Getting status on file loaded

[capiztrr]

Im building an streaming app with ionic and capacitor and i need some way to detect that the stream url did in fact load

here's an example:

this.media.create(urlLiveBroadcast); this.media.play() it doesnt work because the urlLiveBroadcast takes like 5 seconds to load, and there is no status event to handle that

if i create the media within the app initialization it keeps using the network before you tap de "play" button

how should i proceed?

[andreas-aeschlimann]

Hello @capiztrr, I think we have the same issue.

When we are on a fast network (i. e. WiFi), the stream url loads almost immediately and the play() method works as expected. However, when we are on 3G/4G, the stream sometimes does not start the play. The plugin still reports Status = 2. Did you find a good solution?

One possibility is to use a timeout function to wait for a few seconds before playing. But this is also a long shot because it will still not work in some cases, and in other cases you wait longer than necessary.

[capiztrr]

i didnt find any solution yet.

Yes, you can hardcode like 10 seconds before calling the play method, but its a really weak solution

[andreas-aeschlimann]

i didnt find any solution yet.

Yes, you can hardcode like 10 seconds before calling the play method, but its a really weak solution

Indeed. Also I found that Android starts playing immediately for around 5 seconds and then starts to buffering for 5 seconds. Really confusing for the listener because it is unclear whether the stream is actually buffering or broken.

[capiztrr]

I never got it working on android. I had to use HTML Audio for android

[Heshyo]

I'm using ionic and cordova. I have no issue with version 5.0.3 and Android, but I get the same issue on iOS:

• if I create the Media and call play right after, I do see Media.MEDIA_RUNNING status, but I don't hear anything
• if I put a 5s timeout between the 2 calls, it works

I reverted back to version 4.0.0 only on iOS to fix the issue.

I'm streaming audio from the Internet using HTTPS.

[HussamBarbour]

I solved this issue in the following way: I added a new method

async start(url) {
    this.player = this.media.create(url);
    await this.startPlay();
}
startPlay() {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      let playInterval = setInterval(() => {
        this.player.play({ numberOfLoops: 1, playAudioWhenScreenIsLocked: true });
        this.player.getCurrentPosition().then((position) => {
          if (position > 0) {
            resolve(position);
            clearInterval(playInterval);
          }
        });
      }, 2000);
    })
}

[goffioul]

I believe this is the same problem as https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-media/issues/256. I solved it in my fork by setting automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling to YES (tested on iPad and iPhone with iOS 15, HTTP static MP3 ad live streams, without any adverse effect).