AVPictureinPictureController - Can I pause pipController multiple times? - ios

Question

I'm using Picture in Picture(PiP) feature in my application using AVPictureInPictureController and it's delegate methods.
I want to call saveClipfunc() multiple times when click pause icon of AVPictureInPictureController each time.
But play/pause icon is changed to larger rectangle icon when click once and after that, is not changed again (remains larger rectangle icon).
before click play/pause
after click play/pause
func pictureInPictureController(_ pictureInPictureController: AVPictureInPictureController, setPlaying playing: Bool) {
if !playing {
saveClipfunc()
}
} else {
}
}
this is delegate methods of AVPictureInPictureSampleBufferPlaybackDelegate. when paused, call saveClipfunc().
So Can I pause pipController multiple times?

Answer 1

Better approach would be propably observing if AVPlayer is paused and if PiP is simultaneously active. Here is an example:
Here are yor class variables, you propably initialize AVPlayer and AVPictureInPictureController somewhere on different place in your code, so take it just as an example:
var playerRateObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
var pictureInPictureController = AVPictureInPictureController()
var avPlayer = AVPlayer()
Somewhere in your code assign observer to playerRateObserver variable:
let playerRateObserver = avPlayer.observe(\.rate, options: [.new, .initial], changeHandler: {(player, rate) in
if rate.newValue == 1 {
//"user pressed play"
}
if rate.newValue == 0 {
//user pressed stop
if pictureInPictureController.isPictureInPictureActive {
saveClipfunc()
}
}
})
Do not forget to deinitialize your observer at the end of you class / struct by adding deinit function:
deinit {
playerRateObserver?.invalidate()
}