Akamai AMP Media Player ##Extension of the iOS / tvOS Collector

##dz-db-collector-details

Prerequisites

• iOS / tvOS version 12.1+

• XCode 14.1+ ( Swift 5.7.1+ )

Installation

The preferred way of installing DZCollector is via the Swift Package Manager.

Dependencies

Our framework has one dependency - AMP iOS SDK.

Using Swift Package Manager

• Open/Create a project in XCode

• Add Swift Package Dependency - navigate to File → Add Packages

  

• Paste the repository URL: https://gitlab.com/datazoom/apple/libraries-release/apple_akamai

  

• For Rules, select Branch (with branch set to main) and click Add Package.

• On the confirmation dialog click Add Package, again.

  

• Check if the library is added to the project

  

Using CocoaPods

• Open the terminal and check if CocoaPods is installed in your machine.

  pod --version

• If the above command returns no version number, then you'll need to install CocoaPods.

  sudo gem install cocoapods

• After installation, navigate to the Xcode project directory and create a Podfile configuration file if not present.

  pod init

• Run the command:

  open Podfile

• Add the DZAkamai pod in the Podfile

  source 'https://gitlab.com/datazoom/pod-specs.git'
  pod 'DZAkamaiUnified'

• Pull and update the latest Cocoapods pod specs

• Be sure to close any current Xcode sessions and use `your_project_name.xcworkspace` for this project from now on.

Using XCFramework (manually)

• Download latest version of DZ_Collector.xcframework.zip file from here, and unpack.

• Drag and drop the downloaded frameworks into your Xcode project. Drag the file to the files inspector on the left side of XCode. Make sure you check the box "Copy items" in the popup menu that displays while drag and drop the file.

• In the selected XCode target, go to the General tab and scroll down to Frameworks, Libraries and Embedded Content (Embedded Binaries in older XCode versions). Make sure that the framework added in the above step is present. If not present, add the framework by clicking the "+" button available in the same section. Also, make sure that Embed option is set to Embed & Sign.

Usage for Swift Language-based Applications

Import and initialization of framework

Importing the framework using the following command:

import DZ_Collector

Initialize the framework by passing along configurationId (provided by Datazoom)

func initialize(configurationId: String, _ completion: ((Bool,Error?) -> Void)?)

Example:

let configurationId = "<Configuration Id provided by Datazoom>"

let collector = DZCollector()
collector.initialize(configurationId: configurationId, { success, error in
      if success == true {
          // init done
      }
      else {
          if let error = error {
              // init error
          }
      }
  })

Sending custom events and setting custom metadata

Once the framework is successfully initialized you should be able to send custom events and set custom metadata.

func sendCustomEvent(name: String, metadata: [String: Any]?)

Example:

let collector = DZCollector()
let name = "SOME CUSTOM EVENT"
let data = "SOME CUSTOM METADATA"     
collector.sendCustomEvent(name: name, metadata: data{ success, error in
      if success == true {
          // Custom event sent
      }
      else {
          if let error = error {
              // custom event error
          }
      }

})

If we want to set custom metadata or event to a specific player context we can use the following method:

let collector = DZCollector()
let name = "SOME CUSTOM EVENT"
let data = "SOME CUSTOM METADATA"
let playerContext = "SOME PLAYER CONTEXT UUID"                 
collector.sendCustomEvent(playerContext: playerContext, name: name, metadata: data{ success, error in
      if success == true {
          // Custom event sent
      }
      else {
          if let error = error {
              // custom event error
          }
      }

})

Separately we can also set, read, and clear app session related custom metadata by using the following methods:

    func setSessionCustomMetadata(_ metadata:[String:Any]?)
    func getSessionCustomMetadata() -> [String:Any]?
    func clearSessionCustomMetadata()

We can also set, read, and clear player instance related custom metadata by using the following methods:

    func setPlayerCustomMetadata(playerContext: String, _ metadata:[String:Any]?)
    func getPlayerCustomMetadata(playerContext: String) -> [String:Any]?
    func clearPlayerCustomMetadata(playerContext: String)

Initialization of player

There are several methods to initialize a player, depending on the platform and customer needs.

In case of iOS platform:

• Create and Initialize akamai player with url and player view:

  func initPlayer(url: String, playerView: UIView, _ completion: ((String?, AmpPlayer?, Error?) -> Void)?)

