MOBILE-4166 core: Fix VideoJS in books and destroy players

src/addons/filter/mediaplugin/services/handlers/mediaplugin.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { CoreUrlUtils } from '@services/utils/url';
 import { makeSingleton } from '@singletons';
 import { CoreDirectivesRegistry } from '@singletons/directives-registry';
 import { CoreDom } from '@singletons/dom';
+import { CoreEvents } from '@singletons/events';
 import videojs from 'video.js';
 import { VideoJSOptions } from '../../classes/videojs-ogvjs';
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export class AddonFilterMediaPluginHandlerService extends CoreFilterDefaultHandl
         const dataSetupString = mediaElement.getAttribute('data-setup') || mediaElement.getAttribute('data-setup-lazy') || '{}';
         const data = CoreTextUtils.parseJSON<VideoJSOptions>(dataSetupString, {});
 
-        videojs(mediaElement, {
+        const player = videojs(mediaElement, {
             controls: true,
             techOrder: ['OgvJS'],
             language: lang,
@@ -98,6 +99,13 @@ export class AddonFilterMediaPluginHandlerService extends CoreFilterDefaultHandl
             },
             aspectRatio: data.aspectRatio,
         });
+
+        CoreEvents.trigger(CoreEvents.JS_PLAYER_CREATED, {
+            id: mediaElement.id,
+            element: mediaElement,
+            player,
+        });
+
     }
 
     /**

src/core/classes/element-controllers/ElementController.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 export abstract class ElementController {
 
     protected enabled: boolean;
+    protected destroyed = false;
 
     constructor(enabled: boolean) {
         this.enabled = enabled;
@@ -49,6 +50,19 @@ export abstract class ElementController {
         this.onDisabled();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Destroy the element.
+     */
+    destroy(): void {
+        if (this.destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.destroyed = true;
+
+        this.onDestroy();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Update underlying element to enable interactivity.
      */
@@ -59,4 +73,11 @@ export abstract class ElementController {
      */
     abstract onDisabled(): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Destroy/dispose pertinent data.
+     */
+    onDestroy(): void {
+        // By default, nothing to destroy.
+    }
+
 }

src/core/classes/element-controllers/MediaElementController.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 import { CoreUtils } from '@services/utils/utils';
 import { ElementController } from './ElementController';
+import videojs from 'video.js';
+import { CoreDom } from '@singletons/dom';
+import { CorePromisedValue } from '@classes/promised-value';
+import { CoreEventObserver, CoreEvents } from '@singletons/events';
 
 /**
  * Wrapper class to control the interactivity of a media element.
@@ -25,6 +29,10 @@ export class MediaElementController extends ElementController {
     private playing?: boolean;
     private playListener?: () => void;
     private pauseListener?: () => void;
+    private jsPlayer = new CorePromisedValue<VideoJSPlayer | null>();
+    private jsPlayerListener?: CoreEventObserver;
+    private shouldEnable = false;
+    private shouldDisable = false;
 
     constructor(media: HTMLMediaElement, enabled: boolean) {
         super(enabled);
@@ -34,48 +42,127 @@ export class MediaElementController extends ElementController {
 
         media.autoplay = false;
 
+        if (CoreDom.mediaUsesJavascriptPlayer(media)) {
+            const player = this.searchJSPlayer();
+            if (player) {
+                this.jsPlayer.resolve(player);
+            } else {
+                this.jsPlayerListener = CoreEvents.on(CoreEvents.JS_PLAYER_CREATED, data => {
+                    if (data.element === media) {
+                        this.jsPlayerListener?.off();
+                        this.jsPlayer.resolve(data.player as VideoJSPlayer);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            this.jsPlayer.resolve(null);
+        }
+
         enabled && this.onEnabled();
     }
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
-    onEnabled(): void {
+    async onEnabled(): Promise<void> {
+        this.shouldEnable = true;
+        this.shouldDisable = false;
+
+        const jsPlayer = await this.jsPlayer;
+
+        if (!this.shouldEnable || this.destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const ready = this.playing ?? this.autoplay
-            ? this.media.play()
+            ? (jsPlayer ?? this.media).play()
             : Promise.resolve();
 
-        ready
-            .then(() => this.addPlaybackEventListeners())
-            .catch(error => CoreUtils.logUnhandledError('Error enabling media element', error));
+        try {
+            await ready;
+
+            this.addPlaybackEventListeners(jsPlayer);
+        } catch (error) {
+            CoreUtils.logUnhandledError('Error enabling media element', error);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     async onDisabled(): Promise<void> {
-        this.removePlaybackEventListeners();
+        this.shouldDisable = true;
+        this.shouldEnable = false;
 
