# ExoPlayer Readme #

## Description ##

ExoPlayer is an application level media player for Android. It provides an
alternative to Android’s MediaPlayer API for playing audio and video both
locally and over the Internet. ExoPlayer supports features not currently
supported by Android’s MediaPlayer API (as of KitKat), including DASH and
SmoothStreaming adaptive playbacks, persistent caching and custom renderers.
Unlike the MediaPlayer API, ExoPlayer is easy to customize and extend, and
can be updated through Play Store application updates.

## Blog ##

Read news, hints and tips in the ExoPlayer [blog][].

[blog]: https://google.github.io/ExoPlayer/blog.html

## Developer guide ##

The ExoPlayer [developer guide][] provides a wealth of information to help
you get started.

[ExoPlayer developer guide]: https://google.github.io/ExoPlayer/guide.html

## Reference documentation ##

The Exoplayer [class reference][] documents the ExoPlayer library classes.

[class reference]: https://google.github.io/ExoPlayer/doc/reference/com/google/android/exoplayer/package-summary.html

## Project branches ##

  * The [master][] branch holds the most recent minor release.
  * Most development work happens on the [dev][] branch.
  * Additional development branches may be established for major features.

[master]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/tree/master
[dev]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/tree/dev

## Using Eclipse ##

The repository includes Eclipse projects for both the ExoPlayer library and its
accompanying demo application. To get started:

  1. Install Eclipse and setup the [Android SDK][].

  1. Open Eclipse and navigate to File->Import->General->Existing Projects into
     Workspace.

  1. Select the root directory of the repository.

  1. Import the ExoPlayerDemo and ExoPlayerLib projects.

[Android SDK]: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html


## Using Gradle ##

ExoPlayer can also be built using Gradle. You can include it as a dependent project and build from source. e.g.

```
// settings.gradle
include ':app', ':..:ExoPlayer:library'

// app/build.gradle
dependencies {
    compile project(':..:ExoPlayer:library')
}
```

If you want to use ExoPlayer as a jar, run:

```
./gradlew jarRelease
```

and copy library.jar to the libs-folder of your new project.
