Controlling Embedded Youtube Video on MM

[Jopyth]

@zichao92 Try something like this:

var notification = "EXAMPLE";
var payload = "some payload, could be an object";
var encoded = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(payload));
Remote.getWithStatus("action=NOTIFICATION&n"+"otification=" + notification + "&payload=" + encoded);

Edit: Added “+” to remove strange replacement with &not.

[zichao92]

@Jopyth ,

I tried that method to send a notification to the node_helper.js and from there, to broadcast the notification ‘PAUSE_VIDEO’ via sendNotifcation to another module with notificationReceived code at the receiving end.

However, I got an error stating that sendNotifcation as error reported as TypeError: this.sendNotification is not a function . Is there any work around to this?

[Jopyth]

@zichao92 You can not send notifications from the node_helper.js (they are running in the back end), they can only be send from the modules in the front end, i.e. MMM-Remote-Control.js.

Edit: Also the method I described above should already do all the forwarding of the nofification until it is broad cast to the other modules. Did you change anything in the other files?

Edit2: These are the lines which should make everything work: In the node_helper.js and in the MMM-Remote-Control.js.

[zichao92]

@Jopyth, I realized i was using an older version of your remote control. However, after updating the remote control module, i inserted your recommended line back into this code:

  // edit menu buttons
        "show-all-button": function() {
        var parent = document.getElementById("visible-modules-results");
        var buttons = parent.children;
        for (var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
         if (buttons[i].id!="module_5_youtube"){
            if (Remote.hasClass(buttons[i], "external-locked")) {
                continue;
            }
            buttons[i].className = buttons[i].className.replace("toggled-off", "toggled-on");
            Remote.showModule(buttons[i].id);
            var notification = "SCREEN_WAKEUP";
            Remote.getWithStatus("action=NOTIFICATION&n"+"otification=" + notification );
            }
        else{
                if (Remote.hasClass(buttons[i], "external-locked")) {
                continue;
            }
            buttons[i].className = buttons[i].className.replace("toggled-on", "toggled-off");
            Remote.hideModule(buttons[i].id);
                        }

I was testing this code with paviro’s PIR module ( https://github.com/paviro/MMM-PIR-Sensor) on this line which is found from his MMM-PIR-Sensor.js .

	notificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
		if (notification === "SCREEN_WAKEUP"){
			this.sendNotification(notification, payload)
		}
	},

I modified the PIR code in such a way that when it receives the SCREEN_WAKEUP notification , it will perform certain actions for me rather than turning on the monitor.

[zichao92]

Hi all, im not too sure if i have made any mistake regarding the structure of MMM.

I placed my notificationReceived at the front end of embedded youtube, which i called it youtube.js( it doesnt have any node_helper) :

Here’s the code of my youtube.js , the codes are heavily based on a the default module called “compliments” :

module.register("youtube",{

	// Module config defaults.
	defaults: {

		updateInterval: 30000,
		fadeSpeed: 4000
	},



	// Define required scripts.
	getScripts: function() {
		return ["moment.js"];
//		exec("sudo python /home/pi/NicoRFID/RFID_playlist.py");
	},
	getStyles: function() {
	    return [
	        'script.css', // will try to load it from the vendor folder, otherwise it will load is from the module folder.
	    ]
	},

	// Define start sequence.
	start: function() {
		Log.info("Starting module: " + this.name);

		
		// Schedule update timer.
		var self = this;
		setInterval(function() {
			self.updateDom(self.config.fadeSpeed);
		}, this.config.updateInterval);
	},
		

		
	/* randomIndex(compliments)
	 * Generate a random index for a list of compliments.
	 *
	 * argument compliments Array - Array with compliments.
	 *
	 * return Number - Random index.
	 */

	/* complimentArray()
	 * Retrieve an array of compliments for the time of the day.
	 *
	 * return compliments Array - Array with compliments for the time of the day.
	 */
	
	/* complimentArray()
	 * Retrieve a random compliment.
	 *
	 * return compliment string - A compliment.
	 */
		notificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
		if (notification === "PAUSE_VIDEO"){
			pausethevideo()

		}
		else if (notification === "PLAY_VIDEO"){
			playthevideo()

		}
	},


	// Override dom generator.
	getDom: function() {
		//var complimentText = this.randomCompliment();
		//var complimentText = "Hi NUS GOD Puay Hiang ";

