@playkit-js/info
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PlayKit JS Info is written in [ECMAScript6], statically analysed using [Typescript] and transpiled in ECMAScript5 using [Babel].
[]: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
[]: https://github.com/ericdouglas/ES6-Learning#articles--tutorials
[]: https://babeljs.io
The plugin requires [Kaltura Player] to be loaded first.
[]: https://github.com/kaltura/kaltura-player-js
First, clone and run [yarn] to install dependencies:
[]: https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/
```
git clone https://github.com/kaltura/playkit-js-info.git
cd playkit-js-info
yarn install
```
Then, build the plugin
```javascript
yarn run build
```
The plugin uses `cypress` tool for e2e tests
```javascript
yarn run test
```
UI conf file (`cypress/public/ui-conf.js`) contains Kaltura player and plugin dependencies.
Keep Kaltura player and dependency versinos aligned to currently released versions.
### Embed the library in your test page
Finally, add the bundle as a script tag in your page, and initialize the player
```html
<script type="text/javascript" src="/PATH/TO/FILE/kaltura-player.js"></script>
<!--Kaltura player-->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/PATH/TO/FILE/playkit-info.js"></script>
<!--PlayKit info plugin-->
<div id="player-placeholder" style="height:360px; width:640px">
<script type="text/javascript">
var playerContainer = document.querySelector("#player-placeholder");
var config = {
...
targetId: 'player-placeholder',
plugins: {
"playkit-js-info": {}
}
...
};
var player = KalturaPlayer.setup(config);
player.loadMedia(...);
</script>
</div>
```
The info plugin purpose is to expose visual view of the entry information which is currently used by the player instead of digginf in the logs.
When the plugin is included on the player an info icon will be displayed and if user clicks on an overlay will be opened with the following data
* Entry Name
* Entry Description
* Broadcasted Date - For webcast entries
In order to enable the plugin it should be mentioned in the plugins section on the uiconf or on player setup code. no special config required exept this.
```
plugins: {
"playkit-js-info": {}
}
```


**[Info Plugin Example](https://codepen.io/giladna/pen/wvXBwwP)**
We use ESLint [recommended set](http://eslint.org/docs/rules/) with some additions for enforcing [Flow] types and other rules.
See [ESLint config](.eslintrc.json) for full configuration.
We also use [.editorconfig](.editorconfig) to maintain consistent coding styles and settings, please make sure you comply with the styling.
Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://gist.github.com/PurpleBooth/b24679402957c63ec426) for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.
We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available, see the [tags on this repository](https://github.com/kaltura/playkit-js-info/tags).
This project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details