diff --git a/modules/vrAppLauncher/resources/vrAppLauncher.js b/modules/vrAppLauncher/resources/vrAppLauncher.js
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+++ b/modules/vrAppLauncher/resources/vrAppLauncher.js
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+(function (mw, $) {
+ "use strict";
+
+ mw.PluginManager.add(
+ "vrAppLauncher",
+ mw.KBaseComponent.extend({
+ defaultConfig: {
+ parent: mw.isMobileDevice()
+ ? "topBarContainer"
+ : "controlsContainer",
+ order: 53,
+ displayImportance: "low",
+ align: "right",
+ smartContainer: "morePlugins",
+ smartContainerCloseEvent: "openVrApp",
+ showTooltip: true,
+ title: "VR",
+ newWindowURLFormat: "VRviewer:-json$-mode$Video360$-videoName${KalturaCdnUrl}/p/103/sp/10300/playManifest/entryId/{entryID}/tags/source/format/download/protocol/http/{fileName}.mp4"
+ },
+ isSafeEnviornment: function() {
+ // when should the plugin load - only when the tag of 'PLAYVR' exits in the entry.
+ var entry = this.getPlayer().evaluate('{mediaProxy.entry}');
+ var tags = entry ? entry.tags.split(', ') : [];
+ var index = tags.findIndex(function (tag) {
+ return tag.toLowerCase() === 'playvr';
+ });
+
+ return index > -1;
+ },
+ setup: function () {
+ var _this = this;
+
+ this.bind("openVrApp", function () {
+ _this.openVrApp();
+ });
+ },
+ openVrApp: function () {
+ var entry = this.getPlayer().evaluate('{mediaProxy.entry}');
+ var newWindowURL = this.getConfig("newWindowURLFormat", true);
+ var cdnUrl = mw.getConfig('Kaltura.CdnUrl');
+
+ newWindowURL = newWindowURL.replace("{entryID}", entry.id);
+ newWindowURL = newWindowURL.replace("{KalturaCdnUrl}", cdnUrl);
+ newWindowURL = newWindowURL.replace("{fileName}", encodeURI(entry.name)); // encode in case of spaces
+
+ var win = window.open(newWindowURL, '_self');
+ win.focus();
+ },
+ getComponent: function () {
+ if(!this.$el) {
+ this.$el = $( '' )
+ .attr("title", this.getConfig("title"))
+ .addClass("btn icon-vr" + this.getCssClass())
+ .click(function() {
+ if (this.isDisabled) return;
+ this.getPlayer().triggerHelper("openVrApp");
+ }.bind(this));
+ }
+ return this.$el;
+ }
+ })
+ );
+})(window.mw, window.jQuery);
diff --git a/modules/vrAppLauncher/tests/index.html b/modules/vrAppLauncher/tests/index.html
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index 0000000000..c46657e8e7
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+++ b/modules/vrAppLauncher/tests/index.html
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+
+
+
+ Audio Download
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/modules/vrAppLauncher/vrAppLauncher.json b/modules/vrAppLauncher/vrAppLauncher.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c095dbdb4b
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+++ b/modules/vrAppLauncher/vrAppLauncher.json
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+{
+ "vrAppLauncher": {
+ "scripts": "resources/vrAppLauncher.js",
+ "dependencies": ["mw.KBasePlugin"],
+ "kalturaPluginName": "vrAppLauncher"
+ }
+}