NUKnightLab / NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3

start and end parameters no longer appear to be working for YouTube videos

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Description

The documentation for the iframe player API claims support for start and end parameters. Indeed it is believed that this worked at one time (end time implementation was completed as #389). This no longer seems to be the case. The iframes as constructed by the API no longer seem to contain the start and end parameters specified to the YouTube API

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Research direction

Start in src/js/media/types/YouTube.js at the linked line and inspect how the YouTube iframe URL is constructed from the start and end values. Reproduce the issue with a timeline entry using both parameters, then verify that the resulting iframe contains them and that YouTube honors the requested playback range.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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