Video Url Parser

urlParser to get extract information like provider, videoId and other from urls

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Forfatter: Zod-
Versjon: 0.5
Lagd: 27.06.2014
Oppdatert: 04.01.2015
Lisens: MIT

jsVideoUrlParser

A javascript parser to extract informations like provider, video id, start time from video urls

Currently supports

YouTube
Vimeo
Twitch
Dailymotion

Usage

Parsing

Parsing a url will return a VideoInfo object with all the information

> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA')
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'HRb7B9fPhfA',
  provider: 'youtube' }

> urlParser.parse('https://vimeo.com/97276391')
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: '97276391',
  provider: 'vimeo' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.twitch.tv/tsm_wildturtle')
{ mediaType: 'stream',
  channel: 'tsm_wildturtle',
  provider: 'twitch' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95')
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'x1e2b95',
  provider: 'dailymotion' }

URL Creation

The VideoInfo objects can be turned back into a url. If possible it uses a short version.

> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA'),
    format: 'short'
  })
> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA')
  })
'https://youtu.be/HRb7B9fPhfA'
> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA'),
    format: 'long'
  })
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRb7B9fPhfA'


> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('https://vimeo.com/97276391')
  })
'https://vimeo.com/97276391'

> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.twitch.tv/tsm_wildturtle')
  })
'https://twitch.tv/tsm_wildturtle'

> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95'),
    format: 'short'
  })
> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95')
  })
'https://dai.ly/x1e2b95'
> urlParser.create({
    videoInfo: urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95'),
    format: 'long'
  })
'https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95'

Plugins

YouTube

It can extract the videoId from shortened, mobile and feed urls.

> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA');
> urlParser.parse('http://youtu.be/HRb7B9fPhfA');
> urlParser.parse('https://m.youtube.com/details?v=HRb7B9fPhfA');
> urlParser.parse('https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/HRb7B9fPhfA/related?v=2');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'HRb7B9fPhfA',
  provider: 'youtube' }

Also supports the start time parameter and playlist urls.

> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL46F0A159EC02DF82');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46F0A159EC02DF82');
{ mediaType: 'playlist',
  playlistId: 'PL46F0A159EC02DF82',
  provider: 'youtube' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQaAGmHNn9s&list=PL46F0A159EC02DF82');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'yQaAGmHNn9s',
  playlistId: 'PL46F0A159EC02DF82',
  provider: 'youtube' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA#t=30s');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HRb7B9fPhfA&t=30s');
> urlParser.parse('http://youtu.be/HRb7B9fPhfA?t=30s');
> urlParser.parse('http://youtu.be/HRb7B9fPhfA#t=30s');
> urlParser.parse('https://m.youtube.com/details?v=HRb7B9fPhfA#t=30s');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'HRb7B9fPhfA',
  startTime: 30,
  provider: 'youtube' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQaAGmHNn9s&list=PL46F0A159EC02DF82#t=1m40');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'yQaAGmHNn9s',
  playlistId: 'PL46F0A159EC02DF82',
  startTime: 100,
  provider: 'youtube' }

Vimeo

Supports urls from channels, albums, groups and frames.

> urlParser.parse('https://vimeo.com/97276391');
> urlParser.parse('https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/97276391');
{ videoId: '97276391',
  mediaType: 'video',
  provider: 'vimeo' }

> urlParser.parse('https://vimeo.com/album/2903155/video/96186586');
{ videoId: '96186586',
  mediaType: 'video',
  provider: 'vimeo' }

> urlParser.parse('https://vimeo.com/groups/shortfilms/videos/97688625');
{ videoId: '97688625',
  mediaType: 'video',
  provider: 'vimeo' }

> urlParser.parse('http://vimeopro.com/staff/frame/video/24069938');
{ videoId: '24069938',
  mediaType: 'video',
  provider: 'vimeo' }

Twitch

Supports embedded, stream and video urls

> urlParser.parse('http://www.twitch.tv/tsm_wildturtle');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.twitch.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf?channel=tsm_wildturtle');
> urlParser.parse('http://twitch.tv/tsm_wildturtle/chat?popout=');
{ mediaType: 'stream',
  channel: 'tsm_wildturtle',
  provider: 'twitch' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.twitch.tv/tsm_wildturtle/c/2724914');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: '2724914',
  videoIdPrefix: 'c',
  channel: 'tsm_wildturtle',
  provider: 'twitch' }

Dailymotion

Supports embedded and shortened urls. Can also extract the start time parameter

> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95_bruce-lee-nin-kayip-kedisi_animals');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95');
> urlParser.parse('http://dai.ly/x1e2b95');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x1e2b95');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'x1e2b95',
  provider: 'dailymotion' }

> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95_bruce-lee-nin-kayip-kedisi_animals?start=10');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x1e2b95?start=10');
> urlParser.parse('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1e2b95?start=10');
{ mediaType: 'video',
  videoId: 'x1e2b95',
  startTime: 10,
  provider: 'dailymotion' }