Implementation Details

Technology

ReactJS

This component library is written using ReactJS, a free and open-source front-end JavaScript library for building user interfaces and UI components. One of the main reasons for using ReactJS is its use of virtual DOM when re-rendering the page, which makes the process fast and efficient.

VideoJS

The IIIFPalayer component uses VideoJS underneath the ReactJS component. VideoJS is an open source HTML5 player framework, made available via NPM. It exports an HTML5 player with basic player functionality. There is a lot of plugins out there, that can be integrated via NPM to add additional functionality to the basic player. And VideoJS is designed in a way, that it makes it easier build custom components and integrate them into the player.