Android video uploader
If you're working with Android, this library lets you upload large videos in chunks, handles pagination, and refreshing your tokens.
api.video Android
api.video is the video infrastructure for product builders. Lightning fast video APIs for integrating, scaling, and managing on-demand & low latency live streaming features in your app.
Table of contents
- Project description
- Getting started
- Documentation
- Have you gotten use from this API client?
- Contribution
Project description
api.video's Android streamlines the coding process. Chunking files is handled for you, as is pagination and refreshing your tokens.
Getting started
Requirements
Building the API client library requires:
- Java 1.8+
- Maven/Gradle
Installation
Maven users
Add this dependency to your project's POM:
<dependency>
<groupId>video.api</groupId>
<artifactId>android-video-uploader</artifactId>
<version>0.2.7</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
Gradle users
Add this dependency to your project's build file:
implementation "video.api:android-video-uploader:0.2.7"
Others
At first generate the JAR by executing:
mvn clean package
Then manually install the following JARs:
target/android-video-uploader-0.2.7.jar
target/lib/*.jar
Code sample
Please follow the installation instruction and execute the following Kotlin code:
import android.os.Bundle
import android.util.Log
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import video.api.uploader.api.ApiException
import video.api.uploader.api.models.*
import java.io.File
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService
import java.util.concurrent.Executors
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private val executor: ExecutorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
}
override fun onResume() {
super.onResume()
// If you want to upload a video with an upload token (uploadWithUploadToken):
val videoApi = VideosApi()
// if you rather like to use the sandbox environment:
// val videoApi = VideosApi(Environment.SANDBOX)
// If you rather like to upload with your "YOUR_API_KEY" (upload)
// val videoApi = VideosApi("YOUR_API_KEY", Environment.PRODUCTION.basePath)
// if you rather like to use the sandbox environment:
// val videoApi = VideosApi("YOUR_API_KEY", Environment.SANDBOX.basePath)
val myVideoFile = File("my-video.mp4")
/**
* Notice: you must not call API from the UI/main thread. Dispatch with Thread, Executors or Kotlin coroutines.
*/
executor.execute {
try {
video = videoApi.uploadWithUploadToken("MY_VIDEO_TOKEN", myVideoFile)
// if your rather like to use your API key:
// video = videoApi.upload("MY_VIDEO_ID", myVideoFile)
Log.i("Example", "$video")
} catch (e: ApiException) {
Log.e("Example", "Exception when calling VideoApi")
e.message?.let {
Log.e("Example", "Reason: ${it}")
}
}
}
}
}
Example
An example that demonstrates how to use the API is provided in folder example/
.
Permissions
You have to add the following permissions in your AndroidManifest.xml
:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<!-- Application requires android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to upload videos` -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Your application also has to dynamically request the android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permission to upload videos.
Documentation
API Endpoints
All URIs are relative to https://ws.api.video
VideosApi
Retrieve an instance of VideosApi:
val videosApi = VideosApi("YOUR_API_KEY", Environment.PRODUCTION)
Endpoints
Method | HTTP request | Description |
---|---|---|
upload | POST /videos/{videoId}/source | Upload a video |
uploadWithUploadToken | POST /upload | Upload with an upload token |
Documentation for Models
- AccessToken
- AuthenticatePayload
- BadRequest
- Metadata
- NotFound
- RefreshTokenPayload
- Video
- VideoAssets
- VideoSource
- VideoSourceLiveStream
- VideoSourceLiveStreamLink
Documentation for Authorization
API key
Most endpoints required to be authenticated using the API key mechanism described in our documentation.
The access token generation mechanism is automatically handled by the client. All you have to do is provide an API key when instantiating the ApiVideoClient:
val videosApi = VideosApi("YOUR_API_KEY", Environment.PRODUCTION)
Public endpoints
Some endpoints don't require authentication. These one can be called with a client instantiated without API key:
val videosApi = VideosApi()
Recommendation
It's recommended to create an instance of ApiClient
per thread in a multithreaded environment to avoid any potential issues.
Do not call API from the main thread, otherwise you will get a android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException. Dispatch API calls with Thread, Executors or Kotlin coroutine to avoid this.
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Contribution
Since this API client is generated from an OpenAPI description, we cannot accept pull requests made directly to the repository. If you want to contribute, you can open a pull request on the repository of our client generator. Otherwise, you can also simply open an issue detailing your need on this repository.
Updated about 1 year ago