[macos] Check for special keys before creating a logical key (#37901)

packages/flutter/lib/src/services/raw_keyboard_macos.dart

@@ -75,14 +75,18 @@ class RawKeyEventDataMacOs extends RawKeyEventData {
     if (numPadKey != null) {
       return numPadKey;
     }
-
+    // If this key is printable, generate the LogicalKeyboardKey from its Unicode value.
-    // Look to see if the keyCode is one we know about and have a mapping for.
+    // Control keys such as ESC, CRTL, and SHIFT are not printable. HOME, DEL, arrow keys, and function
+    // keys are considered modifier function keys, which generate invalid Unicode scalar values.
     if (keyLabel != null &&
-        !LogicalKeyboardKey.isControlCharacter(keyLabel)) {
+        !LogicalKeyboardKey.isControlCharacter(keyLabel) &&
+        !_isUnprintableKey(keyLabel)) {
+      // Given that charactersIgnoringModifiers can contain a String of arbitrary length,
+      // limit to a maximum of two Unicode scalar values. It is unlikely that a keyboard would produce a code point
+      // bigger than 32 bits, but it is still worth defending against this case.
       assert(charactersIgnoringModifiers.length <= 2);
       int codeUnit = charactersIgnoringModifiers.codeUnitAt(0);
       if (charactersIgnoringModifiers.length == 2) {
-        // Not covering length > 2 case since > 1 is already unlikely.
         final int secondCode = charactersIgnoringModifiers.codeUnitAt(1);
         codeUnit = (codeUnit << 16) | secondCode;
       }
@@ -95,14 +99,11 @@ class RawKeyEventDataMacOs extends RawKeyEventData {
       );
     }
 
-    // This is a non-printable key that we don't know about, so we mint a new
+    // Control keys like "backspace" and movement keys like arrow keys don't have a printable representation,
-    // code with the autogenerated bit set.
+    // but are present on the physical keyboard. Since there is no logical keycode map for macOS
-    const int macOsKeyIdPlane = 0x00500000000;
+    // (macOS uses the keycode to reference physical keys), a LogicalKeyboardKey is created with
-
+    // the physical key's HID usage and debugName. This avoids duplicating the physical
-    // Keys like "backspace" won't have a character, but it's known by the physical keyboard.
+    // key map.
-    // Since there is no logical keycode map for macOS (macOS uses the keycode to reference
-    // physical keys), a LogicalKeyboardKey is created with the physical key's HID usage and
-    // debugName. This avoids the need for duplicating the physical key map.
     if (physicalKey != PhysicalKeyboardKey.none) {
       final int keyId = physicalKey.usbHidUsage | LogicalKeyboardKey.hidPlane;
       return LogicalKeyboardKey.findKeyByKeyId(keyId) ?? LogicalKeyboardKey(
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ class RawKeyEventDataMacOs extends RawKeyEventData {
       );
     }
 
+    // This is a non-printable key that we don't know about, so we mint a new
+    // code with the autogenerated bit set.
+    const int macOsKeyIdPlane = 0x00500000000;
+
     return LogicalKeyboardKey(
       macOsKeyIdPlane | keyCode | LogicalKeyboardKey.autogeneratedMask,
       debugName: kReleaseMode ? null : 'Unknown macOS key code $keyCode',
@@ -197,6 +202,23 @@ class RawKeyEventDataMacOs extends RawKeyEventData {
     return null;
   }
 
+  /// Returns true if the given label represents an unprintable key.
+  ///
+  /// Examples of unprintable keys are "NSUpArrowFunctionKey = 0xF700"
+  /// or "NSHomeFunctionKey = 0xF729".
+  ///
+  /// See <https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/1535851-function-key_unicodes?language=objc> for more
+  /// information.
+  ///
+  /// Used by [RawKeyEvent] subclasses to help construct IDs.
+  static bool _isUnprintableKey(String label) {
+    if (label.length > 1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    final int codeUnit = label.codeUnitAt(0);
+    return codeUnit >= 0xF700 && codeUnit <= 0xF8FF;
+  }
+
   // Modifier key masks. See Apple's NSEvent documentation
   // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nseventmodifierflags?language=objc
   // https://opensource.apple.com/source/IOHIDFamily/IOHIDFamily-86/IOHIDSystem/IOKit/hidsystem/IOLLEvent.h.auto.html

packages/flutter/test/services/raw_keyboard_test.dart

@@ -450,6 +450,22 @@ void main() {
       expect(data.logicalKey, equals(LogicalKeyboardKey.shiftLeft));
       expect(data.keyLabel, isNull);
     });
+    test('Unprintable keyboard keys are correctly translated', () {
+      final RawKeyEvent leftArrowKey = RawKeyEvent.fromMessage(const <String, dynamic>{
+        'type': 'keydown',
+        'keymap': 'macos',
+        'keyCode': 0x0000007B,
+        'characters': '',
+        'charactersIgnoringModifiers': '', // NSLeftArrowFunctionKey = 0xF702
+        'character': null,
+        'modifiers': RawKeyEventDataMacOs.modifierFunction,
+      });
+      final RawKeyEventDataMacOs data = leftArrowKey.data;
+      expect(data.physicalKey, equals(PhysicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft));
+      expect(data.logicalKey, equals(LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowLeft));
+      expect(data.logicalKey.keyLabel, isNull);
+    });
+
   });
   group('RawKeyEventDataLinux-GFLW', () {
     const Map<int, _ModifierCheck> modifierTests = <int, _ModifierCheck>{