nuxt-lazytube
v0.2.1
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Nuxt.js 3 nuxt-lazytube
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Embed a YouTube or Vimeo player easily and lazy load the video to save resources and reduces initial load size. Useful when performance and page size is important or for sites with many embedded videos.
For a simple example page with 10 videos, nuxt-lazytube will reduce loadtime by 7x and memory usage by 2-3x.
Table of Content
Features
- reduces initial load size by ~1.1 MB per video
- fully responsive and customizable through
props
- provides methods to control (
play
,stop
,pause
andreset
) embedded videos - provide options to set up custom title and preview of embedded videos
- platform supported: Youtube and Vimeo
Demo
Setup
Installation
nuxt-lazytube for Nuxt3 applications.
$ npx nuxi@latest module add nuxt-lazytube
Config
nuxt.config.js
{
modules: [
'nuxt-lazytube',
]
},
Usage
<template>
<!-- Youtube Embed -->
<LazyYoutube src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMBFSGVi1c"/>
<!-- Vimeo Embed -->
<LazyVimeo src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/64654583"/>
</template>
API
Props
| Name | Type | Default Value | Description | Required |
|--------------------|-----------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| src
| String
| | To load video and iframe, should be Youtube/Vimeo video link. | `true` |
| `aspectRatio` | `String` | `16:9` | Maintaining the aspect ratio of video, perfect for responsively handling video embeds based on the width of the parent, should be in `*:*` format. e.g, `1:1`, `4:3`, `16:9` and `21:9`. | `false` |
| `maxWidth` | `String` | `560px` | Defines maximum width of video container. | `false` |
| `showTitle` | `Boolean` | `true` | Defines whether to show video title on top. | `false` |
| `autoplay` | `Boolean` | `false` | Defines whether to load the iframe as the page loads _(not recommended)_ | `false` |
| `thumbnailQuality` | `String` | `standard` | Defines the quality of thumbnail, should be one of the following `default`, `medium`, `high`, `standard` or `maxres` | `false` |
| `iframeClass` | `String` | `ly-iframe` | Defines the class on iframe element | `false` |
| `customTitle` | `String` |
| Defines the custom title of the video | false
|
| customThumbnail
| String
| | Defines the custom thumbnail image link of the video | `false` |
| `iframePolicy` | `String` |
| Define iframe in COEP environments ['anonymous' or 'credentialless']. | false
|
Slots
This Component provides some slots. You can use the named slot to render custom play button and loader:
| Slot | Description | |--------|-----------------------------------------------------| | button | Slot gives an ability to provide custom play button | | loader | Slot gives an ability to provide custom loader |
Methods
These methods let you control the player using JavaScript, so you can perform the operations
like play
, stop
, pause
and reset
.
The user's browser must support the HTML5 postMessage feature. Most modern browsers support postMessage.
| Name | Type | Usage |
|------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
| playVideo | function
| this.$refs["lazyVideo"]['playVideo']()
|
| stopVideo | function
| this.$refs["lazyVideo"]['stopVideo']()
|
| pauseVideo | function
| this.$refs["lazyVideo"]['pauseVideo']()
|
| resetView | function
| this.$refs["lazyVideo"]['resetView']()
|
Note: Must Replace lazyVideo
with your ref.
Example
<script setup>
const lazyVideo = ref()
const handleClick = (event) => {
lazyVideo.value[event]()
}
</script>
<template>
<div>
<LazyYoutube
ref="lazyVideo"
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KfYkzXTut1Y"
/>
<button @click="handleClick('playVideo')">Play</button>
<button @click="handleClick('stopVideo')"> Stop</button>
<button @click="handleClick('pauseVideo')"> Pause</button>
<button @click="handleClick('resetView')"> Reset</button>
</div>
</template>