Create a VOD session

Create a video on demand session in which ads are dynamically stitched prior to delivery to client devices.

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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.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Video.Stitcher.V1;

public class CreateVodSessionSample
{
    public VodSession CreateVodSession(
        string projectId, string location, string vodConfigId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        VideoStitcherServiceClient client = VideoStitcherServiceClient.Create();

        CreateVodSessionRequest request = new CreateVodSessionRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = LocationName.FromProjectLocation(projectId, location),
            VodSession = new VodSession
            {
                VodConfig = VodConfigName.FormatProjectLocationVodConfig(projectId, location, vodConfigId),
                AdTracking = AdTracking.Server
            }
        };

        // Call the API.
        VodSession session = client.CreateVodSession(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"
	stitcherstreampb "cloud.google.com/go/video/stitcher/apiv1/stitcherpb"
)

// createVodSession creates a video on demand (VOD) session in which to insert ads.
// VOD sessions are ephemeral resources that expire after a few hours.
func createVodSession(w io.Writer, projectID, vodConfigID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// vodConfigID := "my-vod-config-id"
	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 := &stitcherstreampb.CreateVodSessionRequest{
		Parent: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s", projectID, location),
		VodSession: &stitcherstreampb.VodSession{
			VodConfig:  fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/vodConfigs/%s", projectID, location, vodConfigID),
			AdTracking: stitcherstreampb.AdTracking_SERVER,
		},
	}
	// Creates the VOD session.
	response, err := client.CreateVodSession(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("client.CreateVodSession: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "VOD session: %v", response.GetName())
	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.AdTracking;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.CreateVodSessionRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.LocationName;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VideoStitcherServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VodConfigName;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VodSession;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateVodSession {

  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 vodConfigId = "my-vod-config-id";

    createVodSession(projectId, location, vodConfigId);
  }

  // Creates a video on demand (VOD) session using the parameters in the designated VOD config.
  // For more information, see
  // https://cloud.google.com/video-stitcher/docs/how-to/creating-vod-sessions.
  public static VodSession createVodSession(String projectId, String location, String vodConfigId)
      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()) {
      CreateVodSessionRequest createVodSessionRequest =
          CreateVodSessionRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, location).toString())
              .setVodSession(
                  VodSession.newBuilder()
                      .setVodConfig(VodConfigName.format(projectId, location, vodConfigId))
                      .setAdTracking(AdTracking.SERVER)
                      .build())
              .build();

      VodSession response = videoStitcherServiceClient.createVodSession(createVodSessionRequest);
      System.out.println("Created VOD session: " + response.getName());
      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';
// vodConfigId = 'my-vod-config-id';

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

async function createVodSession() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    parent: stitcherClient.locationPath(projectId, location),
    vodSession: {
      vodConfig: stitcherClient.vodConfigPath(
        projectId,
        location,
        vodConfigId
      ),
      adTracking: 'SERVER',
    },
  };
  const [session] = await stitcherClient.createVodSession(request);
  console.log(`VOD session: ${session.name}`);
}

createVodSession().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\AdTracking;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\Client\VideoStitcherServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\CreateVodSessionRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Video\Stitcher\V1\VodSession;

/**
 * Creates a VOD session. VOD sessions are ephemeral resources that expire
 * after a few hours.
 *
 * @param string $callingProjectId     The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string $location             The location of the session
 * @param string $vodConfigId          The name of the VOD config to use for the session
 */
function create_vod_session(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $vodConfigId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $stitcherClient = new VideoStitcherServiceClient();

    $parent = $stitcherClient->locationName($callingProjectId, $location);
    $vodConfig = $stitcherClient->vodConfigName($callingProjectId, $location, $vodConfigId);
    $vodSession = new VodSession();
    $vodSession->setVodConfig($vodConfig);
    $vodSession->setAdTracking(AdTracking::SERVER);

    // Run VOD session creation request
    $request = (new CreateVodSessionRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setVodSession($vodSession);
    $response = $stitcherClient->createVodSession($request);

    // Print results
    printf('VOD 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_vod_session(
    project_id: str, location: str, vod_config_id: str
) -> stitcher_v1.types.VodSession:
    """Creates a VOD session. VOD sessions are ephemeral resources that expire
    after a few hours.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location in which to create the session.
        vod_config_id: The user-defined VOD config ID to use to create the
                        session.

    Returns:
        The VOD session resource.
    """

    client = VideoStitcherServiceClient()

    parent = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}"
    vod_config_name = (
        f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/vodConfigs/{vod_config_id}"
    )

    vod_session = stitcher_v1.types.VodSession(
        vod_config=vod_config_name, ad_tracking="SERVER"
    )

    response = client.create_vod_session(parent=parent, vod_session=vod_session)
    print(f"VOD 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 video on demand (VOD) session. VOD sessions are ephemeral resources
# that expire after a few hours.
#
# @param project_id [String] Your Google Cloud project (e.g. `my-project`)
# @param location [String] The location (e.g. `us-central1`)
# @param vod_config_id [String] The VOD config ID (e.g. `my-vod-config`) to use
#
def create_vod_session project_id:, location:, vod_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 VOD config.
  vod_config_name = client.vod_config_path project: project_id,
                                           location: location,
                                           vod_config: vod_config_id

  # Set the session fields.
  new_vod_session = {
    vod_config: vod_config_name,
    ad_tracking: Google::Cloud::Video::Stitcher::V1::AdTracking::SERVER
  }

  response = client.create_vod_session parent: parent,
                                       vod_session: new_vod_session

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

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