-        this.media.pause();
+        const jsPlayer = await this.jsPlayer;
+
+        if (!this.shouldDisable || this.destroyed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.removePlaybackEventListeners(jsPlayer);
+
+        (jsPlayer ?? this.media).pause();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    async onDestroy(): Promise<void> {
+        const jsPlayer = await this.jsPlayer;
+
+        this.removePlaybackEventListeners(jsPlayer);
+        jsPlayer?.dispose();
     }
 
     /**
      * Start listening playback events.
+     *
+     * @param jsPlayer Javascript player instance (if any).
      */
-    private addPlaybackEventListeners(): void {
-        this.media.addEventListener('play', this.playListener = () => this.playing = true);
-        this.media.addEventListener('pause', this.pauseListener = () => this.playing = false);
+    private addPlaybackEventListeners(jsPlayer: VideoJSPlayer | null): void {
+        if (jsPlayer) {
+            jsPlayer.on('play', this.playListener = () => this.playing = true);
+            jsPlayer.on('pause', this.pauseListener = () => this.playing = false);
+        } else {
+            this.media.addEventListener('play', this.playListener = () => this.playing = true);
+            this.media.addEventListener('pause', this.pauseListener = () => this.playing = false);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * Stop listening playback events.
+     *
+     * @param jsPlayer Javascript player instance (if any).
      */
-    private removePlaybackEventListeners(): void {
-        this.playListener && this.media.removeEventListener('play', this.playListener);
-        this.pauseListener && this.media.removeEventListener('pause', this.pauseListener);
+    private removePlaybackEventListeners(jsPlayer: VideoJSPlayer | null): void {
+        if (jsPlayer) {
+            this.playListener && jsPlayer.off('play', this.playListener);
+            this.pauseListener && jsPlayer.off('pause', this.pauseListener);
+        } else {
+            this.playListener && this.media.removeEventListener('play', this.playListener);
+            this.pauseListener && this.media.removeEventListener('pause', this.pauseListener);
+        }
 
         delete this.playListener;
         delete this.pauseListener;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Search JS player instance.
+     *
+     * @returns Player instance if found.
+     */
+    private searchJSPlayer(): VideoJSPlayer | undefined {
+        return videojs.getPlayer(this.media.id) || videojs.getPlayer(this.media.id.replace('_html5_api', ''));
+    }
+
 }
+
+type VideoJSPlayer = {
+    play: () => Promise<void>;
+    pause: () => Promise<void>;
+    on: (name: string, callback: (ev: Event) => void) => void;
+    off: (name: string, callback: (ev: Event) => void) => void;
+    dispose: () => void;
+};

src/core/directives/format-text.ts

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges, OnDestroy, AsyncDirec
     ngOnDestroy(): void {
         this.domElementPromise?.cancel();
         this.domPromises.forEach((promise) => { promise.cancel();});
+        this.elementControllers.forEach(controller => controller.destroy());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges, OnDestroy, AsyncDirec
         // Move the children to the current element to be able to calculate the height.
         CoreDomUtils.moveChildren(result.div, this.element);
 
+        this.elementControllers.forEach(controller => controller.destroy());
         this.elementControllers = result.elementControllers;
 
         await CoreUtils.nextTick();

src/core/singletons/events.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export interface CoreEventsData {
     [CoreEvents.ORIENTATION_CHANGE]: CoreEventOrientationData;
     [CoreEvents.COURSE_MODULE_VIEWED]: CoreEventCourseModuleViewed;
     [CoreEvents.COMPLETE_REQUIRED_PROFILE_DATA_FINISHED]: CoreEventCompleteRequiredProfileDataFinished;
+    [CoreEvents.JS_PLAYER_CREATED]: CoreEventJSVideoPlayerCreated;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ export class CoreEvents {
     static readonly COMPLETE_REQUIRED_PROFILE_DATA_FINISHED = 'complete_required_profile_data_finished';
     static readonly MAIN_HOME_LOADED = 'main_home_loaded';
     static readonly FULL_SCREEN_CHANGED = 'full_screen_changed';
+    static readonly JS_PLAYER_CREATED = 'js_player_created';
 
     protected static logger = CoreLogger.getInstance('CoreEvents');
     protected static observables: { [eventName: string]: Subject<unknown> } = {};
@@ -490,3 +492,12 @@ export type CoreEventCourseModuleViewed = {
 export type CoreEventCompleteRequiredProfileDataFinished = {
     path: string;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Data passed to JS_PLAYER_CREATED event.
+ */
+export type CoreEventJSVideoPlayerCreated = {
+    id: string;
+    element: HTMLAudioElement | HTMLVideoElement;
+    player: unknown;
+};