feat(android): allow building exoplayer from source (#3932)

* feat(android): allow to build from source code

* fix(android): allow to build plugin from source

android/build.gradle

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def ExoplayerDependenciesList = [
     "useExoplayerHls",
     "useExoplayerRtsp",
 ]
+def media3_buildFromSource = safeExtGet('buildFromMedia3Source').toBoolean() ?: false
 
 def ExoplayerDependencies = ExoplayerDependenciesList.collectEntries { property ->
     [(property): safeExtGet(property)?.toBoolean() ?: false]
@@ -52,14 +53,17 @@ ExoplayerDependenciesList.each { propertyName ->
     def propertyValue = ExoplayerDependencies[propertyName]
     println "$propertyName: $propertyValue"
 }
+println "buildFromSource: $media3_buildFromSource"
 
 // This string is used to define build path.
 // As react native build output directory is react-native path of the module.
 // We need to force a new path on each configuration change.
 // If you add a new build parameter, please add the new value in this string
-def configStringPath = ExoplayerDependencies.collect { property, value ->
-    property + value
-}.join('').md5()
+def configStringPath = ExoplayerDependencies
+        .collect { property, value -> property + value}
+        .join('')
+        .concat("buildFromSource:$media3_buildFromSource")
+        .md5()
 
 if (isNewArchitectureEnabled()) {
     apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
@@ -191,33 +195,73 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "androidx.activity:activity-ktx:$androidxActivity_version"
 
     // For media playback using ExoPlayer
+    if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+        implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer"))
+    } else {
         implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer:$media3_version"
+    }
 
     if (ExoplayerDependencies["useExoplayerSmoothStreaming"]) {
         // For Smooth Streaming playback support with ExoPlayer
+        if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+            implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer-smoothstreaming"))
+        } else {
             implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-smoothstreaming:$media3_version"
         }
+    }
 
     if (ExoplayerDependencies["useExoplayerDash"]) {
         // For DASH playback support with ExoPlayer
+        if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+            implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer-dash"))
+        } else {
             implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-dash:$media3_version"
         }
+    }
 
     if (ExoplayerDependencies["useExoplayerHls"]) {
         // For HLS playback support with ExoPlayer
+        if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+            implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer-hls"))
+        } else {
             implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-hls:$media3_version"
         }
+    }
 
     // For RTSP playback support with ExoPlayer
     if (ExoplayerDependencies["useExoplayerRtsp"]) {
+        if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+            implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer-rtsp"))
+        } else {
             implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-rtsp:$media3_version"
         }
+    }
     
     // For ad insertion using the Interactive Media Ads SDK with ExoPlayer
     if (ExoplayerDependencies["useExoplayerIMA"]) {
+        if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+            implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer-ima"))
+        } else {
             implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-ima:$media3_version"
         }
+    }
 
+   if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+        // For loading data using the OkHttp network stack
+        implementation(project(":media-lib-datasource-okhttp"))
+
+        // For building media playback UIs
+        implementation(project(":media-lib-ui"))
+
+        // For exposing and controlling media sessions
+        implementation(project(":media-lib-session"))
+
+        // Common functionality for loading data
+        implementation(project(":media-lib-datasource"))
+
+        // Common functionality used across multiple media libraries
+        implementation(project(":media-lib-common"))
+    } else {
         // For loading data using the OkHttp network stack
         implementation "androidx.media3:media3-datasource-okhttp:$media3_version"
 
@@ -229,8 +273,9 @@ dependencies {
 
         // Common functionality for loading data
         implementation "androidx.media3:media3-datasource:$media3_version"
+
         // Common functionality used across multiple media libraries
         implementation "androidx.media3:media3-common:$media3_version"
-
+    }
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
 }

android/gradle.properties

@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ RNVideo_useExoplayerDash=true
 RNVideo_useExoplayerHls=true
 RNVideo_androidxCoreVersion=1.9.0
 RNVideo_androidxActivityVersion=1.7.0
+RNVideo_buildFromMedia3Source=false

docs/pages/other/debug.md

@@ -56,6 +56,41 @@ With these tool you should be able to analyze what is going on with network. You
 
 Then try to compare exchanges with previous tests you made.
 
+## Debug media3: build from media3 source
+
+If you need to use a specific exoplayer version or patch default behavior, you may want to build from media3 source code.
+
+Building from media3 source is possible. You need to add 2 or 3 things in your app:
+
+### Configure player path
+
+You need to add following lines in settings.gradle to configure your media3 source path:
+
+```gradle
+gradle.ext.androidxMediaModulePrefix = 'media-'
+apply from: file("../../../../media3/core_settings.gradle")
+````
+
+Of course, you should replace with media3 source path. Be carefull, you need to use the same version (or version with compatible api) that the package support.
+
+### Enable building from source
+In your build.gradle file, add following setting:
+
+```gradle
+buildscript {
+    ext {
+        ...
+        buildFromMedia3Source = true
+        ...
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Desugaring
+to be able to link you may also need to enable coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled in your app.
+
+See: https://developer.android.com/studio/write/java8-support?hl=fr#library-desugaring for more informations.
+
 ## It's still not working
 
 You can try to open a ticket now !

examples/basic/android/app/build.gradle

@@ -81,12 +81,20 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
 
     namespace "com.videoplayer"
+
+    compileOptions {
+        // These options are necessary to be able to build fro source
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    }
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.videoplayer"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
+        multiDexEnabled true
     }
     signingConfigs {
         debug {
@@ -147,6 +155,8 @@ dependencies {
             because("kotlin-stdlib-jdk8 is now a part of kotlin-stdlib")
         }
     }
+    // coreLibraryDesugaring is mandatory to be able to build exoplayer from source
+    coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.0.4'
 }
 
 apply from: file("../../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesAppBuildGradle(project)

examples/basic/android/build.gradle

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ buildscript {
         // useExoplayerSmoothStreaming = false
         // useExoplayerDash = false
         // useExoplayerHls = false
+
+        // uncomment this line to be able to build from media3 source code
+        // buildFromMedia3Source = true
     }
     repositories {
         google()

examples/basic/android/settings.gradle

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ project (':react-native-video-plugin-sample').projectDir = new File(rootProject.
 include ':react-native-video'
 project (':react-native-video').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../../../android')
 
+// uncomment these lines to be able to build from media3 source code
+// gradle.ext.androidxMediaModulePrefix = 'media-'
+// apply from: file("../../../../media3/core_settings.gradle")
+
 includeBuild('../node_modules/@react-native/gradle-plugin')
 
 apply from: new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('expo/package.json')"].execute(null, rootDir).text.trim(), "../scripts/autolinking.gradle")

examples/react-native-video-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle

@@ -100,7 +100,15 @@ dependencies {
   //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
   implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
+
+  def media3_buildFromSource = safeExtGet('buildFromMedia3Source')?.toBoolean() ?: false
+  if (media3_buildFromSource) {
+    implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer"))
+    implementation(project(":media-lib-exoplayer-dash"))
+  } else {
     implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer:$media3_version"
+    implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-dash:$media3_version"
+  }
   implementation project(':react-native-video')
 }