can not send a mock object to an isolate

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Describe the bug
I have a piece of code that downloads some resources from internet and saves it local disk. Download operation is performed on a separate isolate. I wrote some tests and wanted to test the case when network drops while downloading. In order to do that, I used some mock objects. When I tried to send a mock object to isolate, I got an error. See below please.

In order to reproduce the problem, I created a brand new project. I am attaching the pubspec.yaml and source files.

To Reproduce
/pubspec.yaml

name: mock_in_isolate
description: A sample command-line application.
version: 1.0.0
# repository: https://github.com/my_org/my_repo

environment:
  sdk: ^3.3.1

# Add regular dependencies here.
dependencies:
  http: ^1.2.2
  mocktail: ^1.0.4
  # path: ^1.8.0

dev_dependencies:
  lints: ^4.0.0
  test: ^1.24.0

/bin/mock_in_isolate.dart

import 'package:mock_in_isolate/isolated_downloader.dart' as iso_down;
import 'package:mock_in_isolate/mock_in_isolate.dart' as mock_in_isolate;

void main(List<String> arguments) {
  print('Hello world: ${mock_in_isolate.calculate()}!');
  iso_down.IsolatedDownloader dwn = iso_down.IsolatedDownloader();
  dwn.startDownload();
}

/lib/isolated_downlaod.dart

import 'dart:isolate';

import 'package:http/http.dart' as im_http;
import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart' as im_mock;

class MockHttpClient extends im_mock.Mock implements im_http.Client {}

class MockStreamedResponse extends im_mock.Mock
    implements im_http.StreamedResponse {}

class FakeBaseRequest extends im_mock.Fake implements im_http.BaseRequest {}

Future<void> downloadInIsolate(SendPort senderPOrtOnIsolate) async {
  final receiverOnChild = ReceivePort();
  senderPOrtOnIsolate.send(receiverOnChild.sendPort);

  receiverOnChild.listen((Object? msg) async {
    if (msg is im_http.Client) {
      im_http.Client client = msg;
      im_http.Response response = await client.get(Uri.http('google.com'));
      senderPOrtOnIsolate.send(response.statusCode);
    }
  });
}

class IsolatedDownloader {
  final receiverPortOnMain = ReceivePort();
  SendPort? sendPortOnMain;
  Isolate? downloadIsolate;

  Future<void> startDownload() async {
    if (downloadIsolate != null) return;

    MockHttpClient client = MockHttpClient();
    im_http.StreamedResponse streamedResponse = MockStreamedResponse();

    im_mock.registerFallbackValue(FakeBaseRequest());
    im_mock
        .when(() => client.send(im_mock.any()))
        .thenAnswer((invocation) async => streamedResponse);

    im_mock.when(() => streamedResponse.statusCode).thenReturn(
        await Future<int>.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 2), () => 502));

    downloadIsolate = await Isolate.spawn<SendPort>(
        downloadInIsolate, receiverPortOnMain.sendPort);

    receiverPortOnMain.listen((Object? msgFromIsolate) async {
      print('Message from Child: $msgFromIsolate');
      if (msgFromIsolate is int) {
        print('response.statusCode: $msgFromIsolate');
        dispose();
      } else if (msgFromIsolate is SendPort) {
        sendPortOnMain = msgFromIsolate;
        sendPortOnMain?.send(client);
      }
    });
  }

  void dispose() {
    receiverPortOnMain.close();
    downloadIsolate?.kill();
    downloadIsolate = null;
  }
}

Future<void> main() async {
  final id = IsolatedDownloader();
  await id.startDownload();
}

1. cd /tmp
2. dart create mock_in_isolate
3. cd mock_in_isolate
4. dart pub add http
5. dart pub add mocktail
6. copy above files into proper folders
7. dart run

Expected behavior
I should be able to send a mock object to an isolate (hopefully)

Screenshots
Not a GUI app, so no need for screenshots I guess.

**Logs **
dart analyze
Analyzing mock_in_isolate... 0.6s
No issues found!

flutter doctor
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en_US.UTF-8)
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[✓] VS Code (version 1.94.2)
[✓] Connected device (2 available)
[✓] Network resources

Additional context
output of the program when I run it by dart run

building package executable... 
Built mock_in_isolate:mock_in_isolate.
Hello world: 42!
Message from Child: SendPort
Unhandled exception:
Invalid argument(s): Illegal argument in isolate message: object is unsendable - Library:'dart:isolate' Class: _ReceivePortImpl@1026248 (see restrictions listed at `SendPort.send()` documentation for more information)
 <- receiverPortOnMain in Instance of 'IsolatedDownloader' (from package:mock_in_isolate/isolated_downloader.dart)
 <- Context num_variables: 3 <- Closure: (Invocation) => Future<StreamedResponse> (from package:mock_in_isolate/isolated_downloader.dart)
 <- Instance of 'Expectation<Future<StreamedResponse>>' (from package:mocktail/src/mocktail.dart)
 <- _List len:3 (from dart:core)
 <- Instance(length:1) of '_GrowableList' (from dart:core)
 <- Instance of 'MockHttpClient' (from package:mock_in_isolate/isolated_downloader.dart)

#0      _SendPort._sendInternal (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:250:43)
#1      _SendPort.send (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:231:5)
#2      IsolatedDownloader.startDownload.<anonymous closure> (package:mock_in_isolate/isolated_downloader.dart:55:25)
#3      _RootZone.runUnaryGuarded (dart:async/zone.dart:1594:10)
#4      _BufferingStreamSubscription._sendData (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:339:11)
#5      _BufferingStreamSubscription._add (dart:async/stream_impl.dart:271:7)
#6      _SyncStreamControllerDispatch._sendData (dart:async/stream_controller.dart:784:19)
#7      _StreamController._add (dart:async/stream_controller.dart:658:7)
#8      _StreamController.add (dart:async/stream_controller.dart:606:5)
#9      _RawReceivePort._handleMessage (dart:isolate-patch/isolate_patch.dart:184:12)