  Example:

  collector.initPlayer(url: url, playerView: playerView, { playerId, player, error in
        if let playerId = playerId, let player = player {
        // initialization done
        // playerId - playerContext - using latter referring to player
        // player - AmpPlayer instance
        }
        else {
        // error - error during initialization
        }
    })

• Create and Initialize akamai player with url, player view and send player custom metadata:

  func initPlayer(url: String, playerView: UIView, metadata: [String : Any]?, _ completion: ((String?, AmpPlayer?, Error?) -> Void)?)

  Example:

  let playerMetadata: [String: Any]? = ["custom_player_metadata": "metadata"]
  
  collector.initPlayer(url: videoUrl, playerView: playerContainerView, metadata: playerMetadata, { playerId, player, error in
        if let playerId = playerId, let player = player {
        // initialization done
        // playerId - playerContext - using latter referring to player
        // player - AmpPlayer instance
        }
        else {
        // error - error during initialization
        }
    })

In case of tvOS platform:

• Create and Initialize akamai player with url, parent controller, player controller and player view:

  func initPlayer(url: String, parentViewController: UIViewController, playerController: AVPlayerViewController, playerView: UIView, _ completion: ((String?, AmpCore.AmpPlayer? ,Error?) -> Void)?)

  Example:

  collector.initPlayer(url: url, parentViewController: parentVC, playerController: controller, playerView: playerView, { playerId, player, error in
        if let playerId = playerId, let player = player {
        // initialization done
        // playerId - playerContext - using latter referring to player
        // player - AmpPlayer instance
        }
        else {
        // error - error during initialization
        }
    })

• Create and Initialize akamai player with url, parent controller, player controller, player view and send player custom metadata:

  func initPlayer(url: String, parentViewController: UIViewController, playerController: AVPlayerViewController, playerView: UIView, metadata: [String:Any]?, _ completion: ((String?, AmpCore.AmpPlayer?, Error?) -> Void)?)

  Example:

  let playerMetadata: [String: Any]? = ["custom_player_metadata": "metadata"]
  
  collector.initPlayer(url: videoUrl, parentViewController: parentVC, playerController: controller, playerView: playerView, metadata: playerMetadata, { playerId, player, error in
        if let playerId = playerId, let player = player {
        // initialization done
        // playerId - playerContext - using latter referring to player
        // player - AmpPlayer instance
        }
        else {
        // error - error during initialization
        }
    })

Common methods for both (iOS/tvOS) platform:

• Initialize with already created akamai player:

  func initPlayer(player: AmpCore.AmpPlayer, _ completion: ((String?, Error?) -> Void)?)

  Example:

  collector.initPlayer(player: player, { playerId, error in
        if let playerId = playerId {
        // initialization done
        // playerId - playerContext - using latter referring to player
        }
        else {
        // error - error during initialization
        }
    })

• Initialize with already created akamai player and send player custom metadata:

  func initPlayer(player: AmpCore.AmpPlayer, metadata: [String : Any]?, _ completion: ((String?, Error?) -> Void)?)

  Example:

  let playerMetadata: [String: Any]? = ["custom_player_metadata": "metadata"]
  
  collector.initPlayer(player: player, metadata: playerMetadata, { playerId, error in
        if let playerId = playerId {
        // initialization done
        // playerId - playerContext - using latter referring to player
        // player - AmpPlayer instance
        }
        else {
        // error - error during initialization
        }
    })

De-initialization of player

func deinitPlayer(playerContext: String,_ completion: ((Bool, Error?) -> Void)?)

Example:

collector.deinitialize(playerContext: playerContext, { success, error in
      if success == true {
          // player deinit done
      }
      else {
          if let error = error {
              // player deinit error
          }
      }
  })

De-initialization of framework

func deinitialize()

Example:

collector.deinitialize()

Usage of Google IMA Ads

• Download Client-Side SDK from:

  • for iOS: https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/ios/client-side/download

  • for tvOS: https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/tvos/client-side/download

• Add the framework

• Import the framework

• Add default implementation by adding IMAAdEventExtension.swift and DZAdDataIMA.swift files

• Add In code (suggested implementation)

func initAds(adUrl: String, controller: AVPlayerController, playerContext: String, contentDuration: Float = 0, _ completion: ((Bool, Error?) -> Void)?) {
    let ad: DZAdDataIMA = DZAdDataIMA(playerContext: playerContext)
    ad.delegate = self
    ad.requestAds(url: adUrl, controller: controller, contentDuration: contentDuration)
        completion?(true, nil)
  }