msc-ez-video

Modern browsers already had a vivid player for <video />. However, web developers and designers still want to custom their own style player for different situations.

Sounds like web component will do a lot favor for this purpose. With <msc-ez-video /> support, customize control panel will become a piece of cake. <msc-ez-video /> adopts CSS custom properties, developers could style them as they want.

That's take a look what can <msc-ez-video /> do in different combination ?

（There will be only sound and picture in picture functions display when controls not set.）

Features

• Tap <msc-ez-video /> to toggle play / pause.
• Double click <msc-ez-video /> to turn on / off fullscreen.
• Full function control panel will only display in fullscreen mode unless attribute - controls set.
• Picture in picture support once browser enable.
• Developers could customize control panel's appearance with CSS custom properties.

Basic Usage

<msc-ez-video /> is a web component. All we need to do is put the required script into your HTML document. Then follow <msc-ez-video />'s html structure and everything will be all set.

• Required Script

<script 
  type="module"
  src="https://your-domain/wc-msc-ez-video.js"
</script>

• Structure

Put <msc-ez-video /> into HTML document. It will have different functions and looks with attribute mutation.

<msc-ez-video
  src="your-video-path.mp4"
  poster="your-video-thumbnail-path.jpg"
  width="16"
  height="9"
  muted
  autoplay
  loop
  controls
  title="your video title"
  artist="your video artist"
></msc-ez-video>

Or

<msc-ez-video>
  <script type="application/json">
    {
      "src": "your-video-path.mp4",
      "poster": "your-video-thumbnail-path.jpg",
      "width": 16,
      "height": 9,
      "muted": true,
      "autoplay": true,
      "loop": true,
      "controls": true,
      "title": "your video title",
      "artist": "your video artist"
    }
  </script>
</msc-ez-video>

Otherwise, developers could also choose remoteconfig to fetch config for <msc-ez-video />.

<msc-ez-video
  remoteconfig="https://617751a89c328300175f58b7.mockapi.io/api/v1/ezVideo"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

JavaScript Instantiation

<msc-ez-video /> could also use JavaScript to create DOM element. Here comes some examples.

<script type="module">
import { MscEzVideo } from 'https://your-domain/wc-msc-ez-video.js';

//use DOM api
const nodeA = document.createElement('msc-ez-video');
document.body.appendChild(nodeA);
nodeA.src = 'your-video-path.mp4';
nodeA.poster = 'your-video-thumbnail-path.jpg';

// new instance with Class
const nodeB = new MscEzVideo();
document.body.appendChild(nodeB);
nodeB.src = 'your-video-path.mp4';
nodeB.poster = 'your-video-thumbnail-path.jpg';

// new instance with Class & default config
const config = {
  src: 'your-video-path.mp4',
  poster: 'your-video-thumbnail-path.jpg',
  ...
};
const nodeC = new MscEzVideo(config);
document.body.appendChild(nodeC);
</script>

Style Customization

<msc-ez-video /> uses CSS variables to hook control panel's theme. That means developer could easy change it into the looks you like.

<style>
msc-ez-video {
  /* slider thumb */
  --slider-thumb-with: 14px;
  --slider-thumb-color: rgba(255,0,0,1);

  /* indicator */
  --indicator-background: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  --indicator-buffer-start: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
  --indicator-buffer-end: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
  --indicator-duration-start: rgba(255,0,0,1);
  --indicator-duration-end: rgba(255,0,0,1);

  /* time information */  
  --time-text-size: 16px;
  --time-text-color: #fff;

  /* warning information */  
  --warning-font-size: 16px;
  --warning-color: #fff;
  --warning-text: 'Some errors occured. Please try later.';

  /* function button */
  --action-height: 36px;
  --action-icon-size: auto 65%;
  --ico-play: url(ico-play.svg);
  --ico-pause: url(ico-pause.svg);
  --ico-mute: url(ico-mute.svg);
  --ico-unmute: url(ico-unmute.svg);
  --ico-fullscreen: url(ico-fullscreen.svg);
  --ico-fullscreen-exit: url(ico-fullscreen-exit.svg);
  --ico-pip: url(ico-pip.svg);
  --ico-replay: url(ico-replay.svg);
  --ico-warning: url(ico-warning.svg);
  --ico-forward-5: url(ico-forward-5.svg);
  --ico-forward-10: url(ico-forward-10.svg);
  --ico-backward-5: url(ico-backward-5.svg);
  --ico-backward-10: url(ico-backward-10.svg);
  --ico-speed-up-rate: url(ico-speed-up-rate.svg);
  --ico-speed-down-rate: url(ico-speed-down-rate.svg);

  /* reaction */
  --reaction-width: 52px;
  --reaction-bgc-start: rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  --reaction-bgc-end: rgba(0,0,0,.4);

  /* tip */
  --tip-font-size: 12px;
  --tip-line-height: 1.8;
  --tip-color: #fff;
  --tip-background: rgba(0,0,0,.6);
  --tip-play: 'Play';
  --tip-pause: 'Pause';
  --tip-unmute: 'Unmute';
  --tip-mute: 'Mute';
  --tip-fullscreen: 'Full screen';
  --tip-fullscreen-exit: 'Exit full screen';
  --tip-PiP: 'Picture in Picture';

  /* playbackRate */
  --playbackrate-font-size: 18px;
  --playbackrate-line-height: 2;
  --playbackrate-color: #fff;
  --playbackrate-background: rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
</style>

Attributes

<msc-ez-video /> supports some attributes to let it become more convenience & useful.

