Version 6.0.1

Fixes

• #475 - Fix issue where ads where merged if the first ad was empty

Version 6.0.0

Breaking change

• #458 Modularize VAST Client by @Rapha0511
  • ⚠️ parseVAST method from the VASTParser class, will only parse the first VAST encountered. To follow a wrappers chain please use parseVAST method from "VASTClient" class.
  • ⚠️ The IIFE built format is no longer generated as it is now possible to import ES modules format by specifying the type="module".
  • ⚠️The UMD format is no longer generated because it is obsolete, please use ES modules instead.

Enhancements:

• #458 Modularize VAST Client by @Rapha0511
  • New VASTClient class method parseVASTto parse VAST XML document and follow any wrappers chain.
  • All VASTClient class methods related to URLTemplateFilter are now public method of VASTClient class.
  • Remaining Mocha have been migrated to Jest. VASTClient project is now only using Jest for unit tests.
• #467 Upgraded fetching method, added error logging, and code refactoring by @Rapha0511.
  • Added a new VASTTracker class event TRACKER-error that can be listen to retreive any error related to trackers.
  • The VASTClient class now uses fetch API for browser and node environment instead of XMLHttpRequest.
• #461 add trackOnce parameter to VASTTracker setProgress by @rs-guian.
• #470 VASTClient integration example by @Rapha0511.
  • VASTClient integration and usage example is now available in the example folder.

Fixes

• #466 Fix a bug where fallback was not working if the first ad element was empty by @Rapha0511.

New Contributors

• @rs-guian made their first contribution in #461

Full Changelog: 5.0.0...6.0.0

Version 5.0.0

Breaking changes

• #444 Add missing nodes to the parsing

• ⚠️The adSlotID attribute of CompanionAd object has been modified to adSlotId to follow the VAST specs.
• ⚠️The type attribute of the <Survey> node is now parsed. The parsed <Survey> node is now an Object {value: String, type: String}.
• ⚠️xmlEncoded is now considered as an attribute of the <adParameters> node, instead of a node by itself. The value of is now an Object {value: String, xmlEncoded: String}.
• <IconClickFallbackImages> node is now parsed.
• Now, <Icon> wrapper elements will be merged with the final Inline.
• The parseDuration function is now exposed publicly as a VASTParser method to allow users to convert timecode to seconds.

• #454 Methods to trigger viewable impression trackers

• ⚠️ The attributes viewable, notviewable and viewundetermined have been modified to viewable, notViewable and viewUndetermined.
• 3 public methods are now available to track viewable impression URI
  • trackViewableImpression() to report all <Viewable> URI
  • trackNotViewableImpression() to report all <notViewable> URI
  • trackUndeterminedImpression() to report all <ViewableUndetermined> URI

Enhancements

• #448 Validate URLTemplates before tracking
• #456 Update dependancies

Fixes

• #443 Add muted argument to constructor

The setMuted method assumes that muted property is false by default. Thus, the unmute tracking event will not fire if the player was in a muted state.

• #452 Handle duplicate VASTAdTagURI in AdPod

Wrappers within an AdPod can now reference the same VASTAdTagURI.

Full Changelog: 4.0.1...5.0.0

Version 4.0.1

Enhancements

• #432 Update VASTTracker documentation

Fixes

• #431 Add safeguards to public methods

Full Changelog: 4.0.0...4.0.1

Version 4.0.0

Breaking changes

• #377 Allow parsing of multiple UniversalAdID.

⚠️ The final ad object parsed will no longer contain the universalAdId property but the universalAdIds property which will contain an array of universalAdId.

• #395 Merge wrapper ViewableImpression with the inline one.

⚠️ The property ViewableImpression is now an array of object instead of a single object.

Enhancements

• #420 Add ad data to VAST-resolving events
• #383 Add new public error method to vastTracker API documentation.
• #419 Update dependencies

Fixes

• #414 Fix typo in the documentation

Full Changelog: 3.3.0...4.0.0

Version 3.3.0

Enhancements

#411 Update master branch to 3.X to benefit latest fixes

Version 3.2.0

Enhancements

#401 Updated dependencies because of security issues on vast-client-js dependencies

#402 Add bitrate estimation from VAST requests feature

Fixes

#403 Merge correctly adVerifications from extension and from its own node

Version 3.1.1

Fixes

• #381 - Fix rollup config for node_url_handler

Version 3.1.0

Enhancements

• #374 - Implement vastTracker.error and deprecate vastTracker.errorWithCode

Fixes

• #375 - Fix allowMultipleAds option when resolving wrapper

Version 3.0.0

Breaking changes

The release of the 3.0 version of the library introduced many breaking changes in the API.
For a list of breaking changes please refer to the migration document https://github.com/dailymotion/vast-client-js/blob/master/docs/api/3.0-migration.md and to the list of merged Pull Requests below.

Fixes

• #358 - Remove CONTENTPLAYHEAD and MEDIAPLAYHEAD macro and fix timecode generation
• #363 - Keep wrapper sequence value when containing only one final ad
• #365 - Fix percentage tracker bug
• #367 - Fix missing macros in trackImpression and add VAST 4.2 macros
• #355 - Fix missing default value for optional parameter on track method
• #354 - Fix missing slash in the url for file path
• #347 - Fix node_url_handler bad import

Enhancements

• #368 - Update dependencies
• #361 - Improve 3.0-version documentation
• #337 - Add 3.0-version migration docs
• #345 - Autofill ADTYPE, ADSERVINGID & ADCATEGORIES macros when set
• #343 - Implement missing attributes and sub elements of Wrapper
• #340 - Add performance test for parsing time
• #351 - Merge Wrapper adVerification with current unwrapped adVerification
• #342 - Add missing VAST 4 Macros
• #341 - Implement missing attributes and sub elements of Ad/Inline
• #307 - Send warning event on missing required fields
• #313 - Migrate event emitter unit tests from mocha to jest
• #315 - Add missing tracker to docs
• #326 - Add id attribute to missing elements
• #327 - Replaced classes with objects
• #328 - Add tool to compare bundle sizes
• #329 - Implement missing attributes for Companion ads and Icons
• #330 - Implement missing sub elements for Creative
• #332 - Add more info on fetching/parsing
• #333 - Implement missing VAST 4 trackers
• #335 - Implement missing attributes and sub elements for MediaFile
• #339 - Implement missing sub elements of AdVerification
• #304 - Support Mezzanine for VAST 4
• #303 - Support Ad Verification for VAST 4
• #296 - Support Linear ads events and Player Operation events for VAST 4
• #290 - Parse vast version
• #289 - Add companion creatives in wrapper to parsed creatives
• #280 - Support VAST 3.0 Companion ads
• #267 - Refactor extentions parser to handle nested xml
• #279 - Update to babel 7 and add jest
• #274 - Replace NodeJS EventEmitter by custom one