Store quality option and use it on all videos #1356

static/app-strings.json

@@ -1671,7 +1671,9 @@
   "Theater Mode (t)": "Theater Mode (t)",
   "Default Mode (t)": "Default Mode (t)",
   "Quality": "Quality",
+  "Auto": "Auto",
   "Auto --[Video quality. Short form]--": "Auto",
+  "Auto %quality% --[Video quality popup. Long form.]--": "Auto %quality%",
   "Orig (%quality%) --[Video quality popup. Short form.]--": "Orig (%quality%)",
   "Original (%quality%) --[Video quality popup. Long form.]--": "Original (%quality%)",
   "Original --[Video quality button. Abbreviate to fit space.]--": "Original",
@@ -2246,5 +2248,9 @@
   "Attach images by pasting or drag-and-drop.": "Attach images by pasting or drag-and-drop.",
   "There was a network error, but the publish may have been completed. Wait a few minutes, then check your Uploads or Wallet page to confirm.": "There was a network error, but the publish may have been completed. Wait a few minutes, then check your Uploads or Wallet page to confirm.",
   "Sports": "Sports",
+  "Default Video Quality": "Default Video Quality",
+  "Set a default quality for video playback. If the default choice is not available, the next lowest will be used when playback starts.": "Set a default quality for video playback. If the default choice is not available, the next lowest will be used when playback starts.",
+  "Original": "Original",
+  "Enable default quality setting": "Enable default quality setting",
   "--end--": "--end--"
 }

ui/component/settingContent/view.jsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Card from 'component/common/card';
 import { FormField, FormFieldPrice } from 'component/common/form';
 import MaxPurchasePrice from 'component/maxPurchasePrice';
 import SettingsRow from 'component/settingsRow';
+import SettingDefaultQuality from 'component/settingDefaultQuality';
 
 type Price = {
   currency: string,
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ export default function SettingContent(props: Props) {
               />
             </SettingsRow>
 
+            <SettingsRow title={__('Default Video Quality')} subtitle={__(HELP.DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY)}>
+              <SettingDefaultQuality />
+            </SettingsRow>
+
             {!SIMPLE_SITE && (
               <>
                 {/*
@@ -240,4 +245,5 @@ const HELP = {
   MAX_PURCHASE_PRICE: 'This will prevent you from purchasing any content over a certain cost, as a safety measure.',
   ONLY_CONFIRM_OVER_AMOUNT: '', // [feel redundant. Disable for now] "When this option is chosen, LBRY won't ask you to confirm purchases or tips below your chosen amount.",
   PUBLISH_PREVIEW: 'Show preview and confirmation dialog before publishing content.',
+  DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY: 'Set a default quality for video playback. If the default choice is not available, the next lowest will be used when playback starts.',
 };

ui/component/settingDefaultQuality/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import * as SETTINGS from 'constants/settings';
+import { doSetDefaultVideoQuality } from 'redux/actions/settings';
+import { selectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
+import SettingDefaultQuality from './view';
+
+const select = (state) => ({
+  defaultQuality: selectClientSetting(state, SETTINGS.DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY),
+});
+
+const perform = {
+  doSetDefaultVideoQuality,
+};
+
+export default connect(select, perform)(SettingDefaultQuality);

ui/component/settingDefaultQuality/view.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+import { FormField } from 'component/common/form';
+import { VIDEO_QUALITY_OPTIONS } from 'constants/player';
+import { toCapitalCase } from 'util/string';
+
+const OPTION_DISABLED = 'Disabled';
+
+type Props = {
+  defaultQuality: ?string,
+  doSetDefaultVideoQuality: (value: ?string) => void,
+};
+
+export default function SettingDefaultQuality(props: Props) {
+  const { defaultQuality, doSetDefaultVideoQuality } = props;
+
+  const valueRef = React.useRef();
+  const dropdownOptions = [OPTION_DISABLED, ...VIDEO_QUALITY_OPTIONS];
+
+  function handleSetQuality(e) {
+    const { value } = e.target;
+
+    doSetDefaultVideoQuality(value === OPTION_DISABLED ? null : value);
+    valueRef.current = value;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <FormField
+      name="default_video_quality"
+      type="select"
+      onChange={handleSetQuality}
+      value={defaultQuality || valueRef.current}
+    >
+      {dropdownOptions.map((option) => {
+        const qualityStr = typeof option === 'number' ? option + 'p' : toCapitalCase(option);
+
+        return (
+          <option key={'quality' + qualityStr} value={option}>
+            {__(qualityStr)}
+          </option>
+        );
+      })}
+    </FormField>
+  );
+}

