Can't play from locally downloaded file about react-native-sound-player HOT 4 CLOSED

how to play downloaded sound files. am looking for a solution for the same problem.

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Hi, sorry about the late reply, did you manage to solve this problem? I can take a look into it if needed.

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Well it seems you're a bit confused with the directories :)

1. Main Bundle: this directory is read-only, so you CAN'T download files here within the application, you can see only files that you have builded into the bundle.
2. Documents directory: this directory has read-write permissions. As I can see in your path, you have downloaded the file into this directory. The command SoundPlayer.playSoundFile can play only files from the bundle, and not Documents directory. This is the code in the Xcode project:
   NSString *soundFilePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:name ofType:type];

Actually I could make it run from documents, but you will have to edit the Xcode project of this module:

1. Open the Xcode project
2. Open RNSoundPlayer.m
3. Find function: RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(playUrl:(NSString *)url)
4. After line: NSURL *soundURL = [NSURL URLWithString:url]; add the following:

if (soundURL == nil) {
   soundURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:url]; 
}
if (soundURL == nil) {
   return;
}

Now just call (from the React project):
SoundPlayer.playUrl('/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/...<your path to the file>');

Cheers!

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This should be resolved by #37, thanks to @assertchris.

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