Added playInBackground property to allow continous live streaming when opening notification center or control center

RCTVideo.m

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static NSString *const playbackLikelyToKeepUpKeyPath = @"playbackLikelyToKeepUp"
   BOOL _muted;
   BOOL _paused;
   BOOL _repeat;
+  BOOL _playInBackground;
   NSString * _resizeMode;
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ static NSString *const playbackLikelyToKeepUpKeyPath = @"playbackLikelyToKeepUp"
     _pendingSeek = false;
     _pendingSeekTime = 0.0f;
     _lastSeekTime = 0.0f;
+    _playInBackground = false;
 
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                              selector:@selector(applicationWillResignActive:)
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ static NSString *const playbackLikelyToKeepUpKeyPath = @"playbackLikelyToKeepUp"
 
 - (void)applicationWillResignActive:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
-  if (!_paused) {
+  if (!_paused && !_playInBackground) {
     [self stopProgressTimer];
     [_player setRate:0.0];
   }
@@ -285,6 +287,11 @@ static NSString *const playbackLikelyToKeepUpKeyPath = @"playbackLikelyToKeepUp"
   _playerLayer.videoGravity = mode;
 }
 
+- (void)setPlayInBackground:(BOOL)playInBackground
+{
+    _playInBackground = playInBackground;
+}
+
 - (void)setPaused:(BOOL)paused
 {
   if (paused) {

RCTVideoManager.m

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(repeat, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(paused, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(muted, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(volume, float);
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(playInBackground, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(rate, float);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(seek, float);
 

Video.ios.js

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var Video = React.createClass({
     muted: PropTypes.bool,
     volume: PropTypes.number,
     rate: PropTypes.number,
+    playInBackground: PropTypes.bool,
     onLoadStart: PropTypes.func,
     onLoad: PropTypes.func,
     onError: PropTypes.func,