VLC Player integration using Kotlin
Add below dependancy in application build.gradle
dependencies {
// it is suppporting ABIs likes armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86 and x86_64.
compile 'de.mrmaffen:libvlc-android:2.1.12@aar'
}Also include the following required permission in your manifest.
<!--if you want to play server URL-->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />Implements IVLCVout.Callback and MediaPlayer.EventListener in activity or fragment
Include following veriables at class level
// declare media player object
private var mediaPlayer: MediaPlayer?=null
// declare surface view object
var mSurface: SurfaceView?=null
// declare surface holder object
var holder: SurfaceHolder?= null
// declare libvlc object
private var libvlc: LibVLC?=nullAdd following method to create player to play provided URL
/**
* Creates MediaPlayer and plays video
* @param media
*/
fun createPlayer(media: String) {
if(mediaPlayer!=null && libvlc!=null){
releasePlayer()
}
Log.i(TAG, "Creating vlc player")
try {
// create arraylist to assign option to create libvlc object
val options = ArrayList<String>()
options.add("--aout=opensles")
options.add("--http-reconnect")
options.add("--audio-time-stretch") // time stretching
options.add("--network-caching=1500")
options.add("-vvv") // verbosity
// create libvlc object
libvlc = LibVLC(activity, options)
// get surface view holder to display video
this.holder=mSurface!!.holder
holder!!.setKeepScreenOn(true)
// Creating media player
mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer(libvlc)
// Setting up video output
val vout = mediaPlayer!!.vlcVout
vout.setVideoView(mSurface)
vout.addCallback(this)
vout.attachViews()
val m = Media(libvlc, Uri.parse(media))
mediaPlayer!!.setMedia(m)
mediaPlayer!!.play()
} catch (e: Exception) {
Toast.makeText(activity, "Error in creating player!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
}
}Add following method to release player
/**
* release player
*/
fun releasePlayer() {
Log.i(TAG,"releasing player started")
if (libvlc == null)
return
mediaPlayer!!.stop()
var vout: IVLCVout = mediaPlayer!!.vlcVout
vout.removeCallback(this)
vout.detachViews()
mediaPlayer!!.release()
mediaPlayer=null
holder = null
libvlc!!.release()
libvlc = null
Log.i(TAG,"released player")
}Add below code snippet in OnEvent override method of MediaPlayer.EventListener
override fun onEvent(event: MediaPlayer.Event) {
when (event.type) {
MediaPlayer.Event.EndReached -> {
this.releasePlayer()
}
else->Log.i(TAG,"nothing")
}
}Add below code snippet in onSurfacesCreated override method of IVLCVout.Callback
override fun onSurfacesCreated(vlcVout: IVLCVout?) {
val sw = mSurface!!.width
val sh = mSurface!!.height
if (sw * sh == 0) {
Log.e(TAG, "Invalid surface size")
return
}
mediaPlayer!!.vlcVout.setWindowSize(sw, sh)
mediaPlayer!!.aspectRatio="4:3"
mediaPlayer!!.setScale(0f)
}