# danylovolokh/VideoPlayerManager

This is a project designed to help controlling Android MediaPlayer class. It makes it easier to use MediaPlayer ListView and RecyclerView. Also it tracks the most visible item in scrolling list. When new item in the list become the most visible, this library gives an API to track it.

Repository: https://github.com/danylovolokh/VideoPlayerManager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/videoplayermanager
Language: Java
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-05-02T12:54:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4073, "days_push": 2314, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3147, forks 741 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.050827+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that simplifies controlling the MediaPlayer class in scrolling lists like ListView and RecyclerView. It invokes MediaPlayer methods on a background thread, ensures only one playback at a time, and tracks the most visible item in the list.

## Use cases
- play videos in a recyclerview while scrolling
- manage single video playback across multiple list items
- track the most visible item in a scrolling list
- call mediaplayer methods off the main thread
- build a video feed like social media apps

## When to choose
- you need video playback inside Android ListView or RecyclerView
- you want only one active video playback with automatic resource release
- you need visibility tracking of list items during scroll

## When to avoid
- you need ExoPlayer or modern playback features like DRM or streaming protocols
- you target platforms other than Android
- you need an actively maintained library with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: video-processing, concurrency, ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, media, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: mediaplayer, recyclerview, listview, video-playback, textureview, scrolling-list, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- danylovolokh/VideoPlayerManager (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.050827+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:25:56.419149+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/danylovolokh/VideoPlayerManager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.050827+00:00, sha 1693e245c230)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.