Component for embedding youtube videos.

Installation

Install with component(1):

$ component install fredsterss/embed-youtube

Example

var y = require('embed-youtube');
var videoId = "n3nZtcjRLyY";
var el = document.getElementById("youtube-holder");

var youtube = y(el, videoId, { width: 640, height: 360 });
// loads youtube video "n3nZtcjRLyY" inside el

youtube.play();
// plays video

youtube.seekTo(60);
// seeks to 60 seconds into the video

To use it, pass in the el you want to attach it to, the Youtube videoId, and an options object with width and height.

API

Youtube(el, videoId, options, fn)

Insert a new Youtube embed instance into el with the given videoId, options hash and optional callback fn.

Options:

• width Number (px) (required)
• height Number (px) (required)
• controls Boolean

#play(seconds, fn)

Play whatever video is loaded, emitting play. If seconds is passed, #seekTo(seconds) is automatically called. Optionally calls fn.

#pause(fn)

Pause whatever video is loaded, emitting pause, optionally calling fn.

#seekTo(seconds, fn)

Seek to a specified time in the video, optionally calling fn.

#stop(fn)

Stop the current video, optionally calling fn.

Common Issues

Failed to load resource error in console

You need to run this code on a webserver for it to work correctly. Pow works great.

display: none / hidden;

A common pattern when using embed-youtube is to hide the video's container element when it is not in use. Unfortunately, for certain browsers, changing the visibility of content loaded via <object> or <embed> tags will cause that content to be reloaded, and the event handlers are lost in the process. Therefore you must use some other way of hiding (eg: overflow: hidden; height: 0px; etc.) if you want to reuse the player.

License

MIT