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Version: 8.6.1

Player API

The attributes, methods and events.

Attributes

NameTypeDefaultAccess PermissionDescription
audioTracksarray of associative arrays[]readProvides information about audio tracks detected automatically in video. Each Associative array has the following fields: id - track identifier, label - track name, language - track language, enabled - true if track is current track
controlsbooleantrueread,writeAllows to enable or disable player controls ( true to show controls, false to hide controls).
currentTimeintegerread,writeCurrent timestamp of video.
durationintegerreadDuration of video.
endedbooleanfalsereadWhether playback of the media is ended.
loopbooleanfalseread,writeWhether playback of the media is looped.
pausedbooleanreadWhether the player is paused.
posterstringread,writeThe poster of the current source.
seekingbooleanreadtrue when player is seeking, false when player is not seeking now.
sourceSource Descriptionread,writeDescribes source of current video.
srcstringreadThe current URL of the media resource.
textTracksarray of associative arrays[]readProvides information about Closed Captions tracks detected automatically in video. Each Associative array has the following fields: id - track identifier, label - track description, language - track language,mode - determines track state, available values: disabled, showing, hidden

Source Description

The following key/value pairs are supported on the source attribute of the THEOsdk:THEOplayer :

NameTypeDescription
sourcesroArrayAn array of Typed Sources. When specifying multiple source descriptions, the sources attribute will be interpreted as a playlist where the first typed source will play first and subsequent sources will play when its preceding typed source has ended.
drmHttpAgentHeadersroAssociativeArrayA key-value dictionary that contains additional HTTP headers that will be sent for DRM key/license requests. The keys represent the HTTP header names and the values represent their corresponding values.

Typed Source

The following key/value pairs are supported on the sources attribute of a Source Description:

NameTypeDescription
srcStringThe URL of the media resource.
typeStringThe content type (MIME type) of the media resource. Possible values are application/dash+xml and application/x-mpegURL
contentProtectionContent ProtectionParameters for DRM playback
SDBifUrlString"Base Index Frames" URL for SD trick mode.
HDBifUrlString"Base Index Frames" URL for HD trick mode.
FHDBifUrlString"Base Index Frames" URL for FHD trick mode.

"Base Index Frames" or BIF, is an archive file format that contains a set of still images, also known as "trick play thumbnails", supporting enhanced fast-forward and rewind modes during video playback.

Content Protection

The following key/value pairs are supported on the contentProtection attribute of a Typed Source:

NameTypeDescription
integrationStringOptional attribute. The key system the player should use. Possible values are playready , widevine.
licenseUrlStringThe licence acquisition URL
certificateStringThe actual certificate string for Widevine purposes, which must be obtained out-of-band (OOB) by the channel. Leave this unset unless Widevine is used for DRM.
drmParamsDRM ParametersAn alternative way to set parameters for DRM playback. This attribute is only used when the integration attribute is not set.

Example DRM source with VuDRM specific headers

To play videos protected using VUDRM, you need to supply a token. Replace the token vualto-demo|2018-06-19T09:18:24Z|YSnJPmEceo in the code below with your own token as well as the associated values of the keys src and licenseUrl.

vuDrmSource = {
sources: [
{
src: "https://d1chyo78gdexn4.cloudfront.net/vualto-demo/big-buck-bunny/big-buck-bunny.ism/manifest.mpd"
type: "application/dash+xml"
contentProtection: {
integration: "widevine"
licenseUrl: "https://widevine-proxy.drm.technology/proxy"
}
}
]
drmHttpAgentHeaders: {
"x-vudrm-token": "vualto-demo|2018-06-19T09:18:24Z|YSnJPmEceo"
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
}

DRM Parameters

The following key/value pairs are supported on the drmParams attribute of a Content Protection:

NameTypeDescription
KeySystemString"playready" or "widevine". This value is case-insensitive. The default is an empty string.
licenseRenewURLStringA URL location for sending license renewal requests. If not specified, the Roku OS will send renewal requests to the URL specified in the licenseServerURL. This only works with Widevine.
licenseServerURLStringA URL location of a license server. This URL may include CGI parameters.
serializationURLStringA server address used for device provisioning
serviceCertStringThe actual certificate string for Widevine purposes, which must be obtained out-of-band (OOB) by the channel. Leave this unset unless Widevine is used for DRM.
lic_acq_windowStringThe maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) that a channel waits before rotating its Widevine DRM keys. The channel can generate a random wait time between 0 and the value specified in the lic_acq_window field, and use the random wait time to instruct when the Video node should make its next Widevine license request. Available since Roku OS 10.5

