Playback and playlist support

[defagos]

This is an alpha release. While it implements most of the core features required for Google Cast integration in applications, it is not yet production-ready. Documentation is currently limited and will be expanded in future updates.

Features

• Device Discovery — Automatically detect available Google Cast devices on the network.
• Playback Management — Control playback with support for play, pause, seek, and playback speed adjustments.
• Playlist Support — Manage media playlists.
• Subtitles and Audio Tracks — Select and switch between available subtitles and audio tracks during playback.

What's Changed

• Add a splash screen by @waliid in Add a splash screen #6
• Provide tools for a default Google Cast experience by @waliid in Provide tools for a default Google Cast experience #9
• Provide a device manager by @waliid in Provide a device manager #14
• Provide basic cast player by @defagos in Provide basic cast player #23
• Animate loading indicator by @defagos in Animate loading indicator #24
• Avoid code signing when checking that the demo compiles by @waliid in Avoid code signing when checking that the demo compiles #25
• Introduce a new type to manage devices by @waliid in Introduce a new type to manage devices  #27
• Introduce Cast type by @waliid in Introduce Cast type #28
• Enhance session state when the session manager is suspended by @waliid in Enhance session state when the session manager is suspended #29
• Support basic playlist by @waliid in Support basic playlist #34
• Improve media queue item loading by @waliid in Improve media queue item loading #36
• Improve device selection management by @defagos in Improve device selection management #37
• Improve media queue item selection by @defagos in Improve media queue item selection #38
• Improve playlist item selection by @waliid in Improve playlist item selection #39
• Make selection APIs more consistent by @defagos in Make selection APIs more consistent #40
• Update Xcode to version 16.2 by @defagos in Update Xcode to version 16.2 #42
• Reactivate Ruby linter by @waliid in Reactivate Ruby linter #44
• Provide load insertion and deletion APIs by @waliid in Provide load insertion and deletion APIs #48
• Add move and remove APIs by @waliid in Add move and remove APIs #52
• Revisit device list management by @defagos in Revisit device list management #53
• Support current item selection and playlist navigation by @defagos in Support current item selection and playlist navigation #54
• Fix sync between sender and receiver by @defagos in Fix sync between sender and receiver #56
• Fetch item and associated metadata asynchronously by @defagos in Fetch item and associated metadata asynchronously #58
• Add load and insertion APIs by @waliid in Add load and insertion APIs #61
• Add receiver type selection to the demo by @waliid in Add receiver type selection to the demo #62
• Apply remote changes efficiently by @defagos in Apply remote changes efficiently #63
• Split cast player view implementation by @defagos in Split cast player view implementation #65
• Remove non-needed workarounds by @defagos in Remove non-needed workarounds #67
• Add presenter mode by @defagos in Add presenter mode #69
• Improve demo device support by @defagos in Improve demo device support #70
• Make the SRGSSR receiver support URLs by @waliid in Make the SRGSSR receiver support URLs #71
• Update to Xcode 16.3 by @defagos in Update to Xcode 16.3 #73
• Fix device cell alignment by @defagos in Fix device cell alignment #72
• Update gems by @waliid in Update gems #74
• Fix memory management issues by @defagos in Fix memory management issues #75
• Document known issues by @defagos in Document known issues #77
• Avoid resizable playback button by @waliid in Avoid resizable playback button #78
• Add DASH streams by @waliid in Add DASH streams #79
• Support position updates by @defagos in Support position updates #80
• Support Skips by @waliid in Support Skips #81
• Fix player layout on narrow devices by @defagos in Fix player layout on narrow devices #82
• Avoid potential name conflicts by @defagos in Avoid potential name conflicts #83
• Add playback speed by @waliid in Add playback speed #90
• Fix Google Cast SDK issue tracker link by @defagos in Fix Google Cast SDK issue tracker link #91
• Support skips symbols based on player configuration by @waliid in Support skips symbols based on player configuration #94
• Provide default values for settings by @defagos in Provide default values for settings #95
• Support subtitles and audio tracks by @waliid in Support subtitles and audio tracks #92
• Make amtins receiver support URNs by @waliid in Make amtins receiver support URNs #97
• Polish player UI by @waliid in Polish player UI #98
• Reduce artwork image size by @waliid in Reduce artwork image size #99
• Support repeat modes by @waliid in Support repeat modes #101
• Fix nightly builds by @waliid in Fix nightly builds #102

Full Changelog: 0.1.0...0.2.0

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