How do I add my VMAP advert playlist to my iOS implementation?

callum.amor · February 9, 2022, 4:35pm

I’m using the BasicAds sample in the iOS SDK but is struggling to see where to put their VMAP entry. I can see in ViewController.swift there is Vast information, should it just go there?

github.com

bitmovin/bitmovin-player-ios-samples/blob/main/BasicAds/BasicAds/ViewController.swift

//
// Bitmovin Player iOS SDK
// Copyright (C) 2021, Bitmovin GmbH, All Rights Reserved
//
// This source code and its use and distribution, is subject to the terms
// and conditions of the applicable license agreement.
//

import UIKit
import BitmovinPlayer

final class ViewController: UIViewController {
    let adTagVastSkippable = "https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640x480&iu=/124319096/external/single_ad_samples&ciu_szs=300x250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&cust_params=deployment%3Ddevsite%26sample_ct%3Dskippablelinear&correlator="
    let adTagVast1 = "https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640x480&iu=/124319096/external/single_ad_samples&ciu_szs=300x250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&cust_params=deployment%3Ddevsite%26sample_ct%3Dlinear&correlator="
    let adTagVast2 = "https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640x480&iu=/124319096/external/ad_rule_samples&ciu_szs=300x250&ad_rule=1&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vmap&unviewed_position_start=1&cust_params=deployment%3Ddevsite%26sample_ar%3Dpostonly&cmsid=496&vid=short_onecue&correlator="
    
    var player: Player!
    
    deinit {
        player?.destroy()

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The iOS-SDK-example on Github (BasicAdExample) demonstrates how to implement an single ad on a prespecified position of the video
We would like to configure the player to use ads, using a VMAP manifest.
In the documentation we found an “AdTag” class to describe this vmap manifest
Question: We do not know how to pass the AdTag to the AdvertisingConfig of the player. AdvertisingConfig only accepts Aditems. Would you have an example on how to pass ad AdTag with a VMAP manifest to the Bitmovin player?

davidsteinacher · February 11, 2022, 6:44pm

Yes, the only thing you need to do is to replace the VAST URL with your VMAP URL.