In this scenario, the user skips a chapter in the main content.
This is the same scenario as VOD playback with one chapter, except the user in this case intends to seek out of the chapter thereby skipping it to land into main content.
Trigger | Heartbeat method | Network calls | Notes |
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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 Playback with no interruptions in iOS scenario. |
The chapter starts. | trackEvent:ChapterStart |
Heartbeat Chapter Start | |
The first frame of the chapter is played. | trackPlay |
Heartbeat Chapter Play | When chapter content plays before main content, we want to start the heartbeats when the chapter starts. |
The chapter plays. | Chapter Heartbeats | ||
Seek begins to skip the first chapter. | trackEvent:trackSeekStart |
No heartbeats during seeking | |
The seek is complete. | trackEvent:trackSeekComplete |
Heartbeats would resume post this. | |
The application realizes that the user has seeked out of the regular chapter boundary. | trackEvent:trackChapterSkip |
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The content plays. | Content Heartbeats | ||
The content completes playing. | trackComplete |
Heartbeat Content Complete | This network call is exactly the same as the Playback with no interruptions in iOS scenario. |
The session is over. | trackSessionEnd |
SessionEnd means the end of a viewing session. This API must be called even if the user does not watch the media to completion. |
The parameters used during chapter playback are identical to the parameters in the VOD playback with one chapter scenario, except that there is no chapter complete network call.
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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// Chapter
HashMap<String, String> chapterMetadata = new HashMap<String, String>();
chapterMetadata.put(CUSTOM_KEY_1, CUSTOM_VAL_1);
MediaObject chapterDataInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createChapterObject(CHAPTER_NAME,
CHAPTER_POSITION,
CHAPTER_LENGTH,
CHAPTER_START_TIME);
// 2. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterStart event when the chapter starts to play.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterStart,
chapterDataInfo,
chapterMetadata);
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// 3. 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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// 4. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekStart event when the user begins to seek out
// of the chapter with the intent to skip it.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekStart, null, null);
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// 5. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekComplete event when the user seeks out of the
// chapter with the intent to skip it.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekComplete, null, null);
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// 6. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterSkip event because the user skipped the
// chapter by seeking out of it in the steps above.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterSkip, null, null);
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// 7. Call trackComplete() when the playback reaches the end, i.e., when the media
// completes and finishes playing.
_mediaHeartbeat.trackComplete();
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// 8. 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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To view this scenario in iOS, set up the following code:
// Set up mediaObject
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's an intent to start playback.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackSessionStart:mediaObject data:mediaContextData];
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// Chapter
NSMutableDictionary *chapterContextData = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
[chapterContextData setObject:CONTEXT_DATA_VALUE forKey:CONTEXT_DATA_KEY];
id chapterInfo =
[ADBMediaHeartbeat createChapterObjectWithName:CHAPTER_NAME
position:CHAPTER_POSITION
length:CHAPTER_LENGTH
startTime:CHAPTER_START_TIME];
// 2. Track the ADBMediaHeartbeatEventChapterStart event when the chapter starts.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventChapterStart
mediaObject:chapterInfo
data:chapterContextData];
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// 3. 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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// 4. Track the trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventSeekStart event when the user
// begins to seek out of the chapter with the intent to skip it.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventSeekStart mediaObject:nil data:nil];
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// 5. Track the trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventSeekComplete event when the
// user seeks out of the chapter with the intent to skip it.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventSeekComplete mediaObject:nil data:nil];
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// 6. Track the trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventChapterSkip event because the
// user skipped the chapter by seeking out of it in the steps above.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackEvent:ADBMediaHeartbeatEventChapterSkip
mediaObject:chapterInfo
data:chapterContextData];
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// 7. Call trackComplete when the playback reaches the end, i.e., when the media
// completes and finishes playing.
[_mediaHeartbeat trackComplete];
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// 8. 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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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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// Chapter
var chapterMetadata = {
CUSTOM_KEY_1 : CUSTOM_VAL_1
};
var chapterDataInfo =
MediaHeartbeat.createChapterObject(CHAPTER_NAME,
CHAPTER_POSITION,
CHAPTER_LENGTH,
CHAPTER_START_TIME);
// 2. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterStart event when the chapter starts to play.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterStart,
chapterDataInfo,
chapterMetadata);
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// 3. 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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// 4. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekStart event when the user begins
// to seek out of the chapter with the intent to skip it.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekStart);
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// 5. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekComplete event when the user seeks
// out of the chapter with the intent to skip it.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.SeekComplete);
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// 6. Track the MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterSkip event because the user
// skipped the chapter by seeking out of it in the steps above.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackEvent(MediaHeartbeat.Event.ChapterSkip);
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// 7. Call trackComplete() when the playback reaches the end, i.e., completes
// and finishes playing.
this._mediaHeartbeat.trackComplete();
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// 8. 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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