• src

Set <msc-ez-video />'s video source.

<msc-ez-video
  src="your-video-path.mp4"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• poster

Set <msc-ez-video />'s poster.

<msc-ez-video
  poster="your-video-thumbnail-path.mp4"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• width

Set <msc-ez-video />'s width ratio. Default is 16.

<msc-ez-video
  width="16"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• height

Set <msc-ez-video />'s height ratio. Default is 9.

<msc-ez-video
  height="9"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• title

Set <msc-ez-video />'s title. Default is "unknown title".

<msc-ez-video
  tile="your-video-title"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• artist

Set <msc-ez-video />'s artist information. Default is "unknown artist".

<msc-ez-video
  artist="your-video-artist"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• crossorigin

Set <msc-ez-video />'s crossorigin. Default is "anonymous".

<msc-ez-video
  crossorigin="use-credentials"
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• muted

Set <msc-ez-video /> mute active or not. Default is false. Note: If developers like to implement autoplay, muted must set in mobile.

<msc-ez-video
  muted
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• autoplay

Set <msc-ez-video /> autoplay active or not. Default is false. Note: If developers like to implement autoplay, muted must set in mobile.

<msc-ez-video
  autoplay
  muted // must set to active autoplay
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• loop

Set <msc-ez-video />> loop active or not. Default is false. There will be a replay sign appeared when video fininshed play once loop doesn't set.

<msc-ez-video
  loop
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

• controls

Full function contrl panel will only display in fullscreen mode unless controls set. Default is false.

<msc-ez-video
  controls
  ...
></msc-ez-video>

Keyboard shortcut

<msc-ez-video /> also comes with keyboard shortcut. I believe this will make <msc-ez-video /> more vivid & more useful.

• k

Toggle <msc-ez-video /> play or pause.

• space

Toggle <msc-ez-video /> play or pause.

• m

Toggle <msc-ez-video /> mute or not.

• f

Toggle <msc-ez-video /> fullscreen or not.

• i

Toggle <msc-ez-video /> into picture in picture or not.

• esc

Turn off fullscreen mode.

• ←

<msc-ez-video /> backward 5 seconds.

• →

<msc-ez-video /> forward 5 seconds.

• j

<msc-ez-video /> backward 10 seconds.

• l

<msc-ez-video /> forward 10 seconds.

• <

Decrease <msc-ez-video /> playback rate. Minimum is 0.25.

• >

Increase <msc-ez-video /> playback rate. Minimum is 2.

• 0 ~ 9

<msc-ez-video /> jumps to specific timeline. Ex: 7 means to timeline 70%.

Properties

| Property Name | Type | Description | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | src | String | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s video source. | | poster | String | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s poster. | | title | String | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s title. | | artist | String | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s artist. | | width | Number | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s width ratio. | | height | Number | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s height ratio. | | crossorigin | String | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s s crossorigin. (It might be "anonymous" or "use-credentials"). | | muted | Boolean | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s mute status. | | autoplay | Boolean | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s autoplay status. | | loop | Boolean | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s loop status. | | controls | Boolean | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s control panel status. | | currentTime | Number | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s currentTime (in seconds). | | duration | Number | Getter for <msc-ez-video />'s duration (in seconds). | | playbackRate | Number | Getter / Setter for <msc-ez-video />'s playback rate. Rate should between 0.25 ~ 2. | | paused | Boolean | Getter for <msc-ez-video />'s pause status. | | fullscreened | Boolean | Getter for <msc-ez-video />'s full screen status. | | PiPed | Boolean | Getter for <msc-ez-video />'s picture in picture status. |

Mathods

| Mathod Signature | Description | | ----------- | ----------- | | play | Play video. | | pause | Pause video. | | requestFS | Switch into full screen mode. Note: this is high-trusted event. | | exitFS | Switch back to normal mode. Note: this is high-trusted event. | | requestPiP | Switch into picture in picture mode. Note: this is high-trusted event. | | exitPiP | Switch back to normal mode. Note: this is high-trusted event. |

Events

| Event Signature | Description | | ----------- | ----------- | | ez-video-play | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> played. | | ez-video-pause | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> paused. | | ez-video-seek | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> seeked. | | ez-video-mutechange | Fired when <msc-ez-video />'s mute status changed. | | ez-video-fullscreenchange | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> full screen changed. | | ez-video-PiPchange | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> picture in picutre changed. | | ez-video-ratechange | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> playback rate changed. | | ez-video-error | Fired when <msc-ez-video /> error occured. |

Reference

• <msc-ez-video />