Create a live session

Create a live session in which ads are dynamically stitched during ad breaks of a livestream.

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Code sample

C#

Before trying this sample, follow the C# setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


using Google.Cloud.Video.Stitcher.V1;

public class CreateLiveSessionSample
{
    public LiveSession CreateLiveSession(
        string projectId, string location, string liveConfigId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        VideoStitcherServiceClient client = VideoStitcherServiceClient.Create();

        CreateLiveSessionRequest request = new CreateLiveSessionRequest
        {
            Parent = $"projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}",
            LiveSession = new LiveSession
            {
                LiveConfig = LiveConfigName.FormatProjectLocationLiveConfig(projectId, location, liveConfigId)
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        LiveSession session = client.CreateLiveSession(request);

        // Return the result.
        return session;
    }
}

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	stitcher "cloud.google.com/go/video/stitcher/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/video/stitcher/apiv1/stitcherpb"
)

// createLiveSession creates a livestream session in which to insert ads.
// Live sessions are ephemeral resources that expire after a few minutes.
func createLiveSession(w io.Writer, projectID, liveConfigID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// liveConfigID := "my-live-config"
	location := "us-central1"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := stitcher.NewVideoStitcherClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("stitcher.NewVideoStitcherClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	req := &stitcherpb.CreateLiveSessionRequest{
		Parent: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		LiveSession: &stitcherpb.LiveSession{
			LiveConfig: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/liveConfigs/%s", projectID, location, liveConfigID),
		},
	}
	// Creates the live session.
	response, err := client.CreateLiveSession(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("client.CreateLiveSession: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Live session: %v\n", response.GetName())
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Play URI: %v", response.GetPlayUri())
	return nil
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.CreateLiveSessionRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.LiveConfigName;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.LiveSession;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VideoStitcherServiceClient;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateLiveSession {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "my-project-id";
    String location = "us-central1";
    String liveConfigId = "my-live-config-id";

    createLiveSession(projectId, location, liveConfigId);
  }

  // Creates a live session given the parameters in the supplied live config.
  // For more information, see
  // https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/managing-live-sessions.
  public static LiveSession createLiveSession(
      String projectId, String location, String liveConfigId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
    try (VideoStitcherServiceClient videoStitcherServiceClient =
        VideoStitcherServiceClient.create()) {
      CreateLiveSessionRequest createLiveSessionRequest =
          CreateLiveSessionRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
              .setLiveSession(
                  LiveSession.newBuilder()
                      .setLiveConfig(LiveConfigName.format(projectId, location, liveConfigId)))
              .build();

      LiveSession response = videoStitcherServiceClient.createLiveSession(createLiveSessionRequest);
      System.out.println("Created live session: " + response.getName());
      System.out.println("Play URI: " + response.getPlayUri());
      return response;
    }
  }
}

Node.js

Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 */
// projectId = 'my-project-id';
// location = 'us-central1';
// liveConfigId = 'my-live-config-id';

// Imports the Video Stitcher library
const {VideoStitcherServiceClient} =
  require('@google-cloud/video-stitcher').v1;
// Instantiates a client
const stitcherClient = new VideoStitcherServiceClient();

async function createLiveSession() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: stitcherClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    liveSession: {
      liveConfig: stitcherClient.liveConfigPath(
        projectId,
        location,
        liveConfigId
      ),
    },
  };

  const [session] = await stitcherClient.createLiveSession(request);
  console.log(`Live session: ${session.name}`);
  console.log(`Play URI: ${session.playUri}`);
}

createLiveSession().catch(err => {
  console.error(err.message);
  process.exitCode = 1;
});

PHP

Before trying this sample, follow the PHP setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\Client\VideoStitcherServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\CreateLiveSessionRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\LiveSession;

/**
 * Creates a live session. Live sessions are ephemeral resources that expire
 * after a few minutes.
 *
 * @param string $callingProjectId     The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string $location             The location of the session
 * @param string $liveConfigId         The live config ID to use to create the
 *                                     live session
 */
function create_live_session(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $liveConfigId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $stitcherClient = new VideoStitcherServiceClient();

    $parent = $stitcherClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $liveConfig = $stitcherClient->liveConfigName($callingProjectId, $location, $liveConfigId);
    $liveSession = new LiveSession();
    $liveSession->setLiveConfig($liveConfig);

    // Run live session creation request
    $request = (new CreateLiveSessionRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setLiveSession($liveSession);
    $response = $stitcherClient->createLiveSession($request);

    // Print results
    printf('Live session: %s' . PHP_EOL, $response->getName());
}

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


import argparse

from google.cloud.video import stitcher_v1
from google.cloud.video.stitcher_v1.services.video_stitcher_service import (
    VideoStitcherServiceClient,
)


def create_live_session(
    project_id: str, location: str, live_config_id: str
) -> stitcher_v1.types.LiveSession:
    """Creates a live session. Live sessions are ephemeral resources that expire
    after a few minutes.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the session.
        live_config_id: The user-defined live config ID.

    Returns:
        The live session resource.
    """

    client = VideoStitcherServiceClient()

    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"
    live_config = (
        f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/liveConfigs/{live_config_id}"
    )

    live_session = stitcher_v1.types.LiveSession(live_config=live_config)

    response = client.create_live_session(parent=parent, live_session=live_session)
    print(f"Live session: {response.name}")
    return response

Ruby

Before trying this sample, follow the Ruby setup instructions in the Video Stitcher API quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Video Stitcher API Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Video Stitcher API, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

require "google/cloud/video/stitcher"

##
# Create a live stream session. Live sessions are ephemeral resources
# that expire after a few minutes.
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. `my-project`)
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. `us-central1`)
# @param live_config_id [String] Your live config name (e.g. `my-live-config`)
#
def create_live_session project_id:, location:, live_config_id:
  # Create a Video Stitcher client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::Stitcher.video_stitcher_service

  # Build the resource name of the parent.
  parent = client.location_path project: project_id, location: location

  # Build the resource name of the live config.
  live_config_name = client.live_config_path project: project_id,
                                             location: location,
                                             live_config: live_config_id

  # Set the session fields.
  new_live_session = {
    live_config: live_config_name
  }

  response = client.create_live_session parent: parent,
                                        live_session: new_live_session

  # Print the live session name.
  puts "Live session: #{response.name}"
end

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