Fix/4561

index.d.ts

@@ -1055,14 +1055,17 @@ declare namespace dashjs {
             applyServiceDescription?: boolean,
             applyProducerReferenceTime?: boolean,
             applyContentSteering?: boolean,
-            eventControllerRefreshDelay?: number,
             enableManifestDurationMismatchFix?: boolean,
             parseInbandPrft?: boolean,
             enableManifestTimescaleMismatchFix?: boolean,
             capabilities?: {
                 filterUnsupportedEssentialProperties?: boolean,
                 useMediaCapabilitiesApi?: boolean
             },
+            events?: {
+                eventControllerRefreshDelay?: number,
+                deleteEventMessageDataAfterEventStarted?: boolean
+            }
             timeShiftBuffer?: {
                 calcFromSegmentTimeline?: boolean
                 fallbackToSegmentTimeline?: boolean

src/core/Settings.js

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ import Events from './events/Events.js';
  *            applyServiceDescription: true,
  *            applyProducerReferenceTime: true,
  *            applyContentSteering: true,
- *            eventControllerRefreshDelay: 100,
  *            enableManifestDurationMismatchFix: true,
  *            parseInbandPrft: false,
  *            enableManifestTimescaleMismatchFix: false,
@@ -86,6 +85,10 @@ import Events from './events/Events.js';
  *               filterVideoColorimetryEssentialProperties: false,
  *               filterHDRMetadataFormatEssentialProperties: false
  *            },
+ *            events: {
+ *              eventControllerRefreshDelay: 100,
+ *              deleteEventMessageDataAfterEventStarted: true
+ *            }
  *            timeShiftBuffer: {
  *                calcFromSegmentTimeline: false,
  *                fallbackToSegmentTimeline: true
@@ -342,6 +345,16 @@ import Events from './events/Events.js';
  * In case the MPD uses \<SegmentTimeline\ and no segment is found within the DVR window the DVR window is calculated based on the entries in \<SegmentTimeline\>.
  */
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} EventSettings
+ * @property {number} [eventControllerRefreshDelay=100]
+ * Interval timer used by the EventController to check if events need to be triggered or removed.
+ * @property {boolean} [deleteEventMessageDataAfterEventStarted=true]
+ * If this flag is enabled the EventController will delete the message data of events after they have been started. This is to save memory in case events have a long duration and need to be persisted in the EventController.
+ * Note: Applications will receive a copy of the original event data when they subscribe to an event. This copy contains the original message data and is not affected by this setting.
+ * Only if an event is dispatched for the second time (e.g. when the user seeks back) the message data will not be included in the dispatched event.
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} LiveDelay
  * @property {number} [liveDelayFragmentCount=NaN]
@@ -937,8 +950,6 @@ import Events from './events/Events.js';
  * Set to true if dash.js should use the parameters defined in ProducerReferenceTime elements in combination with ServiceDescription elements.
  * @property {boolean} [applyContentSteering=true]
  * Set to true if dash.js should apply content steering during playback.
- * @property {number} [eventControllerRefreshDelay=100]
- * For multi-period streams, overwrite the manifest mediaPresentationDuration attribute with the sum of period durations if the manifest mediaPresentationDuration is greater than the sum of period durations
  * @property {boolean} [enableManifestDurationMismatchFix=true]
  * Overwrite the manifest segments base information timescale attributes with the timescale set in initialization segments
  * @property {boolean} [enableManifestTimescaleMismatchFix=false]
@@ -947,6 +958,7 @@ import Events from './events/Events.js';
  * Set to true if dash.js should parse inband prft boxes (ProducerReferenceTime) and trigger events.
  * @property {module:Settings~Metrics} metrics Metric settings
  * @property {module:Settings~LiveDelay} delay Live Delay settings
+ * @property {module:Settings~EventSettings} events Event settings
  * @property {module:Settings~TimeShiftBuffer} timeShiftBuffer TimeShiftBuffer settings
  * @property {module:Settings~Protection} protection DRM related settings
  * @property {module:Settings~Capabilities} capabilities Capability related settings
@@ -1078,7 +1090,6 @@ function Settings() {
             applyServiceDescription: true,
             applyProducerReferenceTime: true,
             applyContentSteering: true,
-            eventControllerRefreshDelay: 100,
             enableManifestDurationMismatchFix: true,
             parseInbandPrft: false,
             enableManifestTimescaleMismatchFix: false,
@@ -1099,6 +1110,10 @@ function Settings() {
                 filterVideoColorimetryEssentialProperties: false,
                 filterHDRMetadataFormatEssentialProperties: false
             },
+            events: {
+                eventControllerRefreshDelay: 100,
+                deleteEventMessageDataAfterEventStarted: true
+            },
             timeShiftBuffer: {
                 calcFromSegmentTimeline: false,
                 fallbackToSegmentTimeline: true

src/streaming/controllers/EventController.js

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function EventController() {
         try {
             checkConfig();
             logger.debug('Start Event Controller');
-            const refreshDelay = settings.get().streaming.eventControllerRefreshDelay;
+            const refreshDelay = settings.get().streaming.events.eventControllerRefreshDelay;
             if (!isStarted && !isNaN(refreshDelay)) {
                 isStarted = true;
                 eventInterval = setInterval(_onEventTimer, refreshDelay);
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ function EventController() {
             if (mode === MediaPlayerEvents.EVENT_MODE_ON_RECEIVE && !event.triggeredReceivedEvent) {
                 logger.debug(`Received event ${eventId}`);
                 event.triggeredReceivedEvent = true;
-                eventBus.trigger(event.eventStream.schemeIdUri, { event: event }, { mode });
+                eventBus.trigger(event.eventStream.schemeIdUri, { event: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(event)) }, { mode });
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ function EventController() {
                     _sendCallbackRequest(event.messageData);
                 } else {
                     logger.debug(`Starting event ${eventId} from period ${event.eventStream.period.id} at ${currentVideoTime}`);
-                    eventBus.trigger(event.eventStream.schemeIdUri, { event: event }, { mode });
+                    eventBus.trigger(event.eventStream.schemeIdUri, { event: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(event)) }, { mode });
+                    if (settings.get().streaming.events.deleteEventMessageDataAfterEventStarted) {
+                        delete event.messageData;
+                        delete event.parsedMessageData;
+                    }
                 }
                 event.triggeredStartEvent = true;
             }