Chromecast plugin

The Chromecast plugin adds support for casting the video to Chromecast.

Installation

Include the plugin next to the core player:

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<script src="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/flowplayer.min.js"></script>
<script src="//cdn.flowplayer.com/releases/native/3/stable/plugins/chromecast.min.js"></script>

Create a custom player with Chromecast support.

Info

You can only cast from https sites. Insecure websites will not show the cast option.

Configuration

The chromecast plugin is configured under the chromecast namespace.

property	default	description
`crossOrigin`	false	turns off anonymous crossorigin requests and, instead, sends cookies
`app`	flowplayer.chromecast.apps.STABLE	the application id the chromecast should use to display content

The app configuration property

The app property listed in the table above can be overridden if you have your own CAF Receiver Application registered with Google.

Info

When integrating your own CAF Receiver Application, not all features may be available.

Wowza Flowplayer offers two public applications. Available applications are:

name	symbollocation	description
stable	flowplayer.chromecast.apps.STABLE	the stable release for our Chromecast Receiver application
canary	flowplayer.chromecast.apps.CANARY	the canary (latest release as quick as we can cut it, perfect for testing your code base against what is coming down the line) release for our Chromecast Receiver application

Example usage:

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flowplayer(ele,
  { src: "example.flowplayer.com/fake.m3u8"
  , chromecast: {app: flowplayer.chromecast.apps.CANARY}
  })