url-embed

A flexible ES6 class-based system that supports converting URLs into embed code.

The module provides support for many common oembed providers, as well as support for creating your own custom providers.

API Documentation Lives Here

The Basics

This module exports the following properties:

• EmbedEngine class: given one or more urls will resolve them to corresponding markup.
• URLEmbedProvider interface: defines the basic methods that will get invoked by EmbedEngine
• OEmbedProvider interface: extends URLEmbedProvider and implements support for interacting with an oembed provider's API
• Embed class: the primary object passed through callbacks
  • embedURL: the URL to embed.
  • error: contains a reference to an Error object if an error occurred
  • options: options object the Embed was constructed from
  • data: the data object from the resolved embed
    • html: the resulting embed markup.
• defaultProviderClasses: map of all default providers indexed by provider name:
  • DailyMotion
  • FacebookPosts
  • FacebookVideo
  • Flickr
  • Imgur
  • Instagram
  • Soundcloud
  • Spotify
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Videopress
  • Vimeo
  • Youtube
• errorClasses: map of all error classes:
  • EmebedValidationError
  • UnexpectedStatusError
  • UnknownProviderError

 

Example: Resolving a single embed

'use strict';
 
let urlEmbed = require('url-embed');
let EmbedEngine = urlEmbed.EmbedEngine;
let Embed =  urlEmbed.Embed;
let engine = new EmbedEngine({
  timeoutMs: 2000,
  referrer: 'www.example.com'
});
engine.registerDefaultProviders();
 
let embedOptions = {
  maxHeight: 300
}
 
let embed = new Embed('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ', embedOptions);
 
// Get single embed
engine.getEmbed(embed, function(embed) {
  if (embed.error) {
    console.log('Something went wrong.');
    console.log(err.stack);
  }
 
  // Embed markup
  console.log(embed.data.html);
});
 

 

Example: Resolving muliple embeds in parallel

'use strict';
 
let urlEmbed = require('url-embed');
let EmbedEngine = urlEmbed.EmbedEngine;
let Embed = urlEmbed.Embed;
 
let engine = new EmbedEngine({
  timeoutMs: 2000,
  referrer: 'www.example.com'
});
 
engine.registerDefaultProviders();
 
let embedArray = [
  new Embed('https://www.instagram.com/p/BCA0qkon9B1/?taken-by=mtv'),
  new Embed('https://soundcloud.com/newyorker/listen-to-craig-raine-read-bitch'),
  new Embed('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LO4QL_i8is'),
  new Embed('https://vimeo.com/156045670'),
  new Embed('http://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood'),
  new Embed('https://www.flickr.com/photos/sas999/25092061391/in/explore-2016-02-22/'),
  new Embed('http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3lwpy7_the-worst-car-in-the-history-of-the-world-top-gear-bbc_auto'),
  new Embed('https://www.facebook.com/facebook/videos/10153231379946729/'),
  new Embed('https://www.facebook.com/MTV/posts/10153553500401701'),
  new Embed('https://twitter.com/simpscreens/status/702025133951680512'),
  new Embed('http://imgur.com/gallery/KSMB2tI'),
  new Embed('https://play.spotify.com/track/0ivpUENLpheuPoa6VuY1ax'),
  new Embed('http://mtv.tumblr.com/post/139813756155/kanye-west-taking-a-kanye-rest-so-he-can-do-his'),
  new Embed('https://videopress.com/v/kUJmAcSf'),
  new Embed('http://www.example.com/foo')
];
 
// Get multiple embeds
engine.getMultipleEmbeds(embedArray, function (error, results) {
  if (error) {
    // Something horrible killed the whole process. Spooky.
  } else {
    for (let i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
      let embed = results[i];
 
      console.log('\nEmbed for ' + embed.embedURL);
      if (embed.error) {
        console.log('A tragedy occurred: ' + embed.error);
      }
      console.log(embed.data.html);
    }
  }
});
 

Creating Your Own URL Embed Providers

You can extend URLEmbedProvider and OEmbedProvider to make your own embed providers.