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/index.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { doClaimEligiblePurchaseRewards } from 'redux/actions/rewards';
 import { selectDaemonSettings, selectClientSetting, selectHomepageData } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { toggleVideoTheaterMode, toggleAutoplayNext, doSetClientSetting } from 'redux/actions/settings';
 import { selectUserVerifiedEmail, selectUser } from 'redux/selectors/user';
+import { doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
 
 const select = (state, props) => {
   const { search } = props.location;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => {
     videoTheaterMode: selectClientSetting(state, SETTINGS.VIDEO_THEATER_MODE),
     activeLivestreamForChannel: selectActiveLivestreamForChannel(state, getChannelIdFromClaim(claim)),
     isLivestreamClaim: isStreamPlaceholderClaim(claim),
+    defaultQuality: selectClientSetting(state, SETTINGS.DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY),
   };
 };
 
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ const perform = (dispatch) => ({
     ),
   doAnalyticsView: (uri, timeToStart) => dispatch(doAnalyticsView(uri, timeToStart)),
   claimRewards: () => dispatch(doClaimEligiblePurchaseRewards()),
+  doToast: (props) => dispatch(doToast(props)),
 });
 
 export default withRouter(connect(select, perform)(VideoViewer));

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-hls-quality-selector/ConcreteButton.js

@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
 import videojs from 'video.js';
+import { toCapitalCase } from 'util/string';
 
 const VideoJsButtonClass = videojs.getComponent('MenuButton');
 const VideoJsMenuClass = videojs.getComponent('Menu');
 const VideoJsComponent = videojs.getComponent('Component');
 const Dom = videojs.dom;
 
-/**
- * Convert string to title case.
- *
- * @param {string} string - the string to convert
- * @return {string} the returned titlecase string
- */
-function toTitleCase(string) {
-  if (typeof string !== 'string') {
-    return string;
-  }
-
-  return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
-}
-
 /**
  * Extend vjs button class for quality button.
  */
@@ -59,7 +46,7 @@ export default class ConcreteButton extends VideoJsButtonClass {
     if (this.options_.title) {
       const titleEl = Dom.createEl('li', {
         className: 'vjs-menu-title',
-        innerHTML: toTitleCase(this.options_.title),
+        innerHTML: toCapitalCase(this.options_.title),
         tabIndex: -1,
       });
       const titleComponent = new VideoJsComponent(this.player_, { el: titleEl });

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-hls-quality-selector/plugin.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import videojs from 'video.js';
 import { version as VERSION } from './package.json';
 import ConcreteButton from './ConcreteButton';
 import ConcreteMenuItem from './ConcreteMenuItem';
+import * as QUALITY_OPTIONS from 'constants/player';
 
 // Default options for the plugin.
 const defaults = {};
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
 
       concreteButtonInstance.menuButton_.$('.vjs-icon-placeholder').className += icon;
     } else {
-      this.setButtonInnerText('auto');
+      this.setButtonInnerText(QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO);
     }
     concreteButtonInstance.removeClass('vjs-hidden');
   }
@@ -134,10 +135,10 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
   setButtonInnerText(text) {
     let str;
     switch (text) {
-      case 'auto':
+      case QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO:
-        str = __('Auto --[Video quality. Short form]--');
+        str = QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO;
         break;
-      case 'original':
+      case QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL:
         str = this.resolveOriginalQualityLabel(true, false);
         break;
       default:
@@ -163,27 +164,52 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
   /**
    * Executed when a quality level is added from HLS playlist.
    */
-  onAddQualityLevel() {
+  onAddQualityLevel(e, qualityOption) {
     const player = this.player;
+    const defaultQuality = qualityOption || this.config.defaultQuality;
     const qualityList = player.qualityLevels();
     const levels = qualityList.levels_ || [];
-    const levelItems = [];
+
+    let levelItems = [];
+    let nextLowestQualityItem;
+    let nextLowestQualityItemObj;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < levels.length; ++i) {
-      if (
+      const currentHeight = levels[i].height;
-        !levelItems.filter((_existingItem) => {
+
-          return _existingItem.item && _existingItem.item.value === levels[i].height;
+      if (!levelItems.filter((_existingItem) => _existingItem.item?.value === currentHeight).length) {
-        }).length
+        const heightStr = currentHeight + 'p';
-      ) {
+
         const levelItem = this.getQualityMenuItem.call(this, {
-          label: levels[i].height + 'p',
+          label: heightStr,
-          value: levels[i].height,
+          value: currentHeight,
+          selected: defaultQuality ? currentHeight === defaultQuality : undefined,
         });
 
