reconnect automatically when client gets...

reconnect automatically when client gets back the lost connection

ramkumar.vooda — Mar 30, 2015 03:53AM EDT

I want the client to automatically connect to the server when the connection is back and the video should start playing where it stopped before. Is it possible..?

Till now i tried making connection again after 3 seconds and video starts from first.
jwplayer().onBuffer(function()
{
theTimeout = setTimeout(function()
{
window.location = window.location.href;
},3000);
});

But i want the video to start from where it stopped playing before..
can anyone help me regarding this issue

16 Community Answers

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Mar 30, 2015 11:49AM EDT 0 rated :

What kind of file is being used here? Is this an MP4 or an HLS stream? Do you happen to have a link?

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Mar 31, 2015 02:21AM EDT 0 rated :

it is mp4 file.

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Mar 31, 2015 06:52PM EDT 0 rated :

Is there a link to where you’re running this as well?

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 01, 2015 05:17AM EDT 0 rated :

The server was setup in local network

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Apr 01, 2015 02:49PM EDT 0 rated :

We’ll need to see a live example to assist further.

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 02, 2015 12:27AM EDT 0 rated :

http://jsfiddle.net/VRKumar/bmLd3ycj/27/

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Apr 02, 2015 06:47PM EDT 1 rated :

I’d suggest doing something with onTime constantly updating a variable that states the position within the file. When an error occurs, this will keep the variable sound. At a particular interval, you can attempt to reload the file and then seek to the last recorded position that was dictated with onTime.

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 03, 2015 04:27AM EDT 0 rated :

yes sir, but how to know when the buffer stops, I want to know any function is there so that it triggers when buffer stops running.
so then i can use timout and then reload the video and seek the required position

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Apr 03, 2015 01:40PM EDT 0 rated :

Indeed.
http://support.jwplayer.com/customer/portal/articles/1413089-javascript-api-reference#buffer
You can use something with onBuffer to detect when the buffer is empty and then detect the position that you are currently viewing.

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 04, 2015 05:10AM EDT 0 rated :

but in my code onBuffer is triggering when the video starts playing..
But i want some function which triggers when buffer stops.
so then i can wait for 5 seconds and try to reload the video..

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Apr 06, 2015 05:57PM EDT 0 rated :

You can potentially return the buffer amount with onBufferChange
buffer (Number): Percentage between 0 and 100 of the current media that is buffered.

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 07, 2015 10:43AM EDT 0 rated :

but how to know when was the client disconnected from the server?

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Apr 07, 2015 05:27PM EDT 0 rated :

If the player gets disconnected and no longer has a buffer, it would be safely assumed that there was a server disconnect.

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 08, 2015 05:45AM EDT 0 rated :

so how to know there is no longer a buffer...is there any function for that..?

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Andrew

JW Player Support Agent

Apr 08, 2015 03:08PM EDT 0 rated :

Indeed, using the buffer API call will return the amount of buffer during playback at a given moment.

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ramkumar.vooda

User

Apr 09, 2015 02:56PM EDT 0 rated :

ok...thank you

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