RTMP not handling JavaScript load correctly

[zach]

RTMP, called via JavaScript load with a playlist may display a black screen.

See e-mail from Stuart Baker and Kevin Freitas

[zach]

Replicate the issue:

• Use Charles to map remote from remote player to local / trunk 5.X player
• Go to troubled page
• Add a clip
• Attempt to play the new clip

Attempted solutions:

• Fixed an issue where the player wasn't correctly determining the file extension (see new Strings.extension)
• Used a playlist to handle the token / URL encoding issue

Playlist: <pre> <object id="vidplayer" name="vidplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/fpss/swf/player.swf" width="480" height="360">

<param name="movie" value="/fpss/swf/player.swf"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="True"> <param name="flashvars" value="playlistfile=playlist.php%3Fv%3Danatomyofamurder1959.f4v&type=rtmp&width=480&height=360&autostart=false">

</object> <pre>

JavaScript call: player.sendEvent("LOAD", "playlist.php%3Fv%3Danatomyofamurder1959.f4v%26type%3Dvid")

Result: First play works; upon first trying to load a new video the screen is black; Subsequent loads lag one behind each LOAD (calling getPlaylist shows that the file both before and after calling my "LOAD" above is the same video as when the page loads -- doesn't change)

• Tried different load call:

player.sendEvent('LOAD', {file:file.mp4?token=6798sdjf09, streamer:rtmp://myserver.com/rtmpd/}); or player.sendEvent('LOAD', '{file:file.mp4?token=6798sdjf09, streamer:rtmp://myserver.com/rtmpd/}');

• Tried URL encoding token and leaving token unencoded

[pablo]

The LOAD call needed provider:"rtmp". A related bug in the player ignored the player-level provider flashvar, which would result in incorrect behavior for LOAD events and playlist items that did not include a provider setting. Fixed in 818.