+        const isLiveOriginal = defaultQuality && defaultQuality === QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL && player.isLivestream;
+        const shouldCheckHeight =
+          defaultQuality && !nextLowestQualityItem && (currentHeight <= defaultQuality || isLiveOriginal);
+
+        if (shouldCheckHeight) {
+          nextLowestQualityItem = levelItem;
+          nextLowestQualityItemObj = {
+            label: heightStr,
+            value: currentHeight,
+            selected: true,
+          };
+        }
+
         levelItems.push(levelItem);
       }
     }
 
+    if (nextLowestQualityItem) {
+      levelItems = levelItems.map((item) =>
+        item === nextLowestQualityItem ? this.getQualityMenuItem.call(this, nextLowestQualityItemObj) : item
+      );
+      this._currentQuality = nextLowestQualityItemObj.value;
+    }
+
     levelItems.sort((current, next) => {
       if (typeof current !== 'object' || typeof next !== 'object') {
         return -1;
@@ -201,20 +227,24 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
       levelItems.push(
         this.getQualityMenuItem.call(this, {
           label: this.resolveOriginalQualityLabel(false, true),
-          value: 'original',
+          value: QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL,
-          selected: false,
+          selected: defaultQuality ? defaultQuality === QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL : false,
         })
       );
     }
 
     levelItems.push(
       this.getQualityMenuItem.call(this, {
-        label: __('Auto --[Video quality. Short form]--'),
+        label: QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO,
-        value: 'auto',
+        value: QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO,
-        selected: true,
+        selected: !defaultQuality ? true : defaultQuality === QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO,
       })
     );
 
+    this.setButtonInnerText(
+      nextLowestQualityItemObj ? nextLowestQualityItemObj.label : defaultQuality || QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO
+    );
+
     if (this._qualityButton) {
       this._qualityButton.createItems = function () {
         return levelItems;
@@ -223,13 +253,13 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
     }
   }
 
-  swapSrcTo(mode = 'original') {
+  swapSrcTo(mode = QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL) {
     const currentTime = this.player.currentTime();
     this.player.src(mode === 'vhs' ? this.player.claimSrcVhs : this.player.claimSrcOriginal);
     this.player.load();
     this.player.currentTime(currentTime);
 
-    console.assert(mode === 'vhs' || mode === 'original', 'Unexpected input');
+    console.assert(mode === 'vhs' || mode === QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL, 'Unexpected input');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -239,22 +269,39 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
    */
   setQuality(height) {
     const qualityList = this.player.qualityLevels();
+    const { initialQualityChange, setInitialQualityChange, doToast } = this.config;
+
+    if (!initialQualityChange) {
+      doToast({
+        message: __('You can also change your default quality on settings.'),
+        linkText: __('Settings'),
+        linkTarget: '/settings',
+      });
+      setInitialQualityChange(true);
+    }
 
     // Set quality on plugin
     this._currentQuality = height;
 
     if (this.config.displayCurrentQuality) {
-      this.setButtonInnerText(height === 'auto' ? 'auto' : height === 'original' ? 'original' : `${height}p`);
+      this.setButtonInnerText(
+        height === QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO
+          ? QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO
+          : height === QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL
+          ? QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL
+          : `${height}p`
+      );
     }
 
     for (let i = 0; i < qualityList.length; ++i) {
       const quality = qualityList[i];
-      quality.enabled = quality.height === height || height === 'auto' || height === 'original';
+      quality.enabled =
+        quality.height === height || height === QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO || height === QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL;
     }
 
