available_video_players 3.0.0

A Flutter plugin for Android to retrieve a list of installed video player applications.

available_video_players

A Flutter plugin to retrieve all installed video player apps on Android, designed for seamless integration in Flutter applications. This plugin currently supports retrieving installed video players on Android only.

Features

• Retrieve a list of installed video player apps on Android
• Get app names and package names of installed video players
• Get app icons as Base64-encoded strings
• Simple API to access installed video player data

Installation

Add available_video_players as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  available_video_players: <latest version>

If you are working on the plugin directly or planning to install it from GitHub before publishing to pub.dev, you can add it like this:

dependencies:
  available_video_players:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/yourusername/available_video_players.git

Then, run:

flutter pub get

Usage

1. Import the Plugin
   In your Dart code, import the available_video_players package:

   import 'package:available_video_players/available_video_players.dart';
   import 'dart:convert';
   import 'dart:typed_data';
   

2. Get Installed Video Players
   Use the getInstalledVideoPlayers method to get a list of installed video player apps on the device.

   List<VideoPlayerApp> videoPlayers = await AvailableVideoPlayers.getInstalledVideoPlayers();
   videoPlayers.forEach((app) {
     print('App Name: ${app.appName}');
     print('Package Name: ${app.packageName}');
     print('Has Icon: ${app.icon != null}');
   });
   

3. Display App Icons
   The app icons are provided as Base64-encoded strings. You can decode and display them using Flutter's Image.memory widget:

   Widget buildVideoPlayerList() {
     return FutureBuilder<List<VideoPlayerApp>>(
       future: AvailableVideoPlayers.getInstalledVideoPlayers(),
       builder: (context, snapshot) {
         if (snapshot.hasData) {
           return ListView.builder(
             itemCount: snapshot.data!.length,
             itemBuilder: (context, index) {
               final app = snapshot.data![index];
               return ListTile(
                 leading: app.icon != null
                     ? Image.memory(
                         base64Decode(app.icon!),
                         width: 40,
                         height: 40,
                       )
                     : Icon(Icons.video_library),
                 title: Text(app.appName),
                 subtitle: Text(app.packageName),
               );
             },
           );
         }
         return CircularProgressIndicator();
       },
     );
   }
   

Notes

• This plugin works on Android only.
• The list of installed video players is retrieved based on the apps' package names.
• App icons are provided as Base64-encoded PNG images.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.