[FIREBASE CLOUD MESSAGEING ]: Issue: Conflict Between ABTO SIP SDK Method Channel and Firebase Background Message Handling

[dmsherazi]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Which plugins are affected?

Messaging

Which platforms are affected?

Android

Description

I am using the ABTO SIP SDK in my Flutter app, and I've implemented a SipChannel using MethodChannel for communication between Flutter and native code.

class SipChannel extends ValueNotifier<void> {
  static const CHANNEL_NAME = "com.voip.sdk.channel";

  MethodChannel? platform;
  Object? arguments;
  String methodName = "";

  SipChannel() : super('') {
    platform = const MethodChannel(CHANNEL_NAME);
    platform?.setMethodCallHandler(handleMethod);
  }

  Future<dynamic> handleMethod(MethodCall call) async {
    debugPrint("SipChannel handleMethod " + call.arguments.toString());
    methodName = call.method;
    arguments = call.arguments;
    notifyListeners();
  }
}

However, when I enable Firebase background message handling with the following line:

FirebaseMessaging.onBackgroundMessage(_firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler);
the method channel's handleMethod is not triggered for SIP registration events, even though the native side logs the events as expected.

For example, in SipWrapper.java, the logs indicate that the events are occurring, but the method channel call does not reach the Flutter side:

phone.setRegistrationStateListener(new OnRegistrationListener() {
    @Override
    public void onRegistered(long p0) {
        Log.d("DEBUG_SIP_WRAPPER", "onRegistered");
        channel.invokeMethod(RESULT_REGISTERED, null);
    }

    @Override
    public void onUnRegistered(long p0) {
        Log.d("DEBUG_SIP_WRAPPER", "onUnRegistered");
        channel.invokeMethod(RESULT_UNREGISTERED, null);
    }

    @Override
    public void onRegistrationFailed(long p0, int p1, String p2) {
        if (p1 == 100) return;
        Log.d("DEBUG_SIP_WRAPPER", "onRegistrationFailed: " + p0 + ", " + p1 + ", " + p2);
        channel.invokeMethod(RESULT_REG_FAILED, null);
    }
});

If I comment out the Firebase background message handler line, the method channel works as expected, and the SIP SDK events are passed correctly to Flutter.

Expected Behavior:
The handleMethod should be invoked even when Firebase background message handling is enabled.

Actual Behavior:
When Firebase background message handling is enabled, handleMethod is not triggered, even though native logs indicate that the SIP registration events are occurring.

Reproducing the issue

Steps to Reproduce:

• Enable Firebase background message handling in the app using:
  FirebaseMessaging.onBackgroundMessage(_firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler);

• Set up the MethodChannel in Flutter as shown in the code above.

• Register the SIP SDK and observe that handleMethod is not triggered despite native logs confirming the events.

• Comment out the Firebase background message handler line and observe that the method channel works as expected.

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.24.3, on macOS 15.0.1 24A348 darwin-arm64, locale en-OM)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.0)
[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
[✓] Android Studio (version 2024.1)
[✓] Connected device (5 available)
[✓] Network resources

Firebase Core version

2.24.2

Flutter Version

3.24.3

Relevant Log Output

No response

Flutter dependencies

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Additional context and comments

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[SelaseKay]

Hi @dmsherazi, thanks for the report. What version of firebase_messaging are you using?

[dmsherazi]

SipWrapper.java.txt
sip_wrapper.dart.txt

Hi @dmsherazi, thanks for the report. What version of firebase_messaging are you using?

I update to latest versions but still having the issue . I will attach the relevant SIpwarapper files here as well. Its worth noting that the issue affects the android app and not the iOS app generated by flutter

  firebase_messaging: ^15.1.3
  firebase_core: ^3.6.0
  firebase_analytics: ^11.3.3

 flutter pub deps -- --style=compact
Dart SDK 3.5.3
Flutter SDK 3.24.3

dependencies:
- abto_voip_sdk 0.0.1 [flutter]
- cached_network_image 3.4.1 [cached_network_image_platform_interface cached_network_image_web flutter flutter_cache_manager octo_image]
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- dio 5.7.0 [async http_parser meta path dio_web_adapter]
- firebase_analytics 11.3.3 [firebase_analytics_platform_interface firebase_analytics_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter]
- firebase_core 3.6.0 [firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_core_web flutter meta]
- firebase_messaging 15.1.3 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_messaging_platform_interface firebase_messaging_web flutter meta]
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- flutter 0.0.0 [characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math sky_engine]
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- vector_math 2.1.4

