added: documentations to MediaItemTags and Player.

fixed: checkStyle failures.

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player.PositionInfo;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.RenderersFactory;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SeekParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Timeline;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.TracksInfo;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaSource;
@@ -2487,6 +2486,7 @@ public final class Player implements
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
     //region ExoPlayer listeners (that didn't fit in other categories)
 
+    @Override
     public void onEvents(@NonNull final com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player player,
                          @NonNull final com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player.Events events) {
         Listener.super.onEvents(player, events);
@@ -2546,14 +2546,6 @@ public final class Player implements
             return;
         }
 
-        if (newPosition.contentPositionMs == 0 &&
-                simpleExoPlayer.getTotalBufferedDuration() < 500L) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "Playback - skipping to initial keyframe.");
-            simpleExoPlayer.setSeekParameters(SeekParameters.CLOSEST_SYNC);
-            simpleExoPlayer.seekTo(1L);
-            simpleExoPlayer.setSeekParameters(PlayerHelper.getSeekParameters(context));
-        }
-
         // Refresh the playback if there is a transition to the next video
         final int newIndex = newPosition.mediaItemIndex;
         switch (discontinuityReason) {
@@ -2605,7 +2597,29 @@ public final class Player implements
     //region Errors
     /**
      * Process exceptions produced by {@link com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer ExoPlayer}.
-     *
+     * <p>There are multiple types of errors:</p>
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>{@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_BEHIND_LIVE_WINDOW BEHIND_LIVE_WINDOW}:
+     * If the playback on livestreams are lagged too far behind the current playable
+     * window. Then we seek to the latest timestamp and restart the playback.
+     * </li>
+     * <li>From {@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_IO_INVALID_HTTP_CONTENT_TYPE BAD_IO} to
+     * {@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_PARSING_MANIFEST_UNSUPPORTED UNSUPPORTED_FORMATS}:
+     * If the stream source is validated by the extractor but not recognized by the player,
+     * then we can try to recover playback by signal an error on the {@link PlayQueue}.</li>
+     * <li>For {@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_TIMEOUT PLAYER_TIMEOUT},
+     * {@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_IO_UNSPECIFIED MEDIA_SOURCE_RESOLVER_TIMEOUT} and
+     * {@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_IO_NETWORK_CONNECTION_FAILED NO_NETWORK}:
+     * We can keep set the recovery record and keep to player at the current state until
+     * it is ready to play by restarting the {@link MediaSourceManager}.</li>
+     * <li>On any ExoPlayer specific issue internal to its device interaction, such as
+     * {@link PlaybackException#ERROR_CODE_DECODER_INIT_FAILED DECODER_ERROR}:
+     * We terminate the playback.</li>
+     * <li>For any other unspecified issue internal: We set a recovery and try to restart
+     * the playback.</li>
+     * In the case of decoder/renderer or unspecified errors, the player will create a
+     * notification so the users are aware.
+     * </ul>
      * @see com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player.Listener#onPlayerError(PlaybackException)
      * */
     @SuppressLint("SwitchIntDef")
@@ -2648,6 +2662,9 @@ public final class Player implements
             case ERROR_CODE_IO_NETWORK_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT:
                 // Don't create notification on timeout/networking errors:
                 isCatchableException = true;
+                setRecovery();
+                reloadPlayQueueManager();
+                break;
             case ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED:
                 // Reload playback on unexpected errors:
                 setRecovery();
@@ -2749,7 +2766,6 @@ public final class Player implements
             return;
         }
 
-        final boolean onPlaybackInitial = currentItem == null;
         final boolean hasPlayQueueItemChanged = currentItem != item;
 
         final int currentPlayQueueIndex = playQueue.indexOf(item);
@@ -2953,10 +2969,8 @@ public final class Player implements
     //region StreamInfo history: views and progress
 
     private void registerStreamViewed() {
-        getCurrentStreamInfo().ifPresent(info -> {
+        getCurrentStreamInfo().ifPresent(info -> databaseUpdateDisposable
-            databaseUpdateDisposable
+                .add(recordManager.onViewed(info).onErrorComplete().subscribe()));
-                    .add(recordManager.onViewed(info).onErrorComplete().subscribe());
-        });
     }
 
     private void saveStreamProgressState(final long progressMillis) {
@@ -3134,7 +3148,7 @@ public final class Player implements
             return;
         }
 
