Track buffering on iOS track-buffering-on-ios
The following instructions provide guidance for implementation across all 2.x SDKs.
IMPORTANT
If you are implementing a 1.x version of the SDK, you can download the 1.x Developers Guides here: Download SDKs.
Buffer tracking constants
Constant name
Description
ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferStart
Constant for tracking Buffer Start event
ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferComplete
Constant for tracking Buffer Complete event
Implement buffering
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Listen for the playback buffering events from media player, and on buffer start event notification, track buffering using the
BufferStart
event:code language-none - (void)onBufferStart:(NSNotification *)notification { [_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferStart mediaObject:nil data:nil]; }
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On buffer complete notification from the media player, track the end of buffering using the
BufferComplete
event:code language-none - (void)onBufferComplete:(NSNotification *)notification { [_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventBufferComplete mediaObject:nil data:nil]; }
See the tracking scenario VOD playback with buffering for more information.
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