feat(core): add poster component (#457)

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status: draft
date: 2025-02-05
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# Poster
Display component for video poster image. Shows before playback starts, hides after.
## Problem
Video players show a poster image before playback. The poster:
1. Gives users a preview of the content
2. Should hide once playback starts
3. May optionally reappear when playback ends
Existing solutions (Media Chrome, Vidstack) either:
- Manage the image internally via `src` prop
- Expose complex state (`data-loading`, `data-error`, `data-hidden`, `data-visible`)
We want a simpler approach: expose minimal state, let the user control the image.
## Solution
Minimal components that:
1. Expose `data-visible` for CSS-based show/hide
2. Do nothing else
**HTML:** Wrapper element that accepts `<img>` as child.
**React:** Renders `<img>` directly — no wrapper needed.
### Usage
#### HTML
```html
<media-poster>
<img src="poster.jpg" alt="Video description" />
</media-poster>
```
#### React
```tsx
import { Poster } from '@videojs/react';
<Poster src="poster.jpg" alt="Video description" />;
```
#### CSS
```css
media-poster:not([data-visible]) {
display: none;
}
```
### With Responsive Image
#### HTML
```html
<media-poster>
<img
src="poster.jpg"
srcset="poster-480.jpg 480w, poster-720.jpg 720w"
sizes="(max-width: 600px) 480px, 720px"
alt="Video description"
loading="lazy"
/>
</media-poster>
```
#### React
```tsx
<Poster
src="poster.jpg"
srcSet="poster-480.jpg 480w, poster-720.jpg 720w"
sizes="(max-width: 600px) 480px, 720px"
alt="Video description"
loading="lazy"
/>
```
User controls the image entirely — responsive images, lazy loading, placeholder strategies all work naturally.
### With Placeholder (Blurhash / LQIP)
Use CSS `background-image` on the `<img>` element to show a placeholder while the main image loads. When the `src` loads, it naturally covers the background.
#### HTML
```html
<media-poster>
<img
src="poster.jpg"
alt="Video description"
style="background: url(data:image/jpeg;base64,...) center/cover no-repeat;"
/>
</media-poster>
```
#### React
```tsx
<Poster
src="poster.jpg"
alt="Video description"
style={{ background: 'url(data:image/jpeg;base64,...) center/cover no-repeat' }}
/>
```
For fade transitions (blur → sharp), handle the `load` event on the image:
```html
<media-poster>
<img
src="poster.jpg"
alt="Video description"
style="background: url(blur.jpg) center/cover; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s;"
onload="this.style.opacity = 1"
/>
</media-poster>
```
## API
### Data Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `data-visible` | Present when poster should show (`!started`) |
### Visibility Logic
```ts
visible = !playback.started;
```
The poster is visible until playback has started. Once `started` becomes `true` (user plays or seeks), the poster hides and stays hidden.
**Note:** `started` persists — pausing doesn't reset it. The poster only shows on initial load or after a new source is loaded.
## Styling Notes
The component sets no default styles. Recommended CSS:
```css
media-poster {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
pointer-events: none;
}
media-poster:not([data-visible]) {
display: none;
}
media-poster img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: contain;
}
```
**`pointer-events: none`** — Clicks should pass through to the video or play button beneath.
## Accessibility
**Wrapper (`<media-poster>`):** No ARIA role needed. Custom elements have no implicit role, so there's no semantics to hide or override. Do not add `aria-hidden` to the wrapper — the poster image may be informative.
**Child (`<img>`):** User provides appropriate `alt` text describing the poster content (e.g., `alt="Keynote speaker at a conference"`). If purely decorative, use `alt=""`.
Whether a poster is informative or decorative is the author's judgment (per [WAI guidelines](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decorative/)). In most video player contexts, posters are informative — they give users a preview of the video content. This is an advantage over Media Chrome (which forces `aria-hidden="true"` on the internal image) and native `<video poster>` (which has no `alt` equivalent).
## Alternatives Considered
### Raw state attributes (`data-started`, `data-ended`)
Expose underlying state, let users compose visibility in CSS.
```css
media-poster[data-started]:not([data-ended]) {
display: none;
}
```
**Why not:** Requires users to understand the state model. `data-started` on a poster doesn't make sense in the component's local context — `data-visible` directly describes the poster's state. Consistent with how button components use context-appropriate names (`data-fullscreen`, `data-muted`) rather than raw feature state.
**Future:** Could add `data-started` and `data-ended` later if needed for advanced use cases (e.g., show poster on ended).
### Component-managed image (`src` prop)
Like Media Chrome — component owns the `<img>` internally.
**Why not:** Limits user control. Can't use `srcset`, `loading="lazy"`, `<picture>`, or framework-specific optimized image components (Next.js `<Image>`, Astro `<Image>`). Media Chrome acknowledges this tradeoff in their docs: "If better control or better performance is desired, you can use `<img slot="poster" src="...">` instead."
Our approach makes the flexible path the default.
## Future
1. **`data-ended`** — Show poster when media ends. Would allow `media-poster[data-visible]:not([data-ended])` patterns.
2. **`data-loaded`** — Set when child image loads. Enables CSS-only placeholder-to-main transitions without user-handled `onload`. Lightweight to implement (listen for `load` event on child `<img>`).
3. **Transition/animation support** — CSS transition recommendations for fade in/out.
