VOD playback with skipped ads vod-playback-with-skipped-ads

Scenario scenario

This scenario comprises VOD content playback with a skipped ad.

One VOD with a skipped pre-roll ad

This is the same scenario as VOD playback with pre-roll ads, except the application has a provision to let the user skip the ad, on the click of a skip button perhaps.

Trigger
Heartbeat method
Network calls
Notes
User clicks Play
trackSessionStart()
Analytics Content Start, Heartbeat Content Start
The measurement library is unaware that there is a pre-roll ad. These network calls are still exactly the same as VOD playback with no ads scenario.
The ad starts.
  • trackEvent:AdBreakStart
  • trackEvent:AdStart
Analytics Ad Start, Heartbeat Ad Start
The first frame of the ad is played.
trackPlay()
Heartbeat Ad Play
When ad content plays before main content, the heartbeats will start when the ad starts to play.
The ad plays.
Ad Heartbeats
The ad is skipped.
trackEvent:trackAdSkip
There is no ad complete network call.
The content plays.
Content Heartbeats
These network calls are exactly the same as the VOD playback with no ads scenario.
The content completes playing.
trackComplete()
Heartbeat Content Complete
This network call is exactly the same as the VOD playback with no ads scenario.
The session is over.
trackSessionEnd()
SessionEnd

Parameters parameters

The parameters are identical to the parameters in the VOD playback with pre-roll ads scenario, except there is no ad complete and no ad-break complete call.

Sample Code sample-code

Android

To view this scenario in Android, set up the following code:

// Set up mediaObject
MediaObject mediaInfo = MediaHeartbeat.createMediaObject(
  Configuration.MEDIA_NAME,
  Configuration.MEDIA_ID,
  Configuration.MEDIA_LENGTH,
  MediaHeartbeat.StreamType.VOD
);

HashMap<String, String> mediaMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
mediaMetadata.put(CUSTOM_KEY_1, CUSTOM_VAL_1);
mediaMetadata.put(CUSTOM_KEY_2, CUSTOM_VAL_2);

// 1. Call trackSessionStart() when the user clicks Play or if autoplay is used,
//    i.e., there is an intent to start playback.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackSessionStart(mediaInfo, mediaMetadata);

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// Pre-roll
MediaObject adBreakInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createAdBreakObject(ADBREAK_NAME,
                                   ADBREAK_POSITION,
                                   ADBREAK_START_TIME);
MediaObject adInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createAdObject(AD_NAME,
                              AD_ID,
                              AD_POSITION,
                              AD_LENGTH);

// Context ad data
HashMap<String, String> adMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
adMetadata.put(CUSTOM_KEY_1, CUSTOM_VAL_1);
adMetadata.put(CUSTOM_KEY_2, CUSTOM_VAL_2);

// 2. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdBreakStart event when the pre-roll pod starts to play.
//    Note that since this is a pre-roll, track the "MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdBreakStart"
//    event before you call trackPlay().
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdBreakStart, adBreakInfo, null);

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// 3. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdStart event when the pre-roll pod's ad starts to play.
//    Note that since this is a pre-roll, track the "MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdStart" event
//    before you call trackPlay().
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdStart, adInfo, adMetadata);

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// 4. Call trackPlay() when the playback actually starts, i.e. when the first frame of the
//    main content is rendered on the screen.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackPlay();

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// 5. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdSkip event when the user intends to and is able to
//    skip an ad.  For example, this could be tied to a "Skip Ad" button onClick handler.
//    The application could have the viewer land in main content post ad.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdSkip, null, null);

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// 6. Call trackComplete() when the playback reaches the end, i.e., when the media
//    completes and finishes playing.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackComplete();

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// 7. Call trackSessionEnd() when the playback session is over. This method must be called
//    even if the user does not watch the media to completion.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackSessionEnd();

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iOS

To view this scenario, enter the following text:

when the user clicks Play
ADBMediaObject *mediaObject =
[ADBMediaHeartbeat createMediaObjectWithName:MEDIA_NAME
                   length:MEDIA_LENGTH
                   streamType:ADBMediaHeartbeatStreamTypeVOD];

NSMutableDictionary *mediaContextData = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
[mediaContextData setObject:CUSTOM_VAL_1 forKey:CUSTOM_KEY_1];
[mediaContextData setObject:CUSTOM_VAL_2 forKey:CUSTOM_KEY_2];

