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DataV:RTMP Supported Live Stream Player

Last Updated:May 12, 2023

This topic describes the chart styles of the RTMP Video Player component and the meaning of each configuration items.

Important

The RTMP video stream player component temporarily does not support playing videos in Google Chrome. RTMP is flash-dependent, and Google Chrome does not support flash .

Chart style

An RTMP supported live stream player belongs to the Media category. You can specify the URL and video type to play videos in your DataV project. The RTMP supported live stream player supports only RTMP video streams. image..png

Settings Panel

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  • Search for Configurations: In the right-side panel of Canvas Editor, click the Settings tab, and click Search for Configurations in the upper-right corner. Enter the required configuration item in the search box, and click the search icon to quickly locate the configuration item. Fuzzy match is supported. For more information, see Search for asset configurations.
  • Size: indicates the size of a widget, including its pixel width and height. You can click the Proportional resizing icon to proportionally adjust the width and height of a widget. After you click this icon again, you can adjust the width and height as needed.
  • Position: the position of a widget, which is indicated by pixel X and Y coordinates. X-coordinate indicates the pixel distance between the upper-left corner of the widget and the left border of the canvas. Y-coordinate indicates the pixel distance between the upper-left corner of the widget and the upper border of the canvas.
  • Rotation Angle: the angle of a rotation that uses the center point of a widget as the rotation point. The unit is degrees (°). You can use one of the following methods to control the rotation angle of a widget:
    • Directly enter the degrees in the Rotation Angle spin box or click the plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) to increase or decrease the value in the Rotation Angle spin box.
    • Drag the black dot in the Rotation control icon icon.
    • Click the Horizontal flip icon to horizontally flip a widget.
    • Click the Vertical flip icon to vertically flip a widget.
  • Opacity: the opacity of a widget. Valid values: 0 and 1. If this parameter is set to 0, the widget is hidden. If this parameter is set to 1, the widget is completely displayed. Default value: 1.
  • Video Stream URL: the URL of the video stream.

    Important
    • Only RTMP video streams are supported.

    • You can configure video stream URLs and types on both the Settings and Data tabs. The URL and type on the Data tab takes effect in priority.

  • Video Stream Type: the format of the video stream to be played. You can select rtmp/mp4 or rtmp/flv.

  • Mute Playback: If you turn on the switch, the video is muted when you play it on the preview or publish page. If you turn off the switch, the video is normally played.

Data Panel

RTMP视频流播放器数据面板

Configuration field description

Parameter

Description

source

Optional. The URL of the video stream. This parameter functions the same as the Video Stream URL parameter. If both are specified, the value in the source field takes precedence.

type

Optional. The type of the video stream. This parameter functions the same as the Video Stream Type parameter. If you specify both parameters, the value in the type field takes precedence.

Table 1. Parameters
ParameterDescription
Controlled ModeIf you turn on the switch, data is not requested when a widget is initialized. Data requests are triggered only based on callback IDs or the method configured in Blueprint Editor. If you turn off the switch, data requests are automatically triggered. By default, the switch is turned off.
Auto Data RequestAfter you select the Auto Data Request check box, you can enable dynamic polling, and manually specify the polling interval. If you do not select this check box, data is not automatically requested. You must manually refresh the page to request data or use Blueprint Editor or callback ID events to trigger data requests.
Data SourceIn the right-side panel of Canvas Editor, click the Data tab. Click Set next to Static Data. In the Configure Datasource panel, select a data source from the Data Source Type drop-down list. Enter code for data query in the code editor, click Preview Data Response to preview the response of the data source, and then view the response. For more information, see Configure asset data.
Data FilterIf you select the Data Filter check box, you can convert the data structure, filter data, and perform simple calculations. If you click the plus sign (+) next to Add Filter, you can configure the script for the data filter in the editor that appears. For more information, see Use the data filter.
Data Response ResultThe response to a data request. If the data source changes, you can click the Refresh icon icon next to Data Response Result to view the data response in real time.

Interaction Panel

This widget does not support interaction events.

Configure interactions in Blueprint Editor

  1. In Canvas Editor, right-click a widget in the Layer panel and select Add to Blueprint Editor.
  2. Click the Blueprint Editor icon icon in the upper-left corner of the page.
  3. In Blueprint Editor, click RTMP Supported Live Stream Player in the Added Nodes pane. On the canvas, you can configure the parameters for RTMP Video Stream Player, as shown in the following figure. RTMP视频流播放器蓝图编辑器参数

    • Event

      Event

      Description

      When the data interface request is completed

      The event is triggered with the processed JSON data after a data interface request is responded and processed by a filter. For more information about specific data examples, see the Data Response Result section of the Data tab in the right-side configuration panel of the canvas editor.

      When a data interface request fails

      The event that is returned when a data interface request fails (the request may be due to network problems or interface errors) and is processed by the filter. The event also throws the processed JSON data. For more information about specific data examples, see the Data Response Result section of the Data tab in the right-side configuration panel of the canvas editor.

    • Policy Action

      Policy Action

      Description

      Request Data Interface

      This action is performed to request the server data again. The data sent by an upstream data processing node or layer node is used as a parameter. For example, if the RTMP video stream player is configured with the API data source as https://api.test and the data passed to the request data interface as { id: '1'}, the final request interface is https://api.test?id=1.

      Import data

      After data of a widget is processed in accordance with its drawing format, the widget is imported for redrawing. You do not need to request server data again. For more information about specific data examples, see the Data Response Result section of the Data tab in the right-side configuration panel of the canvas editor.

      Update component configurations

      Style configurations of widgets are dynamically updated. Before this action is executed, you must click the widget in Canvas Editor, click the Settings tab in the right-side panel, and click Copy Configurations to... to obtain widget configurations. After that, change the style field for the data processing node in Blueprint Editor.

      Display

      Displays the widget. The following example shows the reference data.

      return {
        "animationType": "",
        "animationDuration": 1000,
        "animationEasing": "linear"
      };

      Hide

      The following example shows how to hide a widget.

      return {
        "animationType": "",
        "animationDuration": 1000,
        "animationEasing": "linear"
      };

      Switch to the hidden state

      Specifies whether to show or hide a widget. The following example shows the reference data.

      return {
        "animationIn": {
          "animationType": "",
          "animationDuration": 1000,
          "animationEasing": "linear"
        },
        "animationOut": {
          "animationType": "",
          "animationDuration": 1000,
          "animationEasing": "linear"
        }
      };

      Move

      Move a widget to a specified location. The following example shows the reference data.

      return {
        // The positioning type. to indicates absolute positioning, whereas by indicates relative positioning. The default value is to. 
        "positionType": "to",
        // The location, which is indicated by the x and y coordinates. 
        "attr": {
          "x": 0,
          "y": 0
        },
        // The animation type. 
        "animation": {
          "enable": false,
          // The duration in which animation is displayed. 
          "animationDuration": 1000,
          // The animation curve, which can be set to linear|easeInOutQuad|easeInOutExpo. 
          "animationEasing": "linear"
        }
      };