MaikuB / MaikuB/flutter_appauth

Secondary call to authorizeAndExchangeCode causes crash in iOS

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Description

If a second call to authorizeAndExchangeCode is made with different additionalParameters while a first call is still in operation it causes a terminal error in the app.

This is only a problem in iOS and debugging in XCode exposes the following error, which appears to be caused as the original authentication window is being replaced by the new request:

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Research direction

Start by tracing the iOS implementation of authorizeAndExchangeCode and reproduce two calls with different additionalParameters while the first is active. Use Xcode to inspect the terminal error and authentication-window replacement; done means the second call no longer crashes the app on iOS.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dart, flutter, ios, objective-c
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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