extended-vlc-player 0.1.0

package/LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Berat Tüfekli
+
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+SOFTWARE.

package/README.md

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+# extended-vlc-player
+
+A React Native video player for Expo SDK 57 / RN 0.86 / New Architecture that:
+
+- Decodes every container **MobileVLCKit** (iOS) and **libVLC** (Android) support: MKV, AVI, FLV, WMV, WebM, MP4, MOV, M4V, TS, M3U8, 3GP, OGG, RM, VOB.
+- Delivers true system **Picture-in-Picture** on iOS, even for codecs the system AVPlayer cannot decode, by bridging MobileVLCKit's snapshot output to `AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer` + `AVPictureInPictureController.ContentSource` (the same path WebRTC video-call apps use).
+- Native Android PiP via `enterPictureInPictureMode`.
+- Mirrors the `expo-video` JSX surface so the existing `BackgroundVideoPlayer.jsx` can be migrated with a one-line import swap.
+
+## DRM
+
+`extended-vlc-player` does **not** support Widevine / FairPlay DRM (VLC has no DRM path). For DRM content keep using `expo-video` — the two can coexist in the same app.
+
+## Apple TV / Android TV
+
+Out of scope for this iteration. The module is phone/tablet only. A separate `ExtendedVlcPlayerTV` Fabric component can be added later by reusing the same `MobileVLCKit` (or `TVVLCKit`) pod.
+
+## Install
+
+In `mobile/package.json`:
+
+```json
+"dependencies": {
+  "extended-vlc-player": "file:../extended-vlc-player"
+}
+```
+
+Then add the plugin to `app.json`:
+
+```json
+"plugins": [
+  ["extended-vlc-player", {
+    "ios":     { "mobileVlcKitVersion": "3.7.3" },
+    "android": { "libVlcVersion": "3.6.0" }
+  }]
+]
+```
+
+Run `npx expo prebuild --clean` so the new pod + gradle deps are wired.
+
+## Usage
+
+```tsx
+import { useExtendedVlcPlayer, ExtendedVlcPlayerView } from 'extended-vlc-player';
+
+function MyPlayer({ uri }: { uri: string }) {
+  const player = useExtendedVlcPlayer(uri);
+  return <ExtendedVlcPlayerView player={player} style={{ flex: 1 }} />;
+}
+```
+
+## Bundle size impact
+
+| Platform | Pre-existing | After install |
+|---|---|---|
+| iOS IPA  | ~50-60 MB | +50-65 MB (MobileVLCKit) |
+| Android AAB per-ABI | ~30-40 MB | +30-40 MB (libVLC .so) |
+
+App Thinning on iOS and ABI splits on Android bring the **user-visible install** increase down to ~25-35 MB iOS / ~10-15 MB Android; the *download* size still grows by the pre-split number.

package/android/build.gradle

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+// Top-level build file for the `extended-vlc-player` local Expo Module.
+buildscript {
+  repositories {
+    google()
+    mavenCentral()
+  }
+  dependencies {
+    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle'
+    classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin'
+  }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+apply plugin: 'expo-module-gradle-plugin'
+
+group = 'expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer'
+version = '0.1.0'
+
+android {
+  namespace 'expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer'
+  defaultConfig {
+    minSdkVersion (findProperty('expo.minSdkVersion') ?: 26).toInteger()
+    targetSdkVersion (findProperty('expo.targetSdkVersion') ?: 34).toInteger()
+  }
+  // The libVLC .so files ship native code for four ABIs. The Expo app
+  // already filters to its own ABIs in android/app/build.gradle; the host
+  // app's split configuration wins, so we don't repeat abiFilters here.
+  buildFeatures {
+    buildConfig true
+  }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  implementation 'org.videolan.android:libvlc:3.6.0'
+}

package/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

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+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  package="expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer">
+
+  <!--
+    The actual PiP + audio background requirements live in the host app's
+    AndroidManifest. The host app's main activity must declare
+    android:supportsPictureInPicture="true" and reference the
+    android:configChanges that keep the SurfaceView alive across config
+    changes. The config plugin (app.plugin.js) takes care of that.
+  -->
+
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+</manifest>

package/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/extendedvlcplayer/ExtendedVlcPlayerModule.kt

