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[url_launcher] Windows plugin is unable to correctly open file URLs with non-ASCII characters #156790

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Description

@anayw2001

What package does this bug report belong to?

url_launcher

What target platforms are you seeing this bug on?

Windows

Have you already upgraded your packages?

Yes

Dependency versions

pubspec.lock
# Generated by pub
# See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile
packages:
  async:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: async
      sha256: "947bfcf187f74dbc5e146c9eb9c0f10c9f8b30743e341481c1e2ed3ecc18c20c"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.11.0"
  boolean_selector:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: boolean_selector
      sha256: "6cfb5af12253eaf2b368f07bacc5a80d1301a071c73360d746b7f2e32d762c66"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.1.1"
  characters:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: characters
      sha256: "04a925763edad70e8443c99234dc3328f442e811f1d8fd1a72f1c8ad0f69a605"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.3.0"
  clock:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: clock
      sha256: cb6d7f03e1de671e34607e909a7213e31d7752be4fb66a86d29fe1eb14bfb5cf
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.1.1"
  collection:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: collection
      sha256: ee67cb0715911d28db6bf4af1026078bd6f0128b07a5f66fb2ed94ec6783c09a
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.18.0"
  cupertino_icons:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description:
      name: cupertino_icons
      sha256: ba631d1c7f7bef6b729a622b7b752645a2d076dba9976925b8f25725a30e1ee6
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.0.8"
  fake_async:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: fake_async
      sha256: "511392330127add0b769b75a987850d136345d9227c6b94c96a04cf4a391bf78"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.3.1"
  flutter:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description: flutter
    source: sdk
    version: "0.0.0"
  flutter_lints:
    dependency: "direct dev"
    description:
      name: flutter_lints
      sha256: "3f41d009ba7172d5ff9be5f6e6e6abb4300e263aab8866d2a0842ed2a70f8f0c"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "4.0.0"
  flutter_test:
    dependency: "direct dev"
    description: flutter
    source: sdk
    version: "0.0.0"
  flutter_web_plugins:
    dependency: transitive
    description: flutter
    source: sdk
    version: "0.0.0"
  leak_tracker:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: leak_tracker
      sha256: "3f87a60e8c63aecc975dda1ceedbc8f24de75f09e4856ea27daf8958f2f0ce05"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "10.0.5"
  leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
      sha256: "932549fb305594d82d7183ecd9fa93463e9914e1b67cacc34bc40906594a1806"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "3.0.5"
  leak_tracker_testing:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: leak_tracker_testing
      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "3.0.1"
  lints:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: lints
      sha256: "976c774dd944a42e83e2467f4cc670daef7eed6295b10b36ae8c85bcbf828235"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "4.0.0"
  matcher:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: matcher
      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.12.16+1"
  material_color_utilities:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: material_color_utilities
      sha256: f7142bb1154231d7ea5f96bc7bde4bda2a0945d2806bb11670e30b850d56bdec
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.11.1"
  meta:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: meta
      sha256: bdb68674043280c3428e9ec998512fb681678676b3c54e773629ffe74419f8c7
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.15.0"
  path:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: path
      sha256: "087ce49c3f0dc39180befefc60fdb4acd8f8620e5682fe2476afd0b3688bb4af"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.9.0"
  plugin_platform_interface:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: plugin_platform_interface
      sha256: "4820fbfdb9478b1ebae27888254d445073732dae3d6ea81f0b7e06d5dedc3f02"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.1.8"
  sky_engine:
    dependency: transitive
    description: flutter
    source: sdk
    version: "0.0.99"
  source_span:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: source_span
      sha256: "53e943d4206a5e30df338fd4c6e7a077e02254531b138a15aec3bd143c1a8b3c"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.10.0"
  stack_trace:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: stack_trace
      sha256: "73713990125a6d93122541237550ee3352a2d84baad52d375a4cad2eb9b7ce0b"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.11.1"
  stream_channel:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: stream_channel
      sha256: ba2aa5d8cc609d96bbb2899c28934f9e1af5cddbd60a827822ea467161eb54e7
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.1.2"
  string_scanner:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: string_scanner
      sha256: "556692adab6cfa87322a115640c11f13cb77b3f076ddcc5d6ae3c20242bedcde"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.2.0"
  term_glyph:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: term_glyph
      sha256: a29248a84fbb7c79282b40b8c72a1209db169a2e0542bce341da992fe1bc7e84
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.2.1"
  test_api:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: test_api
      sha256: "5b8a98dafc4d5c4c9c72d8b31ab2b23fc13422348d2997120294d3bac86b4ddb"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.7.2"
  url_launcher:
    dependency: "direct main"
    description:
      name: url_launcher
      sha256: "9d06212b1362abc2f0f0d78e6f09f726608c74e3b9462e8368bb03314aa8d603"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "6.3.1"
  url_launcher_android:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_android
      sha256: "8fc3bae0b68c02c47c5c86fa8bfa74471d42687b0eded01b78de87872db745e2"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "6.3.12"
  url_launcher_ios:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_ios
      sha256: e43b677296fadce447e987a2f519dcf5f6d1e527dc35d01ffab4fff5b8a7063e
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "6.3.1"
  url_launcher_linux:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_linux
      sha256: e2b9622b4007f97f504cd64c0128309dfb978ae66adbe944125ed9e1750f06af
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "3.2.0"
  url_launcher_macos:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_macos
      sha256: "769549c999acdb42b8bcfa7c43d72bf79a382ca7441ab18a808e101149daf672"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "3.2.1"
  url_launcher_platform_interface:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_platform_interface
      sha256: "552f8a1e663569be95a8190206a38187b531910283c3e982193e4f2733f01029"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.3.2"
  url_launcher_web:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_web
      sha256: "772638d3b34c779ede05ba3d38af34657a05ac55b06279ea6edd409e323dca8e"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.3.3"
  url_launcher_windows:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: url_launcher_windows
      sha256: "49c10f879746271804767cb45551ec5592cdab00ee105c06dddde1a98f73b185"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "3.1.2"
  vector_math:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: vector_math
      sha256: "80b3257d1492ce4d091729e3a67a60407d227c27241d6927be0130c98e741803"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.1.4"
  vm_service:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: vm_service
      sha256: "5c5f338a667b4c644744b661f309fb8080bb94b18a7e91ef1dbd343bed00ed6d"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "14.2.5"
  web:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: web
      sha256: cd3543bd5798f6ad290ea73d210f423502e71900302dde696f8bff84bf89a1cb
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.1.0"
sdks:
  dart: ">=3.5.3 <4.0.0"
  flutter: ">=3.24.0"

