Issue with Store.attach() throwing UnsupportedError on iOS physical device

Hello,

I am using the objectbox-dart library in my Flutter application, which also utilizes Firebase Cloud Messaging for background notifications. When handling notifications in the background on a physical iOS device, I encounter an exception when calling the Store.attach() method. This issue does not occur on an Android emulator.

Here is how I use the library:

Future<String> getDatabaseDirectoryPath() async {
  final dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
  return '${dir.path}${Platform.pathSeparator}objectbox';
}
static Future<Store> tryOpenStore(String dbPath,
      {required int maxRetries}) async {
    try {
      if (maxRetries > 0) {
        return await openStore(directory: dbPath);
      } else {
        const exceptionMessage =
            "Couldn't open store because of recurring SchemaExceptions.";
        globalLogger.i(exceptionMessage);
        throw Exception(exceptionMessage);
      }
    } on SchemaException catch (_) {
      maxRetries--;
      await deleteDatabaseFiles(dbPath);
      return await tryOpenStore(dbPath, maxRetries: maxRetries);
    }
}
static Future<Store> createStore() async {
  final dbPath = await getDatabaseDirectoryPath();
  final isOpen = Store.isOpen(dbPath);
  if (isOpen) {
    final store = Store.attach(getObjectBoxModel(), dbPath);
    return store;
  } else {
    final store = await tryOpenStore(dbPath, maxRetries: 2);
    return store;
  }
}

The crash occurs in an event triggered when the application is in the background (receiving a Firebase notification):

@pragma('vm:entry-point')
Future<void> _firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler(RemoteMessage message) async {
  // Initialize some stuff here…
  final store = await RubisObjectBox.createStore(); // works on Android, not on iOS
  MessagingHelper.handleMessage(
    DataMessage.fromJson(message.data), message.data, store, runFromBackground: true
  );
}

On iOS, the Store.attach() method throws an UnsupportedError with the message:

Cannot create multiple Store instances for the same directory in the same isolate. Please use a single Store, close() the previous instance before opening another one or attach to it in another isolate.

I tried using Isolate.run to return the store, but it seems not possible since the getApplicationDocumentsDirectory() method cannot be called within an isolate.

Environment:

• Flutter version: 3.22.2
• Dart version: 3.4.3
• objectbox version: ^4.0.1
• For the Android Platform, I used an Emulator directly on Android Studio (Pixel_3a_API_34_extension_level_7_x86_64)
• For the iOS Platform, I used a Physical Device (iPhone 11 with iOS version 17.5.1)

Steps to reproduce:

• Set up a Flutter application using objectbox 4.0.1
• Create a store with the method openStore()
• Get a new instance of the same store using attach() without closing the previous store
• Observe the exception.

Any guidance or solution for this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Inizia riproducendo il flusso delle notifiche in background su un dispositivo iOS fisico, concentrandoti su createStore(), openStore() e Store.attach() nel gestore in background di Firebase. Confronta il ciclo di vita dello store e il comportamento dell’isolate con Android; il lavoro è completato quando viene identificata la causa dell’UnsupportedError relativo a più store e viene fornita una soluzione verificata o una limitazione documentata.