Using Haneke to Cache Then Play Mp4 Files with Avplayer

Is it possible to cache Videos? IOS - Swift

Using Haneke, I wasn't able to retrieve file path for cached video. I handled it by saving video in cached directory.

public enum Result<T> {
    case success(T)
    case failure(NSError)
}

class CacheManager {

    static let shared = CacheManager()

    private let fileManager = FileManager.default

    private lazy var mainDirectoryUrl: URL = {

        let documentsUrl = self.fileManager.urls(for: .cachesDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first!
        return documentsUrl
    }()

    func getFileWith(stringUrl: String, completionHandler: @escaping (Result<URL>) -> Void ) {

        let file = directoryFor(stringUrl: stringUrl)

        //return file path if already exists in cache directory
        guard !fileManager.fileExists(atPath: file.path)  else {
            completionHandler(Result.success(file))
            return
        }

        DispatchQueue.global().async {

            if let videoData = NSData(contentsOf: URL(string: stringUrl)!) {                    
                videoData.write(to: file, atomically: true)

                DispatchQueue.main.async {
                    completionHandler(Result.success(file))
                }
            } else {
                DispatchQueue.main.async {
                    completionHandler(Result.failure(NSError.errorWith(text: "Can't download video")))
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private func directoryFor(stringUrl: String) -> URL {

        let fileURL = URL(string: stringUrl)!.lastPathComponent

        let file = self.mainDirectoryUrl.appendingPathComponent(fileURL)

        return file
    }
}

Sample usage of this class looks like this:

CacheManager.shared.getFileWith(stringUrl: "http://techslides.com/demos/sample-videos/small.mp4") { result in

        switch result {
        case .success(let url):
             // do some magic with path to saved video                
        case .failure(let error):
            // handle errror
        }
    }

Access files in /var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application without jailbreaking iPhone

If this is your app, if you connect the device to your computer, you can use the "Devices" option on Xcode's "Window" menu and then download the app's data container to your computer. Just select your app from the list of installed apps, and click on the "gear" icon and choose "Download Container".

Once you've downloaded it, right click on the file in the Finder and choose "Show Package Contents".

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