Streaming Video & Ads for Mobile release notesRSS

Changes

• Fixed concurrent access crash in NRTimeSinceTable
• Fixed inaccurate totalPlayTime

Major features

Standalone agent with advanced harvest logic

• Introduced standalone initialization with advanced harvest logic for improved event processing
• Added multi-task harvest scheduler for efficient data collection and transmission
• Implemented priority-based event buffering system
• New optimized HTTP client with enhanced networking capabilities

Enhanced event management

• New crash-safe event buffer with persistent storage
• Integrated dead letter handler for failed event recovery
• Priority event buffer for critical events
• Default size estimator for optimized memory usage

Swift support

• Updated iOS agent with Swift code support
• Added Swift example implementation (PiPExampleSwift)
• Improved Swift interoperability

Architecture changes

Pod restructuring

• Breaking Change: Renamed NewRelicVideoCore to NewRelicVideoAgent
• Updated pod specifications and dependencies
• Streamlined component factory pattern

New core components

• NRVAVideo - Main video agent interface
• NRVAVideoConfiguration - Centralized configuration management
• NRVATokenManager - Enhanced authentication handling
• NRVAHarvestManager - Centralized harvest orchestration
• NRVAVideoLifecycleObserver - Video lifecycle management
• NRVADeviceInformation - Device information collection
• NRVAErrorExceptionHandler - Centralized error handling

Storage & persistence

• New offline storage capabilities with crash recovery
• Crash-safe harvest factory for reliable data persistence
• Integrated dead letter handling for failed events

Breaking changes

• Pod name change: NewRelicVideoCore has been renamed to NewRelicVideoAgent
  • Update your podfile: pod NewRelicVideoAgent
• Initialization changes: New standalone initialization pattern with configuration objects
• API changes: Some internal APIs have been refactored for the standalone architecture

Update

• Enriched custom event with attributes like content*, view*, timeSince*

Update

• Introduced Android Video Agent with Self-Harvesting Capabilities

Update

• Improved calculation logic for contentBitrate

Bug fixes

• Fixed the totalPlayTime attribute

Bug fixes

• Added ErrorCode and ErrorName as new attributes

Minor changes

• The errorName attribute has been renamed to errorMessage.

Bug fixes

• Added method to set, userId for ads

New features and enhancements

• New Event Types Introduced
  • VideoAction: This event type represents standard actions related to video playback and interaction.
  • VideoErrorAction: This event type captures errors that occur during video playback, providing detailed insight for troubleshooting.
  • VideoAdAction: Dedicated event type for tracking actions related to video advertisements, ensuring better granularity and reporting.
  • VideoCustomAction: A flexible event type for custom actions and interactions within video applications.

Deprecations

• MobileVideo
  • The MobileVideo event type has been deprecated. Users should transition to using the newer event types that offer enhanced tracking capabilities and specificity.

New attributes introduced

• We have introduced a set of new attributes to enhance data tracking and analytics. These attributes provide additional context and details for the new event types, Please refer to the data model documentation for more details.

Impact and actions required

• Transition from PageAction: Users currently tracking PageAction events should adapt their implementations to utilize the newly introduced event types. This change provides improved specificity and scope in tracking actions across video interactions.
• Update Implementations: Integrators should update their systems to leverage new attributes introduced with the release, which provide richer context and detail for event tracking.
• Testing & Validation: We recommend testing the implementation of new attributes and event types to ensure compatibility and correct data transmission.

Additional information

For more details on implementing these changes, refer to the updated documentation and integration guides available here. Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please reach out to our support team.