-    if (height === 'original') {
+    if (height === QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL) {
       if (this.player.currentSrc() !== this.player.claimSrcOriginal.src) {
-        setTimeout(() => this.swapSrcTo('original'));
+        setTimeout(() => this.swapSrcTo(QUALITY_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL));
       }
     } else {
       if (!this.player.isLivestream && this.player.currentSrc() !== this.player.claimSrcVhs.src) {
@@ -265,7 +312,10 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
           // Until we have "persistent quality" implemented, we need to do this
           // because the VHS internals default to "auto" when initialized,
           // causing a GUI mismatch.
-          setTimeout(() => this.setQuality(height), 1000);
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this.setQuality(height);
+            this.onAddQualityLevel(undefined, height);
+          }, 1000);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -279,7 +329,7 @@ class HlsQualitySelectorPlugin {
    * @return {string} the currently set quality
    */
   getCurrentQuality() {
-    return this._currentQuality || 'auto';
+    return this._currentQuality || QUALITY_OPTIONS.AUTO;
   }
 }
 

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/plugins/videojs-http-streaming--override/playlist-selectors.js

@@ -205,19 +205,10 @@ export const lastBandwidthSelector = function() {
   const hlsQualitySelector = player.hlsQualitySelector;
   const originalHeight = hlsQualitySelector.config.originalHeight;
 
-  if (originalHeight && hlsQualitySelector) {
+  if (hlsQualitySelector?.getCurrentQuality() === 'auto') {
-    if (hlsQualitySelector.getCurrentQuality() === 'auto') {
+    hlsQualitySelector._qualityButton.menuButton_.$('.vjs-icon-placeholder').innerHTML = __('Auto %quality% --[Video quality popup. Long form.]--', { quality: selectedBandwidth.attributes.RESOLUTION.height + 'p' });
-      if (selectedBandwidth.attributes.RESOLUTION.height === originalHeight) {
-        if (player.claimSrcOriginal && player.currentSrc() !== player.claimSrcOriginal?.src) {
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            const currentTime = player.currentTime();
-            player.src(player.claimSrcOriginal);
-            player.currentTime(currentTime);
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
   
+
   return selectedBandwidth;
 };

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import recsys from './plugins/videojs-recsys/plugin';
 import videojs from 'video.js';
 import { useIsMobile } from 'effects/use-screensize';
 import { platform } from 'util/platform';
+import usePersistedState from 'effects/use-persisted-state';
 
 const canAutoplay = require('./plugins/canAutoplay');
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ type Props = {
   startMuted: boolean,
   userId: ?number,
   videoTheaterMode: boolean,
+  defaultQuality: ?string,
   onPlayerReady: (Player, any) => void,
   playNext: () => void,
   playPrevious: () => void,
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ type Props = {
   isLivestreamClaim: boolean,
   userClaimId: ?string,
   activeLivestreamForChannel: any,
+  doToast: ({ message: string, linkText: string, linkTarget: string }) => void,
 };
 
 const videoPlaybackRates = [0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2];
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
     startMuted,
     userId,
     videoTheaterMode,
+    defaultQuality,
     onPlayerReady,
     playNext,
     playPrevious,
@@ -156,8 +160,16 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
     userClaimId,
     isLivestreamClaim,
     activeLivestreamForChannel,
+    doToast,
   } = props;
 
+  // used to notify about default quality setting
+  // if already has a quality set, no need to notify
+  const [initialQualityChange, setInitialQualityChange] = usePersistedState(
+    'initial-quality-change',
+    Boolean(defaultQuality)
+  );
+
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
 
   const playerRef = useRef();
@@ -281,6 +293,10 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
         player.hlsQualitySelector({
           displayCurrentQuality: true,
           originalHeight: claimValues?.video?.height,
+          defaultQuality,
+          initialQualityChange,
+          setInitialQualityChange,
+          doToast,
         });
       }
 

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/view.jsx

@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ import { lastBandwidthSelector } from './internal/plugins/videojs-http-streaming
 // const PLAY_TIMEOUT_LIMIT = 2000;
 const PLAY_POSITION_SAVE_INTERVAL_MS = 15000;
 
