Video Player preferences playing mode (InApp, InAppBrowser,External)

lib/core/enums/local_settings.dart

@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ enum LocalSettings {
   videoAutoFullscreen(name: 'video_auto_fullscreen', key: 'videoAutoFullscreen', category: LocalSettingsCategories.videoPlayer, subCategory: LocalSettingsSubCategories.videoPlayer),
   videoAutoLoop(name: 'video_auto_loop', key: '', category: LocalSettingsCategories.videoPlayer, subCategory: LocalSettingsSubCategories.videoPlayer),
   videoAutoPlay(name: 'video_auto_play', key: '', category: LocalSettingsCategories.videoPlayer, subCategory: LocalSettingsSubCategories.videoPlayer),
+  videoPlayerMode(name: 'setting_video_player_mode', key: 'videoPlayerMode', category: LocalSettingsCategories.videoPlayer, subCategory: LocalSettingsSubCategories.videoPlayer),
 
   // Searchable settings
   // The settings under this section do not correspond to settings that we persist in SharedPreferences.
@@ -522,6 +523,7 @@ extension LocalizationExt on AppLocalizations {
       'videoAutoLoop': videoAutoLoop,
       'videoAutoPlay': videoAutoPlay,
       'videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed': videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed,
+      'videoPlayerMode': videoPlayerMode,
       'userLabels': userLabels,
       'accountDisplayName': displayName,
       'accountProfileBio': profileBio,

lib/core/enums/video_player_mode.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+enum VideoPlayerMode {
+  inApp,
+  customTabs,
+  externalPlayer,
+}

lib/l10n/app_en.arb

@@ -2787,6 +2787,18 @@
   "@videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed": {
     "description": "Option to select the default video playback Speed"
   },
+  "videoLinkHandlingExternal": "Play video with an external app",
+  "@videoLinkHandlingExternal": {
+    "description": "Description to Open video with an external application"
+  },
+  "videoPlayerInApp": "Use Thunder built-in player",
+  "@videoPlayerInApp": {
+    "description": "Description for using in-app video player"
+  },
+  "videoPlayerMode": "Player Mode",
+  "@videoPlayerMode": {
+    "description": "Option to select video player mode (in-app or external)  "
+  },
   "viewAll": "View all",
   "@viewAll": {
     "description": "A title for viewing all of something (e.g., instances)"

lib/settings/pages/video_player_settings.dart

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/local_settings.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/video_auto_play.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/video_playback_speed.dart';
+import 'package:thunder/core/enums/video_player_mode.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/singletons/preferences.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/settings/widgets/list_option.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/settings/widgets/toggle_option.dart';
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ class _VideoPlayerSettingsPageState extends State<VideoPlayerSettingsPage> {
   /// Option as to how fast the video playback speed should be (.25,.5 ... 2)
   VideoPlayBackSpeed videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed = VideoPlayBackSpeed.normal;
 
+  /// Option to select video player mode (in-app or external)
+  VideoPlayerMode videoPlayerMode = VideoPlayerMode.inApp;
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
@@ -94,11 +98,14 @@ class _VideoPlayerSettingsPageState extends State<VideoPlayerSettingsPage> {
         await prefs.setString(LocalSettings.videoAutoPlay.name, value);
         setState(() => videoAutoPlay = VideoAutoPlay.values.byName(value ?? VideoAutoPlay.never));
         break;
-
       case LocalSettings.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed:
         await prefs.setString(LocalSettings.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed.name, value);
         setState(() => videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed = VideoPlayBackSpeed.values.byName(value ?? VideoPlayBackSpeed.normal));
         break;
+      case LocalSettings.videoPlayerMode:
+        await prefs.setString(LocalSettings.videoPlayerMode.name, value);
+        setState(() => videoPlayerMode = VideoPlayerMode.values.byName(value ?? VideoPlayerMode.inApp));
+        break;
       default:
     }
 
