ElvClient/LiveStream

Methods for Live Stream creation and management

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Methods

static AuditStream({
objectIdoptional,
versionHashoptional,
saltoptional,
samplesoptional,
authorizationTokenoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Audit the specified live stream against several content fabric nodes

Returns: Response describing audit results
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
objectId string <optional>

Object ID of the live stream
versionHash string <optional>

Version hash of the live stream -- if not specified, latest version is returned
salt string <optional>

base64-encoded byte sequence for salting the audit hash
samples Array.<number> <optional>

list of percentages (0.0 - <1.0) used for sampling the content part list, up to 3
authorizationToken string <optional>

Additional authorization token for this request
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static StreamAddWatermark({
libraryIdoptional,
objectId,
writeTokenoptional,
simpleWatermark,
imageWatermark,
forensicWatermark,
finalizeoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Create a watermark for a live stream

Returns: The finalize response
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
libraryId string <optional>

Library ID of the live stream
objectId string

Object ID of the live stream
writeToken string <optional>

Write token of the draft
simpleWatermark Object

Text watermark
imageWatermark Object

Image watermark
forensicWatermark Object

Forensic watermark
finalize boolean <optional>

If enabled, target object will be finalized after adding watermark Watermark examples:

Simple Watermark: { "font_color": "", "font_relative_height": 0, "shadow": false, "template": "", "timecode": "", "timecode_rate": 0, "x": "", "y": "" }

Image watermark: { "image": "", "align_h": "", "align_v": "", "target_video_height": 0, "wm_enabled": false }

Forensic watermark: { "algo": 6, "forensic_duration": 0, "forensic_start": "", "image_a": <path_to_image>, "image_b": <path_to_image>, "is_stub": true, "payload_bit_nb": 23, "wm_enabled": true }
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static StreamConfig({
name,
customSettingsoptional,
probeMetadataoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Configure the stream based on built-in logic and optional custom settings.

Custom settings format: { "audio" { "1" : { // This is the stream index "tags" : "language: english", "codec" : "aac", "bitrate": 204000, "record": true, "recording_bitrate" : 192000, "recording_channels" : 2, "playout": bool "playout_label": "English (Stereo)" }, "3": { ... } } }

Returns: The status response for the stream
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
customSettings Object <optional>

Additional options to customize configuration settings
probeMetadata Object <optional>

Metadata for the probe. If not specified, a new probe will be configured
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static StreamCreate({
name,
startoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Create a new edge write token

Returns: The status response for the object
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
start boolean <optional>

If specified, will start the stream after creation
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static StreamInitialize({
name,
drmoptional,
formatoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Initialize the stream object

Returns: The name, object ID, and state of the stream
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
drm boolean <optional>

If specified, playout will be DRM protected
format string <optional>

Specify the list of playout formats and DRM to support, comma-separated (hls-clear, hls-aes128, hls-sample-aes, hls-fairplay)
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static StreamInsertion({
name,
insertionTime,
sinceStartoptional,
durationoptional,
targetHash,
removeoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Add a content insertion entry

Returns: Insertions, as well as any errors from bad insertions
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
insertionTime number

Time in seconds (float)
sinceStart boolean <optional>

If specified, time specified will be elapsed seconds since stream start, otherwise, time will be elapsed since epoch
duration number <optional>

Time in seconds (float). Default: 20.0
targetHash string

The target content object hash (playable)
remove boolean <optional>

If specified, will remove the inseration at the exact 'time' (instead of adding)
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static StreamListUrls({siteIdoptional}) → Promise.<Object>

List the pre-allocated URLs for a site

Returns: The list of stream URLs
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
siteId string <optional>

ID of the live stream site object
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static StreamRemoveWatermark({
libraryIdoptional,
objectId,
writeTokenoptional,
types,
finalizeoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Remove a watermark for a live stream

Returns: The finalize response
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
libraryId string <optional>

Library ID of the live stream
objectId string

Object ID of the live stream
writeToken string <optional>

Write token of the draft
types Array.<string>

Specify which type of watermark to remove. Possible values:

  • "image"
  • "text"
  • "forensic"
finalize boolean <optional>

If enabled, target object will be finalized after removing watermark
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static StreamSetOfferingAndDRM({
name,
typeAbrMasteroptional,
typeLiveStreamoptional,
drmoptional,
formatoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Create a dummy VoD offering and initialize DRM keys.

Returns: The name, object ID, and state of the stream
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
typeAbrMaster string <optional>

Content type hash
typeLiveStream string <optional>

Content type hash
drm boolean <optional>

If specified, DRM will be applied to the stream
format string <optional>

A list of playout formats and DRM to support, comma-separated (hls-clear, hls-aes128, hls-sample-aes, hls-fairplay). If specified, this will take precedence over the drm value
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static StreamStartOrStopOrReset({
name,
op
}) → Promise.<Object>

Start, stop or reset a stream within the current session (current edge write token)

Returns: The status response for the stream
Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
op string

The operation to perform. Possible values: 'start' 'reset' - Stops current LRO recording and starts a new one. Does not create a new edge write token (just creates a new recording period in the existing edge write token)

  • 'stop'
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static StreamStatus({
name,
stopLrooptional,
showParamsoptional
}) → Promise.<Object>

Retrieve the status of the current live stream session

Returns: The status response for the object, as well as logs, warnings and errors from the master initialization
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
stopLro boolean <optional>

If specified, will stop LRO
showParams boolean <optional>

If specified, will return recording_params with status States: unconfigured - no live_recording_config uninitialized - no live_recording config generated inactive - live_recording config initialized but no 'edge write token' stopped - edge-write-token but not started starting - LRO running but no source data yet running - stream is running and producing output stalled - LRO running but no source data (so not producing output)
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static StreamStopSession({name}) → Promise.<Object>

Close the edge write token and make the stream object inactive.

Returns: The finalize response for the stream object
Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string

Object ID or name of the live stream object
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async, inner StreamGenerateOffering({
client,
libraryId,
objectId,
typeAbrMasteroptional,
typeLiveStreamoptional,
streamUrl,
abrProfile,
aBitRate,
aChannels,
aSampleRate,
aStreamIndex,
aTimeBase,
aChannelLayout,
vBitRate,
vHeight,
vStreamIndex,
vWidth,
vDisplayAspectRatio,
vFrameRate,
vTimeBase
}) → Promise.<string>

Set the offering for the live stream

Returns: Final hash of the live stream object
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
client Object

The client object
libraryId string

ID of the library for the new live stream object
objectId string

ID of the new live stream object
typeAbrMaster string <optional>

Content type hash
typeLiveStream string <optional>

Content type hash
streamUrl string

Live source URL
abrProfile object

ABR Profile for the offering
aBitRate number

Audio bitrate
aChannels number

Audio channels
aSampleRate number

Audio sample rate
aStreamIndex number

Audio stream index
aTimeBase string

Audio time base as a fraction, e.g. "1/48000" (usually equal to 1/aSampleRate)
aChannelLayout string

Channel layout, e.g. "stereo"
vBitRate number

Video bitrate
vHeight number

Video height
vStreamIndex number

Video stream index
vWidth number

Video width
vDisplayAspectRatio string

Display aspect ratio as a fraction, e.g. "16/9"
vFrameRate string

Frame rate as an integer, e.g. "30"
vTimeBase string

Time base as a fraction, e.g. "1/30000"
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