Incorrect android replacement mode parameter value on Flutter.

[nero-angela]

In the Flutter code, the int mapping for Android replacement mode is implemented as follows:

extension AndroidReplacementModeValue on AndroidReplacementMode {
  int get value {
    switch (this) {
      case AndroidReplacementMode.unknownReplacementMode:
        return 0;
      case AndroidReplacementMode.withTimeProration:
        return 1;
      case AndroidReplacementMode.chargeProratedPrice:
        return 2;
      case AndroidReplacementMode.withoutProration:
        return 3;
      case AndroidReplacementMode.deferred:
        return 4; // 👈 wrong
      case AndroidReplacementMode.chargeFullPrice:
        return 5; // 👈 wrong
    }
  }
}

However, the int values seem to differ from the ReplacementMode used on Android.

[gitdogbot]

@nero-angela Thanks for the detailed report! The Android (Kotlin) side of this repo already has the correct mapping applied.

In packages/google/openiap/src/main/java/dev/hyo/openiap/SubscriptionReplacementModeAndroidExt.kt, the mapping correctly follows SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode (Billing Library 8.1.0+):

object SubscriptionReplacementModeAndroidExt {
    fun fromInt(value: Int): Int {
        return when (value) {
            1 -> SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode.CHARGE_FULL_PRICE
            2 -> SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode.CHARGE_PRORATED_PRICE
            3 -> SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode.WITHOUT_PRORATION
            4 -> SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode.DEFERRED
            5 -> SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode.WITH_TIME_PRORATION
            else -> SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode.CHARGE_FULL_PRICE
        }
    }
}

This matches the Billing Library 8.x constants exactly.

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✅ Cross-Platform Mapping Table

Here's the full authoritative mapping you should use everywhere:

Your int value	Dart/iOS name	Android ReplacementMode constant	Value in BL 8.x
1	chargeFullPrice	CHARGE_FULL_PRICE	5
2	chargeProratedPrice	CHARGE_PRORATED_PRICE	2
3	withoutProration	WITHOUT_PRORATION	3
4	deferred	DEFERRED	6
5	withTimeProration	WITH_TIME_PRORATION	1

⚠️ The internal integer values used by Google's Billing Library are not sequential from 1. Your Kotlin when block correctly abstracts this by mapping your own sequential integers (1–5) to the correct BL constants by name, not by raw number. This is the right approach.

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🐛 Common Mistake to Avoid

Do not do this:

// ❌ WRONG — passes your sequential int directly as a BL replacement mode
val replacementMode = userProvidedInt  // e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The Billing Library does not use 1–5 sequentially for these modes. Always go through the fromInt() mapping function.

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📦 iOS / StoreKit 2 Side

On iOS with StoreKit 2, the equivalent is Product.SubscriptionInfo.RenewalInfo.ExpirationReason and upgrade/downgrade is handled via appAccountToken and promotionalOffer. There is no direct 1:1 mapping to Android's proration modes — iOS handles proration automatically. So your Dart abstraction layer should:

• On Android: map the int → ReplacementMode via the Kotlin function above.
• On iOS: ignore the proration mode or map only deferred to a deferred purchase flow; all other modes can be treated as immediate.

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✅ Summary

Platform	Status
Android (Kotlin)	✅ Correct mapping already in place
Dart (cross-platform API)	✅ Enum values 1–5 are well-defined
iOS (StoreKit 2)	ℹ️ Proration mode not applicable; handle separately

No changes needed on the Android side. If you're seeing issues, double-check that the fromInt() function is actually being called and that the raw integer isn't being passed directly to the Billing Library.

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[hyochan]

Confirmed bug. Quick summary of what's actually wrong:

The Flutter AndroidReplacementMode.value int flows directly into the legacy SubscriptionUpdateParams.setSubscriptionReplacementMode(int) on the Kotlin side (see packages/google/openiap/src/play/java/dev/hyo/openiap/OpenIapModule.kt:1006). That setter uses SubscriptionUpdateParams.ReplacementMode constants, verified against Billing Library 8.3.0 bytecode:

Enum	Expected (legacy)	Current Flutter
withTimeProration	1	1 ✅
chargeProratedPrice	2	2 ✅
withoutProration	3	3 ✅
chargeFullPrice	5	5 ✅
deferred	6	4 ❌

So only deferred is actually broken — it should be 6, not 4. chargeFullPrice = 5 is already correct for this code path.

⚠️ Note: #93 attempts to fix this but uses chargeFullPrice = 4 / deferred = 5, which are the new SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode values (8.1.0+). Those are used on a different code path (reflection-based, enum-name-keyed) and should not be mixed with the int that goes through the legacy setter. Detailed analysis posted on the PR.

Feasible fixes:

1. Minimal: change only deferred to 6 and add a test for it in libraries/flutter_inapp_purchase/test/enums_unit_test.dart.
2. Broader: migrate Flutter to the new SubscriptionProductReplacementParams path (string-keyed) and drop the int mapping entirely.

Option (1) is recommended for this issue; option (2) is a separate migration.

