Loop function does not play the audio, only sets loop variable

[parolaraul]

Confusing documentation / Wrong behavior

I added this library to my project and I found out that my audio file was not being played. I thought it was due to the file location and the "assetPath" variable, buy I realized it was caused by a "bug" in the .loop() method I was calling. I was expecting for the audio to reproduce with the loop call, but this was not the actual behavior. Its confusing and it does not correspond with the documentation:

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/**

• This method will loop the audio file for playback.
• @param assetId - identifier of the asset
• @returns void
  */
  NativeAudio.loop({
  assetId: 'fire',
  });

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I would suggest calling the play() method in the AudioAsset.java file after setting the loop variable or fixing the documentation.

native-audio/android/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/community/audio/AudioAsset.java

Line 105 in 8cfe67b

audio.loop();

STR:

• Preload an audio file with an assetId (NativeAudio.preload())
• Call the loop function with the same assetId.

Expected behavior:
The audio file will be reproduced in loop mode.

Actual behavior:
Nothing happens after loop is invoked.

[orhan-swe]

Yeah, it was a bit confusing for me too.
A good solution would be for loop function to check if the audio file is already being played and if not start playing it.

[rondybrandao]

Have you found a solution for this bug?, I need this method. Apparently it works well on an HTML page, but on Android nothing happens, nor does it show an error.

[orhan-swe]

@rondybrandao
First you call preload(), then you call play(), now music should start playing, and then you call loop(), so now it will also loop.