feat(android): add playback functions to ref

android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.lang.Integer;
 
 @SuppressLint("ViewConstructor")
-class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
+public class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
         LifecycleEventListener,
         Player.Listener,
         BandwidthMeter.EventListener,

android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoPackage.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -25,9 +26,12 @@ public class ReactVideoPackage implements ReactPackage {
 
     @Override
     public List<NativeModule> createNativeModules(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
-        return Collections.singletonList(
+        List<NativeModule> modules = new ArrayList<NativeModule>();
-                new VideoDecoderPropertiesModule(reactContext)
+
-        );
+        modules.add(new VideoDecoderPropertiesModule(reactContext));
+        modules.add(new VideoManagerModule(reactContext));
+        
+        return modules;
     }
 
     // Deprecated RN 0.47

android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/VideoManagerModule.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.brentvatne.react;
+
+import android.view.View;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.brentvatne.exoplayer.ReactExoplayerView;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule;
+
+public class VideoManagerModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
+    ReactApplicationContext reactContext;
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return "VideoManager";
+    }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void setPlayerStatus(Boolean shouldPlay, int reactTag) {
+        UIManagerModule uiManager = getReactApplicationContext().getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class);
+        uiManager.prependUIBlock(manager -> {
+            View view = manager.resolveView(reactTag);
+
+            if (view instanceof ReactExoplayerView) {
+                ReactExoplayerView videoView = (ReactExoplayerView) view;
+                videoView.setPausedModifier(!shouldPlay);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public VideoManagerModule(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
+        super(reactContext);
+        this.reactContext = reactContext;
+    }
+}