vue-lazy-youtube-video
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Vue.js component for lazyloading YouTube videos.
vue-lazy-youtube-video

1.x documentation can be found here.
- vue-lazy-youtube-video
- Features
- Installation
- Via NPM
- Via Yarn
- Directly in browser
- Initialization
- Styles
- As a global component
- As a local component
- As a plugin
- Usage
- Demo
- API
- Properties
- Events
- Methods
- Slots
- FAQ
- Tests
- Unit
- TypeScript support
- Development
- Build
- Powered by
- Inspiration
- License
Features
- reduces initial load size by ~1.1MB per video
- built with a11y in mind – fully accessible via keyboard and to screen readers
.webpthumbnail format for modern browsers that support it, with.jpgfallback for browsers that don't- fully customizable through
propsandslots
Installation
Via NPM
$ npm install vue-lazy-youtube-video --save
Via Yarn
$ yarn add vue-lazy-youtube-video
Directly in browser
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue"></script>
<!-- Styles with CSS Custom Properties -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/vue-lazy-youtube-video/dist/style.css"></link>
<!-- Minified styles with CSS Custom Properties -->
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/vue-lazy-youtube-video/dist/style.min.css"></link> -->
<!-- Styles without CSS Custom Properties -->
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/vue-lazy-youtube-video/dist/style.simplified.css"></link> -->
<!-- Minified styles without CSS Custom Properties -->
<!-- <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/vue-lazy-youtube-video/dist/style.simplified.min.css"></link> -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue-lazy-youtube-video"></script>
<script>
// as a plugin
Vue.use(VueLazyYoutubeVideo.Plugin)
// as a component
Vue.use('LazyYoutubeVideo', VueLazyYoutubeVideo.default)
</script>
Initialization
Styles
import 'vue-lazy-youtube-video/dist/style.css'
As a global component
⚠️ It must be called before
new Vue().
import Vue from 'vue'
import LazyYoutubeVideo from 'vue-lazy-youtube-video'
Vue.component('LazyYoutubeVideo', LazyYoutubeVideo)
As a local component
import LazyYoutubeVideo from 'vue-lazy-youtube-video'
export default {
name: 'YourAwesomeComponent',
components: {
LazyYoutubeVideo,
},
}
As a plugin
⚠️ It must be called before
new Vue().
import Vue from 'vue'
import { Plugin } from 'vue-lazy-youtube-video'
Vue.use(Plugin)
Usage
<template>
<LazyYoutubeVideo src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4JS70KB9GS0" />
</template>
Demo
API
Properties
The list of available props (with their types, default values and descriptions) is listed below:
| Property | Required | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
src |
true |
string |
<iframe />'s src attribute in https://www.youtube.com/embed/[VIDEO_ID] format. URL can contain any query part, but notice that autoplay=1 is always appended |
|
alt |
false |
string |
Video thumbnail |
Value of the alt attribute of the thumbnail <img /> element |
buttonLabel |
false |
string |
Play video |
Value of the aria-label attribute of the play <button></button> element. Improves a11y |
aspectRatio |
false |
string |
16:9 |
Aspect ratio of the video. This prop helps to save proportions of the video on different container sizes. Should match the number:number pattern |
previewImageSize |
false |
string |
maxresdefault |
Size of the thumbnail, generated by YouTube. Available variants: default, mqdefault, sddefault, hqdefault, maxresdefault. More info |
thumbnail |
false |
{ webp: string, jpg: string} |
Custom thumbnail object, which should contain two keys: webp and jpg. Value of the key is the path to the custom thumbnail image |
|
iframeAttributes |
false |
object |
{ allowfullscreen: true, frameborder: 0, allow: 'accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture' } |
Custom attributes that will be assigned to the <iframe /> element |
webp |
false |
boolean |
true |
Whether or not try to load .webp thumbnail in favor of .jpg. Note that old videos may not have generated .webp thumbnail |
autoplay |
false |
boolean |
false |
Whether or not to play video as soon as component mounts into the DOM |
thumbnailListeners |
false |
Record<string, Function | Function[]> |
Listeners that will be attached to the preview thumbnail | |
enablejsapi |
false |
boolean |
false |
Include 'enablejapi=1' parameter to the generated src attribute of the <iframe /> element. This will allow you to listen to the init:player event as well as access the YT.Player instance via the getPlayerInstance method. Make sure you have injected the proper YouTube <script /> tag or passed the injectPlayerScript prop |
playerOptions |
false |
Partial<YT.PlayerOptions> |
{} |
Options the will be passed to the YT.Player constructor |
injectPlayerScript |
false |
boolean |
false |
Will auto inject the proper YouTube <script /> when enablejapi is passed and there is no window.YT.Player |
parameters |
false |
YT.Parameters |
{} |
YouTube Parameters that will be injected into the generated <iframe /> src attribute |
Events
| Name | Payload | Description |
|---|---|---|
'load:iframe' |
{ iframe?: HTMLIFrameElement } |
Happens when native' <iframe /> element load event fires |
'init:player' |
{ instance: YT.Player } |
Happens when the YT.Player instance is instantiated |
Methods
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
getPlayerInstance |
() => Nullable<YT.Plater> |
Returns an instance of the YT.Player when the enablejapi prop is passed and the YT.Player is initialized (check 'init:player' event), in other cases returns null |
Slots
Component provides some slots.
The list of available slots is listed below:
| Slot | Description |
|---|---|
button |
Slot gives an ability to provide custom play button |
icon |
Slot gives an ability to provide custom icon of the play button |
⚠️ Note, that when
buttonslot is passed and this slot contains<button></button>, ones should not to forget to addaria-label(if this button contains only icon) andtype="button"attributes. Also, if that button do not contain.y-video-buttonclass, all default styles will be lost, so style concerns it's up to developer.
FAQ
Question: How to play/pause/stop a video?
Answer: Pass the enablejapi prop and then listen to 'init:player' event to get an instance of the YT.Player. All the available instance methods you can find here. Hint: You can also get a player instance via the getPlayerInstance method.
Code
<LazyYoutubeVideo
ref="youtube"
src="..."
enablejsapi
@init:player="onPlayerInit"
/>
import { InitPlayerEventPayload } from 'vue-lazy-youtube-video'
{
// ...
methods: {
onPlayerInit(payload: InitPlayerEventPayload) {
console.log(payload.instance)
console.log(this.$refs.youtube.getPlayerInstance())
},
},
// ...
}
Tests
You can run unit tests by running the next command:
npm run test
Unit
Jest is used for unit-tests.
Jest and VueTestUtils is used for unit tests.
You can run unit tests by running the next command:
npm run test:unit
TypeScript support
Component is completely built and tested using TypeScript.
Here is the list of the types you can use:
// import type {} TypeScript 3.8 +
import {
Props,
LoadIframeEventPayload,
InitPlayerEventPayload,
Thumbnail,
} from 'vue-lazy-youtube-video'
Development
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies using
yarn installornpm install - Start development server using
npm run devscript
Build
To build the production ready bundle simply run npm run build:
After the successful build the following files will be generated in the dist folder:
├── vue-lazy-youtube-video.common.js
├── vue-lazy-youtube-video.esm.js
├── vue-lazy-youtube-video.js
├── vue-lazy-youtube-video.min.js
├── style.css
├── style.min.css
├── style.simplified.css
├── style.simplified.min.css
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Inspiration
Inspired by Vadim Makeev. Vadim created a comprehensive tutorial in which he shows how to lazyload YouTube videos properly.