Get a VOD session

Get details for a Video Stitcher VOD session resource.

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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 GetVodSessionSample
{
    public VodSession GetVodSession(
        string projectId, string location, string sessionId)
    {
        // Create the client.
        VideoStitcherServiceClient client = VideoStitcherServiceClient.Create();

        GetVodSessionRequest request = new GetVodSessionRequest
        {
            VodSessionName = VodSessionName.FromProjectLocationVodSession(projectId, location, sessionId)
        };

        // Call the API.
        VodSession session = client.GetVodSession(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"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"

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

// getVodSession gets a VOD session by ID.
func getVodSession(w io.Writer, projectID, sessionID string) error {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// sessionID := "123-456-789"
	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.GetVodSessionRequest{
		Name: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/%s/vodSessions/%s", projectID, location, sessionID),
	}
	// Gets the session.
	response, err := client.GetVodSession(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("client.GetVodSession: %w", err)
	}
	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(response, "", " ")
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("json.MarshalIndent: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "VOD session:\n%s", string(b))
	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.GetVodSessionRequest;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VideoStitcherServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VodSession;
import com.google.cloud.video.stitcher.v1.VodSessionName;
import java.io.IOException;

public class GetVodSession {

  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 sessionId = "my-session-id";

    getVodSession(projectId, location, sessionId);
  }

  // Gets a video on demand (VOD) session.
  public static VodSession getVodSession(String projectId, String location, String sessionId)
      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()) {
      GetVodSessionRequest getVodSessionRequest =
          GetVodSessionRequest.newBuilder()
              .setName(VodSessionName.of(projectId, location, sessionId).toString())
              .build();

      VodSession response = videoStitcherServiceClient.getVodSession(getVodSessionRequest);
      System.out.println("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';
// sessionId = 'my-session-id';

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

async function getVodSession() {
  // Construct request
  const request = {
    name: stitcherClient.vodSessionPath(projectId, location, sessionId),
  };
  const [session] = await stitcherClient.getVodSession(request);
  console.log(`VOD session: ${session.name}`);
}

getVodSession().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\GetVodSessionRequest;

/**
 * Gets a VOD session.
 *
 * @param string $callingProjectId     The project ID to run the API call under
 * @param string $location             The location of the session
 * @param string $sessionId            The ID of the session
 */
function get_vod_session(
    string $callingProjectId,
    string $location,
    string $sessionId
): void {
    // Instantiate a client.
    $stitcherClient = new VideoStitcherServiceClient();

    $formattedName = $stitcherClient->vodSessionName($callingProjectId, $location, $sessionId);
    $request = (new GetVodSessionRequest())
        ->setName($formattedName);
    $session = $stitcherClient->getVodSession($request);

    // Print results
    printf('VOD session: %s' . PHP_EOL, $session->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 get_vod_session(
    project_id: str, location: str, session_id: str
) -> stitcher_v1.types.VodSession:
    """Gets a VOD session. VOD sessions are ephemeral resources that expire
    after a few hours.
    Args:
        project_id: The GCP project ID.
        location: The location of the session.
        session_id: The ID of the VOD session.

    Returns:
        The VOD session resource.
    """

    client = VideoStitcherServiceClient()

    name = client.vod_session_path(project_id, location, session_id)
    response = client.get_vod_session(name=name)
    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"

##
# Get a 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 session_id [String] The VOD session ID (e.g. `my-vod-session-id`)
#
def get_vod_session project_id:, location:, session_id:
  # Create a Video Stitcher client.
  client = Google::Cloud::Video::Stitcher.video_stitcher_service

  # Build the resource name of the VOD session.
  name = client.vod_session_path project: project_id, location: location,
                                 vod_session: session_id

  # Get the VOD session.
  session = client.get_vod_session name: name

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

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