
When operating the MediaCodec in asynchronous mode, we are seeing NPEs raised from the DefaultAudioSink because output buffers are pushed to the DefaultAudioSink with the DefaultAudioSink not configured yet. This is possible to happen if an output buffer is passed with MediaCodecAudioRenderer.processOutputBuffer() before an output format change. One possible code path to trigger this is when an output format change is pending and we flush MediaCodec (e.g. for a seek): the callback is waiting in the looper's queue but we ignore all currently queued callbacks after a flush(). This commit checks for a pending output format change during a flush(): if one exists, and the next MediaCodec output callback right after the flush() is an output buffer (and not a new output format), then the pending output format is propagated first. The only adapter that needs to change is the AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter which previsouly deleted all pending callbacks immediately on flush(). The AsynchronousMediaCodecAdapter now needs to also handle every enqueued callback in order to identify is there's a pending output format change. Testing: added unit tests for the new code. I have verified that if we pass an output buffer to the audio renderer before the output format, it will result on the specific NPE, but I cannot reproduce the base scenario (an output format change is pending when flushing) on a real device because we can't know if an output format is indeed pending. PiperOrigin-RevId: 310885283
ExoPlayer
ExoPlayer is an application level media player for Android. It provides an alternative to Android’s MediaPlayer API for playing audio and video both locally and over the Internet. ExoPlayer supports features not currently supported by Android’s MediaPlayer API, including DASH and SmoothStreaming adaptive playbacks. Unlike the MediaPlayer API, ExoPlayer is easy to customize and extend, and can be updated through Play Store application updates.
Documentation
- The developer guide provides a wealth of information.
- The class reference documents ExoPlayer classes.
- The release notes document the major changes in each release.
- Follow our developer blog to keep up to date with the latest ExoPlayer developments!
Using ExoPlayer
ExoPlayer modules can be obtained from JCenter. It's also possible to clone the repository and depend on the modules locally.
From JCenter
1. Add repositories
The easiest way to get started using ExoPlayer is to add it as a gradle
dependency. You need to make sure you have the Google and JCenter repositories
included in the build.gradle
file in the root of your project:
repositories {
google()
jcenter()
}
2. Add ExoPlayer module dependencies
Next add a dependency in the build.gradle
file of your app module. The
following will add a dependency to the full library:
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.X.X'
where 2.X.X
is your preferred version.
As an alternative to the full library, you can depend on only the library modules that you actually need. For example the following will add dependencies on the Core, DASH and UI library modules, as might be required for an app that plays DASH content:
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-core:2.X.X'
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-dash:2.X.X'
implementation 'com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-ui:2.X.X'
The available library modules are listed below. Adding a dependency to the full library is equivalent to adding dependencies on all of the library modules individually.
exoplayer-core
: Core functionality (required).exoplayer-dash
: Support for DASH content.exoplayer-hls
: Support for HLS content.exoplayer-smoothstreaming
: Support for SmoothStreaming content.exoplayer-ui
: UI components and resources for use with ExoPlayer.
In addition to library modules, ExoPlayer has multiple extension modules that depend on external libraries to provide additional functionality. Some extensions are available from JCenter, whereas others must be built manually. Browse the extensions directory and their individual READMEs for details.
More information on the library and extension modules that are available from JCenter can be found on Bintray.
3. Turn on Java 8 support
If not enabled already, you also need to turn on Java 8 support in all
build.gradle
files depending on ExoPlayer, by adding the following to the
android
section:
compileOptions {
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
Locally
Cloning the repository and depending on the modules locally is required when using some ExoPlayer extension modules. It's also a suitable approach if you want to make local changes to ExoPlayer, or if you want to use a development branch.
First, clone the repository into a local directory and checkout the desired branch:
git clone https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer.git
cd ExoPlayer
git checkout release-v2
Next, add the following to your project's settings.gradle
file, replacing
path/to/exoplayer
with the path to your local copy:
gradle.ext.exoplayerRoot = 'path/to/exoplayer'
gradle.ext.exoplayerModulePrefix = 'exoplayer-'
apply from: new File(gradle.ext.exoplayerRoot, 'core_settings.gradle')
You should now see the ExoPlayer modules appear as part of your project. You can depend on them as you would on any other local module, for example:
implementation project(':exoplayer-library-core')
implementation project(':exoplayer-library-dash')
implementation project(':exoplayer-library-ui')
Developing ExoPlayer
Project branches
- Development work happens on the
dev-v2
branch. Pull requests should normally be made to this branch. - The
release-v2
branch holds the most recent release.
Using Android Studio
To develop ExoPlayer using Android Studio, simply open the ExoPlayer project in the root directory of the repository.