preload: ['metadata'], not working

[tofolux]

The Problem

using preload: ['metadata'], does not work

Reproducible Example

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Reproduction Steps

var fullAudio = new Howl({ src: ['src], preload: ['metadata'], html5: true, });

When checking network resources in Safari it shows it loads the entire file.

Possible Solution

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Context

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Howler.js Version

v2.23

Affected Browser(s)/Versiuon(s)

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[ghostneneji]

@tofolux im facing same issue here, in local dev everything works fine, but once deployed, its downloading entire file, and on every seek action it'll download an extra file. Did you resolve it?

[benjaminbarbe]

@tofolux @ghostneneji

It might be a bit late, but by default, Howler uses the Web Audio API when available, not HTML5 Audio. The preload option is only available for the latter.

To make preload work, you'll need to set the option: html5: true