feat: add ability to define poster props as Image type and render poster as custom component

docs/pages/component/props.mdx

@@ -437,13 +437,26 @@ Determine whether the media should continue playing when notifications or the Co
 ### `poster`
 
 <PlatformsList types={['All']} />
+> [!WARNING]
+> Value: string with a URL for the poster is deprecated, use `poster` as object instead
 
 An image to display while the video is loading
 
-Value: string with a URL for the poster, e.g. "https://baconmockup.com/300/200/"
+Value: Props for the `Image` component. The poster is visible when the source attribute is provided.
 
-### `posterResizeMode`
+```javascript
+<Video>
+  poster={{
+    source: { uri: "https://baconmockup.com/300/200/" },
+    resizeMode: "cover",
+    // ...
+  }}
+</Video>
+````
 
+### `posterResizeMode`
+> [!WARNING]
+> deprecated, use `poster` with `resizeMode` key instead
 <PlatformsList types={['All']} />
 
 Determines how to resize the poster image when the frame doesn't match the raw video dimensions.
@@ -489,6 +502,22 @@ Speed at which the media should play.
 - **1.0** - Play at normal speed (default)
 - **Other values** - Slow down or speed up playback
 
+### `renderLoader`
+
+<PlatformsList types={['All']} />
+
+Allows you to create custom components to display while the video is loading. If `renderLoader` is provided, `poster` and `posterResizeMode` will be ignored.
+
+```javascript
+<Video>
+  renderLoader={
+    <View>
+      <Text>Custom Loader</Text>
+    </View>
+  }
+</Video>
+````
+
 ### `repeat`
 
 <PlatformsList types={['All']} />

examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.tsx

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import Video, {
 import styles from './styles';
 import {type AdditionalSourceInfo} from './types';
 import {bufferConfig, srcList, textTracksSelectionBy} from './constants';
-import {Overlay, toast} from './components';
+import {Overlay, toast, VideoLoader} from './components';
 
 type Props = NonNullable<unknown>;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<Props> = ({}) => {
   const [repeat, setRepeat] = useState(false);
   const [controls, setControls] = useState(false);
   const [useCache, setUseCache] = useState(false);
-  const [poster, setPoster] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [showPoster, setShowPoster] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [showNotificationControls, setShowNotificationControls] =
     useState(false);
   const [isSeeking, setIsSeeking] = useState(false);
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<Props> = ({}) => {
             paused={paused}
             volume={volume}
             muted={muted}
-            fullscreen={fullscreen}
             controls={controls}
             resizeMode={resizeMode}
             onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss={onFullScreenExit}
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<Props> = ({}) => {
               cacheSizeMB: useCache ? 200 : 0,
             }}
             preventsDisplaySleepDuringVideoPlayback={true}
-            poster={poster}
+            renderLoader={showPoster ? <VideoLoader /> : undefined}
             onPlaybackRateChange={onPlaybackRateChange}
             onPlaybackStateChanged={onPlaybackStateChanged}
             bufferingStrategy={BufferingStrategyType.DEFAULT}
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<Props> = ({}) => {
         paused={paused}
         volume={volume}
         setControls={setControls}
-        poster={poster}
+        showPoster={showPoster}
         rate={rate}
         setFullscreen={setFullscreen}
         setPaused={setPaused}
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: FC<Props> = ({}) => {
         setIsSeeking={setIsSeeking}
         repeat={repeat}
         setRepeat={setRepeat}
-        setPoster={setPoster}
+        setShowPoster={setShowPoster}
         setRate={setRate}
         setResizeMode={setResizeMode}
         setShowNotificationControls={setShowNotificationControls}

examples/basic/src/components/Indicator.tsx

@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
-import React, {FC, memo} from 'react';
-import {ActivityIndicator, View} from 'react-native';
-import styles from '../styles.tsx';
+import React, {memo} from 'react';
+import {ActivityIndicator} from 'react-native';
 
