Akamai Adaptive Media Player for iOS/tvOS

Datazoom is a high-availability real-time data collection solution. This document summarizes how to integrate the Akamai Adaptive Media Player for iOS/tvOS with the Datazoom platform.

Login to Datazoom here: https://app.datazoom.io
Add a Collector as indicated here: How to add a Collector
Copy the config key that was created at the end of the process
Click the icon indicated below to copy the Configuration Key

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.

The latest version of DZCollector was built against AmpCore version 9.2.10

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.

Please note: In order to successfully collect player dimensions playerView MUST be included in initialization process.

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)
  }

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Prerequisites

Installation

Dependencies

Using Swift Package Manager

Using CocoaPods

Using XCFramework (manually)

Usage for Swift Language-based Applications

Import and initialization of framework

Sending custom events and setting custom metadata

Initialization of player

De-initialization of player

De-initialization of framework

Usage of Google IMA Ads

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Articles in this section

Prerequisites

Installation

Dependencies

Using Swift Package Manager

Using CocoaPods

Using XCFramework (manually)

Usage for Swift Language-based Applications

Import and initialization of framework

Sending custom events and setting custom metadata

Initialization of player

De-initialization of player

De-initialization of framework

Usage of Google IMA Ads

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