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create file with non-ASCII characters in the path
  2. Create file URI to the file
  3. Use launchUrl to open it.

Expected results

I expected the URL launcher plugin to open the file in an image viewer.

Actual results

The file did not open, reporting a file not found error.

Code sample

Code sample
import 'dart:io';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  // This widget is the root of your application.
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        // This is the theme of your application.
        //
        // TRY THIS: Try running your application with "flutter run". You'll see
        // the application has a purple toolbar. Then, without quitting the app,
        // try changing the seedColor in the colorScheme below to Colors.green
        // and then invoke "hot reload" (save your changes or press the "hot
        // reload" button in a Flutter-supported IDE, or press "r" if you used
        // the command line to start the app).
        //
        // Notice that the counter didn't reset back to zero; the application
        // state is not lost during the reload. To reset the state, use hot
        // restart instead.
        //
        // This works for code too, not just values: Most code changes can be
        // tested with just a hot reload.
        colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: Colors.deepPurple),
        useMaterial3: true,
      ),
      home: const MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyHomePage({super.key, required this.title});

  // This widget is the home page of your application. It is stateful, meaning
  // that it has a State object (defined below) that contains fields that affect
  // how it looks.

  // This class is the configuration for the state. It holds the values (in this
  // case the title) provided by the parent (in this case the App widget) and
  // used by the build method of the State. Fields in a Widget subclass are
  // always marked "final".

  final String title;

  @override
  State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  int _counter = 0;

  void _incrementCounter() {
    setState(() {
      // This call to setState tells the Flutter framework that something has
      // changed in this State, which causes it to rerun the build method below
      // so that the display can reflect the updated values. If we changed
      // _counter without calling setState(), then the build method would not be
      // called again, and so nothing would appear to happen.
      _counter++;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    // This method is rerun every time setState is called, for instance as done
    // by the _incrementCounter method above.
    //
    // The Flutter framework has been optimized to make rerunning build methods
    // fast, so that you can just rebuild anything that needs updating rather
    // than having to individually change instances of widgets.
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        // TRY THIS: Try changing the color here to a specific color (to
        // Colors.amber, perhaps?) and trigger a hot reload to see the AppBar
        // change color while the other colors stay the same.
        backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.inversePrimary,
        // Here we take the value from the MyHomePage object that was created by
        // the App.build method, and use it to set our appbar title.
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: <Widget>[
	    FilledButton(
	      onPressed: () {
	        launchUrl(Uri.file('C:\\Users\\{user}\\Downloads\\ané\\{file}'));
	      },
	      child: Text('Open file'),
	    ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: _incrementCounter,
        tooltip: 'Increment',
        child: const Icon(Icons.add),
      ), // This trailing comma makes auto-formatting nicer for build methods.
    );
  }
}

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Logs

Logs
[ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(41)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(open_error, Failed to open file:///C:/Users/{user}/Downloads/an%C3%A9/PXL_20240930_203305110.jpg: ShellExecute error code 2, null, null)
#0      UrlLauncherApi.launchUrl (package:url_launcher_windows/src/messages.g.dart:83:7)
<asynchronous suspension>

Flutter Doctor output

Doctor output
PS C:\Users\anay1> flutter doctor -v
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.24.3, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4169], locale en-US)
    • Flutter version 3.24.3 on channel stable at C:\Users\anay1\flutter\flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 2663184aa7 (5 weeks ago), 2024-09-11 16:27:48 -0500
    • Engine revision 36335019a8
    • Dart version 3.5.3
    • DevTools version 2.37.3

[✓] Windows Version (Installed version of Windows is version 10 or higher)

[✗] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices
    ✗ Unable to locate Android SDK.
      Install Android Studio from: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      On first launch it will assist you in installing the Android SDK components.
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/to/windows-android-setup for detailed instructions).
      If the Android SDK has been installed to a custom location, please use
      `flutter config --android-sdk` to update to that location.


[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

[✓] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (Visual Studio Community 2022 17.11.4)
    • Visual Studio at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community
    • Visual Studio Community 2022 version 17.11.35312.102
    • Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.22621.0

[!] Android Studio (not installed)
    • Android Studio not found; download from https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/to/windows-android-setup for detailed instructions).

[✓] Connected device (3 available)
    • Windows (desktop) • windows • windows-x64    • Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4169]
    • Chrome (web)      • chrome  • web-javascript • Google Chrome 129.0.6668.90
    • Edge (web)        • edge    • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 129.0.2792.79

[✓] Network resources
    • All expected network resources are available.

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