dev dependencies:
- flutter_lints 5.0.0 [lints]
- flutter_test 0.0.0 [flutter test_api matcher path fake_async clock stack_trace vector_math leak_tracker_flutter_testing async boolean_selector characters collection leak_tracker leak_tracker_testing material_color_utilities meta source_span stream_channel string_scanner term_glyph vm_service]

transitive dependencies:
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- args 2.5.0
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- crypto 3.0.5 [typed_data]
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- dio_web_adapter 2.0.0 [dio http_parser meta web]
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- fake_async 1.3.1 [clock collection]
- ffi 2.1.3
- file 7.0.0 [meta path]
- file_selector_linux 0.9.2+1 [cross_file file_selector_platform_interface flutter]
- file_selector_macos 0.9.4+1 [cross_file file_selector_platform_interface flutter]
- file_selector_platform_interface 2.6.2 [cross_file flutter http plugin_platform_interface]
- file_selector_windows 0.9.3+3 [cross_file file_selector_platform_interface flutter]
- firebase_analytics_platform_interface 4.2.5 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_analytics_web 0.5.10+2 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_analytics_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins]
- firebase_core_platform_interface 5.3.0 [collection flutter flutter_test meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_core_web 2.18.1 [firebase_core_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins meta web]
- firebase_messaging_platform_interface 4.5.46 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
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- flutter_keyboard_visibility_web 2.0.0 [flutter_keyboard_visibility_platform_interface flutter_web_plugins flutter]
- flutter_keyboard_visibility_windows 1.0.0 [flutter_keyboard_visibility_platform_interface flutter]
- flutter_local_notifications_linux 4.0.1 [dbus ffi flutter flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface path xdg_directories]
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- flutter_web_plugins 0.0.0 [flutter characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math]
- html 0.15.4 [csslib source_span]
- http_parser 4.0.2 [collection source_span string_scanner typed_data]
- image_picker_android 0.8.12+13 [flutter flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_for_web 3.0.6 [flutter flutter_web_plugins image_picker_platform_interface mime web]
- image_picker_ios 0.8.12 [flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_linux 0.2.1+1 [file_selector_linux file_selector_platform_interface flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_macos 0.2.1+1 [file_selector_macos file_selector_platform_interface flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_platform_interface 2.10.0 [cross_file flutter http plugin_platform_interface]
- image_picker_windows 0.2.1+1 [file_selector_platform_interface file_selector_windows flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- infinite_listview 1.1.0 [flutter]
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- leak_tracker_testing 3.0.1 [leak_tracker matcher meta]
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- nested 1.0.0 [flutter]
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- path 1.9.0
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- path_provider_foundation 2.4.0 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_linux 2.2.1 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface xdg_directories]
- path_provider_platform_interface 2.1.2 [flutter platform plugin_platform_interface]
- path_provider_windows 2.3.0 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface]
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[dmsherazi]

I tried to get some help from chatgpt and here is what it says

To debug and resolve the issue where your SIP SDK's Java code (SipWrapper.java) is unable to send listener events back to Flutter when Firebase background messaging is enabled, I'll analyze the interaction between the Dart and Java files you've provided. I'll look at potential conflicts or limitations in using method channels with Firebase messaging in the background.

I'll start by checking the contents of the SipWrapper.java and sip_wrapper.dart files to identify any possible causes. Let me review them.

From the content of your Java and Dart files, here's what I see:

Java (SipWrapper.java):

The SIP registration event listeners (OnRegistrationListener) are properly set up to log events like onRegistered, onUnregistered, and onRegistrationFailed to the native Android logs.
Each event calls the method channel to invoke the corresponding result back to Flutter using channel.invokeMethod().
Dart (sip_wrapper.dart):

The Dart code defines a SipWrapper class with various listeners (e.g., onRegistered, onUnregistered, onRegistrationFailed). These listeners are supposed to receive callbacks from the native code via the platform channel.
Problem:
When FirebaseMessaging.onBackgroundMessage is enabled, Firebase Messaging takes control of the background thread, which can block method channels. Since the SIP SDK events are being sent through method channels, this might explain why the native Java code logs the events (e.g., onRegistered), but they are not being delivered to the Dart side.

[SelaseKay]

Kindly provide a complete minimal repo reproducing this issue.

[usama-sherazi]

I’ve attached a link of git file containing an example app where I’m experiencing the same issue with Firebase. Please open the LINK file and run the example app in abto_sdk (https://github.com/usama-sherazi/Example/tree/master/example) app to replicate the problem.

[usama-sherazi]

@SelaseKay Hi , did you get time to check the issue?