Cached Video Player Plus

Original video_player plugin with the SUPER-POWER of caching embedded in Android and iOS platforms.

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Getting Started

1. Add dependency

Add the cached_video_player_plus package to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  cached_video_player_plus: ^1.0.1

2. Follow the installation instructions

Follow the installation instructions of video_player plugin.

3. Import the package

Import the cached_video_player_plus package into your Dart file:

import 'package:cached_video_player_plus/cached_video_player_plus.dart';

4. Using the package (Android & iOS)

If you are already using the video_player plugin

1. Use the CachedVideoPlayerPlusController class instead of the VideoPlayerController.
2. Use the CachedVideoPlayerPlus class instead of the VideoPlayer.
3. Use the CachedVideoPlayerPlusValue class instead of the VideoPlayerValue.

If you are not using the video_player plugin

1. Create a CachedVideoPlayerPlusController instance and initialize it.

final controller = CachedVideoPlayerPlusController.network(
  "https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4",
)..initialize().then((value) {
    controller.play();
    setState(() {});
  });

2. Pass the controller to the CachedVideoPlayerPlus widget.

CachedVideoPlayerPlus(controller),

OR

return Scaffold(
  body: Center(
    child: controller.value.isInitialized
        ? AspectRatio(
            aspectRatio: controller.value.aspectRatio,
            child: CachedVideoPlayerPlus(controller),
          )
        : const CircularProgressIndicator(),
  ),
);

5. Using the package (Web)

The web platform does not support caching. So, the plugin will use the video_player plugin for the web platform.

However, to achieve caching on the web platform, you can use the workaround of defining Cache-Control headers in the httpHeaders parameter of the CachedVideoPlayerPlusController.network() method.

final controller = CachedVideoPlayerPlusController.network(
  "https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4",
  httpHeaders: {
    "Cache-Control": "max-age=3600",
  },
)..initialize().then((value) {
    controller.play();
    setState(() {});
  });

Credits

This package is a cloned and modified version of the cached_video_player package which is no longer maintained.

The aim of this package is to support the latest version of Flutter with AGP 8+ support.