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+package expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.app.PictureInPictureParams
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.res.Configuration
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Rational
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.Module
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.ModuleDefinition
+
+/**
+ * TurboModule for `extended-vlc-player` on Android.
+ *
+ * Note: VLC playback itself happens inside the `ExtendedVlcPlayerView`
+ * (which hosts libVLC's `SurfaceView`). This module just exposes the
+ * TurboModule methods that the JS side calls; picture-in-picture
+ * activation goes through the host activity because Android requires
+ * the activity to be in resumed state to enter PiP.
+ */
+class ExtendedVlcPlayerModule : Module() {
+  override fun definition() = ModuleDefinition {
+    Name("ExtendedVlcPlayer")
+
+    AsyncFunction("isPictureInPictureSupported") {
+      Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O &&
+        appContext.activity?.application?.packageManager?.hasSystemFeature(
+          android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_PICTURE_IN_PICTURE
+        ) == true
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("isPictureInPictureActive") { instanceId: Int ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.isInPiP() ?: false
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("play") { instanceId: Int ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.play()
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("pause") { instanceId: Int ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.pause()
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("stop") { instanceId: Int ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.stop()
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("seek") { instanceId: Int, seconds: Double ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.seekTo(seconds)
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("setRate") { instanceId: Int, rate: Double ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.setRate(rate.toFloat())
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("setVolume") { instanceId: Int, volume: Double ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.setVolume(volume.toFloat().coerceIn(0f, 1f))
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("setAudioTrack") { instanceId: Int, index: Int ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.setAudioTrack(index)
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("setSubtitleTrack") { instanceId: Int, index: Int ->
+      PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId)?.setSubtitleTrack(index)
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("replace") { instanceId: Int, payload: ReplacePayload ->
+      val session = PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId) ?: return@AsyncFunction
+      val url = if (payload.uri.startsWith("http://") || payload.uri.startsWith("https://") || payload.uri.startsWith("file://")) {
+        payload.uri
+      } else {
+        "https://${payload.uri}"
+      }
+      session.replace(url)
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("startPictureInPicture") { instanceId: Int ->
+      val activity = appContext.activity ?: return@AsyncFunction false
+      val session = PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId) ?: return@AsyncFunction false
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) return@AsyncFunction false
+      val params = PictureInPictureParams.Builder()
+        .setAspectRatio(Rational(16, 9))
+        .build()
+      return@AsyncFunction activity.enterPictureInPictureMode(params)
+    }
+
+    AsyncFunction("stopPictureInPicture") { instanceId: Int ->
+      val session = PlayerRegistry.session(instanceId) ?: return@AsyncFunction false
+      session.requestExitPiP()
+      return@AsyncFunction true
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+class ReplacePayload(
+  val uri: String,
+  val instanceId: Int = 0
+)

package/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/extendedvlcplayer/ExtendedVlcPlayerViewComponentView.kt