Verizon Media specific Attributes

nametypedescription
adsverizonMediaAdsVerizon media ads API, contains ads and ad breaks information
assetsarray of verizonMediaAssetVerizon media assets API, contains assets information

Methods

MethodDescription
addEventListener
destroyDestroy the player.
pausePause playback.
playStart playback.
removeEventListener
setCopyGuardManagementSystem(cgms as Integer)Sets Copy Guard Management System. Acceptable Values: 0 - No Copy Restriction,1 - Copy No More,2 - Copy Once Allowed,3 - No Copying Permitted.
setDestinationRectangle(rect {w,h,x,y} as roAssociativeArray)Sets width, height, x, y of player.
setDestinationRectangle(w as Integer, h as Integer, x as Integer, y as Integer)Sets width, height, x, y of player.
setMaxVideoResolution(width as Integer, height as Integer)Sets maximum video resolution.

Verizon Media specific Methods

MethodDescription
skipAdSkips Ad break if it is possible. This method is assigned directly to Player, due to roku specific architecture

Events

The event consists of:

  • date (timestamp) of occurrence
  • type (string) of the event
  • extra data

There are several player events being emitted.

  • addedaudiotrack: Fired when audio track has been added
  • addedtexttrack: Fired when text track has been added
  • bitratechange: Fired when the bitrate changes, the extra data emitted is the bitrate
  • canplay: Fired when the player can resume playback of the media data, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • canplaythrough: Fired when the player can resume playback of the media data and buffering is unlikely, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • destroy: Fired when the player is destroyed, there is no extra data emitted along
  • durationchange: Fired when the duration changes, the extra data emitted is the duration
  • emptied: Fired when the player's source is cleared, there is no extra data emitted along
  • ended: Fired when playback has stopped because the end of the media resource was reached, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • error: Fired when an error occurs, the extra data emitted is an associative array e.g.:
{
"error": "<string:error>",
"errorObject": {
"code": <integer:code>,
"message": <string:message>
}
}
  • loadeddata: Fired when the player can render the media data at the current playback position for the first time, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • loadedmetadata: Fired when the player determines the duration and dimensions of the media resource, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • pause: Fired when the "paused" changes to true, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • play: Fired when the "paused" changes to false, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • playing: Fired when playback is ready to start after having been paused or delayed due to lack of media data, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • seeked: Fired when the "seeking" changes to false after the current playback position was changed, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • seeking: Fired when "seeking" changes to true, and the player has started seeking to a new position, the extra data emitted is the currentTime
  • sourcechange: Fired when the player's source changes, the extra data emitted is an associative array e.g.:
{
"source": {
"sources": [
{
"liveOffset": 4,
"nativeUiRendering": false,
"contentProtection": {
"drmParams": {
KeySystem: "widevine"
licenseServerURL: "https://example.com/license"
}
},
"src": https://example.com/stream.mpd,
"type": "dash"
}
]
}
}
  • timeupdate: Fired when the current playback position changed as part of normal playback or in an especially interesting way, for example discontinuously, the extra data emitted is the currentTime

Verizon Media specific Events

all events contain following data:

  • date (timestamp) of occurrence
  • type (string) of the event

ads events:

all ads events contain additional field ad of type VerizonMediaAd e.g.:

{
apiFramework: invalid
companions: [...]
creative: "b1dcbf39be7941338d91e0a68664875a"
duration: 15.0694
endTime: 431.729
events: {...}
extensions: [...]
freeWheelParameters: {...}
height: 0
mimeType: "uplynk/m3u8"
startTime: 416.66
width: 0
}
  • adbegin : fired when an ad begins
  • adcomplete: fired when ad is completed
  • adend: fired when ad ends
  • removead: fired when ad is removed
  • adfirstquartile: fired when the ad reaches the first quartile
  • admidpoint: fired when the ad reaches the midpoint
  • adthirdquartile: fired when the ad reaches the third quartile

ad breaks events:

all ads events contain additional field adBreak of type VerizonMediaAdBreak e.g.:

