chore: more code simplification + update ios pods with latest deps

Author: dprevost-LMI

example/ios/Podfile.lock

@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ PODS:
   - React-jsinspector (0.72.7)
   - React-logger (0.72.7):
     - glog
-  - react-native-audio-waveform (1.0.0):
+  - react-native-audio-waveform (2.1.1):
     - RCT-Folly (= 2021.07.22.00)
     - React-Core
-  - react-native-safe-area-context (4.9.0):
+  - react-native-safe-area-context (4.11.0):
     - React-Core
   - React-NativeModulesApple (0.72.7):
     - hermes-engine
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-Core
   - RNFS (2.20.0):
     - React-Core
-  - RNGestureHandler (2.14.0):
+  - RNGestureHandler (2.19.0):
     - RCT-Folly (= 2021.07.22.00)
     - React-Core
   - SocketRocket (0.6.1)
@@ -714,8 +714,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-jsiexecutor: c49502e5d02112247ee4526bc3ccfc891ae3eb9b
   React-jsinspector: 8baadae51f01d867c3921213a25ab78ab4fbcd91
   React-logger: 8edc785c47c8686c7962199a307015e2ce9a0e4f
-  react-native-audio-waveform: 7cdb6e4963eeae907240396975b9c79713591758
-  react-native-safe-area-context: b97eb6f9e3b7f437806c2ce5983f479f8eb5de4b
+  react-native-audio-waveform: 351a96a6b413c70b096347c880910dc35b6367b7
+  react-native-safe-area-context: 851c62c48dce80ccaa5637b6aa5991a1bc36eca9
   React-NativeModulesApple: b6868ee904013a7923128892ee4a032498a1024a
   React-perflogger: 31ea61077185eb1428baf60c0db6e2886f141a5a
   React-RCTActionSheet: 392090a3abc8992eb269ef0eaa561750588fc39d
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   ReactCommon: 5f704096ccf7733b390f59043b6fa9cc180ee4f6
   rn-fetch-blob: f065bb7ab7fb48dd002629f8bdcb0336602d3cba
   RNFS: 4ac0f0ea233904cb798630b3c077808c06931688
-  RNGestureHandler: 32a01c29ecc9bb0b5bf7bc0a33547f61b4dc2741
+  RNGestureHandler: 7ad14a6c7b491add489246611d324f10009083ac
   SocketRocket: f32cd54efbe0f095c4d7594881e52619cfe80b17
   Yoga: 4c3aa327e4a6a23eeacd71f61c81df1bcdf677d5
   YogaKit: f782866e155069a2cca2517aafea43200b01fd5a

src/components/Waveform/Waveform.tsx

@@ -119,17 +119,16 @@ export const Waveform = forwardRef<IWaveformRef, IWaveform>((props, ref) => {
 
   const preparePlayerForPath = async (progress?: number) => {
     if (!isNil(path) && !isEmpty(path)) {
-      const prepare = await preparePlayer({
+      return await preparePlayer({
         path,
         playerKey: `PlayerFor${path}`,
         updateFrequency: UpdateFrequency.medium,
         volume: volume,
         progress,
       });
-      return prepare;
-    } else {
-      throw new Error(`Can not start player for path: ${path}`);
     }
+
+    throw new Error(`Can not start player for path: ${path}`);
   };
 
   const getAudioDuration = async () => {
@@ -141,9 +140,9 @@ export const Waveform = forwardRef<IWaveformRef, IWaveform>((props, ref) => {
       const audioDuration = Number(duration);
       setSongDuration(audioDuration > 0 ? audioDuration : 0);
       return audioDuration;
-    } else {
-      throw new Error(`Could not get duration for path: ${path}`);
     }
+
+    throw new Error(`Could not get duration for path: ${path}`);
   };
 
   const preparePlayerAndGetDuration = async () => {