fix(ios): ensure duration available when playing live (#3710)

* fix(ios): ensure duration is correct when starting a live playback
TheWidlarzGroup · Apr 25, 2024 · d56b251 · d56b251
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commit d56b251
Showing 1 changed file with 7 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -1281,8 +1281,13 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         guard let _playerItem else { return }
         var duration = Float(CMTimeGetSeconds(_playerItem.asset.duration))
 
-        if duration.isNaN {
-            duration = 0.0
+        if duration.isNaN || duration == 0 {
+            // This is a safety check for live video.
+            // AVPlayer report a 0 duration
+            duration = RCTVideoUtils.calculateSeekableDuration(_player).floatValue
+            if duration.isNaN {
+                duration = 0
+            }
         }
 
         var width: Float?