Video update on location change

[farazhassan]

I need to play a video depending on the URL. Like if it changes from .../video/1 to .../video/2, the player should play the video 2 instead of video one, in the controller, I update everything based on the $routeParams value, the view is changed, everything else works fine EXCEPT the video, it just doesn't load. Any ideas?

[Wildhoney]

How are you changing the video? I would invoke the open method with the videoModel, and then ensure the video is playing.

[farazhassan]

1) I can't find the documentation. This is the first time I'm looking at the open function. 2) I just added another video to the video service.

[Wildhoney]

Ah I see. Yes, you should add another video via the playlist, and then open it. Something like the following, where ngVideo is your context:

var videoModel = ngVideo.addSource('mp4', 'http://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4');
ngVideo.open(videoModel);

[farazhassan]

Nope. Says that its not a function of the video service(If i understood the context right, that refers to the video service I'm using inside my controller?)

[Wildhoney]

I'll need to add a way to forcefully change the video to the recently added. Please leave it with me – I'll have you a release today to allow that.

[farazhassan]

Ohk sure. Thanks

[Wildhoney]

Please update ngVideo to 0.4.11 and try again by specifying the third parameter in your addSource method:

video.addSource('mp4', $scope.videos.second, true);

If you're using the MultiSource approach, then specify true in the save method.

[farazhassan]

Umm I'm not using the multisource approach right now. Im supposed to just replace the old addSource funciton with this? What does the third argument specify?

[Wildhoney]

Just set the third argument in your addSource method to true to force the change of the video.

[farazhassan]

It does change the video for some time but eventually it just stops responding, shouldn't there be helper functions like remove all videos or something?

[Wildhoney]

How do you mean it stops responding?

[farazhassan]

It forcefully changes the video exactly 5 times and then if you try to change it again, it stops responding, and the video wont change and the screen is black.

[Wildhoney]

Pushed ngVideo#4.12.0 and added an example for you.

[farazhassan]

I have done exactly the same thing, lets see. Will close the issue when i have a working version.

[farazhassan]

Its working fine now. But it takes at least a second to change the video. Thanks

[Wildhoney]

No problem! :beers: It will depend on your Internet connection, and you have to consider the time for the browser to load the video, and for it to buffer. Even cached videos will take a moment to load, depending on your connection.