.

How this was tested

  • dart analyze lib on the patched package: clean.
  • flutter test test/src/attachment/attachment_handler_test.dart test/src/utils/extension_test.dart: 42 passing. These are the suites covering the changed paths. I did not run the full package suite to completion locally.
  • Consumed from a production Flutter app via a dependency_overrides git ref and exercised end to end: dart analyze --fatal-infos clean, 4720 unit/widget tests green, and a Maestro E2E suite (14 flows, three screen sizes) covering attachment picking on device. Built on Flutter 3.47.1 / Dart 3.13.1, AGP 9.3.2, Gradle 9.7.1, KGP 2.4.10 — a configuration that could not build at all before this change.

Happy to adjust the approach if you would rather keep pickFiles and adapt the list handling instead, or if the async change on a public extension needs a deprecation path.

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Not applicable — no user-visible or layout change; this is a dependency migration behind the existing attachment-picker API.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • File selection now safely returns no attachment when the picker is closed or no file is selected.
    • Improved attachment creation by reading file content on demand and calculating size from loaded bytes.
    • Preserved parent-window locking behavior across supported desktop platforms.
    • Updated file selection for compatibility with file_picker 12.
  • Documentation

    • Documented migration notes, deprecated options, and an Android build configuration workaround.

@bitgandtter bitgandtter changed the title fix(chat): migrate to file_picker 12 fix(ui): migrate to file_picker 12 Aug 25, 2026
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The package migrates to file_picker 12. Attachment conversion now reads bytes asynchronously. File pickers use nullable single-file selection, deprecate ineffective content-loading options, and preserve platform window options. The sample Android build evaluates the app project before subprojects.

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file_picker 12 migration

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Asynchronous attachment conversion
packages/stream_chat_flutter/pubspec.yaml, melos.yaml, packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/utils/extensions.dart, packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
The dependency range changes to >=12.0.0 <14.0.0. PlatformFileX.toAttachmentFile and toAttachment become asynchronous and use loaded byte lengths.
Nullable file selection and deprecated options
packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/attachment/handler/*, packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/message_input/attachment_picker/options/stream_file_picker.dart, packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
The handlers use FilePicker.pickFile(), preserve lockParentWindow through platform options, stop forwarding ineffective options, and return null for empty selections.
Flutter extension initialization
sample_app/android/build.gradle, packages/stream_chat_flutter/CHANGELOG.md
The sample Android build evaluates :app before configuring subprojects. The changelog records this requirement for older Flutter templates.

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The migration preserves nullable file selection and asynchronous conversion, while checked-in iOS consumers target iOS 15; no merge-blocking risk is established.

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`@packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/attachment/handler/stream_attachment_handler_io.dart`:
- Around line 145-152: Update the FilePicker.pickFile call in the attachment
handler to pass WindowsOptions.lockParentWindow and
LinuxOptions.lockParentWindow using the handler’s lockParentWindow value,
preserving the default locked-parent behavior on desktop platforms.

In `@packages/stream_chat_flutter/pubspec.yaml`:
- Line 33: Update the workspace-level file_picker dependency constraint in
melos.yaml rather than editing the package-level pubspec.yaml entry, then run
melos bootstrap to propagate the change.
- Line 33: Update the iOS deployment target documented and configured for the
example to iOS 14 to match file_picker ^12.1.0, and update the corresponding
dependency entry in melos.yaml before bootstrapping. If iOS 12/13 support must
remain, instead pin file_picker to a compatible version.
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Thanks for this — the win32 floor analysis and the AGP 9 diagnosis are both right, and switching to FilePicker.pickFile is the correct call rather than adapting .files.first.

Two asks inline. The first is the one that matters.

Use a range, not a caret. file_picker 13.1.0 is out, and 13.0.0 only removed the deprecated parameters this PR had already stopped passing. Every symbol the patched code touches — FilePicker.pickFile, windowsOptions/linuxOptions, readAsBytes(), name, path, FileType, FilePickerStatus — is unchanged across 12.0.0 and 13.1.0. (PlatformFile became an abstract base class in file_picker_platform_interface 4.0.0, but the surface used here is identical.) '>=12.0.0 <14.0.0' keeps your 12.x testing a valid resolution, lets apps already on 13 resolve, and avoids repeating the bump in a few weeks.

The async change on PlatformFileX is the right shape. To answer the deprecation path you offered in the description: keeping the sync pair working isn't possible. AttachmentFile asserts !CurrentPlatform.isWeb || bytes != null, and neither 12 nor 13 exposes bytes synchronously, so a sync bytes-less build throws on web and yields an attachment toMultipartFile() cannot upload.

The changelog entry is worth expanding with your own reasoning: anyone holding a PlatformFile obtained it from FilePicker.pickFiles(), whose return type changed in 12, so that call site is being rewritten regardless and the await costs nothing on top.

Optional, and not a blocker: the read could be skipped entirely on IO. All three internal consumers of file.bytes fall back to path (image_attachment_thumbnail.dart:147, extensions.dart:592, extensions.dart:707), so reading only on web would preserve what withData: false used to buy. It costs AttachmentFile.toMultipartFile's bytes fallback for unreadable paths, and it would invalidate the E2E run you already did.

The sample_app Gradle change is correct and correctly scoped — every packages/*/example/android/build.gradle already carries evaluationDependsOn(':app'), and only sample_app did not.

The CLA checkbox is still unticked.

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file_picker 12 removed the eager PlatformFile.bytes/.size getters in favour of
readAsBytes()/readAsByteStream(), and pickFiles() now returns List<PlatformFile>
instead of a FilePickerResult wrapper.

- PlatformFileX.toAttachmentFile becomes async, mirroring the XFileX extension
  that already sat directly below it in the same file.
- Both attachment handlers use pickFile() (singular), which returns the
  PlatformFile? they already wanted instead of taking .files.first — that also
  removes a throw on an empty selection.
- withData/withReadStream are no longer forwarded (deprecated in 12; the content
  is now read on demand) but stay in the public signature, so this is not a
  breaking change for callers.
melos.yaml is the source of truth for dependency versions, so bootstrap
rewrote the package manifest back to file_picker 11 and every job that
runs it failed on `pickFile` and `readAsBytes` being undefined.

Restores lockParentWindow through WindowsOptions/LinuxOptions, which is
where file_picker 12 moved it, drops the migration commentary from the
handlers, and calls the async extensions out as breaking in their own
changelog section rather than inside the dependency note.
file_picker 12 pulls in android_file_picker, whose build script reads the
`flutter` Gradle extension at configuration time. The Flutter Gradle
plugin only registers that extension on plugin projects while `:app` is
being configured, and plugin projects evaluate first by default, so the
Android build failed with "Extension with name 'flutter' does not exist".

The current Flutter app template carries this same block; sample_app
predates it. It goes after the existing subprojects block rather than
inside it: forcing evaluation from there runs `:app` before its own
afterEvaluate is registered, which Gradle rejects outright.
- Constrain file_picker to '>=12.0.0 <14.0.0' in melos.yaml and the
  package pubspec; every symbol the handlers use is unchanged in 13.x.
- Deprecate withData and withReadStream on StreamAttachmentHandler.pickFile
  (base, io, html) and on StreamFilePicker, which no longer forwards them.
- Add the changelog entries under Upcoming, including the breaking async
  PlatformFileX change and the evaluationDependsOn(":app") note for apps
  on pre-3.44 Android templates.
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