		//var compliment = document.createTextNode(complimentText);

		var wrapper = document.createElement("div");
		wrapper.className = "thin xlarge bright";

		function playthevideo(){
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video');
		myPlayer.playVideo();
		};

		function stopthevideo(){
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video');
		myPlayer.stopVideo();
		};

		function pausethevideo(){
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video'); 
		myPlayer.pauseVideo();
		};
		
		
		wrapper.innerHTML='<div> <div> allowfullscreen></div></div>';

		

		

			
		//wrapper.appendChild(compliment);

		return wrapper;
	}

});

So with the notificationReceived line, i intend to control my video using the remote control with these codes :

/ edit menu buttons
        "show-all-button": function() {
        var parent = document.getElementById("visible-modules-results");
        var buttons = parent.children;
        for (var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
         if (buttons[i].id!="module_5_youtube"){
            if (Remote.hasClass(buttons[i], "external-locked")) {
                continue;
            }
            buttons[i].className = buttons[i].className.replace("toggled-off", "toggled-on");
            Remote.showModule(buttons[i].id);
            var notification = "PAUSE_VIDEO";
            Remote.getWithStatus("action=NOTIFICATION&n"+"otification=" + notification );
            }
        else{
                if (Remote.hasClass(buttons[i], "external-locked")) {
                continue;
            }
            buttons[i].className = buttons[i].className.replace("toggled-on", "toggled-off");
            Remote.hideModule(buttons[i].id);
                        }

Am i doing something wrong here?

[zichao92]

@Jopyth ,

I managed to have some developments with your remote control module’s sendNotifcation command. I hooked up the MM using a browser and observed( using dev console, Note to beginners: press F12 on a browser to access this cool feature ) that a notification was send from MM Remote. This means that you were right all along, just that i didnt know how to observe the sendNotification command via dev console.

Currently, i have another issue. My youtube.js module receives the “PLAY_VIDEO” or “PAUSE_VIDEO” notification but is not able to perform what was desired.

Here’s my snippet of my code from my youtube.js :

notificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
		if (notification === "PAUSE_VIDEO"){
			pausethevideo()

		}
		if (notification === "PLAY_VIDEO"){
			playthevideo()

		}
	},

getDom: function() {
var wrapper = document.createElement("div");
		wrapper.className = "thin xlarge bright";

		function playthevideo(){
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video');
		myPlayer.playVideo();
		};

		function stopthevideo(){
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video');
		myPlayer.stopVideo();
		};

		function pausethevideo(){
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video'); 
		myPlayer.pauseVideo();
		};
		
		
		wrapper.innerHTML='<div> <div> allowfullscreen></div></div>'; //youtube video link found here.

		

			return wrapper;
	}

});

However, i got an error from dev console :
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'pauseVideo' of null at Class.notificationReceived (youtube.js:69)

Im suspecting that my pauseVideo/playVideo function wasn’t recognised as it is getDom.

Will appreciate any help or advice !

[strawberry 3.141]

@zichao92 the access to those functions is limited to the getDom function.

you should put the definitions outside like

playthevideo: function() {
//do the stuff
}

and call the function like this.playthevideo()

[zichao92]

@strawberry-3.141 said in Controlling Embedded Youtube Video on MM:

playthevideo: function() {
//do the stuff
}

Hi there,

I tried your recommendation but i got this error Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'playVideo' of null.
Which is coming from this code:

playthevideo: function() {
		var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video');
		myPlayer.playVideo();
		},

I suspect that the problem is that the above function is not being recognise as my embedded youtube codes still lies in the getDom function, which has the allowscriptaccess="awalys" that allows the user to control the video. I tried to extract out from the getDom function but i think my syntax is wrong. Here’s the full code of the youtube function that’s in the getDom function.

		wrapper.innerHTML='<div> <div>  //(youtube link here ) controls=0&showinfo=0&rel=0&autoplay=1" allowscriptaccess="always" name="my-video" frameborder="0" enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> allowfullscreen></div></div>';

[strawberry 3.141]

@zichao92 because there is no html element that has the id your looking for so var myPlayer = document.getElementById('my-video'); is null

[zichao92]

Hi @strawberry-3.141 ,
Thanks for the clarification!
I have added id = "my-vdieo" into my code, however, it produced another error :

Uncaught TypeError: myPlayer.playVideo is not a function
    at Class.playthevideo (youtube.js:69)

It’s not able to detect the function. After doing some readings about embedded YouTube videos, i came across this site :
https://developers.google.com/youtube/js_api_reference#onYouTubePlayerReady

It was mentioned that i require a callback function named onYouTubePlayerReady. The API will call this function when the player is fully loaded and the API is ready to receive calls.

From there, I should be able to control my video. However, since this function can only be called in getDom function, im not too sure how it should work from here.