add documentation to oEmbed meta fetching

doc/readme.md

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 - [getAvailablePlaybackRates](#getAvailablePlaybackRates)
 - [seekTo](#seekTo)
 
+### module methods
+
+- [getYoutubeMeta](#getYoutubeMeta)
+
 # Reference
 
 ## height
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@ returns a promise that resolves to a list of available playback rates.
 
 The array of numbers are ordered from slowest to fastest playback speed. Even if the player does not support variable playback speeds, the array should always contain at least one value (1).
 
-# seekTo
+## seekTo
 
 `seekTo(seconds:Number, allowSeekAhead:Boolean):Void`
 
@@ -326,3 +330,40 @@ The `allowSeekAhead` parameter determines whether the player will make a new req
 We recommend that you set this parameter to false while the user drags the mouse along a video progress bar and then set it to true when the user releases the mouse. This approach lets a user scroll to different points of a video without requesting new video streams by scrolling past unbuffered points in the video. When the user releases the mouse button, the player advances to the desired point in the video and requests a new video stream if necessary.
 
 https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference#seekTo
+
+# Module methods
+
+## getYoutubeMeta
+
+`getYoutubeMeta(videoId: String): Promise<youtubeMeta>`
+
+Fetch metadata of a youtube video using the oEmbed Spec - https://oembed.com/#section7
+
+metadata returned -
+
+| field            | type   | explanation                                        |
+| ---------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| author_name      | String | The name of the author/owner of the video.         |
+| author_url       | String | youtube channel link of the video                  |
+| height           | Number | The height in pixels required to display the HTML. |
+| html             | String | The HTML required to embed a video player.         |
+| provider_name    | String | The name of the resource provider.                 |
+| provider_url     | String | The url of the resource provider.                  |
+| thumbnail_height | Number | The height of the video thumbnail.                 |
+| thumbnail_url    | String | The url of the resource provider.                  |
+| thumbnail_width  | Number | The width of the video thumbnail.                  |
+| title            | String | youtube video title                                |
+| type             | String | The oEmbed version number.                         |
+| version          | String | The resource type.                                 |
+| width            | Number | The width in pixels required to display the HTML.  |
+
+example -
+
+```javascript
+import {Alert} from 'react-native';
+import {getYoutubeMeta} from 'react-native-youtube-iframe';
+
+getYoutubeMeta('sNhhvQGsMEc').then(meta => {
+  Alert.alert('title of the video : ' + meta.title);
+});
+```

readme.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ A wrapper of the Youtube IFrame player API build for react native.
 - ✅ Uses the webview player which is known to be more stable compared to the native youtube app
 - ✅ Access to a vast API provided through the iframe youtube API
 - ✅ Supports multiple youtube player instances in a single page
+- ✅ Fetch basic video metadata without API keys (uses oEmbed)
 - ✅ Works on modals and overlay components
 
 ## Prerequisite
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ list of available APIs -
 - playbackRate
 - onPlaybackRateChange
 - initialPlayerParams
+- webViewStyle
+- webViewProps
 
 ### Ref functions
 
@@ -84,6 +87,10 @@ list of available APIs -
 - getAvailablePlaybackRates
 - seekTo
 
+## methods
+
+- getYoutubeMeta
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

src/oEmbed.js

@@ -19,6 +19,36 @@
  * Fetch metadata of a youtube video using the oEmbed Spec -
  * https://oembed.com/#section7
  *
+ * metadata -
+ *
+ * `thumbnail_url` - The url of the resource provider.
+ *
+ * `thumbnail_width` - The width of the video thumbnail.
+ *
+ * `thumbnail_height` - The height of the video thumbnail.
+ *
+ * `height` - The height in pixels required to display the HTML.
+ *
+ * `width` - The width in pixels required to display the HTML.
+ *
+ * `html` - The HTML required to embed a video player.
+ *
+ * `author_url` - youtube channel link of the video
+ *
+ * `title` - youtube video title
+ *
+ * `provider_name` - The name of the resource provider.
+ *
+ * `author_name` - The name of the author/owner of the video.
+ *
+ * `provider_url` - The url of the resource provider.
+ *
+ * `version` - The oEmbed version number.
+ *
+ * `type` - The resource type.
+ *
+ *
+ *
  * @param {String} videoId - youtube video id
  * @returns {Promise<youtubeMeta>} A promise that resolves into an object with the video metadata
  */