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ class _VideoPlayerSettingsPageState extends State<VideoPlayerSettingsPage> {
       videoAutoLoop = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.videoAutoLoop.name) ?? false;
       videoAutoPlay = VideoAutoPlay.values.byName(prefs.getString(LocalSettings.videoAutoPlay.name) ?? VideoAutoPlay.never.name);
       videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed = VideoPlayBackSpeed.values.byName(prefs.getString(LocalSettings.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed.name) ?? VideoPlayBackSpeed.normal.name);
+      videoPlayerMode = VideoPlayerMode.values.byName(prefs.getString(LocalSettings.videoPlayerMode.name) ?? VideoPlayerMode.inApp.name);
       isLoading = false;
     });
   }
@@ -202,6 +210,28 @@ class _VideoPlayerSettingsPageState extends State<VideoPlayerSettingsPage> {
                     setting: LocalSettings.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed,
                     highlightedSetting: settingToHighlight,
                   ),
+                  ListOption(
+                    description: l10n.videoPlayerMode,
+                    value: ListPickerItem(
+                      label: switch (videoPlayerMode) {
+                        VideoPlayerMode.inApp => l10n.videoPlayerInApp,
+                        VideoPlayerMode.customTabs => l10n.linkHandlingCustomTabsShort,
+                        VideoPlayerMode.externalPlayer => l10n.linkHandlingExternalShort,
+                      },
+                      payload: videoPlayerMode,
+                      capitalizeLabel: false,
+                    ),
+                    options: [
+                      ListPickerItem(label: l10n.videoPlayerInApp, icon: Icons.play_circle_fill, payload: VideoPlayerMode.inApp),
+                      ListPickerItem(label: l10n.linkHandlingCustomTabs, icon: Icons.language_rounded, payload: VideoPlayerMode.customTabs),
+                      ListPickerItem(label: l10n.videoLinkHandlingExternal, icon: Icons.open_in_browser_rounded, payload: VideoPlayerMode.externalPlayer),
+                    ],
+                    icon: Icons.video_label_outlined,
+                    onChanged: (value) => setPreferences(LocalSettings.videoPlayerMode, value.payload.name),
+                    highlightKey: settingToHighlightKey,
+                    setting: LocalSettings.videoPlayerMode,
+                    highlightedSetting: settingToHighlight,
+                  ),
                 ],
               ),
             ),

lib/thunder/bloc/thunder_bloc.dart

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import 'package:thunder/core/enums/full_name.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/image_caching_mode.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/local_settings.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/nested_comment_indicator.dart';
+import 'package:thunder/core/enums/video_player_mode.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/notification/enums/notification_type.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/post_body_view_type.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/swipe_action.dart';
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ class ThunderBloc extends Bloc<ThunderEvent, ThunderState> {
       bool videoAutoMute = prefs.getBool(LocalSettings.videoAutoMute.name) ?? true;
       VideoAutoPlay videoAutoPlay = VideoAutoPlay.values.byName(prefs.getString(LocalSettings.videoAutoPlay.name) ?? VideoAutoPlay.never.name);
       VideoPlayBackSpeed videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed = VideoPlayBackSpeed.values.byName(prefs.getString(LocalSettings.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed.name) ?? VideoPlayBackSpeed.normal.name);
+      VideoPlayerMode videoPlayerMode = VideoPlayerMode.values.byName(prefs.getString(LocalSettings.videoPlayerMode.name) ?? VideoPlayerMode.inApp.name);
 
       String currentAnonymousInstance = prefs.getString(LocalSettings.currentAnonymousInstance.name) ?? 'lemmy.ml';
 
@@ -429,6 +431,7 @@ class ThunderBloc extends Bloc<ThunderEvent, ThunderState> {
         videoAutoLoop: videoAutoLoop,
         videoAutoPlay: videoAutoPlay,
         videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed: videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed,
+        videoPlayerMode: videoPlayerMode,
 
         currentAnonymousInstance: currentAnonymousInstance,
       ));

lib/thunder/bloc/thunder_state.dart

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class ThunderState extends Equatable {
     this.videoAutoMute = true,
     this.videoAutoPlay = VideoAutoPlay.never,
     this.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed = VideoPlayBackSpeed.normal,
+    this.videoPlayerMode = VideoPlayerMode.inApp,
 
     /// -------------------------- Accessibility Related Settings --------------------------
     this.reduceAnimations = false,
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ class ThunderState extends Equatable {
   final bool videoAutoMute;
   final VideoAutoPlay videoAutoPlay;
   final VideoPlayBackSpeed videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed;
+  final VideoPlayerMode videoPlayerMode;
 
   /// --------------------------------- UI Events ---------------------------------
   // Expand/Close FAB event
@@ -522,6 +524,7 @@ class ThunderState extends Equatable {
     bool? videoAutoMute,
     VideoAutoPlay? videoAutoPlay,
     VideoPlayBackSpeed? videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed,
+    VideoPlayerMode? videoPlayerMode,
 
     /// --------------------------------- UI Events ---------------------------------
     // Expand/Close FAB event
@@ -698,6 +701,7 @@ class ThunderState extends Equatable {
       videoAutoMute: videoAutoMute ?? this.videoAutoMute,
       videoAutoPlay: videoAutoPlay ?? this.videoAutoPlay,
       videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed: videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed ?? this.videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed,
+      videoPlayerMode: videoPlayerMode ?? this.videoPlayerMode,
       currentAnonymousInstance: currentAnonymousInstance,
 
       /// ------------------ Video Player ------------------------
@@ -872,6 +876,7 @@ class ThunderState extends Equatable {
         videoAutoMute,
         videoAutoPlay,
         videoDefaultPlaybackSpeed,
+        videoPlayerMode,
 
