as per the user point of view people prefer offline mode . and want app size to be as low as possible when they download the app from the Appstore.
so my recommendation is to build a video player which have both option to stream file while user is online and play offline downloadable or cached files ..
one way is to:
use a webserver
simple java server example :
https://github.com/mooncatventures-group/StreamX
check : http://www.onlinevideo.net/2011/05/streaming-vs-progressive-download-vs-adaptive-streaming/
its better to build a app which give user the power to download and store app content
after the app is been downloaded from app store .
app should have option to delete app downloaded videos or to clear cache .
down is an example of video player which can play both offline and online video .
Make a custom Movie Player ..
//CustomMoviePlayerViewController.h File
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <MediaPlayer/MediaPlayer.h>
@interface CustomMoviePlayerViewController : UIViewController
{
MPMoviePlayerController *mp;
NSURL *movieURL;
}
- (id)initWithPath:(NSString *)moviePath;
- (id)initWithURL:(NSString *)moviePath;
- (void)readyPlayer;
@end
CustomMoviePlayerViewController.m File
#import "CustomMoviePlayerViewController.h"
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Compiler Directives & Static Variables
@implementation CustomMoviePlayerViewController
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (id)initWithPath:(NSString *)moviePath
{
// Initialize and create movie URL
if (self = [super init])
{
movieURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:moviePath];
[movieURL retain];
}
return self;
}
- (id)initWithURL:(NSString *)moviePath{
// Initialize and create movie URL
if (self = [super init])
{
movieURL = [NSURL URLWithString:moviePath];
[movieURL retain];
}
return self;
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* For 3.2 and 4.x devices
* For 3.1.x devices see moviePreloadDidFinish:
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (void) moviePlayerLoadStateChanged:(NSNotification*)notification
{
// Unless state is unknown, start playback
if ([mp loadState] != MPMovieLoadStateUnknown)
{
// Remove observer
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
removeObserver:self
name:MPMoviePlayerLoadStateDidChangeNotification
object:nil];
// When tapping movie, status bar will appear, it shows up
// in portrait mode by default. Set orientation to landscape
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight animated:NO];
// Rotate the view for landscape playback
[[self view] setBounds:CGRectMake(0, 0, 480, 320)];
[[self view] setCenter:CGPointMake(160, 240)];
[[self view] setTransform:CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI / 2)];
// Set frame of movieplayer
[[mp view] setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 480, 320)];
// Add movie player as subview
[[self view] addSubview:[mp view]];
// Play the movie
[mp play];
}
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* For 3.1.x devices
* For 3.2 and 4.x see moviePlayerLoadStateChanged:
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (void) moviePreloadDidFinish:(NSNotification*)notification
{
// Remove observer
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
removeObserver:self
name:MPMoviePlayerContentPreloadDidFinishNotification
object:nil];
// Play the movie
[mp play];
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (void) moviePlayBackDidFinish:(NSNotification*)notification
{
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:YES];
// Remove observer
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
removeObserver:self
name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
object:nil];
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (void) readyPlayer
{
mp = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:movieURL];
if ([mp respondsToSelector:@selector(loadState)])
{
[mp setMovieSourceType:MPMovieSourceTypeFile];
// Set movie player layout
[mp setControlStyle:MPMovieControlStyleFullscreen];
[mp setFullscreen:YES];
// May help to reduce latency
[mp prepareToPlay];
// Register that the load state changed (movie is ready)
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:@selector(moviePlayerLoadStateChanged:)
name:MPMoviePlayerLoadStateDidChangeNotification
object:nil];
}
else
{
// Register to receive a notification when the movie is in memory and ready to play.
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:@selector(moviePreloadDidFinish:)
name:MPMoviePlayerContentPreloadDidFinishNotification
object:nil];
}
// Register to receive a notification when the movie has finished playing.
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
selector:@selector(moviePlayBackDidFinish:)
name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
object:nil];
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (void) loadView
{
[self setView:[[[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame]] autorelease]];
[[self view] setBackgroundColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
- (void)dealloc
{
[mp release];
[movieURL release];
[super dealloc];
}
@end
Make your player View visible when u click TableListView cell.
//- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
NSString *documentsDirectory = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *filePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:[item valueForKey:@"URL"]]];
bool b=[[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:filePath];
CustomMoviePlayerViewController *moviePlayer;
if (b) {
moviePlayer = [[[CustomMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithPath:filePath] autorelease];
[self presentModalViewController:moviePlayer animated:YES];
[moviePlayer readyPlayer];
}else{
NSDictionary *item = [tableData objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]];
NSString *strURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:[item valueForKey:@"URL"]];
moviePlayer = [[[CustomMoviePlayerViewController alloc] initWithURL:strURL] autorelease];
[self presentModalViewController:moviePlayer animated:YES];
[moviePlayer readyPlayer];
}
Make A URL Downloader. save file in .
https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking
-(void)downloadFile:(NSString *)UrlAddress
{
NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:UrlAddress]];
AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation = [[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request];
NSString *fileName = UrlAddress;
NSString *documentsDirectory = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileName];
operation.outputStream = [NSOutputStream outputStreamToFileAtPath:path append:NO];
[operation setCompletionBlockWithSuccess:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
NSLog(@"Successfully downloaded file to %@", path);
} failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
}];
[operation setDownloadProgressBlock:^(NSUInteger bytesRead, long long totalBytesRead, long long totalBytesExpectedToRead) {
NSLog(@"Download = %f", (float)totalBytesRead / totalBytesExpectedToRead);
}];
[operation start];
}
So this will allow you to save File and play + play preloaded files which are already present within your app.
