feat: package:video_player_media_kit initialization

Author: alexmercerind

packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/src/stream_chat.dart

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_portal/flutter_portal.dart';
-import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/src/video/vlc/vlc_manager.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/stream_chat_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:video_player_media_kit/video_player_media_kit.dart';
 
 /// {@template streamChat}
 /// Widget used to provide information about the chat to the widget tree
@@ -95,12 +95,21 @@ class StreamChatState extends State<StreamChat> {
   StreamChatConfigurationData get streamChatConfigData =>
       widget.streamChatConfigData ?? StreamChatConfigurationData();
 
+  /// Whether [VideoPlayerMediaKit.ensureInitialized] has been invoked.
+  static bool _mediaKitInitialized = false;
+
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
-    // Ensures that VLC only initializes in real desktop environments
-    if (!isTestEnvironment && isDesktopVideoPlayerSupported) {
-      VlcManager.instance.initialize();
+    // package:video_player does not support Microsoft Windows & GNU/Linux.
+    // package:video_player_media_kit bridges support for these platforms using
+    // package:media_kit.
+    if (!_mediaKitInitialized && isDesktopVideoPlayerSupported) {
+      _mediaKitInitialized = true;
+      VideoPlayerMediaKit.ensureInitialized(
+        windows: true,
+        linux: true,
+      );
     }
   }
 

packages/stream_chat_flutter/lib/stream_chat_flutter.dart

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export 'src/channel/stream_channel_avatar.dart';
 export 'src/channel/stream_channel_name.dart';
 export 'src/channel/stream_message_preview_text.dart';
 export 'src/fullscreen_media/full_screen_media.dart';
-export 'src/fullscreen_media/full_screen_media_builder.dart';
 export 'src/gallery/gallery_footer.dart';
 export 'src/gallery/gallery_header.dart';
 export 'src/indicators/sending_indicator.dart';