{
ads: [
{
apiFramework: invalid
companions: [...]
creative: "b813270206374fd0bc6ebafc6d60c551"
duration: 15.0462
endTime: 431.706
events: {...}
extensions: [...]
freeWheelParameters: {...}
height: 0
mimeType: "uplynk/m3u8"
startTime: 416.66
width: 0
}
]
duration: 30.0692
endTime: 446.729
skipOffset: -1
startTime: 416.66
}
  • adbreakbegin: fired when ad break begins
  • adbreakend: fired when ad break ends
  • updateadbreak: fired when the ad break is updated
  • adbreakskip: fired when ad break is skipped
  • addadbreak: fired when ad break is added
  • removeadbreak: fired when ad break is removed

assets events:

all assets events contain additional field asset of type VerizonMediaAsset e.g.:

{
assetId: "41afc04d34ad4cbd855db52402ef210e"
audioOnly: 0
boundaryDetails: invalid
defaultPosterUrl: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/41a/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/41afc04d34ad4cbd855db52402ef210e/00000014.jpg"
description: "Yahoo News - Unfiltered: GWAR Halloween - 3/1/19"
duration: 415.659
endTime: 415.659
error: false
externalId: ""
hasAdultLanguage: false
hasDrugSituations: false
hasSexualSituations: false
hasViolence: false
isAd: false
maxSlice: 101
metadata: invalid
movieRating: -1
ownerId: "fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb"
posterUrl: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/41a/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/41afc04d34ad4cbd855db52402ef210e/00000014.jpg"
rates: [
209
399
729
1620
2535
]
sliceDuration: 4.096
startTime: 0
thumbnailResolutions: [
{
bh: 128
bw: 128
height: 72
prefix: ""
width: 128
}
]
thumbPrefix: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/41a/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/41afc04d34ad4cbd855db52402ef210e/"
tvRating: -1
}
  • addasset: fired when asset has been added
  • assetinforesponse: fired when an asset info response is received. This event does not contain asset field but response VerizonMediaAssetInfoResponse.
  • removeasset: fired when asset has been removed

ping events:

  • pingerror: fired when a Ping error has been received. Contains additional error (string) field.
  • pingresponse: fired when a Ping response is received. Contains additional response of type VerizonMediaPingResponse field e.g.:
{
ad_data: <Component: roAssociativeArray>
aspect_ratio: 1.77778
asset: "bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278"
audio_only: 0
boundary_details: invalid
default_poster_url: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/bcf/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278/00000014.jpg"
desc: "Build Series NYC - Allen Leech - 10/31/18"
duration: 1178.03
error: 0
external_id: ""
is_ad: 0
max_slice: 287
meta: <Component: roAssociativeArray>
movie_rating: -1
owner: "fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb"
poster_url: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/bcf/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278/00000014.jpg"
rates: <Component: roArray>
rating_flags: 0
slice_dur: 4.096
storage_partitions: <Component: roArray>
thumb_prefix: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/bcf/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278/"
thumbs: <Component: roArray>
tv_rating: -1
}

preplay events:

  • preplayresponse: fired when a Ping response is received. Contains additional response of type VerizonMediaPreplayResponse field e.g.:
{
ad_data: {...}
aspect_ratio: 1.77778
asset: "bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278"
audio_only: 0
boundary_details: invalid
default_poster_url: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/bcf/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278/00000014.jpg"
desc: "Build Series NYC - Allen Leech - 10/31/18"
duration: 1178.03
error: 0
external_id: ""
is_ad: 0
max_slice: 287
meta: {...}
movie_rating: -1
owner: "fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb"
poster_url: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/bcf/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278/00000014.jpg"
rates: [...]
rating_flags: 0
slice_dur: 4.096
storage_partitions: [...]
thumb_prefix: "https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/bcf/fb3a4cb9965b46678fa101477ffad8fb/bcf7d78c4ff94c969b2668a6edc64278/"
thumbs: [...]
tv_rating: -1
}