comscore-connector-web

The Comscore connector provides a Comscore integration for THEOplayer.

Installation

npm install @theoplayer/comscore-connector-web

This connector depends on the JavaScript ComScore SDK, which should be loaded and available in the global scope before the connector. Get it from your ComScore dashboard or talk to a ComScore representative. This connector was developed and tested with versions 7.2.0.200214 and 7.6.1.210506

<script src="/path/to/comscore.js">

Usage

Configuring the connector

Create the connector by providing the THEOplayer instance, a ComscoreConfiguration (which contains your publisher id, also referred to as the c2 value) and the ComscoreMetadata of the first source being set to the player. You can change the metadata dynamically throughout the lifecycle of the connector.

import { ComscoreConnector } from '../../dist/comscore-connector.esm.js';

const comscoreConfig = {
    publisherId: '<your publisher id>',
    applicationName: 'Test App',
    userConsent: '1',
    platformApi: ns_.analytics.PlatformAPIs.WebBrowser,
    debug: true
};

const comscoreMetadata = {
    mediaType: 'longFormOnDemand',
    uniqueId: 'testuniqueId',
    length: 634566, // in milliseconds
    stationTitle: 'THEOTV',
    programTitle: 'Big Buck Bunny',
    episodeTitle: 'Intro',
    genreName: 'Animation',
    classifyAsAudioStream: false,
    customLabels: {
        testcustomlabel: 'testcustomvalue'
    }
};

const comscoreConnector = new ComscoreConnector(player, comscoreConfig, comscoreMetadata);

Optional ComscoreConfiguration properties

usagePropertiesAutoUpdateMode

When omitted this wil default to foregroundOnly.

skeleton

Pass an interface object with target platform specific implementations for the necessary Platform APIs. E.g.

analytics.PlatformApi.setPlatformApi(analytics.PlatformApi.PlatformApis.Skeleton, {
    onDataFetch: function (onSuccessCallback, onErrorCallback) {
        // Execute a function with platform-specific code to retrieve up-to-date information.
        runPlatformSpecificCodeToRetrieveValues(onSuccessCallback, onErrorCallback);
    }

    // Other overridden PlatformAPI methods, as needed.
});

For more information, please consult the Skeleton PlatformAPI Implementation Guide

Note that if the skeleton property is defined, the connector will always use setPlatformAPI(ns_.analytics.PlatformAPIs.Skeleton).

platformApi

Pass a valid value from ns_.analytics.PlatformAPIs. When omitted, the connector will report setPlatformAPI(ns_.analytics.PlatformAPIs.html5).

adIdProcessor

Pass a function with the following signature if you require custom ad id handling: (ad: Ad) => string. When omitted, the connector will use (ad) => ad.id. Consult THEOplayer's types for more info about the Ad interface.

debug

A flag to enable verbose logging.

Passing metadata dynamically

The connector allows updating the current asset's metadata at any time. Do it when setting a new source to the player.

comscoreConnector.updateMetadata(newMetadata);

ComscoreMetadata fields

Based on the ComscoreMetadata type, you can tell which fields are mandatory and which aren't. Note that this is purely for the integration to work correctly. Depending on the Comscore solution you are using, different fields are required/optional. The mandatory fields in the ComscoreMetadata type are the ones that are mandatory for all three Comscore solutions:

• Video Metrix (V)
• Cross Platform Product Suite (X)
• Cross Media Audience Measurement (C)

Property	Required	Optional
mediaType	All
uniqueId	All
length	All
c3?	V
c4?	V
c6?	V
stationTitle	All
stationCode?		All
networkAffiliate?		All
publisherName?	X C	V
programTitle	All
programId?		V C
episodeTitle	All
episodeId?		X C
episodeSeasonNumber?	X C
episodeNumber?	X C
genreName	All
genreId?		All
carryTvAdvertisementLoad?	X
classifyAsCompleteEpisode?	X
dateOfProduction?		C
timeOfProduction?		C
dateOfTvAiring?	X C
timeOfTvAiring?		X C
dateOfDigitalAiring?	X C
timeOfDigitalAiring?		X C
feedType?	X
classifyAsAudioStream	Al
deliveryMode?		All
deliverySubscriptionType?		All
deliveryComposition?		All
deliveryAdvertisementCapability?		All
mediaFormat?		All
distributionModel?		All
playlistTitle?		C
totalSegments?		V C
clipUrl?		V C
videoDimension?		C
customLabels?		All

Documentation

The integration guidelines from ComScore can be found on their Unified Digital Measurements page in the Tagging section.