// 1. Call trackSessionStart when the user clicks Play or if autoplay is used,
//    i.e., there is an intent to start playback.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackSessionStart:mediaObject data:mediaContextData];
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// Pre-roll
ADBMediaObject *adBreakInfo =
[ADBMediaHeartbeat createAdBreakObjectWithName:AD_BREAK_NAME
                   position:AD_BREAK_POSITION
                   startTime:AD_BREAK_START_TIME];
ADBMediaObject *adInfo =
[ADBMediaHeartbeat createAdObjectWithName:AD_NAME
                   adId:AD_ID
                   position:AD_POSITION
                   length:AD_LENGTH];

// Context ad data
NSMutableDictionary *adDictionary = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
[adDictionary setObject:@"custom-val1" forKey:@"custom-key1"];
[adDictionary setObject:@"custom-val2" forKey:@"custom-key2"];

// 2. Track the ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdBreakStart event when the pre-roll pod
//    starts to play. Note that since this is a pre-roll, you must track the
//    ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdBreakStart event before you call trackPlay.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdBreakStart
               mediaObject:adBreakObject
               data:nil];
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// 3. Track the ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdStart event when the pre-roll pod's ad
//    starts to play. Note that since this is a pre-roll, track the
//    ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdStart event before you call trackPlay.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdStart
               mediaObject:adObject
               data:adDictionary];
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// 4. Call trackPlay when the playback actually starts, i.e., when the first
//    frame of the main content is rendered on the screen.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackPlay];
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// 5. Track the ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdSkip event when the user intends to
//    and is able to skip an ad. For example, this could be tied to a
//    "skip ad" button onClick handler. The application could have the viewer
//    land in main content post ad.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventAdSkip mediaObject:nil data:nil];
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// 6. Call trackComplete when the playback reaches the end, i.e., when the media
//    completes and finishes playing.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackComplete];
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// 7. Call trackSessionEnd when the playback session is over. This method must
//    be called even if the user does not watch the media to completion.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackSessionEnd];
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JavaScript

To view this scenario in JavaScript, enter the following text:

// Set up mediaObject
var mediaInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createMediaObject(Configuration.MEDIA_NAME,
                                 Configuration.MEDIA_ID,
                                 Configuration.MEDIA_LENGTH,
                                 MediaHeartbeat.StreamType.VOD);

var mediaMetadata = {
  CUSTOM_KEY_1 : CUSTOM_VAL_1,
  CUSTOM_KEY_2 : CUSTOM_VAL_2,
  CUSTOM_KEY_3 : CUSTOM_VAL_3
};

// 1. Call trackSessionStart() when Play is clicked or if autoplay is used,
//    i.e., there's an intent to start playback.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackSessionStart(mediaInfo, mediaMetadata);

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// Preroll
var adBreakInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createAdBreakObject(ADBREAK_NAME,
                                   ADBREAK_POSITION,
                                   ADBREAK_START_TIME);
MediaObject adInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createAdObject(AD_NAME,
                              AD_ID,
                              AD_POSITION,
                              AD_LENGTH);

//context ad data
var adMetadata = {
  CUSTOM_KEY_1 : CUSTOM_VAL_1,
  CUSTOM_KEY_2 : CUSTOM_VAL_2
};

// 2. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdBreakStart event when the preroll pod starts to play.
//    Since this is a preroll, you must track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdBreakStart event
//    before calling trackPlay().
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdBreakStart, adBreakInfo);

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// 3. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdStart event when the preroll pod's ad starts to play.
//    Since this is a preroll, you must track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdStart event before
//    calling trackPlay().
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdStart, adInfo, adMetadata);

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// 4. Call trackPlay() when the playback actually starts, i.e., when the first frame of
//    the main content is rendered on the screen.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackPlay();

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// 5. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdSkip event when the user intends to (and can)
//    skip the ad. For example, this could be tied to a "skip ad" button onClick handler.
//    The application could have the viewer land in the main content post ad.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.AdSkip);

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// 6. Call trackComplete() when the playback reaches the end, i.e., playback completes
//    and finishes playing.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackComplete();

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// 7. Call trackSessionEnd() when the playback session is over. This method must be called even
//    if the user does not watch the media to completion.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackSessionEnd();

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