progressive_video_cache 1.1.0

Progressive file-based video caching for Flutter Reels apps. Play from growing local files with instant offline playback.

Changelog

1.1.0

Added

• network_types.dart for shared NetworkType and PrefetchConfig
• Live HLS playlist refresh with backoff
• Download scheduling queue to enforce concurrency limits

Changed

• Prefetch configuration now uses NetworkQualityMonitor by default
• Cache eviction and size accounting now include HLS segment directories
• Cache metadata persistence now happens periodically, not only on completion

Fixed

• Resume download corruption when servers ignore Range requests
• Cancellation now aborts network streams to reduce wasted bandwidth
• HLS segment downloader no longer loops indefinitely after completion
• MP4 metadata reconciles with on-disk file sizes at startup
• Unused parameter warnings in private HLS download state constructors

1.0.0

progressive_video_cache

Breaking Change: Complete Architecture Refactor

Now uses progressive file-based caching.

Added

• ReelPrefetchController - Scroll-aware prefetch with concurrency control
• ProgressiveDownloader - HTTP stream → growing file
• CacheFileManager - Path resolution and file operations
• CacheMetadataStore - Download progress tracking with persistence
• HlsCacheManager - HLS/M3U8 caching with segment-based progressive download
• HlsParser - Parse master and media playlists
• NetworkQualityMonitor - Bandwidth estimation and network type detection
• Adaptive prefetching configuration based on network quality

Changed

• Videos now play from local files via VideoPlayerController.file()
• Offline playback works with cached bytes
• Downloads resume from last byte
• Dependencies reduced from 7 to 2 (crypto, path_provider)