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Integrating Mesh Delivery with Hls.js

Introduction

Mesh Delivery for Streaming can be integrated into your website with Hls.js in just a few simple steps.

We have built an optimized wrapper for Hls.js from v0.6.21.

The complete list of integrations we support and guides for setting them up can be found here. If you would like to integrate Mesh Delivery for streaming with a video player not on the list, write to us at cdnsupport@lumen.com and we will help you out.

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Step 1: Install Hls.js and Mesh Delivery builds

You will first need to install the builds for Hls.js and the appropriate Mesh Delivery build. This can be done in two ways.

From our CDN

Include these sources in the HTML <head>:

                <!-- Hls.js build -->
<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@0.12.2/dist/hls.min.js"></script>

<!-- Mesh Delivery wrapper -->
<script src="//cdn.streamroot.io/hlsjs-dna-wrapper/1/stable/hlsjs-dna-wrapper.js?srKey=YOUR_STREAMROOT_KEY"></script>

To get the highest flexibility of deployment, we recommend setting the StreamrootKey in the Query Parameter "srKey".

 

Parameter name

Mandatory

Description

YOUR_STREAMROOT_KEY

Yes      

The unique Streamroot key that we have assigned to you; make sure it is identical to the one provided in the Account section of your dashboard.

Using npm

Install runtime and dev dependencies:

                npm install @streamroot/hlsjs-dna-wrapper

In your application, import/require the package you want to use, like this example:

                import HlsjsDnaWrapper from '@streamroot/hlsjs-dna-wrapper';

Step 2: Set up Hls.js and Mesh Delivery

In the HTML <body> or with npm

                <video id="demoplayer"></video>
<script>
    var hlsjsConfig = {};
    var dnaConfig = {};
    var hls = new Hls(hlsjsConfig);
    var wrapper = new HlsjsDnaWrapper(hls, 'YOUR_STREAMROOT_KEY', dnaConfig);
    var video = document.getElementById('demoplayer');
    hls.loadSource('YOUR_PLAYLIST_URL');
    hls.attachMedia(video);
    hls.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED,function() {
        video.play();
    });
</script>

Parameter name

Mandatory

Description

dnaConfig

No

The object in which you can pass Mesh Delivery options (property, contentIdGenerator, id, etc.).

hlsjsConfig

No

The object in which you can change hls.js options. More information can be found in the "Recommended options" section below.

YOUR_STREAMROOT_KEY

Yes

The unique Streamroot key that we have assigned to you; make sure it is identical to the one provided in the Account section of your dashboard.

YOUR_PLAYLIST_URL

Yes

Your HLS playlist.

 

Step 3: Visualize Mesh Delivery

To verify that Mesh Delivery was correctly configured, please install our Mesh Delivery graphs.

Vizualization graph for Mesh Delivery

Recommended Options

hls.js has a variety of configuration parameters that can be instantiated in hlsjsConfig object for fine-tuning. You can learn more about them in their API Documentation. For optimal performance with live content, we recommend the following values:

                var hlsjsConfig = {
   "maxBufferSize": 0,
   "maxBufferLength": 30,
   "liveSyncDuration": 30,
   "liveMaxLatencyDuration": Infinity
}

For optimal performance with VOD content, we recommend the following values:

                var hlsjsConfig = {
   "maxBufferSize": 0,
   "maxBufferLength": 30
}

And in just a few easy steps you should have a working integration of Mesh Delivery! We encourage you to explore our documentation to understand the various features we offer so you can make the most out of our product.