-type Props = {
-  isLoading: boolean;
-};
-
-const _Indicator: FC<Props> = ({isLoading}) => {
-  if (!isLoading) {
-    return <View />;
-  }
-  return (
-    <ActivityIndicator
-      color="#3235fd"
-      size="large"
-      style={styles.IndicatorStyle}
-    />
-  );
+const _Indicator = () => {
+  return <ActivityIndicator color="#3235fd" size="large" />;
 };
 
 export const Indicator = memo(_Indicator);

examples/basic/src/components/Overlay.tsx

@@ -5,19 +5,11 @@ import React, {
   type Dispatch,
   type SetStateAction,
 } from 'react';
-import {Indicator} from './Indicator.tsx';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import styles from '../styles.tsx';
 import ToggleControl from '../ToggleControl.tsx';
-import {
-  isAndroid,
-  isIos,
-  samplePoster,
-  textTracksSelectionBy,
-} from '../constants';
-import MultiValueControl, {
-  type MultiValueControlPropType,
-} from '../MultiValueControl.tsx';
+import {isAndroid, isIos, textTracksSelectionBy} from '../constants';
+import MultiValueControl from '../MultiValueControl.tsx';
 import {
   ResizeMode,
   VideoRef,
@@ -69,8 +61,8 @@ type Props = {
   setPaused: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   repeat: boolean;
   setRepeat: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
-  poster: string | undefined;
-  setPoster: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | undefined>>;
+  showPoster: boolean;
+  setShowPoster: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   muted: boolean;
   setMuted: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   currentTime: number;
@@ -108,8 +100,8 @@ const _Overlay = forwardRef<VideoRef, Props>((props, ref) => {
     setPaused,
     setRepeat,
     repeat,
-    setPoster,
-    poster,
+    setShowPoster,
+    showPoster,
     setMuted,
     muted,
     duration,
@@ -217,14 +209,12 @@ const _Overlay = forwardRef<VideoRef, Props>((props, ref) => {
 
   const toggleRepeat = () => setRepeat(prev => !prev);
 
-  const togglePoster = () =>
-    setPoster(prev => (prev ? undefined : samplePoster));
+  const togglePoster = () => setShowPoster(prev => !prev);
 
   const toggleMuted = () => setMuted(prev => !prev);
 
   return (
     <>
-      <Indicator isLoading={isLoading} />
       <View style={styles.topControls}>
         <View style={styles.resizeModeControl}>
           <TopControl
@@ -270,7 +260,7 @@ const _Overlay = forwardRef<VideoRef, Props>((props, ref) => {
               <ToggleControl onPress={toggleFullscreen} text="fullscreen" />
               <ToggleControl onPress={openDecoration} text="decoration" />
               <ToggleControl
-                isSelected={!!poster}
+                isSelected={showPoster}
                 onPress={togglePoster}
                 selectedText="poster"
                 unselectedText="no poster"

examples/basic/src/components/VideoLoader.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {Indicator} from './Indicator.tsx';
+import React, {memo} from 'react';
+import styles from '../styles.tsx';
+
+const _VideoLoader = () => {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.indicatorContainer}>
+      <Text style={styles.indicatorText}>Loading...</Text>
+      <Indicator />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+export const VideoLoader = memo(_VideoLoader);

examples/basic/src/components/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './VideoLoader';
 export * from './Indicator';
 export * from './Seeker';
 export * from './AudioTracksSelector';

examples/basic/src/constants/general.ts

@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ export const srcAndroidList = [
   },
 ];
 
-// poster which can be displayed
-export const samplePoster =
-  'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/React_Native_Logo.png';
-
 export const srcList: SampleVideoSource[] = srcAllPlatformList.concat(
   isAndroid ? srcAndroidList : srcIosList,
 );

examples/basic/src/styles.tsx

@@ -102,9 +102,15 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderColor: 'red',
   },
-  IndicatorStyle: {
-    flex: 1,
+  indicatorContainer: {
     justifyContent: 'center',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: 10,
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
+  },
+  indicatorText: {
+    color: 'white',
   },
   seekbarContainer: {
     flex: 1,