-const USE_ORIGINAL_STREAM_FOR_OPTIMIZED_AUTO = false;
-
 type Props = {
   position: number,
   changeVolume: (number) => void,
@@ -71,6 +69,8 @@ type Props = {
   claimRewards: () => void,
   isLivestreamClaim: boolean,
   activeLivestreamForChannel: any,
+  defaultQuality: ?string,
+  doToast: ({ message: string, linkText: string, linkTarget: string }) => void,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ function VideoViewer(props: Props) {
     isMarkdownOrComment,
     isLivestreamClaim,
     activeLivestreamForChannel,
+    defaultQuality,
+    doToast,
   } = props;
 
   const permanentUrl = claim && claim.permanent_url;
@@ -385,16 +387,14 @@ function VideoViewer(props: Props) {
     // re-factoring.
     player.on('loadedmetadata', () => restorePlaybackRate(player));
 
-    // Override "auto" to use non-vhs url when the quality matches.
+    // Override the "auto" algorithm to post-process the result
-    if (USE_ORIGINAL_STREAM_FOR_OPTIMIZED_AUTO) {
+    player.on('loadedmetadata', () => {
-      player.on('loadedmetadata', () => {
+      const vhs = player.tech(true).vhs;
-        const vhs = player.tech(true).vhs;
+      if (vhs) {
-        if (vhs) {
+        // https://github.com/videojs/http-streaming/issues/749#issuecomment-606972884
-          // https://github.com/videojs/http-streaming/issues/749#issuecomment-606972884
+        vhs.selectPlaylist = lastBandwidthSelector;
-          vhs.selectPlaylist = lastBandwidthSelector;
+      }
-        }
+    });
-      });
-    }
 
     // used for tracking buffering for watchman
     player.on('tracking:buffered', doTrackingBuffered);
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ function VideoViewer(props: Props) {
         userClaimId={claim && claim.signing_channel && claim.signing_channel.claim_id}
         isLivestreamClaim={isLivestreamClaim}
         activeLivestreamForChannel={activeLivestreamForChannel}
+        defaultQuality={defaultQuality}
+        doToast={doToast}
       />
     </div>
   );

ui/constants/player.js

@@ -1 +1,7 @@
 export const VIDEO_ALMOST_FINISHED_THRESHOLD = 0.8;
+
+// Quality Options
+export const AUTO = 'auto';
+export const ORIGINAL = 'original';
+
+export const VIDEO_QUALITY_OPTIONS = [AUTO, ORIGINAL, 144, 240, 360, 480, 720, 1080];

ui/constants/settings.js

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const TILE_LAYOUT = 'tile_layout';
 export const VIDEO_THEATER_MODE = 'video_theater_mode';
 export const VIDEO_PLAYBACK_RATE = 'video_playback_rate';
 export const PREFERRED_CURRENCY = 'preferred_currency';
+export const DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY = 'default_video_quality';
 
 export const SETTINGS_GRP = {
   APPEARANCE: 'appearance',

ui/redux/actions/settings.js

@@ -493,3 +493,6 @@ export function toggleAutoplayNext() {
     );
   };
 }
+
+export const doSetDefaultVideoQuality = (value) => (dispatch) =>
+  dispatch(doSetClientSetting(SETTINGS.DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY, value, true));

ui/redux/reducers/settings.js

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const defaultState = {
     [SETTINGS.AUTO_DOWNLOAD]: true,
     [SETTINGS.HIDE_REPOSTS]: false,
     [SETTINGS.HIDE_SCHEDULED_LIVESTREAMS]: false,
+    [SETTINGS.DEFAULT_VIDEO_QUALITY]: null,
 
     // OS
     [SETTINGS.AUTO_LAUNCH]: true,

ui/scss/component/_videojs.scss

@@ -311,6 +311,12 @@ button.vjs-big-play-button {
 }
 .vjs-quality-selector {
   order: 13 !important;
+  display: flex;
+
+  .vjs-icon-placeholder {
+    word-break: break-word;
+    line-height: 1rem !important;
+  }
 }
 .vjs-button--theater-mode {
   order: 14 !important;