Fix gradient avatar colors for users with same-length IDs

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The StreamGradientAvatar widget was generating identical colors for all users with same-length user IDs due to using userId.length as the random seed. This caused users with IDs like "12133", "12134", and "12135" to all receive the same gradient avatar color, significantly reducing visual diversity in user lists.

Problem

The issue occurred in two places within PolygonGradientPainter:

• paint() method: Random(userId.length) for gradient selection
• transformPoints() method: Random(userId.length) for polygon transformation

Since all users with 5-character IDs would generate Random(5), they would produce identical random sequences and therefore identical gradient colors.

Solution

Changed the random seed from userId.length to userId.hashCode:

// Before (problematic)
final rand = Random(userId.length);

// After (fixed)
final rand = Random(userId.hashCode);

This ensures that:

• Users with same-length IDs get visually distinct colors
• Same user ID always produces the same color (deterministic behavior preserved)
• Distribution of colors across users is more varied

Additional Improvements

• Made polygon color generation in Offset4.draw() deterministic using position-based seeds
• Added comprehensive unit tests to verify the fix and prevent regression

Validation

Testing with users having same-length IDs (12133, 12134, 12135):

• Before: All users → Gradient index 8 (identical lime-to-green color)
• After: Users → Different gradient indices (3, 0, 6) with distinct colors

Fixes #2369.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes an issue where users with the same-length user IDs were getting identical gradient avatar colors by changing the random seed from userId.length to userId.hashCode.

• Replace Random(userId.length) with Random(userId.hashCode) to ensure unique colors for different users
• Make polygon color generation deterministic by using position-based seeds instead of unseeded Random()
• Add comprehensive tests to validate the fix works for users with same-length IDs

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/avatars/gradient_avatar.dart	Updated random seed generation to use userId.hashCode instead of length, and made polygon colors deterministic
packages/stream_chat_flutter/test/src/avatars/gradient_avatar_test.dart	Added test coverage to verify users with same-length IDs get different colors while maintaining deterministic behavior

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[xsahil03x]

Can you run the tests and fix the failing github actions

[xsahil03x]

Closing in favor of #2381