Example: Creating a new oembed provider

'use strict';
 
let OEmbedProvider = (require('url-embed')).OEmbedProvider;
 
class SoundCloud extends OEmbedProvider {}
 
// Name of provider
SoundCloud.prototype.name = 'soundcloud';
 
// oembed API URL
SoundCloud.prototype.providerURL = 'http://soundcloud.com/oembed';
 
// List of RegExp patterns to match provider urls
SoundCloud.prototype.urlPatterns = ['^https?://(www\.)?soundcloud\.com/.*'];
 
// Format indicates the response type of the oembed API
SoundCloud.prototype.format = 'json';
 
module.exports = SoundCloud;
 

 

Example: Creating a custom provider

'use strict';
 
let urlEmbed = require('url-embed');
let URLEmbedProvider = urlEmbed.URLEmbedProvider;
let UnexpectedStatusError = urlEmbed.errorClasses.UnexpectedStatusError;
 
class CustomProvider extends URLEmbedProvider {
 
  /*
  * @override
  */
  getEmbed (embed, callback) {
    try {
      embed.data.html = '<iframe src="http://www.example.com/embed/video/12345" width="512" height="288" frameborder="0"></iframe>';
      this.filterData(embed.data);
      callback(embed);
    } catch (error) {
      embed.data.html = this.errorMarkup(embed);
      embed.error = error;
      callback(embed);
    }
  }
 
  /*
  * Optional custom override of function that generates error markup.
  * Will deliver back customized messaging for missing items and API errors
  * @override
  */
  errorMarkup (embed) {
    if (embed.error instanceof UnexpectedStatusError) {
      if (embed.error.status == 404) {
        return 'Embed not found for: ' + embed.embedURL;
      } else {
        return 'Server returned an error for: ' + error.status + ' when resolving: ' + embed.embedURL;
      }
    }
 
    return 'Oops. Something went wrong for: <a href="' + embed.embedURL + '">' + embed.embedURL + '</a>';
  }
}
 
CustomProvider.prototype.name = 'custom';
CustomProvider.prototype.urlPatterns = ['^https?://www\.example\.com/video/.*'];
 
module.exports = CustomProvider;

 

Example: registering a provider with the EmbedEngine

'use strict'
 
let CustomProvider = require('./custom_provider');
 
let engine = new require('url-embed').EmbedEngine({
  timeoutMs: 2000,
  referrer: 'www.example.com'
});
 
engine.registerProvider(new CustomProvider());
 

Other tips, tricks and feats of strength

Example: Modifying an existing provider by extending its class

'use strict';
 
let urlEmbed = require('url-embed');
let Embed = urlEmbed.Embed;
let EmbedEngine = urlEmbed.EmbedEngine;
let engine = new EmbedEngine();
 
let defaultProviderClasses = urlEmbed.defaultProviderClasses;
let Youtube = defaultProviderClasses.Youtube;
 
// Class level override of filterData
class BetterYoutubeProvider extends Youtube {
  filterData(data) {
    data.html = 'YOLO!!!! ' + data.html
  }
}
 
// Test it out
engine.registerProvider(new BetterYoutubeProvider());
 
engine.getEmbed(new Embed('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ'), function(embed) {
  console.log(embed.data.html);
});
 
/**
* Outputs:
* YOLO!!!! <iframe width="459" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
*/

Example:

• Modifying the embed code for an instance of an existing provider
• Modifying the embed code for all providers

'use strict';
 
let urlEmbed = require('url-embed');
let Embed = urlEmbed.Embed;
let EmbedEngine = urlEmbed.EmbedEngine;
let engine = new EmbedEngine();
 
let defaultProviderClasses = urlEmbed.defaultProviderClasses;
let Youtube = defaultProviderClasses.Youtube;
let provider = new Youtube();
 
// Instance-level override of Youtube.filterData.
provider.filterData = function (data) {
  data.html = 'YOLO!!!! ' + data.html
}
 
engine.registerDefaultProviders();
 
// Instance level override of EmbedEngine.filterData
engine.filterData = function(data) {
  data.html = '<hug>' + data.html + '</hug>';
}
 
engine.registerProvider(provider);
 
engine.getEmbed(new Embed('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ'), function(embed) {
  console.log(embed.data.html);
});
 
engine.getEmbed(new Embed('https://play.spotify.com/track/0ivpUENLpheuPoa6VuY1ax'), function(embed) {
  console.log(embed.data.html);
});
 
/*
* Outputs:
* <hug>YOLO!!!! <iframe width="459" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></hug>
* <hug><iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:track:0ivpUENLpheuPoa6VuY1ax" width="300" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></hug>
*/