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+package expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.view.View
+import expo.modules.kotlin.AppContext
+import expo.modules.kotlin.viewevent.EventDispatcher
+import expo.modules.kotlin.views.ExpoView
+
+/**
+ * Fabric view component for `ExtendedVlcPlayerView` on Android.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the iOS bridge: owns the libVLC session for this player
+ * instance and forwards VLC events back to JS through the standard
+ * Expo Modules event dispatcher.
+ */
+class ExtendedVlcPlayerViewComponentView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) :
+  ExpoView(context, appContext) {
+
+  private var playerId: Int = 0
+
+  val onLoad by EventDispatcher<Map<String, Any>>()
+  val onProgress by EventDispatcher<Map<String, Any>>()
+  val onPlaying by EventDispatcher<Map<String, Any>>()
+  val onPaused by EventDispatcher<Map<String, Any>>()
+  val onEnded by EventDispatcher<Unit>()
+  val onError by EventDispatcher<Map<String, Any>>()
+  val onBuffering by EventDispatcher<Map<String, Any>>()
+  val onPictureInPictureStart by EventDispatcher<Unit>()
+  val onPictureInPictureStop by EventDispatcher<Unit>()
+
+  fun setPlayer(id: Int) {
+    if (playerId == id) return
+    // If we were attached to a previous session, detach.
+    detachFromSession()
+    playerId = id
+    val session = PlayerRegistry.session(id) ?: return
+    val drawable = session.drawable
+    drawable.layoutParams = android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams(
+      android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+      android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+    )
+    this.addView(drawable)
+    PlayerRegistry.attachView(this, id)
+    // Wire event sinks to forward to the JS dispatcher.
+    session.onLoad = { payload -> onLoad(payload) }
+    session.onProgress = { payload -> onProgress(payload) }
+    session.onPlaying = { payload -> onPlaying(payload) }
+    session.onPaused = { payload -> onPaused(payload) }
+    session.onEnded = { onEnded(Unit) }
+    session.onError = { payload -> onError(payload) }
+    session.onBuffering = { payload -> onBuffering(payload) }
+    session.onPictureInPictureStart = { onPictureInPictureStart(Unit) }
+    session.onPictureInPictureStop = { onPictureInPictureStop(Unit) }
+  }
+
+  fun createPlayer(): Int {
+    val (id, _) = PlayerRegistry.create(context)
+    playerId = id
+    return id
+  }
+
+  private fun detachFromSession() {
+    if (playerId == 0) return
+    val session = PlayerRegistry.session(playerId) ?: return
+    this.removeView(session.drawable)
+    session.onLoad = null
+    session.onProgress = null
+    session.onPlaying = null
+    session.onPaused = null
+    session.onEnded = null
+    session.onError = null
+    session.onBuffering = null
+    session.onPictureInPictureStart = null
+    session.onPictureInPictureStop = null
+    PlayerRegistry.detachView(this)
+  }
+
+  override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
+    super.onDetachedFromWindow()
+    detachFromSession()
+  }
+}

package/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/extendedvlcplayer/PlayerRegistry.kt

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+package expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
+import android.content.res.Configuration
+
+/**
+ * Process-wide registry of active player sessions, keyed by the integer
+ * id allocated by the JS hook.
+ */
+object PlayerRegistry {
+  private val sessions = mutableMapOf<Int, PlayerSession>()
+  private val sessionIdsByView = mutableMapOf<android.view.View, Int>()
+  @Volatile var currentActivity: Activity? = null
+
+  @Synchronized
+  fun create(context: Context): Pair<Int, PlayerSession> {
+    val id = (sessions.keys.maxOrNull() ?: 0) + 1
+    val session = PlayerSession(id, context.applicationContext)
+    sessions[id] = session
+    return id to session
+  }
+
+  @Synchronized
+  fun get(id: Int): PlayerSession? = sessions[id]
+
+  @Synchronized
+  fun destroy(id: Int) {
+    val session = sessions.remove(id) ?: return
+    val view = sessionIdsByView.entries.firstOrNull { it.value == id }?.key
+    if (view != null) sessionIdsByView.remove(view)
+    session.release()
+  }
+
+  @Synchronized
+  fun attachView(view: android.view.View, id: Int) {
+    sessionIdsByView[view] = id
+  }
+
+  @Synchronized
+  fun detachView(view: android.view.View) {
+    sessionIdsByView.remove(view)
+  }
+
+  fun session(id: Int): PlayerSession? = get(id)
+}

package/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/extendedvlcplayer/PlayerSession.kt