-        if (playQueue.getIndex() == index && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex() == index) {
+        if (playQueue.getIndex() == index && simpleExoPlayer.getCurrentMediaItemIndex() == index) {
             seekToDefault();
         } else {
             saveStreamProgressState();
@@ -3880,9 +3894,10 @@ public final class Player implements
     }
 
     private void onOpenInBrowserClicked() {
-        getCurrentStreamInfo().map(Info::getOriginalUrl).ifPresent(originalUrl -> {
+        getCurrentStreamInfo()
-            ShareUtils.openUrlInBrowser(Objects.requireNonNull(getParentActivity()), originalUrl);
+                .map(Info::getOriginalUrl)
-        });
+                .ifPresent(originalUrl -> ShareUtils.openUrlInBrowser(
+                        Objects.requireNonNull(getParentActivity()), originalUrl));
     }
     //endregion
 

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediaitem/ExceptionTag.java

@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+/**
+ * This {@link MediaItemTag} object is designed to contain metadata for a stream
+ * that has failed to load. It supplies metadata from an underlying
+ * {@link PlayQueueItem}, which is used by the internal players to resolve actual
+ * playback info.
+ *
+ * This {@link MediaItemTag} does not contain any {@link StreamInfo} that can be
+ * used to start playback and can be detected by checking {@link ExceptionTag#getErrors()}
+ * when in generic form.
+ **/
 public final class ExceptionTag implements MediaItemTag {
     @NonNull
     private final PlayQueueItem item;

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediaitem/MediaItemTag.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.MediaItem;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.MediaMetadata;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamType;
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+/**
+ * Metadata container and accessor used by player internals.
+ *
+ * This interface ensures consistency of fetching metadata on each stream,
+ * which is encapsulated in a {@link MediaItem} and delivered via ExoPlayer's
+ * {@link Player.Listener} on event triggers to the downstream users.
+ **/
 public interface MediaItemTag {
 
     List<Throwable> getErrors();

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediaitem/PlaceholderTag.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediaitem;
 
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamType;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.Constants;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+/**
+ * This is a Placeholding {@link MediaItemTag}, designed as a dummy metadata object for
+ * any stream that has not been resolved.
+ *
+ * This object cannot be instantiated and does not hold real metadata of any form.
+ * */
 public final class PlaceholderTag implements MediaItemTag {
     public static final PlaceholderTag EMPTY = new PlaceholderTag(null);
     private static final String UNKNOWN_VALUE_INTERNAL = "Placeholder";
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ public final class PlaceholderTag implements MediaItemTag {
 
     @Override
     public int getServiceId() {
-        return -1;
+        return Constants.NO_SERVICE_ID;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ public final class PlaceholderTag implements MediaItemTag {
 
     @Override
     public long getDurationSeconds() {
-        return -1;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     @Override

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediaitem/StreamInfoTag.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.player.mediaitem;
 
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.MediaItem;
+
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamInfo;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.StreamType;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.stream.VideoStream;
@@ -11,6 +13,12 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+/**
+ * This {@link MediaItemTag} object contains metadata for a resolved stream
+ * that is ready for playback. This object guarantees the {@link StreamInfo}
+ * is available and may provide the {@link Quality} of video stream used in
+ * the {@link MediaItem}.
+ **/
 public final class StreamInfoTag implements MediaItemTag {
     @NonNull
     private final StreamInfo streamInfo;

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/mediasource/FailedMediaSource.java

@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 public class FailedMediaSource extends CompositeMediaSource<Void> implements ManagedMediaSource {
-    private static final long SILENCE_DURATION_US = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMicros(2);
+    /**
+     * Play 2 seconds of silenced audio when a stream fails to resolve due to a known issue,
+     * such as {@link org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ExtractionException}.
+     *
+     * This silence duration allows user to react and have time to jump to a previous stream,
+     * while still provide a smooth playback experience. A duration lower than 1 second is
+     * not recommended, it may cause ExoPlayer to buffer for a while.
+     * */
+    public static final long SILENCE_DURATION_US = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMicros(2);
 
     private final String TAG = "FailedMediaSource@" + Integer.toHexString(hashCode());
     private final PlayQueueItem playQueueItem;
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ public class FailedMediaSource extends CompositeMediaSource<Void> implements Man
     private final MediaSource source;
     private final MediaItem mediaItem;
     /**
-     * Permanently fail the play queue item associated with this source, with no hope of retrying.
+     * Fail the play queue item associated with this source, with potential future retries.
      *
      * The error will be propagated if the cause for load exception is unspecified.
      * This means the error might be caused by reasons outside of extraction (e.g. no network).