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* var x = new pluginDetect();
*
* if (x.isPlugin("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7","Shockwave Flash 7.0")) {
* document.write("flash found.. flash developers are happy!\n");
* }
*
* if (x.isPlugin("MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer","Windows Media Player")) {
* document.write("media player found.. let's watch a movie?\n");
* }
*
*
*/
function pluginDetect() {
this.IE = (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("msie") != -1) ? true : false;
}
/**
* Function which determines the browser client is using
* and returns true if the plugin is installed (else false)
*
* @argument classsID object name to look for (i.e. ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7)
* @argument pluginName the name to look for in plugin list
*
*/
pluginDetect.prototype.isPlugin = function(classID,pluginName) {
res = false;
if (this.IE) {
return this.plugin_detectIE(classID);
} else {
if(pluginName.match(/ (\d+)/)[1])
return this.plugin_detectMoV(pluginName.replace(pluginName.match(/ (\d+)/)[1],""),parseInt(pluginName.match(/ (\d+)/)[1]));
else return this.plugin_detectMoV(pluginName);
}
}
/**
* Function for Plugin detection in IE
* The function is trying to create an ActiveX object in VB
* if the created object exists return true otherwise return false!
*
* @argument ClassID object name to look for (i.e. ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7)
*
*/
pluginDetect.prototype.plugin_detectIE = function (CLSID) {
// status
ret = false;
if (CLSID.match(/\$v\[(\d+),(\d+)\]/))
{
// if there is a start and end version specified
var vStartVersion = CLSID.match(/\$v\[(\d+),(\d+)\]/)[1];
var vEndVersion = CLSID.match(/\$v\[(\d+),(\d+)\]/)[2];
CLSID = CLSID.replace( CLSID.match(/\$v\[(\d+),(\d+)\]/)[0], "");
for (var i = vEndVersion; i >= vStartVersion; i--) {
document.write('\n');
alert(i+":"+ret);
if (ret)
return true;
}
} else {
// look only for one version
document.write('\n');
}
return ret;
}
/**
* Function for Plugin detection in Non IE browsers
* Usualy Non IE browsers have a special object called navigator.plugins which contains
* all the plugins supported by browser. The function loops through the object and
* searches for the specific plugin
*
* @argument pluginName the name to look for in plugin list
*/
pluginDetect.prototype.plugin_detectMo = function (pluginName) {
// plugin which contains all the objects
var pluginObj = navigator.plugins;
// make a loop through the object
for (i = 0; i < pluginObj.length;i++) {
// search the plugin
if (pluginObj.item(i).name.search(pluginName) >= 0 || pluginObj.item(i).description.search(pluginName) >= 0)
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Extension of detectMo: detects the plugin and then retrieves the version number.
* if it is above or equal to the version argument returns true, otherwise false
*
* @argument pluginName the name to look for in plugin list
* @argument minVersion the version required of flash
*/
pluginDetect.prototype.plugin_detectMoV = function (pluginName,minVersion) {
var pluginObj = navigator.plugins;
// make a loop through the object
for (i = 0; i < pluginObj.length;i++) {
// search the plugin
p = pluginObj.item(i);
//found plugin
if (p.name.search(pluginName) >= 0 || p.description.search(pluginName) >= 0 ) {
//detect version
var version = p.description.match(new RegExp(pluginName + "\s?(\\d+)"))[1];
if (typeof minVersion != "undefined" && version >= minVersion) {
return true;
} else if (typeof minVersion != "undefined") {
// min version defined but smaller
return false;
}
return false;
}
}
return false;
}
FlashObject = function(domID){
this.domID = domID;
this.param_token = "__[@]__";
this.param_glue = "___";
this.watchedVar = "jsCall";
this.htmlObject = window.document[this.domID];
}
FlashObject.prototype.makeCall = function(func,params){
var call_string = func;
if(params){ call_string += this.param_token + params.join(this.param_token); }
this.htmlObject.SetVariable(this.watchedVar,call_string);
}
FlashObject.prototype.updateVideo = function(videoPath,autoplay,subtitlesXML){
this.makeCall("evUpdateVideo",["videoPath" + this.param_glue + videoPath,"autoPlay" + this.param_glue + autoplay,"subtitlesXMLPath" + this.param_glue + subtitlesXML]);
}
FlashObject.prototype.playCurrentVideo = function(){
this.makeCall("evVideoPlay");
}
FlashObject.prototype.stopAllSounds = function(){
this.makeCall("evStopAllSounds");
}