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Lazy Loading Video Based on Connection Speed
class LazyVideoLoader {
constructor() {
this.videos = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('.hero__bgvideo'));
// Abort when:
// - The browser does not support Promises.
// - There no videos.
// - If the user prefers reduced motion.
// - Device is mobile.
if (
typeof Promise === 'undefined' ||
!this.videos ||
window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion)').matches ||
window.innerWidth < 992
) {
return;
}
this.videos.forEach(this.loadVideo.bind(this));
}
loadVideo(video) {
this.setSource(video);
video.load();
this.checkLoadTime(video);
}
/**
* Find the children of the video that are <source> tags.
* Set the src attribute for each <source> based on the
* data-src attribute.
*
* @param {object} video The video element.
* @returns {void}
*/
setSource(video) {
const children = [].slice.call(video.children);
children.forEach((child) => {
if (
child.tagName === 'SOURCE' &&
typeof child.dataset.src !== 'undefined'
) {
child.setAttribute('src', child.dataset.src);
}
});
}
/**
* Checks if the video will be able to play through before
* a predetermined time has passed.
* @param {object} video The video element.
* @returns {void}
*/
checkLoadTime(video) {
// Create a promise that resolves when the
// video.canplaythrough event triggers.
const videoLoad = new Promise((resolve) => {
video.addEventListener('canplaythrough', () => {
resolve('can play');
});
});
// Create a promise that resolves after a
// predetermined time (2sec)
const videoTimeout = new Promise((resolve) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve('The video timed out.');
}, 2000);
});
// Race the promises to see which one resolves first.
Promise.race([videoLoad, videoTimeout]).then((data) => {
if (data === 'can play') {
video.play();
setTimeout(() => {
video.classList.add('video-loaded');
}, 500);
}
else {
this.cancelLoad(video);
}
});
}
/**
* Cancel the video loading by removing all
* <source> tags and then triggering video.load().
*
* @param {object} video The video element.
* @returns {void}
*/
cancelLoad(video) {
const children = [].slice.call(video.children);
children.forEach((child) => {
if (
child.tagName === 'SOURCE' &&
typeof child.dataset.src !== 'undefined'
) {
child.parentNode.removeChild(child);
}
});
// reload the video without <source> tags so it
// stops downloading.
video.load();
}
}
new LazyVideoLoader();
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