fix:Failed to stop recording #163

android/src/main/kotlin/com/simform/audio_waveforms/AudioRecorder.kt

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ private const val RECORD_AUDIO_REQUEST_CODE = 1001
 class AudioRecorder : PluginRegistry.RequestPermissionsResultListener {
     private var permissions = arrayOf(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
     private var useLegacyNormalization = false
-    private var mediaMetadataRetriever = MediaMetadataRetriever()
-    private var audioInfoArrayList = ArrayList<String>()
 
     fun getDecibel(result: MethodChannel.Result, recorder: MediaRecorder?) {
         if (useLegacyNormalization) {
@@ -72,6 +70,7 @@ class AudioRecorder : PluginRegistry.RequestPermissionsResultListener {
                 reset()
                 release()
             }
+            val audioInfoArrayList = ArrayList<String>()
             val duration = getDuration(path)
             audioInfoArrayList.add(path)
             audioInfoArrayList.add(duration)
@@ -82,13 +81,17 @@ class AudioRecorder : PluginRegistry.RequestPermissionsResultListener {
     }
 
     private fun getDuration(path: String): String {
-        mediaMetadataRetriever.setDataSource(path)
-        val duration = mediaMetadataRetriever.extractMetadata(METADATA_KEY_DURATION)
-        return duration ?: "-1"
-    }
-
-    fun releaseMetaDataRetriever(){
-        mediaMetadataRetriever.release()
+        val mediaMetadataRetriever = MediaMetadataRetriever()
+        try {
+            mediaMetadataRetriever.setDataSource(path)
+            val duration = mediaMetadataRetriever.extractMetadata(METADATA_KEY_DURATION)
+            return duration ?: "-1"
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Failed to get recording duration")
+        } finally {
+            mediaMetadataRetriever.release()
+        }
+        return "-1"
     }
 
     fun startRecorder(result: MethodChannel.Result, recorder: MediaRecorder?, useLegacy: Boolean) {

android/src/main/kotlin/com/simform/audio_waveforms/AudioWaveformsPlugin.kt

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class AudioWaveformsPlugin : FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler, ActivityAware {
                 audioRecorder.stopRecording(result, recorder, path!!)
                 recorder = null
             }
-            Constants.releaseMetaDataRetriever -> audioRecorder.releaseMetaDataRetriever()
             Constants.pauseRecording -> audioRecorder.pauseRecording(result, recorder)
             Constants.resumeRecording -> audioRecorder.resumeRecording(result, recorder)
             Constants.getDecibel -> audioRecorder.getDecibel(result, recorder)

android/src/main/kotlin/com/simform/audio_waveforms/Utils.kt

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ object Constants {
     const val onCurrentExtractedWaveformData = "onCurrentExtractedWaveformData"
     const val waveformData = "waveformData"
     const val useLegacyNormalization = "useLegacyNormalization"
-    const val releaseMetaDataRetriever = "releaseMetaDataRetriever"
 }
 
 enum class FinishMode(val value:Int) {

lib/src/base/audio_waveforms_interface.dart

@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ class AudioWaveformsInterface {
     return hasPermission ?? false;
   }
 
-  Future<void> releaseMetaDataRetriever() async {
-    await _methodChannel.invokeMethod(Constants.releaseMetaDataRetriever);
-  }
-
   ///platform call to prepare player
   Future<bool> preparePlayer(String path, String key, [double? volume]) async {
     var result = await _methodChannel.invokeMethod(Constants.preparePlayer, {

lib/src/base/constants.dart

@@ -43,5 +43,4 @@ class Constants {
   static const String onCurrentExtractedWaveformData =
       "onCurrentExtractedWaveformData";
   static const String useLegacyNormalization = "useLegacyNormalization";
-  static const String releaseMetaDataRetriever = "releaseMetaDataRetriever";
 }

lib/src/controllers/recorder_controller.dart

@@ -410,18 +410,11 @@ class RecorderController extends ChangeNotifier {
     _recorderState = state;
   }
 
-  /// This function is to release resources taken by android native
-  /// MetaDataRetriever.
-  void _release() {
-    AudioWaveformsInterface.instance.releaseMetaDataRetriever();
-  }
-
   /// Releases any resources taken by this recorder and with this
   /// controller is also disposed.
   @override
   void dispose() async {
     if (recorderState != RecorderState.stopped) await stop();
-    if (Platform.isAndroid) _release();
     _currentScrolledDuration.dispose();
     _currentDurationController.close();
     _recorderStateController.close();