render player earlier, allowing preload

src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbed.web.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
+import React, {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
-import {Button, ButtonIcon} from '#/components/Button'
-import {Play_Filled_Corner2_Rounded as PlayIcon} from '#/components/icons/Play'
 import {useActiveVideoView} from './ActiveVideoContext'
 import {VideoEmbedInner} from './VideoEmbedInner'
 
@@ -17,10 +13,6 @@ export function VideoEmbed({source}: {source: string}) {
       source,
     })
   const [onScreen, setOnScreen] = useState(false)
-  const [hasBeenOnScreen, setHasBeenOnScreen] = useState(false)
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-
-  const onPress = useCallback(() => setActive(), [setActive])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!ref.current) return
@@ -29,9 +21,6 @@ export function VideoEmbed({source}: {source: string}) {
         const entry = entries[0]
         if (!entry) return
         setOnScreen(entry.isIntersecting)
-        if (entry.isIntersecting) {
-          setHasBeenOnScreen(true)
-        }
         sendPosition(
           entry.boundingClientRect.y + entry.boundingClientRect.height / 2,
         )
@@ -42,11 +31,6 @@ export function VideoEmbed({source}: {source: string}) {
     return () => observer.disconnect()
   }, [sendPosition])
 
-  const onGoFarOffScreen = useCallback(() => {
-    setOnScreen(false)
-    setHasBeenOnScreen(false)
-  }, [])
-
   return (
     <View
       style={[
@@ -60,27 +44,14 @@ export function VideoEmbed({source}: {source: string}) {
         ref={ref}
         style={{display: 'flex', flex: 1}}
         onClick={evt => evt.stopPropagation()}>
-        {hasBeenOnScreen || active ? (
-          <VideoEmbedInner
-            source={source}
-            active={active}
-            setActive={setActive}
-            sendPosition={sendPosition}
-            onScreen={onScreen}
-            isAnyViewActive={currentActiveView !== null}
-            onGoFarOffScreen={onGoFarOffScreen}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <Button
-            style={[a.flex_1, t.atoms.bg_contrast_25, a.rounded_sm]}
-            onPress={onPress}
-            label={_(msg`Play video`)}
-            variant="ghost"
-            color="secondary"
-            size="large">
-            <ButtonIcon icon={PlayIcon} />
-          </Button>
-        )}
+        <VideoEmbedInner
+          source={source}
+          active={active}
+          setActive={setActive}
+          sendPosition={sendPosition}
+          onScreen={onScreen}
+          isAnyViewActive={currentActiveView !== null}
+        />
       </div>
     </View>
   )

src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbedInner.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export function VideoEmbedInner({}: {
   sendPosition: (position: number) => void
   onScreen: boolean
   isAnyViewActive?: boolean
-  onGoFarOffScreen: () => void
 }) {
   const player = useVideoPlayer()
   const aref = useAnimatedRef<Animated.View>()

src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoEmbedInner.web.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export function VideoEmbedInner({
   active,
   sendPosition,
   isAnyViewActive,
-  onGoFarOffScreen,
   ...props
 }: {
   source: string
@@ -17,10 +16,10 @@ export function VideoEmbedInner({
   setActive: () => void
   sendPosition: (position: number) => void
   onScreen: boolean
-  onGoFarOffScreen: () => void
   isAnyViewActive?: boolean
 }) {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const [nearScreen, setNearScreen] = useState(false)
 
   // Send position when scrolling. This is done with an IntersectionObserver
   // observing a div of 100vh height
@@ -33,16 +32,13 @@ export function VideoEmbedInner({
         const position =
           entry.boundingClientRect.y + entry.boundingClientRect.height / 2
         sendPosition(position)
-        if (!entry.isIntersecting) {
-          // unmounts the video player
-          onGoFarOffScreen()
-        }
+        setNearScreen(entry.isIntersecting)
       },
       {threshold: Array.from({length: 101}, (_, i) => i / 100)},
     )
     observer.observe(ref.current)
     return () => observer.disconnect()
-  }, [sendPosition, onGoFarOffScreen])
+  }, [sendPosition])
 
   // In case scrolling hasn't started yet, send up the position
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -55,7 +51,7 @@ export function VideoEmbedInner({
 
   return (
     <View style={[a.flex_1, a.flex_row]}>
-      <VideoPlayer active={active} {...props} />
+      {nearScreen && <VideoPlayer active={active} {...props} />}
       <div
         ref={ref}
         style={{

src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoWebControls.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type Hls from 'hls.js'
 
 export function Controls({}: {
   videoRef: React.RefObject<HTMLVideoElement>
-  hlsRef: React.RefObject<Hls>
+  hlsRef: React.RefObject<Hls | undefined>
   active: boolean
   setActive: () => void
   focused: boolean

src/view/com/util/post-embeds/VideoWebControls.web.tsx

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function Controls({
   hasSubtitleTrack,
 }: {
   videoRef: React.RefObject<HTMLVideoElement>
-  hlsRef: React.RefObject<Hls>
+  hlsRef: React.RefObject<Hls | undefined>
   active: boolean
   setActive: () => void
   focused: boolean