Refactor the player and use a standard library

[jellegerbrandy]

This is a dicussion topic, with info so we can make the best decision.

Up to now, we have more or less hacked our own player. We now have a good idea what we need, so we can look for frameworks/libs that can help us standardize/make robust/hook in to a community. Clappr is one option for that. Are there other options?

what	github url	github contribs and last commit	minified size	cool site?	docs?	plugins	subtitle plugin?	hls support	remarks
Clappr	clappr/clappr	active, 60 contribs, 4K stars	464Kb	pretty cool but not functional	okayish (tutorial?)	many plugins	Y	Y
videojs	videojs	274 contribs, active, 20K stars	243Kb	yes	docs	many	Y	Y	check this out: http://videojs.com/advanced/
mediaelement	mediaelement	200 contribs, 5.5K starts, active	67Kb*	ugly site	Ok docs	yes, but not so many	No (?)	?
https://plyr.io/

All these have liberal OS licenses - MIT, Apache. '*' size doesn't include all needed parts, A full installation probably require a whole lot more dependencies.

[ya7ya]

I been looking at player frameworks we could use, so here are few points we need to have in any framework we end up using , or creating or own.

1. Extensible : This need to extend it to include features easily and in a modular way.
2. Modular: so we can shave fat off the player.
3. cross-browser/device: has to work on all devices outta the box.
4. Active Community: Because if it's dead or old, I'd rather start from scratch.
5. Docs: well documented.

I'm currently looking at video.js and clappr.js, mediaelement seems old and fits better with a php stack (wordpress).

My Current Goals

1. [ ] has to work independently from Meteor.
2. [ ] integrate paratii-IPFS seamlessly.
3. [ ] passes the playerjs test.

[jellegerbrandy]

Decided in clappr, development continues in https://github.com/Paratii-Video/paratii-mediaplayer