Player Module/com.bitmovin.player.casting/BitmovinCastManager

BitmovinCastManager

Singleton providing access to GoogleCast related features. The BitmovinCastManager needs to be initialized in the Application, if casting should be used.

Note: Make sure to call updateContext on every Activitys switch.

Functions

addMessageReceivedCallback

open fun addMessageReceivedCallback(callback: Cast.MessageReceivedCallback)

Adds a MessageReceivedCallback to the BitmovinCastManager.

disconnect

open fun disconnect()

Disconnects from the current cast session.

getCastControllerActivityClass

open fun getCastControllerActivityClass(): Class

Returns the class of the expanded controller activity, used at initialization.

initialize

open fun initialize()

open fun initialize(castControllerActivity: Class)

open fun initialize(applicationId: String, messageNamespace: String)

open fun initialize(@Nullable applicationId: String, messageNamespace: String, castControllerActivity: Class)

Initializes the BitmovinCastManager.

isCastAvailable

open fun isCastAvailable(): Boolean

Returns true if there are cast devices nearby and available for casting.

isConnected

open fun isConnected(): Boolean

Returns true if currently connected to a cast session.

isConnecting

open fun isConnecting(): Boolean

Returns true if currently connecting to a cast session.

isInitialized

open fun isInitialized(): Boolean

removeMessageReceivedCallback

open fun removeMessageReceivedCallback(callback: Cast.MessageReceivedCallback)

Removes a MessageReceivedCallback from the BitmovinCastManager.

sendMessage

open fun sendMessage(message: String): Boolean

Sends the given message to the cast receiver.

open fun sendMessage(message: String, @Nullable messageNamespace: String): Boolean

Sends the given message to the cast receiver on the provided messageNamespace.

sendMetadata

open fun sendMetadata(@NonNull metadata: Map<String, out Any>): Boolean

Sends the given metadata wrapped in a metadata message object to the cast receiver on the configured message namespace.

showDialog

open fun showDialog(): Boolean

Opens the cast dialog, for selecting and starting a cast session.

updateContext

open fun updateContext(context: Context)

Must be called in every Activity to update the context.

Properties

applicationId

private open val applicationId: String

instance

private open val instance: BitmovinCastManager

messageNamespace

private open val messageNamespace: String