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export * from './ui/mute-button/mute-button-data-attrs';
export * from './ui/play-button/play-button-core';
export * from './ui/play-button/play-button-data-attrs';
export * from './ui/poster/poster-core';
export * from './ui/poster/poster-data-attrs';
export * from './ui/time/time-core';
export * from './ui/time/time-data-attrs';
export * from './ui/types';
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import type { MediaPlaybackState } from '../../media/state';
export interface PosterState {
visible: boolean;
}
export class PosterCore {
getState(media: MediaPlaybackState): PosterState {
return {
visible: !media.started,
};
}
}
export namespace PosterCore {
export type State = PosterState;
}
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import type { StateAttrMap } from '../types';
import type { PosterState } from './poster-core';
export const PosterDataAttrs = {
visible: 'data-visible',
} as const satisfies StateAttrMap<PosterState>;
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import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
import type { MediaPlaybackState } from '../../../media/state';
import { PosterCore } from '../poster-core';
function createMediaState(overrides: Partial<MediaPlaybackState> = {}): MediaPlaybackState {
return {
paused: true,
ended: false,
started: false,
waiting: false,
play: vi.fn(async () => {}),
pause: vi.fn(),
...overrides,
};
}
describe('PosterCore', () => {
describe('getState', () => {
it('returns visible: true when playback has not started', () => {
const core = new PosterCore();
const media = createMediaState({ started: false });
const state = core.getState(media);
expect(state.visible).toBe(true);
});
it('returns visible: false when playback has started', () => {
const core = new PosterCore();
const media = createMediaState({ started: true });
const state = core.getState(media);
expect(state.visible).toBe(false);
});
it('returns only primitive values (no methods)', () => {
const core = new PosterCore();
const media = createMediaState();
const state = core.getState(media);
expect(state).toEqual({ visible: true });
const functionKeys = Object.entries(state).filter(([, value]) => typeof value === 'function');
expect(functionKeys).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('visibility is independent of paused state', () => {
const core = new PosterCore();
// Started but paused - should not be visible
expect(core.getState(createMediaState({ started: true, paused: true })).visible).toBe(false);
// Started and playing - should not be visible
expect(core.getState(createMediaState({ started: true, paused: false })).visible).toBe(false);
// Not started and paused - should be visible
expect(core.getState(createMediaState({ started: false, paused: true })).visible).toBe(true);
});
it('visibility is independent of ended state', () => {
const core = new PosterCore();
// Started and ended - should not be visible (started takes precedence)
expect(core.getState(createMediaState({ started: true, ended: true })).visible).toBe(false);
// Not started and ended (edge case) - should be visible
expect(core.getState(createMediaState({ started: false, ended: true })).visible).toBe(true);
});
});
});
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import { PosterElement } from '../../ui/poster/poster-element';
customElements.define(PosterElement.tagName, PosterElement);
declare global {
interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
[PosterElement.tagName]: PosterElement;
}
}
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export * from './ui/media-element';
export { MuteButtonElement } from './ui/mute-button/mute-button-element';
export { PlayButtonElement } from './ui/play-button/play-button-element';
export { PosterElement } from './ui/poster/poster-element';
export { TimeElement } from './ui/time/time-element';
export { TimeGroupElement } from './ui/time/time-group-element';
export { TimeSeparatorElement } from './ui/time/time-separator-element';
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import type { PropertyValues } from '@lit/reactive-element';
import { PosterCore, PosterDataAttrs } from '@videojs/core';
import { applyStateDataAttrs, logMissingFeature, selectPlayback } from '@videojs/core/dom';
import { playerContext } from '../../player/context';
import { PlayerController } from '../../player/player-controller';
import { MediaElement } from '../media-element';
export class PosterElement extends MediaElement {
static readonly tagName = 'media-poster';
readonly #core = new PosterCore();
readonly #state = new PlayerController(this, playerContext, selectPlayback);
override connectedCallback(): void {
super.connectedCallback();
if (__DEV__ && !this.#state.value) {
logMissingFeature(PosterElement.tagName, 'playback');
}
}
protected override update(changed: PropertyValues): void {
super.update(changed);
const media = this.#state.value;
if (!media) {
return;
}
applyStateDataAttrs(this, this.#core.getState(media), PosterDataAttrs);
}
}
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export { useButton } from './ui/hooks/use-button';
export { MuteButton, type MuteButtonProps } from './ui/mute-button/mute-button';
export { PlayButton, type PlayButtonProps } from './ui/play-button/play-button';
export { Poster, type PosterProps } from './ui/poster/poster';
export { Time } from './ui/time';
// Utilities
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'use client';
import { PosterCore, PosterDataAttrs } from '@videojs/core';
import { logMissingFeature, selectPlayback } from '@videojs/core/dom';
import type { ForwardedRef } from 'react';
import { forwardRef, useState } from 'react';
import { usePlayer } from '../../player/context';
import type { UIComponentProps } from '../../utils/types';
import { renderElement } from '../../utils/use-render';
export interface PosterProps extends UIComponentProps<'img', PosterCore.State> {}
/**
* Displays the video poster image. Shows before playback starts, hides after.
*
* @example
* ```tsx
* <Poster src="poster.jpg" alt="Video description" />
*
* <Poster
* src="poster.jpg"
* alt="Video description"
* className={(state) => state.visible ? 'visible' : 'hidden'}
* />
* ```
*/
export const Poster = forwardRef(function Poster(
componentProps: PosterProps,
forwardedRef: ForwardedRef<HTMLImageElement>
) {
const { render, className, style, ...elementProps } = componentProps;
const playback = usePlayer(selectPlayback);
const [core] = useState(() => new PosterCore());
if (!playback) {
if (__DEV__) logMissingFeature('Poster', 'playback');
return null;
}
return renderElement(
'img',
{ render, className, style },
{
state: core.getState(playback),
stateAttrMap: PosterDataAttrs,
ref: [forwardedRef],
props: [elementProps],
}
);
});
export namespace Poster {
export type Props = PosterProps;
export type State = PosterCore.State;
}