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invokeMethod fails with WindowChannelException(CHANNEL_UNREGISTERED) when communicating between windows using desktop_multi_window: ^0.3.0

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
flutter
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start with the desktop_multi_window example configuration and the registration code in flutter_window.cpp, then reproduce the invokeMethod call between Windows. Confirm the fix by creating multiple windows and communicating through the lut_watch channel without a CHANNEL_UNREGISTERED error.

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Description

I'm using desktop_multi_window: ^0.3.0 to develop a multi-window application on Windows. I followed the configuration in the example and added the registration code in flutter_window.cpp. After running, multiple windows can be created successfully, but when I try to communicate between windows by calling invokeMethod, I get the following error:

fatal: WindowChannelException(CHANNEL_UNREGISTERED, Channel "lut_watch" not accessible (may be unregistered, bidirectional pair, or permission denied))

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