Audio Stream via firebase - ios

Question

I have uploaded some songs in firebase Storage directly,I just want to stream the song in AVAudioPlayer.
Below is the code which I am trying:
var mainRef: FIRStorageReference {
return FIRStorage.storage().reference(forURL: "gs://musicapp-d840c.appspot.com")
}
var audioStorageRef: FIRStorageReference{
return mainRef.child("SongsPath")
}
audioStorageRef.downloadURL { url, error in
if let error = error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
} else {
if let url = url {
do {
self.audioPlayer = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: NSURL(fileURLWithPath: String(describing: url)) as URL)
self.audioPlayer.play()
} catch {}
let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: "AudioPlayer", bundle: nil)
let audioVc = storyboard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "AudioPlayerViewController") as! AudioPlayerViewController
audioVc.playThisSong = String(describing: url)
self.present(audioVc, animated: false, completion: nil)
}
}
}
Here the song url from the firebase is passing but it is skipping the self.audioPlayer.play. ,I just want to stream the audio. Can I get a proper solution for this?

Answer 1

This is not an answer for streaming.
This is an answer for downloading the file, storing it locally, and playing the audio after the file has finished downloading.
Get a Firebase storage reference using a path string with the file extension. Get a file url to store it on the device using the same path string that we use for the Firebase storage reference.
Initiate the download task using write(toFile: URL). Store the download task in a variable to add observers. When the download is successful, play the audio.
In Swift 4:
var player: AVAudioPlayer?
let pathString = "SongsPath.mp3"
let storageReference = Storage.storage().reference().child(pathString)
let fileUrls = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)
guard let fileUrl = fileUrls.first?.appendingPathComponent(pathString) else {
return
}
let downloadTask = storageReference.write(toFile: fileUrl)
downloadTask.observe(.success) { _ in
do {
self.player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: fileUrl)
self.player?.prepareToPlay()
self.player?.play()
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
}
This is minimal code. Implement error handling as you see fit.
Firebase example of downloading locally