JW7 - Primary isn't working when using multiple providers

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JW7 - Primary isn't working when using multiple providers

[robwalch]

The "primary" option accepts only two values, "html5" (default) and "flash". These apply to jwplayer's providers. They have no affect on custom JS providers.

When you register a custom JS provider, that provider will be checked before html5 and flash. If that provider is not supported, playback will fall-through to html5 and flash (flash first if "primary" "flash" is set).

The playlist item's Flash provider will only be used if the JW Player flash provider is used. If your JS provider always reports that it can play the item, then Flash will never be selected. You need to allow you JS provider to fall-through by modifying it's supports method, or not register your JS provider and set "primary" to "flash".

[donato]

The name for built-in providers is set here :

jwplayer/src/js/providers/providers-supported.js

Line 28 in 8779a33

name: 'youtube',

For a newly registered provider it is set using it's getName method :

jwplayer/src/js/api/global-api.js

Line 73 in 8779a33

var name = provider.getName().name;

Like Rob said, the "primary" toggle in JWPlayer only affects built-in html5 versus built-in flash. Any custom providers will ALWAYS have priority over the built-in providers. Priority dependent upon the order they were registered.

[robwalch]

A "hybrid" js provider that can use either technology could be ideal, but we have not developed such an example. Flash provider support remains a legacy feature we've kept around from version 6 "as-is".

What I would do is only specify the source "provider" with the "link-to-flash-provider" if you want to use Flash. Then you can modify your JavaScript provider's supports method as follows:

Html5Provider.supports = function(source) {
     if (!!source.provider) {
        // If a custom Flash provider is specified, do not use custom JS provider
        return false;
    }
    ...
};

// registering html5p provider here
jwplayer.api.registerProvider(Html5Provider);

// load player
jwplayer('player').setup({
        playlist: [{
            file: 'link-to-stream,
            // only add this if you want to use the custom Flash provider
            provider: 'link-to-flash-provider'
        }],
        primary: 'flash'
    });

You could also use a different config property in the source if you prefer. Setting primary to "flash" means that if the custom JS provider is not used, Flash will be used and it will load your custom Flash provider.

[donato]

@shaharmor - please re-open if you have further questions