play m3u8 file from internal storage using NanoHTTTPD

Question

I have downloaded m3u8 and .ts files in internal directory of my app and when i try to play m3u8 file using Nanohttpd it shows a dialog "Can't play this Video". I have added my code below. Is it possible to play from app storage or do I need to store in files in storage which can be accessed by other apps.

public class VideoPlayerActivity extends Activity {

    @BindView(R.id.video_view)
    VideoView videoView;
    private MediaController mediaController;
    String url = "";
    Server server;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_video_player);
        ButterKnife.bind(this);
        mediaController = new MediaController(this);
        videoView.setMediaController(mediaController);
        url = getIntent().getStringExtra("url");
        Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
        server = new Server();
        try {
            server.start();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        videoView.setVideoURI("http://localhost:8080");
        videoView.requestFocus();
        videoView.start();
        videoView.setZOrderOnTop(true);


   }


    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        if(server!= null) {
            server.stop();
        }
    }

    private class Server extends NanoHTTPD {

        public Server() {
            super(8080);
        }

        @Override
        public Response serve(IHTTPSession session) {
            String answer = "";
            FileInputStream fileInputStream = null;
            try {
                // Open file from SD Card
                FileReader index = new FileReader( url);//where url is path of m3u8 file in app storage
                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(index);
                String line = "";
                while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                    answer += line;
                }
                reader.close();

            } catch (IOException ioe) {
                Log.w("Httpd", ioe.toString());
            }

            return new Response(Response.Status.OK, "application/x-mpegURL", answer);
        }
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 17 '18 at 12:02

I've found similar issue 2 month ago.
As I've found after a month of experiments - NanoHTTPD local server does not work properly with files from internal storage (e.g. context.getFilesDir()). Instead, you need to store your files inside Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() and provide read/write permissions for your app.
I've tried Android MediaPlayer and ViaccessOrca player (the last one internally uses NanoHTTPD) to play offline video from localhost.

play m3u8 file from internal storage using NanoHTTTPD

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