cached_video_player_plus

Bug fixes and Flutter updates! 🐛⚡

• fix: isInitialized is false even after video is initialized (because even booleans need therapy sometimes!)
• chore: Updated package and example app to Flutter 3.35

Bug fixes and refactoring improvements! 🐛✨

• fix: CachedVideoPlayerPlus.file not working properly. Thanks @wlodzix for #103
• refactor: internal code improvements and cleanup (because even code needs a spa day sometimes!)

Bug fixes and documentation improvements! 🐛📚

• fix: Dispose method not asynchronous (technically breaking, but unlikely to affect real usage)
• docs: Fixed desktop demo sizing issue for better user experience
• docs: Updated README with cache manager override instructions
• docs: Improved iOS Chewie demo documentation

Documentation improvements and shiny new demos! ✨

• docs: Added live demos section with platform-specific examples (because seeing is believing!)
• docs: Updated screenshots and improved descriptions for pub.dev
• docs: Added WASM (WebAssembly) support instructions for Flutter web

Just some housekeeping! 🧹✨

• chore: Lowered Dart SDK constraints
• chore: Added Windows and Linux support in example app
• docs: Updated platform support details documentation
• docs: Added screenshots for pub.dev (because visuals matter!)

We Marie Kondo'd the entire API! Everything that didn't spark joy got yeeted into the digital void! ✨🗑️

BREAKING CHANGES

• Complete API restructure: CachedVideoPlayerPlusController replaced with class-based CachedVideoPlayerPlus approach
• Widget usage changed: Use VideoPlayer(player.controller) instead of CachedVideoPlayerPlus(controller)
• Controller access: Video control methods now accessed through .controller property (e.g., player.controller.play())
• Storage migration: Switched from get_storage to shared_preferences for cache metadata storage
• Method renames: removeCurrentFileFromCache() → removeFromCache()
• Parameter type changes: removeFileFromCache() now takes Uri instead of String
• Cache key prefix changed internally (handled automatically by migration utility)
• Default cache duration increased from 30 days to 69 days (Nice! 😎)
• Removed deprecated CachedVideoPlayerPlusController.network() constructor
• Removed classes: CachedVideoPlayerPlusValue, CachedVideoPlayerPlus widget, ClosedCaptionFile implementations

Features

• feat: Pre-cache videos without creating player instances using CachedVideoPlayerPlus.preCacheVideo()
• feat: Custom cache key support via cacheKey parameter for cleaner cache management (because sometimes URLs are longer than a CVS receipt)
• feat: Custom cache manager support via cacheManager parameter
• feat: Separate download headers via downloadHeaders parameter for authentication purposes
• feat: Cache removal by custom cache key using removeFileFromCacheByKey()
• feat: Automatic migration utility to preserve existing cached video data from v3.x.x
• feat: Convenience property player.isInitialized for easier state checking

Fixes

• fix: Web platform cannot play cached videos - improved web compatibility
• fix: Race condition in cache file removal by making it awaitable (no more cache file musical chairs!)
• fix: StateError exception handling for uninitialized controller access

Chores

• chore: Updated dependencies to latest versions with Flutter 3.32 support
• chore: Restructured from plugin to package architecture
• chore: Enhanced documentation with migration guide and comprehensive examples (now with 42% more humor!)
• chore: Updated example app to showcase full v4.0.0 feature set

• refactor: lowered sdk constraints to support dart 3.0.0 and above

BREAKING CHANGES

• Using plugin specific cache manager from flutter_cache_manager
• Using plugin specific get_storage container for storing cache information

Features

• feat: added cache removal support using static method or instance method. Thanks @chorauoc
• feat: option to skipCache when initializing the player. Thanks @chorauoc

Chores

• chore: updated all dependencies to latest versions
• chore: updated shared code from video_player plugin