Add callback for Init Failure

[always-beta]

Hi, thanks for the great library!

In YouTubePlayerInitListener, there is onInitSuccess callback which will be called after the iframe script from youtube being loaded, is there anyway I can detect the init fails due to the iframe script couldn't be loaded (maybe network issue)?
Seems like I can implement a timer to trigger after certain timeout but I'm wondering if there is a better and correct way of receiving the event.

Thanks.

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

Hi, unfortunately it's not possible. There is no way of knowing if the iframe library download has failed.

YouTubePlayerView contains logic to handle connectivity problems, you can look there to see how it works! (look for the asyncInitialization field)

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[always-beta]

(Already starred 😄 )

Thanks for the quick reply, I found that on iOS youtube sdk, they used onerror of <script> tag to detect the script load failure (code).
<script src="https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api" onerror="window.location.href='ytplayer://onYouTubeIframeAPIFailedToLoad'"></script>

And it works fine in iOS and chrome on a Mac.

Is it possible we use the same mechanism on Android platform?

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

Oh yeah, good idea. Yes, that should work!

[altaf2892]

Any Update to callback for Init Failure????

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

Hi, @always-beta suggestion has yet to be implemented in the library.

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

Hey @always-beta, can I ask for what use case would you need the init failure callback? At the moment the library automatically resolves init failures.

[always-beta]

@PierfrancescoSoffritti

Hey, the use case would be like: our users are from all over the world including China where youtube can't be visited, and the iframe couldn't be loaded forever, in that case I'd like to notify users in time other than give no feedback to user.
I haven't upgraded to latest versions yet, can I ask how the library resolves the init failures automatically?

[PierfrancescoSoffritti]

I see, that makes sense.

I can try to do it over the weekend, but I can't guarantee I will have time. If you want, feel free to send a pull request!