meteor_ytapi.js

Meteor.startup(function () {
    Session.set('YTApiReady', false);
    Session.set('channelRendered', false);
});

onYouTubeIframeAPIReady = function() {
    Session.set('YTApiReady', true);
};

Template.channel.created = function () {
    if (typeof player === 'undefined')
        $.getScript('https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api', function () {});
};

Template.channel.rendered = function() {
    Session.set('channelRendered', true);
};

Template.channel.destroyed = function () {
    Session.set('channelRendered', false);
};

Deps.autorun(function (c) {
    if (Session.equals('YTApiReady', false) ||
        Session.equals('channelRendered', false)) {
        return;
    }

    var interval = Meteor.setInterval(function () {
        if(!document.getElementById('player-div')) {
            return;
        }
        var playerDiv = document.createElement('div'),
            channel = Template.channel.getChannel();
            
        playerDiv.id = 'player-div';
        document.getElementById('player-parent').innerHTML = '';
        document.getElementById('player-parent').appendChild(playerDiv);
        
        player = null;
        player = new YT.Player('player-div', {
            videoId: channel.URL,
            events: {
                'onReady': onPlayerReady
            }
        });
        Meteor.clearInterval(interval);
    }, 100);
});