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+package expo.modules.extendedvlcplayer
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.app.PictureInPictureParams
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
+import android.content.res.Configuration
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Rational
+import android.view.SurfaceHolder
+import android.view.SurfaceView
+import org.videolan.libvlc.LibVLC
+import org.videolan.libvlc.Media
+import org.videolan.libvlc.MediaPlayer
+import org.videolan.libvlc.interfaces.IVLCVout
+
+/**
+ * One session per JS player. Owns the libVLC `MediaPlayer` and a
+ * `SurfaceView` that the `ExtendedVlcPlayerView` adopts into its
+ * view hierarchy.
+ */
+class PlayerSession(
+  val id: Int,
+  private val context: Context
+) {
+  private val surfaceView = SurfaceView(context)
+  val drawable: SurfaceView get() = surfaceView
+
+  private val libVlc: LibVLC = LibVLC(context, listOf("--no-osd", "--no-stats"))
+  val mediaPlayer: MediaPlayer = MediaPlayer(libVlc)
+
+  // Event sinks. Wired up by the Fabric view component when the view
+  // mounts; the player fires them on the main thread via `mediaPlayer.EventListener`.
+  var onLoad: ((Map<String, Any>) -> Unit)? = null
+  var onProgress: ((Map<String, Any>) -> Unit)? = null
+  var onPlaying: ((Map<String, Any>) -> Unit)? = null
+  var onPaused: ((Map<String, Any>) -> Unit)? = null
+  var onEnded: (() -> Unit)? = null
+  var onError: ((Map<String, Any>) -> Unit)? = null
+  var onBuffering: ((Map<String, Any>) -> Unit)? = null
+  var onPictureInPictureStart: (() -> Unit)? = null
+  var onPictureInPictureStop: (() -> Unit)? = null
+
+  private var currentMedia: Media? = null
+  private var isAttached = false
+  private var isInPiP = false
+
+  init {
+    surfaceView.holder.addCallback(object : SurfaceHolder.Callback {
+      override fun surfaceCreated(holder: SurfaceHolder) {
+        mediaPlayer.vout.setVideoSurface(holder.surface, surfaceView.holder)
+        if (!isAttached) {
+          mediaPlayer.attachViews(arrayOf<Any>(surfaceView).toJavaArray())
+          isAttached = true
+        }
+        mediaPlayer.play()
+      }
+
+      override fun surfaceChanged(holder: SurfaceHolder, format: Int, width: Int, height: Int) {}
+
+      override fun surfaceDestroyed(holder: SurfaceHolder) {
+        mediaPlayer.vout.setVideoSurface(null, null)
+      }
+    })
+
+    mediaPlayer.setEventListener { event ->
+      when (event.type) {
+        MediaPlayer.Event.Playing -> onPlaying?.invoke(mapOf("duration" to (event.durationMs / 1000.0)))
+        MediaPlayer.Event.Paused -> onPaused?.invoke(emptyMap())
+        MediaPlayer.Event.Stopped -> onEnded?.invoke()
+        MediaPlayer.Event.EndReached -> onEnded?.invoke()
+        MediaPlayer.Event.EncounteredError -> onError?.invoke(
+          mapOf(
+            "message" to (event.escapedVlcError ?: "libVLC error"),
+            "code" to "VLC_ERROR",
+            "domain" to "libVLC"
+          )
+        )
+        MediaPlayer.Event.Buffering -> onBuffering?.invoke(mapOf("isBuffering" to event.buffering.toDouble() < 100.0))
+        MediaPlayer.Event.Opening -> onLoad?.invoke(
+          mapOf(
+            "duration" to (event.durationMs / 1000.0),
+            "audioTracks" to emptyList<Map<String, Any>>(),
+            "textTracks" to emptyList<Map<String, Any>>()
+          )
+        )
+        MediaPlayer.Event.TimeChanged -> onProgress?.invoke(
+          mapOf(
+            "currentTime" to (event.timeChanged / 1000.0),
+            "duration" to (event.durationMs / 1000.0),
+            "position" to (if (event.durationMs > 0) event.timeChanged.toDouble() / event.durationMs else 0.0)
+          )
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun replace(uri: String) {
+    currentMedia?.release()
+    val media = Media(libVlc, Uri.parse(uri))
+    currentMedia = media
+    mediaPlayer.media = media
+  }
+
+  fun play() = mediaPlayer.play()
+  fun pause() = mediaPlayer.pause()
+  fun stop() = mediaPlayer.stop()
+
+  fun seekTo(seconds: Double) {
+    mediaPlayer.time = (seconds * 1000).toLong()
+  }
+
+  fun setRate(rate: Float) {
+    mediaPlayer.rate = rate.coerceIn(0.1f, 4.0f)
+  }
+
+  fun setVolume(volume: Float) {
+    mediaPlayer.volume = (volume * 100).toInt() // libVLC volume is 0..100
+  }
+
+  fun setAudioTrack(index: Int) {
+    val tracks = mediaPlayer.audioTracks ?: return
+    if (index in tracks.indices) {
+      val track = tracks[index]
+      mediaPlayer.audioTrack = track.id
+    } else if (index < 0) {
+      mediaPlayer.audioTrack = -1
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun setSubtitleTrack(index: Int) {
+    val tracks = mediaPlayer.spuTracks ?: return
+    if (index in tracks.indices) {
+      val track = tracks[index]
+      mediaPlayer.spuTrack = track.id
+    } else if (index < 0) {
+      mediaPlayer.spuTrack = -1
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun isInPiP(): Boolean = isInPiP
+
+  fun setInPiP(value: Boolean) {
+    isInPiP = value
+    if (value) onPictureInPictureStart?.invoke() else onPictureInPictureStop?.invoke()
+  }
+
+  fun requestExitPiP() {
+    val activity = PlayerRegistry.currentActivity ?: return
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O && activity.isInPictureInPictureMode) {
+      val params = PictureInPictureParams.Builder()
+        .setAspectRatio(Rational(16, 9))
+        .build()
+      activity.setPictureInPictureParams(params)
+      activity.moveTaskToBack(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun release() {
+    mediaPlayer.stop()
+    currentMedia?.release()
+    libVlc.release()
+  }
+}
+
+// Helper to convert Kotlin Array to Java Array (libVLC's attachViews is Java).
+private inline fun <reified T> Array<out T>.toJavaArray(): Array<T> = this as Array<T>

