flutter_paystack fails to compile on Flutter 3: pin the fixed git commit

TL;DR

If flutter_paystack breaks your Android build right after a Flutter 3 upgrade, do not downgrade Flutter: the published 1.0.5+1 plugin predates the embedding changes. Point the dependency at the upstream git repo pinned to the fixed commit in pubspec.yaml.

Steps

1. If flutter_paystack breaks your Android build right after a Flutter 3 upgrade, do not downgrade Flutter: the published 1.0.5+1 plugin predates the embedding changes. Point the dependency at the upstream git repo pinned to the fixed commit in pubspec.yaml. Whenever a Paystack Flutter plugin stops compiling after an SDK upgrade, check the upstream repo for a fixed commit before touching your own code.

When to use

Use this skill when you run into "flutter_paystack fails to compile on Flutter 3: pin the fixed git commit".

When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: published 1.0.5+1. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Source: Stack Overflow #72461079 (accepted answer): After upgrading to Flutter 3, the published flutter_paystack 1.0.5+1 plugin fails to compile on Android with Kotlin type mismatches (Activity? vs Activity, BinaryMessenger? vs BinaryMessenger). The accepted fix is to stop depending on the published version and pin the plugin to a git ref of the upstream repo that contains the Flutter 3 compatibility fix.

Verified resolution: If flutter_paystack breaks your Android build right after a Flutter 3 upgrade, do not downgrade Flutter: the published 1.0.5+1 plugin predates the embedding changes. Point the dependency at the upstream git repo pinned to the fixed commit in pubspec.yaml. Whenever a Paystack Flutter plugin stops compiling after an SDK upgrade, check the upstream repo for a fixed commit before touching your own code.

Source URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72461079