How can I check if my AVPlayer is buffering?

Question

I want to detect if my AVPlayer is buffering for the current location, so that I can show a loader or something. But I can\'t seem to find anything in the documentation for

Answer 1

Please note that

Use a weak reference to self in the callback block to prevent creating a retain cycle.

func playRemote(url: URL) {
            showSpinner()
            let playerItem = AVPlayerItem(url: url)
            avPlayer = AVPlayer(playerItem: playerItem)
            avPlayer.rate = 1.0
            avPlayer.play()
            self.avPlayer.addPeriodicTimeObserver(forInterval: CMTimeMake(value: 1,
     timescale: 600), queue: DispatchQueue.main, using: { [weak self] time in
                if self?.avPlayer.currentItem?.status == AVPlayerItem.Status.readyToPlay {
                    if let isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp = self?.avPlayer.currentItem?.isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp { 
                        self?.removeSpinner()
                    }
                }
            })
        }
}