In this flutter tv app example we will learn how to play videos inside tv app. To play videos in Flutter TV app we are using the video_player plugin. In this example we will cover
Before implement video player example we read about how to create Flutter TV Application in my previous article
Let's get started
Step 1: Create Flutter Application
Step 2: Add required pubspec.yaml file
dev_dependencies:
flutter_test:
sdk: flutter
video_player: ^2.1.14
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Step 3: Parse json data
We are adding sample video json data in video.dart file. To read this json data we are creating the model classes
class Channel{
String title;
String description;
String thumb;
List sources;
Channel({required this.title,required this.description,required this.thumb,required this.sources});
factory Channel.fromJson(Map<dynamic,dynamic> json){
return Channel(
title:json['title'],
description:json['description'],
thumb:json['thumb'],
sources:json['sources'],
);
}
}
class ChannelsList{
List channels;
ChannelsList(this.channels);
factory ChannelsList.fromJson(Map<dynamic,dynamic> json){
var list=List.empty(growable: true);
if (json['videos'] != null) {
json['videos'].forEach((v) {
final model = Channel.fromJson(v);
list.add(model);
});
}
return ChannelsList(list);
}
}
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To parse json data into model class will be done by
Future> loadChannels(){
return Future.value(ChannelsList.fromJson(mediaJSON).channels);
}
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Step 4: Display List data
FutureBuilder( future: loadChannels(), builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot> snapshot) { if(snapshot!.hasData) { var list=snapshot.data; return ListView.builder( itemCount: (list==null)?0:snapshot.data!.length, itemBuilder: (item,index){ return MaterialButton(onPressed:(){ Navigator.push(context, MaterialPageRoute(builder: (context){ return MyTvScreen(url:snapshot.data![index].sources[0]); })); },child: Card(child: Padding( padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0), child: ListTile(leading:Image.network("http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/${snapshot.data![index].thumb}",height:100),title:Text(snapshot.data![index].title ),), ))); }); } return Container(); }, ), |
Step 5: Play videos
To play videos to tv app we have creaetd a widget which will contains the VideoPlayer widget. This video player widget internally use the exoplayer plugin
/// Widget that displays the video controlled by [controller].
class VideoPlayer extends StatefulWidget {
/// Uses the given [controller] for all video rendered in this widget.
VideoPlayer(this.controller);
/// The [VideoPlayerController] responsible for the video being rendered in
/// this widget.
final VideoPlayerController controller;
@override
_VideoPlayerState createState() => _VideoPlayerState();
}
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Step 6: Let's run the application
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Complete code for Flutter TV app video Player
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
class MyTvScreen extends StatefulWidget {
final String url;
MyTvScreen({required this.url});
@override
_MyTvScreenState createState() => _MyTvScreenState();
}
class _MyTvScreenState extends State {
late VideoPlayerController _controller;
@override
void initState() {
_controller = VideoPlayerController.network(widget.url);
_controller.addListener(() {
setState(() {});
});
_controller.setLooping(true);
_controller.initialize().then((_) => setState(() {}));
_controller.play();
}
@override
void dispose() {
_controller.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: Text("TV Player"),
),
body: SingleChildScrollView(
child: Stack(
alignment: Alignment.bottomCenter,
children: [
Container(child: VideoPlayer(_controller),height:400,width: double.infinity,),
_ControlsOverlay(controller: _controller),
VideoProgressIndicator(_controller, allowScrubbing: true),
],
),
),
);
}
}
class _ControlsOverlay extends StatelessWidget {
const _ControlsOverlay({Key? key, required this.controller})
: super(key: key);
static const _examplePlaybackRates = [
0.25,
0.5,
1.0,
1.5,
2.0,
3.0,
5.0,
10.0,
];
final VideoPlayerController controller;
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Row(
crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceAround,
children: [
Container(
color: Colors.black26,
height: 50,
child: Padding(
padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
child: AnimatedSwitcher(
duration: Duration(milliseconds: 50),
reverseDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 200),
child: Row(
children: [
MaterialButton(
onPressed: () async{
var position= await controller.position;
controller.seekTo(Duration(seconds: position!.inSeconds-5));
},
child: Icon(
Icons.arrow_back_ios,
color: Colors.white,
size: 20.0,
),
),
SizedBox(width: 20,),
controller.value.isPlaying
? MaterialButton(
child: Icon(
Icons.pause,
color: Colors.white,
size: 30.0,
),
onPressed: () {
controller.value.isPlaying ? controller.pause() : controller.play();
},
)
: MaterialButton(
child: Icon(
Icons.play_arrow,
color: Colors.white,
size: 30.0,
),
onPressed: () {
controller.value.isPlaying ? controller.pause() : controller.play();
},
),
SizedBox(width: 20,),
MaterialButton(
onPressed: () async{
var position= await controller.position;
controller.seekTo(Duration(seconds: position!.inSeconds+5));
},
child: Icon(
Icons.arrow_forward_ios,
color: Colors.white,
size: 20.0,
),
),
SizedBox(width: 20,),
PopupMenuButton(
initialValue: controller.value.playbackSpeed,
tooltip: 'Playback speed',
color: Colors.white,
onSelected: (speed) {
controller.setPlaybackSpeed(speed);
},
itemBuilder: (context) {
return [
for (final speed in _examplePlaybackRates)
PopupMenuItem(
value: speed,
child: Text('${speed}x',),
)
];
},
child: Text('${controller.value.playbackSpeed}x',style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white),),
),
],
),
),
),
),
],
);
}
}
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Conclusion:
In this Flutter TV app example we covered how to parse json data and play videos inside video player for flutter tv application
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