package/app.plugin.js

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+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * Expo config plugin for `extended-vlc-player`.
+ *
+ * Responsibilities:
+ *   1. iOS Podfile: declare MobileVLCKit pod + a post_install hook that
+ *      de-duplicates libc++ if MobileVLCKit's static framework collides
+ *      with React Native's.
+ *   2. iOS Info.plist: ensure UIBackgroundModes includes "audio" so the
+ *      audio session is eligible for background playback and PiP.
+ *   3. Android build.gradle: add libVLC dependency and the four common
+ *      ABI filters. Only patches the main :app module — never touches
+ *      :react-native-google-mobile-ads or :react-native-purchases, which
+ *      already have their own kotlin-metadata-version-compatibility config
+ *      plugin applied.
+ *   4. AndroidManifest.xml: declare android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"
+ *      on the main activity (no-op when expo-video's plugin already added it).
+ *   5. Idempotent: every patch uses mergeContents() with a stable tag so
+ *      re-running `expo prebuild` does not duplicate content.
+ *
+ * Plugin options (all optional):
+ *   {
+ *     ios:     { mobileVlcKitVersion: '3.7.3', enableBitcode: false },
+ *     android: { libVlcVersion: '3.6.0' },
+ *     pip:     { snapshotFps: 30, snapshotQuality: 'medium' },
+ *   }
+ */
+
+const { withPodfile, withAppBuildGradle, withMainApplication, withInfoPlist } = require('@expo/config-plugins');
+const { mergeContents } = require('@expo/config-plugins/build/utils/generateCode');
+
+// ---- iOS Podfile ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+const PODFILE_TAG = 'extended-vlc-player-pod';
+const PODFILE_LINE = (vlcVersion) => `  pod 'MobileVLCKit', '~> ${vlcVersion}'`;
+
+function withIosPods(config, options) {
+  const vlcVersion = (options?.ios?.mobileVlcKitVersion || '3.7.3').toString();
+  return withPodfile(config, (podConfig) => {
+    const newSrc = podConfig.modResults.contents
+      .split('\n')
+      .map((line, idx, arr) => {
+        // Insert just after the first `target 'IPTVPlayerConnect' do` line.
+        if (/^\s*target\s+['"][^'"]+['"]\s+do\s*$/.test(line) && !arr.slice(0, idx).some((l) => l.includes(PODFILE_LINE(vlcVersion)))) {
+          return [line, PODFILE_LINE(vlcVersion)].join('\n');
+        }
+        return line;
+      })
+      .join('\n');
+
+    podConfig.modResults.contents = mergeContents({
+      tag: PODFILE_TAG,
+      src: newSrc,
+      newSrc: `\n  # extended-vlc-player: configure MobileVLCKit static link + de-dupe libc++\n  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|\n    if target.name == 'MobileVLCKit'\n      target.build_configurations.each do |config|\n        config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '16.4'\n      end\n    end\n  end\n`,
+      anchor: /^post_install do \|installer\|$/m,
+      offset: 1,
+      comment: '#',
+    }).contents;
+
+    return podConfig;
+  });
+}
+
+// ---- iOS Info.plist -------------------------------------------------------
+
+const INFOPLIST_TAG = 'extended-vlc-player-info-plist';
+const INFOPLIST_AUDIO_SESSION = '# extended-vlc-player: keep audio session active for PiP and background playback';
+
+function withIosInfoPlist(config) {
+  return withInfoPlist(config, (infoPlist) => {
+    const mods = infoPlist.modResults;
+    mods.UIBackgroundModes = Array.from(
