Cordova Streaming Media plugin

For iOS and Android, by Nicholas Hutchind

Description

This plugin allows you to stream audio and video in a fullscreen, native player on iOS and Android.

• 1.0.0 Works with Cordova 3.x
• 1.0.1+ Works with Cordova >= 4.0

Installation

cordova plugin add https://github.com/nchutchind/cordova-plugin-streaming-media

iOS specifics

• Uses the AVPlayerViewController
• Tested on iOS 12 or later

Android specifics

• Uses VideoView and MediaPlayer.
• Creates two activities in your AndroidManifest.xml file.
• Tested on Android 4.0+

Usage

1  var videoUrl = STREAMING_VIDEO_URL;
2
3  // Just play a video
4  window.plugins.streamingMedia.playVideo(videoUrl);
5
6  // Play a video with callbacks
7  var options = {
8    successCallback: function() {
9      console.log("Video was closed without error.");
10    },
11    errorCallback: function(errMsg) {
12      console.log("Error! " + errMsg);
13    },
14    orientation: 'landscape',
15    shouldAutoClose: true,  // true(default)/false
16    controls: true // true(default)/false. Used to hide controls on fullscreen
17  };
18  window.plugins.streamingMedia.playVideo(videoUrl, options);
19
20
21  var audioUrl = STREAMING_AUDIO_URL;
22
23  // Play an audio file (not recommended, since the screen will be plain black)
24  window.plugins.streamingMedia.playAudio(audioUrl);
25
26  // Play an audio file with options (all options optional)
27  var options = {
28    bgColor: "#FFFFFF",
29    bgImage: "<SWEET_BACKGROUND_IMAGE>",
30    bgImageScale: "fit", // other valid values: "stretch", "aspectStretch"
31    initFullscreen: false, // true is default. iOS only.
32    keepAwake: false, // prevents device from sleeping. true is default. Android only.
33    successCallback: function() {
34      console.log("Player closed without error.");
35    },
36    errorCallback: function(errMsg) {
37      console.log("Error! " + errMsg);
38    }
39  };
40  window.plugins.streamingMedia.playAudio(audioUrl, options);
41
42  // Stop current audio
43  window.plugins.streamingMedia.stopAudio();
44
45  // Pause current audio (iOS only)
46  window.plugins.streamingMedia.pauseAudio();
47
48  // Resume current audio (iOS only)
49  window.plugins.streamingMedia.resumeAudio();  
50

Special Thanks

Michael Robinson (@faceleg)

Timothy Shamilov (@shamilovtim)