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diff --git a/MediaSessionKotlin/build.gradle b/MediaSessionKotlin/build.gradle
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+plugins {
+ id 'com.android.application'
+ id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
+}
+
+android {
+ namespace 'com.bitmovin.player.samples.media.session'
+ compileSdk rootProject.compileSdk
+
+ defaultConfig {
+ applicationId "com.bitmovin.player.samples.media.session"
+ minSdkVersion rootProject.minSdkVersion
+ targetSdkVersion rootProject.targetSdkVersion
+ versionCode 1
+ versionName "1.0"
+
+ testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
+ }
+
+ buildTypes {
+ release {
+ minifyEnabled false
+ proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+ }
+ }
+ buildFeatures {
+ viewBinding = true
+ }
+ compileOptions {
+ sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+ targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+ }
+ kotlinOptions {
+ jvmTarget = '11'
+ }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+ implementation supportDependencies.appCompat
+ implementation bitmovinPlayerDependencies.bitmovinPlayer
+ implementation "com.bitmovin.player:player-media-session:${bitmovinPlayerVersion}"
+ implementation 'androidx.activity:activity:1.9.3'
+ implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0'
+}
diff --git a/MediaSessionKotlin/proguard-rules.pro b/MediaSessionKotlin/proguard-rules.pro
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+# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
+# You can control the set of applied configuration files using the
+# proguardFiles setting in build.gradle.
+#
+# For more details, see
+# http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
+
+# If your project uses WebView with JS, uncomment the following
+# and specify the fully qualified class name to the JavaScript interface
+# class:
+#-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
+# public *;
+#}
+
+# Uncomment this to preserve the line number information for
+# debugging stack traces.
+#-keepattributes SourceFile,LineNumberTable
+
+# If you keep the line number information, uncomment this to
+# hide the original source file name.
+#-renamesourcefileattribute SourceFile
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diff --git a/MediaSessionKotlin/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/samples/media/session/MainActivity.kt b/MediaSessionKotlin/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/samples/media/session/MainActivity.kt
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+package com.bitmovin.player.samples.media.session
+
+import android.Manifest
+import android.content.ComponentName
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.ServiceConnection
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.IBinder
+import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.widget.RelativeLayout
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import com.bitmovin.player.PlayerView
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.Player
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.source.SourceConfig
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.source.SourceType
+import com.bitmovin.player.samples.media.session.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
+
+class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+ private lateinit var playerView: PlayerView
+ private var serviceBinder: MediaSessionPlaybackService.ServiceBinder? = null
+ private val player: Player? get() = serviceBinder?.player
+ private var isBound = false
+ private lateinit var uiBinding: ActivityMainBinding
+
+ override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+ super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+ uiBinding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+ setContentView(uiBinding.root)
+ // Create a PlayerView without a Player and add it to the View hierarchy
+ playerView = PlayerView(this, null as Player?).apply {
+ layoutParams = RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
+ ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+ ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+ )
+ }
+ playerView.keepScreenOn = true
+ uiBinding.root.addView(playerView)
+ }
+
+ private fun initializePlayer() {
+ // Load a new source
+ val sourceConfig = SourceConfig(
+ "https://bitmovin-a.akamaihd.net/content/MI201109210084_1/mpds/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.mpd",
+ SourceType.Dash,
+ posterSource = "https://bitmovin-a.akamaihd.net/content/poster/hd/RedBull.jpg"
+ )
+
+ player?.load(sourceConfig)
+ }
+
+
+ private fun bindService() {
+ val intent = Intent(this, MediaSessionPlaybackService::class.java)
+ intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_BUTTON)
+ bindService(intent, connection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE)
+ startService(intent)
+ }
+
+ private fun unbindService() {
+ unbindService(connection)
+ }
+
+ override fun onStart() {
+ super.onStart()
+ playerView.onStart()
+ bindService()
+ }
+
+ override fun onResume() {
+ super.onResume()
+
+ // Attach the Player to allow the PlayerView to control the player
+ playerView.player = player
+ playerView.onResume()
+ }
+
+ override fun onPause() {
+ // Detach the Player to decouple it from the PlayerView lifecycle
+ playerView.player = null
+ playerView.onPause()
+ super.onPause()
+ }
+
+ override fun onStop() {
+ super.onStop()
+ // Unbind the Service and reset the Player reference
+ unbindService()
+ playerView.onStop()
+ }
+
+ override fun onDestroy() {
+ playerView.onDestroy()
+ super.onDestroy()
+ }
+
+ private val connection = object : ServiceConnection {
+ override fun onServiceConnected(className: ComponentName, service: IBinder) {
+ // We've bound to the Service, cast the IBinder and get the Player instance
+ val binder = service as MediaSessionPlaybackService.ServiceBinder
+ serviceBinder = binder
+ val player = binder.player ?: throw IllegalStateException("Player is null")
+ playerView.player = player
+ if (player.source == null) {
+ initializePlayer()
+ }
+ }
+
+ override fun onServiceDisconnected(name: ComponentName) {
+ isBound = false
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/MediaSessionKotlin/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/samples/media/session/MediaSessionPlaybackService.kt b/MediaSessionKotlin/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/samples/media/session/MediaSessionPlaybackService.kt
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+package com.bitmovin.player.samples.media.session
+
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Binder
+import android.os.IBinder
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.PlaybackConfig
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.Player
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.PlayerConfig
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.media.session.ControllerInfo
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.media.session.MediaSession
+import com.bitmovin.player.api.media.session.MediaSessionService
+
+class MediaSessionPlaybackService : MediaSessionService() {
+ inner class ServiceBinder : Binder() {
+ val player get() = this@MediaSessionPlaybackService.player
+ fun connectSession() = addSession(mediaSession)
+ fun disconnectSession() = removeSession(mediaSession)
+ }
+
+ private val binder = ServiceBinder()
+ private lateinit var player: Player
+ private lateinit var mediaSession: MediaSession
+
+ override fun onGetSession(controllerInfo: ControllerInfo) = mediaSession
+
+ override fun onCreate() {
+ super.onCreate()
+ player = Player(
+ this, PlayerConfig(
+ playbackConfig = PlaybackConfig(
+ handleAudioFocus = true
+ )
+ )
+ )
+ mediaSession = MediaSession(
+ this,
+ mainLooper,
+ player,
+ )
+ }
+
+ override fun onDestroy() {
+ mediaSession.release()
+ player.destroy()
+
+ super.onDestroy()
+ }
+
+ override fun onBind(intent: Intent?): IBinder {
+ super.onBind(intent)
+ return binder
+ }
+}
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