Videojs Warn Player.tech--.hls Is Deprecated. Use Player.tech--.vhs Instead Info

Video.js is a popular JavaScript library used for video and audio playback on the web. Recently, a deprecation warning has been raised regarding the use of player.tech_.hls in Video.js. This report aims to provide an overview of the issue, its implications, and recommendations for mitigation.

Here's an example of how to initialize a Video.js player using the VHS tech: Here's an example of how to initialize a Video

WARN: player.tech_.hls is deprecated. Use player.tech_.vhs instead. This warning indicates that the player.tech_.hls property is no longer recommended and will be removed in future versions of Video.js. When using Video

When using Video.js with the hls tech, a warning is logged to the console: const player = videojs('my-player'

HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) is a widely used protocol for live and on-demand video streaming. In Video.js, HLS playback is facilitated through the hls tech. However, with the introduction of VHS (Video.js HLS Shim), a more efficient and feature-rich solution for HLS playback, the hls tech has been marked as deprecated.

const player = videojs('my-player', { techOrder: ['vhs'], sources: [{ src: 'https://example.com/hls-stream.m3u8', type: 'application/x-mpegURL', }], });