How can I tap to close AVPlayer in Swift 5? - swift

Question

I'm creating an extremely simple game, and I've hidden the video controls.
#IBAction func playVideo1(_ sender: Any) {
// play video connected to button 1
guard let firstVideo = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "Video1", ofType:"mp4") else {
debugPrint("Video not found")
return
}
// create an AVPlayer, passing it mp4
let player = AVPlayer(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: firstVideo))
// Create a new AVPlayerViewController and pass it a reference to the player.
let controller = AVPlayerViewController()
controller.player = player
controller.showsPlaybackControls = false
// Modally present the player and call the player's play() method when complete.
present(controller, animated: true) {
player.play()
}
} // end playVideo1
One of the two options would be OK.
Option 1: Tap to close the video.
Option 2: Have the AVPlayer close automatically at the end of the video.
I appreciate any help.
Thanks!

Answer 1

You can add a tap gesture recognizer to AVPlayerViewController's view (for closing on tap), or you could subscribe to AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime notification (for closing when video ends playing). Something like this:
#IBAction func playVideo1(_ sender: Any) {
// play video connected to button 1
guard let firstVideo = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "Video1", ofType:"mp4") else {
debugPrint("Video not found")
return
}
// create an AVPlayer, passing it mp4
let player = AVPlayer(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: firstVideo))
// Create a new AVPlayerViewController and pass it a reference to the player.
let controller = AVPlayerViewController()
controller.player = player
controller.showsPlaybackControls = false
//for closing when video ends
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(closePlayer), name: NSNotification.Name.AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: controller.player?.currentItem)
//for closing on tap
let tapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(closePlayer))
controller.view.addGestureRecognizer(tapGestureRecognizer)
// Modally present the player and call the player's play() method when complete.
present(controller, animated: true) {
player.play()
}
} // end playVideo1
#objc func closePlayer() {
dismiss(animated: true)
//if you go notification route, don't forget to remove observer
NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
}

Answer 2

For closing the videoPlayer when on user tap you can use the following-
let tapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(closePlayerOnTouch))
controller.view.addGestureRecognizer(tapGestureRecognizer)
and then add this after the button -
#objc func closePlayerOnTouch() {
dismiss(animated: true)
NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
}
#Predrag's answer is really awesome though.

Answer 3

import UIKit
import AVFoundation
class ViewController: UIViewController {
#IBOutlet weak var btnPlay: UIButton!
var player:AVPlayer?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}
#IBAction func btnPress(sender: AnyObject) {
if (btnPlay.titleLabel?.text == "Play") {
initPlayer()
btnPlay.setTitle("Stop", forState: UIControlState.Normal)
} else {
stopPlayer()
btnPlay.setTitle("Play", forState: UIControlState.Normal)
}
}
func initPlayer() {
if let play = player {
print("playing")
play.play()
} else {
print("player allocated")
player = AVPlayer(URL: NSURL(string: "http://streaming.radio.rtl.fr/rtl-1-48-192")!)
print("playing")
player!.play()
}
}
func stopPlayer() {
if let play = player {
print("stopped")
play.pause()
player = nil
print("player deallocated")
} else {
print("player was already deallocated")
}
}
}