This directory contains examples for react-native-video - this is a guide that will show you what can you find here and how to use them.

• bare - Main example (react-native-test-app - bare react-native app) that you can run on: iOS, Android, Windows, visionOS

• expo - Expo example that you can run on: iOS, Android, tvOS, web

Both of applications have mostly the same code (Windows and tvOS have platform-specific code). Other platform are using codebase from bare example. If you want to update examples content, you should do it in bare example. expo example is copping (and overwriting!) src folder from bare on dependency install. If you want to sync expo example, you can use yarn update-src command in expo example directory.

You can configure the example by changing the settings of expo-plugin app.json file in the bare directory.

1. Install dependency in repository root directory

yarn install

2. Install dependency in bare example directory

cd examples/bare && yarn install

3. Now you will need to generate native project for platform you want to run the example on.

   • For iOS / visionOS: Install pods in ios / visionOS directory

     # for ios
     pod install --project-directory=ios
     # for visionOS
     pod install --project-directory=visionos

     ⚠️ You will need to hit it twice, because expo-plugin changes are not applied in the first run.

     Now you are ready to run the App. (Flag --interactive is optional, but it is recommended as it allows you to choose the device you want to run the app on. Select BareExample scheme)

     # for ios
     yarn ios --interactive
     # for visionOS
     yarn visionos --interactive

   • For Android: There is no need to run any additional command. you can just run the App. (Flag --interactive is optional, but it is recommended as it allows you to choose the device you want to run the app on)

     yarn android --interactive

   • For Windows: There is no need to run any additional command. you can just run the App.

     yarn windows

If Metro Bundler is not running (or it did not start), you can start it by running:

yarn start

You can configure the example by changing the settings of expo-plugin app.json file in the expo directory.

If you want to switch between mobile and TV version of the app you will need to regenerate the native project. You can do it by running yarn prebuild:tv command in expo example directory.

1. Install dependency in repository root directory

yarn install

2. Install dependency in expo example directory

cd examples/expo && yarn install

3. Now you will need to generate native project for platform you want to run the example on. If you want to use example on tv you should read Switching between Mobile and TV section.

   • For iOS / tvOS: Install pods in ios directory

     pod install --project-directory=ios

     Now you are ready to run the App. (Flag --device is optional, but it is recommended as it allows you to choose the device you want to run the app on)

     # for ios
     yarn ios --device
     # for tvOS
     yarn ios:tv --device

   • For Android / Android TV: There is no need to run any additional command. you can just run the App. (Flag --device is optional, but it is recommended as it allows you to choose the device you want to run the app on)

     # for android
     yarn android --device
     # for android tv
     yarn android:tv --device

- For Web:
  ```bash
  yarn web
  ```

If Metro Bundler is not running (or it did not start), you can start it by running:

yarn start

To open react-native-video in Android Studio / Xcode you need to open examples/bare/android or examples/bare/ios directory. First, you need to follow the How To Run Examples guide to generate the native project. Then you can open the project in Android Studio / Xcode by running below command in examples/bare directory.

# for android
studio ./android
# for ios
xed ./ios

Because bare example is using react-native-test-app it is very easy to update it.

1. Change version of react-native in package.json file in bare directory.
2. Hit below command and verify if everything is working correctly - RN_VERSION should be the version you want to update to.

npx @rnx-kit/align-deps@latest --requirements react-native@RN_VERSION --write

That's it! Now you can commit changes and create a PR.

To update expo example you should follow this guide. After updating expo example you will need to use prebuild (yarn expo prebuild) - if it fails you will need to add --clean flag to the command - this will remove manual link of react-native-video package so you will need to link it again.