Errors Encountered During Flutter Tests

[badnikhil]

Describe the bug/problem

When running flutter test, the following errors are encountered:

1. Pending Timer Error

   • Exception:

     ═╡ EXCEPTION CAUGHT BY FLUTTER TEST FRAMEWORK ╞═════
     The following assertion was thrown running a test:
     A Timer is still pending even after the widget tree was disposed.
     'package:flutter_test/src/binding.dart':
     Failed assertion: line 1606 pos 12: '!timersPending'
     

   • Possible Cause:
     A timer remains active after the widget tree has been disposed.

2. Late Initialization Error

   • Exception:

     ═╡ EXCEPTION CAUGHT BY WIDGETS LIBRARY ╞═
     The following LateError was thrown while finalizing the widget tree:
     LateInitializationError: Field '_videoController@28198544' has not been initialized.
     

   • Possible Cause:
     The _videoController field is not properly initialized before usage, leading to this error during widget disposal.

Steps to Reproduce the bug/problem

1. Open the project in a preferred IDE (e.g., VS Code, Android Studio).
2. Run the command:
   flutter test

Expected behavior

The tests should pass successfully without encountering Pending Timer or LateInitializationError issues.

Device Info (The device where you encountered this issue)

• OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Additional Notes

• I discussed this with a experienced flutter dev and he concluded that the latetimer error is related to the video_player package (version 2.9.3) Not the project Codebase
• The late initialization error might indicate that _videoController should be initialized earlier in the widget -lifecycle (e.g., inside initState).

[badnikhil]

The late inititlisation error is fixed in PR #647 .