AndroidYoutubeOverlay

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Language
Java
Version
0.2 (Jan 4, 2015)
Created
Jan 3, 2015
Updated
May 24, 2017 (Retired)
Owner
Jakub (jszczygiel)
Contributor
Jakub (jszczygiel)
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AndroidYoutubeOverlay

Library for handling Youtube Player in scrollable Views (ListView, GridView, ScrollView...)

Features:

  • Allows seamless transition between portrait and landscape (without rebufering)
  • Allows playback of one video at time
  • Attaches it self to view in scrollable container and scrolls with it
  • Supports AbsListView and ScrollView
  • Works from API level 17 (like YT API)

Todo:

  • Test with Horizontal ScrollView
  • Added Touch event passing to underlying scrollable View
  • Added RecyclerView support

How to Use:

  • Add following line to Activity declaration in AndroidManifest.xml, which will handle YT playback
  android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"
  • Use builder to create Fragment instance (Remember to set proper YT_DEVELOPER_KEY for your own project)
    ytPlayer = YoutubeOverlayFragment.newBuilder(YT_DEVELOPER_KEY, this).setListId(SCROLLABLE_CONTAINER_ID).buildAndAdd();
  • Handle view click in your adapter getView()
    @Override
    public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        (...)
        final String videoId = getItem(position);
        holder.rowMainImage.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                ytPlayer.onClick(holder.rowMainImage, videoId, position);
            }
        });
        return convertView;
    }
  • Or in your ScrollView
  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        (...)
      final View img = findViewById(R.id.rowMainImage);
      img.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
          @Override
          public void onClick(View v) {
              ytPlayer.onClick(img, VIDEO_ID);
          }
      });
  }
  • Override onBackPressed, so fragment can handle back button while in landscape
  @Override
  public void onBackPressed() {
      if (ytPlayer.onBackPressed()) {
          // handled by ytPlayer fragment
      } else {
          super.onBackPressed();
      }
  }