         /// -------------------------- Accessibility Related Settings --------------------------
         reduceAnimations,

lib/utils/links.dart

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:link_preview_generator/link_preview_generator.dart';
 import 'package:share_plus/share_plus.dart';
 import 'package:swipeable_page_route/swipeable_page_route.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/core/enums/browser_mode.dart';
+import 'package:thunder/core/enums/video_player_mode.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/feed/bloc/feed_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/instances.dart';
 import 'package:thunder/modlog/utils/navigate_modlog.dart';
@@ -73,14 +74,31 @@ Future<LinkInfo> getLinkInfo(String url) async {
   }
 }
 
-void _openLink(BuildContext context, {required String url}) async {
+void _openLink(BuildContext context, {required String url, bool isVideo = false}) async {
   ThunderState state = context.read<ThunderBloc>().state;
 
-  if (state.browserMode == BrowserMode.external || (!kIsWeb && !Platform.isAndroid && !Platform.isIOS)) {
+  bool launchInExternalApp = false;
+  bool launchInCustomTab = false;
+
+  if (isVideo && state.videoPlayerMode == VideoPlayerMode.externalPlayer) {
+    launchInExternalApp = true;
+  } else if (!isVideo && state.browserMode == BrowserMode.external) {
+    launchInExternalApp = true;
+  }
+
+  if (isVideo && state.videoPlayerMode == VideoPlayerMode.customTabs) {
+    launchInCustomTab = true;
+  } else if (!isVideo && state.browserMode == BrowserMode.customTabs) {
+    launchInCustomTab = true;
+  }
+
+  if (launchInExternalApp || (!kIsWeb && !Platform.isAndroid && !Platform.isIOS)) {
     hideLoadingPage(context, delay: true);
     url_launcher.launchUrl(Uri.parse(url), mode: url_launcher.LaunchMode.externalApplication);
-  } else if (state.browserMode == BrowserMode.customTabs) {
+  } else if (launchInCustomTab) {
+    // Launches the link within a custom tab
     hideLoadingPage(context, delay: true);
+
     launchUrl(
       Uri.parse(url),
       customTabsOptions: CustomTabsOptions(
@@ -105,8 +123,10 @@ void _openLink(BuildContext context, {required String url}) async {
       ),
     );
   } else if (state.browserMode == BrowserMode.inApp) {
+    // Launches the link within the in-app browser if possible
     // Check if the scheme is not https, in which case the in-app browser can't handle it
     Uri? uri = Uri.tryParse(url);
+
     if (uri != null && uri.scheme != 'https') {
       // Although a non-https scheme is an indication that this link is intended for another app,
       // we actually have to change it back to https in order for the intent to be properly passed to another app.
@@ -254,6 +274,11 @@ void handleLink(BuildContext context, {required String url, bool forceOpenInBrow
   }
 }
 
+/// A universal way of handling video links by opening them in the browser/external player
+void handleVideoLink(BuildContext context, {required String url}) async {
+  _openLink(context, url: url, isVideo: isVideoUrl(url));
+}
+
 /// This is a helper method which helps [handleLink] determine whether a link refers to a valid Lemmy community.
 /// If the passed in link is not a valid URI, then there's no point in doing any fallback, so assume it passes.
 /// If the passed in [instance] is a known Lemmy instance, then it passes.

lib/utils/media/video.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:thunder/core/enums/video_player_mode.dart';
+import 'package:thunder/thunder/bloc/thunder_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:thunder/utils/links.dart';
 
 import 'package:youtube_player_flutter/youtube_player_flutter.dart';
 
@@ -38,17 +42,27 @@ void showVideoPlayer(BuildContext context, {String? url, int? postId}) {
 
   String? videoId = YoutubePlayer.convertUrlToId(url);
 
-  Navigator.of(context).push(
-    PageRouteBuilder(
-      opaque: false,
-      transitionDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
-      reverseTransitionDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 50),
-      pageBuilder: (BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> secondaryAnimation) {
-        return (videoId != null) ? ThunderYoutubePlayer(videoUrl: url, postId: postId) : ThunderVideoPlayer(videoUrl: url, postId: postId);
-      },
-      transitionsBuilder: (BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> secondaryAnimation, Widget child) {
-        return Align(child: FadeTransition(opacity: animation, child: child));
-      },
-    ),
-  );
+  final thunderState = context.read<ThunderBloc>().state;
+
+  switch (thunderState.videoPlayerMode) {
+    case VideoPlayerMode.inApp:
+      Navigator.of(context).push(
+        PageRouteBuilder(
+          opaque: false,
+          transitionDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+          reverseTransitionDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 50),
+          pageBuilder: (BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> secondaryAnimation) {
+            return (videoId != null) ? ThunderYoutubePlayer(videoUrl: url, postId: postId) : ThunderVideoPlayer(videoUrl: url, postId: postId);
+          },
+          transitionsBuilder: (BuildContext context, Animation<double> animation, Animation<double> secondaryAnimation, Widget child) {
+            return Align(child: FadeTransition(opacity: animation, child: child));
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      break;
+    case VideoPlayerMode.externalPlayer:
+      handleVideoLink(context, url: url);
+    case VideoPlayerMode.customTabs:
+      handleVideoLink(context, url: url);
+  }
 }