+      new Set([...(Array.isArray(mods.UIBackgroundModes) ? mods.UIBackgroundModes : []), 'audio'])
+    );
+    return infoPlist;
+  });
+}
+
+// ---- Android build.gradle ------------------------------------------------
+
+const GRADLE_TAG = 'extended-vlc-player-gradle';
+const GRADLE_VLC = (vlcVersion) => `  implementation "org.videolan.android:libvlc:${vlcVersion}"`;
+
+function withAndroidGradle(config, options) {
+  const vlcVersion = (options?.android?.libVlcVersion || '3.6.0').toString();
+  return withAppBuildGradle(config, (gradleConfig) => {
+    if (gradleConfig.modResults.language !== 'groovy') {
+      // The main app module is Groovy in this Expo template (verified in
+      // android/app/build.gradle). If a future Expo version switches the
+      // default to Kotlin DSL, fail loud so the plugin author can update it.
+      throw new Error(
+        '[extended-vlc-player] Android build.gradle is not Groovy. Update the plugin to handle the new DSL.'
+      );
+    }
+    const newSrc = mergeContents({
+      tag: GRADLE_TAG,
+      src: gradleConfig.modResults.contents,
+      newSrc: `\n${INFOPLIST_AUDIO_SESSION}\ndependencies {\n${GRADLE_VLC(vlcVersion)}\n}\n`,
+      anchor: /^android\s*\{/m,
+      offset: 1,
+      comment: '//',
+    }).contents;
+    gradleConfig.modResults.contents = newSrc;
+    return gradleConfig;
+  });
+}
+
+// ---- Android AndroidManifest.xml ----------------------------------------
+
+const MANIFEST_TAG = 'extended-vlc-player-manifest';
+const PIP_DECL = `    <activity\n      android:name=".MainActivity"\n      android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"\n      android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode">`;
+
+function withAndroidManifest(config) {
+  return withMainApplication(config, (mainApp) => {
+    if (!mainApp.modResults.manifest) return mainApp;
+    let contents = mainApp.modResults.manifest.contents || '';
+    if (contents.includes('android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"')) return mainApp;
+    // Drop our flag into the existing MainActivity activity tag. Idempotent.
+    contents = contents.replace(
+      /<activity([^>]+)android:name="\.MainActivity"/,
+      (m, attrs) => `<activity${attrs}android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"`
+    );
+    mainApp.modResults.manifest.contents = mergeContents({
+      tag: MANIFEST_TAG,
+      src: contents,
+      newSrc: '',
+      anchor: /^/m,
+      offset: 0,
+      comment: '<!--',
+    }).contents;
+    return mainApp;
+  });
+}
+
+// ---- Public entry point --------------------------------------------------
+
+module.exports = function extendedVlcPlayerPlugin(config, options = {}) {
+  config = withIosPods(config, options);
+  config = withIosInfoPlist(config);
+  config = withAndroidGradle(config, options);
+  config = withAndroidManifest(config);
+  return config;
+};

package/build/ExtendedVlcPlayerView.d.ts

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+import * as React from 'react';
+import type { ExtendedVlcPlayerViewProps } from './types';
+/**
+ * Drop-in replacement for `expo-video`'s `VideoView`. Renders the VLC-backed
+ * native player and forwards events back to the JS callbacks.
+ */
+export declare const ExtendedVlcPlayerView: React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<ExtendedVlcPlayerViewProps & React.RefAttributes<unknown>>;
+//# sourceMappingURL=ExtendedVlcPlayerView.d.ts.map