Linking with Android

• Run the usual: react-native link react-native-gstreamer from your project folder

• Be sure you have at least one run your app through react-native run-android cli so your project is initialized correctly

• GStreamer Preparation
  • Get the latest GStreamer Library for Android at https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/android/
  • Extract it wherever you like
• Android Studio Preparation
  • Open Android Studio
  • Go to “Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager”
  • Go to the SDK Tools tab
  • Be sure to have CMake, LLDB, NDK installed and up to date
• Project update
  • Open your project in Android Studio
  • Upgrade gradle (4.1 ATM) when prompted if you wish to be synchronized with this tutorial
  • Fix Gradle wrapper and re-import project if requested
  • Edit settings.gradle (change the projectDir) :

      include ':react-native-gstreamer'
      project(':react-native-gstreamer').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-gstreamer/android/RCTGstPlayer')
    

  • Re-sync Gradle. It might prompt you to update your maven repo. Let it do it the dirty job for you.
• Replace GStreamer library path in your project
  • Open the build.gradle from your project module
  • Add the following to the end of your file :

      project.ext.set("gstAndroidRoot", "/absolute/path/to/gstreamer/android/library")
    

  • Note that the required path is the one containing all the platforms
• You are good to go !