Note: This repository (OpenIAP monorepo) handles development for all framework libraries from the versions listed below. For earlier versions, refer to the archived individual repositories.

• react-native-iap v15.0.0+
• expo-iap v4.0.0+
• flutter_inapp_purchase v9.0.0+
• godot-iap v2.0.0+
• kmp-iap v2.0.0+

[nero-angela]

After reporting the issue above, I referred to the official documentation settings and directly sent either 4 (CHARGE_FULL_PRICE) or 5 (DEFERRED) via RequestSubscriptionAndroidProps. However, upon verifying the notification receipt delivered to the server, the result shows 3 (WITHOUT_PRORATION). 🥹

[hyochan]

Thanks for the follow-up test! That's a useful data point. A couple of clarifications before we lock in the fix:

1. Which int path did you use on the Flutter side?

RequestSubscriptionAndroidProps actually exposes two Android replacement-mode channels, and they use different conventions:

• replacementModeAndroid (int) → goes to the legacy SubscriptionUpdateParams.setSubscriptionReplacementMode(int).
• subscriptionProductReplacementParamsAndroid (object with string enum replacementMode) → goes to the new SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.setReplacementMode(int) via reflection.

If you sent 4 or 5 through replacementModeAndroid (the int path), those were dispatched to the legacy API, whose valid values are {0,1,2,3,5,6}. Value 4 is not a valid legacy constant, which is consistent with Play silently falling back to WITHOUT_PRORATION in your server-side notification.

2. Which field did you inspect on the server?

Can you share which RTDN / Play Developer API field showed 3 (WITHOUT_PRORATION)? The replacement mode isn't echoed back as a first-class field in SubscriptionPurchaseV2 — if you're looking at prorationMode on the older Purchases.Subscriptions.get response, that uses a different enum namespace than the Billing Library client constants, so direct int comparison can be misleading.

3. Suggested next test

To confirm which API your int is feeding:

Want	Send as replacementModeAndroid (int)
CHARGE_FULL_PRICE (legacy / current code path)	5
DEFERRED (legacy / current code path)	6

With Billing 8.3.0 + the current Kotlin module (OpenIapModule.kt:1006 calls the deprecated legacy setter), sending 5 should land as CHARGE_FULL_PRICE and 6 as DEFERRED. If that also comes back as 3 on the server, then the issue is in how Play interprets the call (or in how you're reading it), not in the Flutter enum — and we should shift the fix to migrating Flutter onto subscriptionProductReplacementParamsAndroid (string-keyed) instead of patching the int values.

Could you re-run with 5 and 6 and share the server field you're observing? That will tell us whether #93 (current diff) needs to be revised to deferred=6 / chargeFullPrice=5, or whether a deeper migration is the right move.

[hyochan]

@nero-angela Thanks again for the report and for the follow-up data — that was very helpful.

After verifying against billing-ktx 8.3.0 bytecode, here's the full picture:

Root cause

The Flutter AndroidReplacementMode.value int is passed directly to legacy BillingFlowParams.SubscriptionUpdateParams.setSubscriptionReplacementMode(int) on the Android side (play/OpenIapModule.kt:1006). The legacy API uses these constants:

Constant	Value
UNKNOWN_REPLACEMENT_MODE	0
WITH_TIME_PRORATION	1
CHARGE_PRORATED_PRICE	2
WITHOUT_PRORATION	3
CHARGE_FULL_PRICE	5
DEFERRED	6

Only deferred was wrong (4 → should be 6); chargeFullPrice = 5 was already correct.

Note on the new API: BillingFlowParams.ProductDetailsParams.SubscriptionProductReplacementParams.ReplacementMode (8.1.0+) uses different ints — CHARGE_FULL_PRICE = 4, DEFERRED = 5, KEEP_EXISTING = 6. That's why mixing the two APIs gets confusing. Your 4 test hit the legacy setter with an invalid value, which is consistent with Play falling back to a default mode.

Fix is up in #96

Two parts so this class of bug doesn't recur:

1. Flutter — deferred: 4 → 6, with full unit test coverage of all enum values. The AndroidReplacementModeValue.value extension now documents that callers who want to avoid hand-typed integers should use the string-keyed SubscriptionProductReplacementParamsAndroid path instead.
2. Kotlin — moved SubscriptionReplacementModeAndroidExt.kt into the play/ source set and replaced the hardcoded 0..6 literals with direct references to the native Billing Library constants (ReplacementMode.CHARGE_FULL_PRICE, etc.). Tests assert against those same native constants, so if Google ever renumbers the values the mapping tracks them automatically.

PR #93 is closing in favor of #96. Apologies for the back-and-forth — the legacy/new API integer mismatch made this trickier than it looked.

Note: This repository (OpenIAP monorepo) handles development for all framework libraries from the versions listed below. For earlier versions, refer to the archived individual repositories.

• react-native-iap v15.0.0+
• expo-iap v4.0.0+
• flutter_inapp_purchase v9.0.0+
• godot-iap v2.0.0+
• kmp-iap v2.0.0+