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NexosYT is a lightweight JavaScript library that enables lazy loading of YouTube videos with a customizable play button and smooth transitions, enhancing page load times and user experience.

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NexosYT - Lazy YouTube Player 🎥

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Lazy YouTube Player is a lightweight, customizable YouTube player. It provides a simple way to embed YouTube videos with lazy loading capabilities, improving your website's performance.


Features ✨

  • Lazy loading of YouTube videos using Intersection Observer API
  • TypeScript support for improved developer experience
  • Customizable player options (thumbnail, play button, etc.)
  • Accessibility improvements with ARIA attributes
  • Responsive design
  • Error handling for invalid video IDs or API failures

Installation 📦

<script type='module'
  src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/yt-player.min.js"
  defer
></script>

<link
  rel="stylesheet"
  href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/yt-player.min.css"
/>

Usage 🚀

Here's a basic example of how to use the Lazy YouTube Player in a website:

<div
  class="NexosYt"
  data-embed="YT_VIDEO_ID"
></div>

optional: data-thumbnail="CUSTOM_THUMBNAIL_URL"


Links 🔗

Web Demo GitHub Repo YouTube Video NPM Package


API

The LazyYouTubePlayer component accepts the following props:

  • NexosYT (string, required): The YouTube Player Class.
  • videoId (string, required): The YouTube video ID.
  • thumbnailUrl (string, optional): Custom thumbnail URL. If not provided, the default YouTube thumbnail will be used.
  • width (number, optional): The width of the player. Default: 640.
  • height (number, optional): The height of the player. Default: 360.

Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug fixes, or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Please check the CONTRIBUTING.md file for more details.


License 📄

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the License file for details.


Support 💖

If you like this project, please consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub and sharing it with your friends!


Created with ❤️ by @nexoscreator

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