shaka-player 4.8.2 → 4.8.4

package/externs/shaka/player.js

@@ -1519,11 +1519,14 @@ shaka.extern.AdsConfiguration;
  * @property {boolean} enabled
  *   If true, enable adaptation by the current AbrManager.  Defaults to true.
  * @property {boolean} useNetworkInformation
- *   If true, use Network Information API in the current AbrManager.
+ *   If true, use the Network Information API in the current AbrManager, if it
+ *   is available in the browser environment.  If the Network Information API is
+ *   used, Shaka Player will ignore the defaultBandwidthEstimate config.
  *   Defaults to true.
  * @property {number} defaultBandwidthEstimate
  *   The default bandwidth estimate to use if there is not enough data, in
- *   bit/sec.
+ *   bit/sec.  Only used if useNetworkInformation is false, or if the Network
+ *   Information API is not available.
  * @property {shaka.extern.Restrictions} restrictions
  *   The restrictions to apply to ABR decisions.  These are "soft" restrictions.
  *   Any track that fails to meet these restrictions will not be selected

package/lib/cea/cea_decoder.js

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ shaka.cea.CeaDecoder = class {
    * @override
    */
   clear() {
+    shaka.log.debug('Clearing CEA decoder');
     this.badFrames_ = 0;
     this.cea608DataArray_ = [];
     this.cea708DataArray_ = [];
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ shaka.cea.CeaDecoder = class {
    * Resets the decoder.
    */
   reset() {
+    shaka.log.debug('Resetting CEA decoder');
     this.currentField1Channel_ = 0;
     this.currentField2Channel_ = 0;
     for (const stream of this.cea608ModeToStream_.values()) {
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ shaka.cea.CeaDecoder = class {
    */
   extract(userDataSeiMessage, pts) {
     if (this.waitingForFirstPacket_) {
+      shaka.log.debug('Setting first pts value to', pts);
       for (const stream of this.cea608ModeToStream_.values()) {
         stream.firstPts(pts);
       }

package/lib/media/closed_caption_parser.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ goog.provide('shaka.media.IClosedCaptionParser');
 
 goog.require('shaka.cea.DummyCaptionDecoder');
 goog.require('shaka.cea.DummyCeaParser');
+goog.require('shaka.log');
 goog.require('shaka.util.BufferUtils');
 
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ goog.require('shaka.util.BufferUtils');
  */
 shaka.media.IClosedCaptionParser = class {
   /**
-   * Initialize the caption parser. This should be called only once.
+   * Initialize the caption parser. This should be called whenever new init
+   * segment arrives.
    * @param {BufferSource} initSegment
    */
   init(initSegment) {}
@@ -88,6 +90,10 @@ shaka.media.ClosedCaptionParser = class {
    * @override
    */
   init(initSegment) {
+    shaka.log.debug('Passing new init segment to CEA parser');
+    // Reset underlying decoder when new init segment arrives
+    // to clear stored pts values.
+    this.reset();
     this.ceaParser_.init(initSegment);
   }
 

package/lib/media/media_source_engine.js

@@ -347,14 +347,11 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
 
     const support = {};
     for (const type of testMimeTypes) {
-      if (shaka.util.Platform.supportsMediaSource()) {
-        // Our TextEngine is only effective for MSE platforms at the moment.
-        if (shaka.text.TextEngine.isTypeSupported(type)) {
-          support[type] = true;
-        } else {
-          support[type] = shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported(type) ||
-                          shaka.transmuxer.TransmuxerEngine.isSupported(type);
-        }
+      if (shaka.text.TextEngine.isTypeSupported(type)) {
+        support[type] = true;
+      } else if (shaka.util.Platform.supportsMediaSource()) {
+        support[type] = shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported(type) ||
+                        shaka.transmuxer.TransmuxerEngine.isSupported(type);
       } else {
         support[type] = shaka.util.Platform.supportsMediaType(type);
       }

package/lib/media/play_rate_controller.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 goog.provide('shaka.media.PlayRateController');
 
+goog.require('goog.asserts');
 goog.require('shaka.log');
 goog.require('shaka.util.IReleasable');
 goog.require('shaka.util.Timer');
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ shaka.media.PlayRateController = class {
     /** @private {?shaka.media.PlayRateController.Harness} */
     this.harness_ = harness;
 
+    /** @private {boolean} */
+    this.isBuffering_ = false;
+
     /** @private {number} */
     this.rate_ = this.harness_.getRate();
 
@@ -51,15 +55,25 @@ shaka.media.PlayRateController = class {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Set the playback rate.
+   * Sets the buffering flag, which controls the effective playback rate.
+   *
+   * @param {boolean} isBuffering If true, forces playback rate to 0 internally.
+   */
+  setBuffering(isBuffering) {
+    this.isBuffering_ = isBuffering;
+    this.apply_();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the playback rate. This rate will only be used as provided when the
+   * player is not buffering. You should never set the rate to 0.
    *
    * @param {number} rate
    */
   set(rate) {
-    if (this.rate_ != rate) {
-      this.rate_ = rate;
-      this.apply_();
-    }
+    goog.asserts.assert(rate != 0, 'Should never set rate of 0 explicitly!');
+    this.rate_ = rate;
+    this.apply_();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -93,11 +107,14 @@ shaka.media.PlayRateController = class {
     // Always stop the timer. We may not start it again.
     this.timer_.stop();
 
-    shaka.log.v1('Changing effective playback rate to', this.rate_);
+    /** @type {number} */
+    const rate = this.calculateCurrentRate_();
+
+    shaka.log.v1('Changing effective playback rate to', rate);
 
-    if (this.rate_ >= 0) {
+    if (rate >= 0) {
       try {
-        this.applyRate_(this.rate_);
+        this.applyRate_(rate);
         return;
       } catch (e) {
         // Fall through to the next clause.
@@ -117,6 +134,17 @@ shaka.media.PlayRateController = class {
     this.applyRate_(0);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Calculate the rate that the controller wants the media element to have
+   * based on the current state of the controller.
+   *
+   * @return {number}
+   * @private
+   */
+  calculateCurrentRate_() {
+    return this.isBuffering_ ? 0 : this.rate_;
+  }
+
   /**
    * If the new rate is different than the media element's playback rate, this
    * will change the playback rate. If the rate does not need to change, it will

package/lib/media/segment_utils.js

@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ shaka.media.SegmentUtils = class {
     if (!dolbyVision) {
       return codecs;
     }
-    const type = `video/mp4; codecs="${dolbyVision}"'`;
+    const type = `video/mp4; codecs="${dolbyVision}"`;
     if (shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported(type)) {
       return [dolbyVision];
     }

package/lib/media/stall_detector.js

@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ shaka.media.StallDetector.MediaElementImplementation = class {
     if (this.mediaElement_.paused) {
       return false;
     }
+    if (this.mediaElement_.playbackRate == 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
 
     // If we have don't have enough content, we are not stalled, we are
     // buffering.

package/lib/player.js

@@ -622,6 +622,12 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
      */
     this.playRateController_ = null;
 
+    // We use the buffering observer and timer to track when we move from having
+    // enough buffered content to not enough. They only exist when content has
+    // been loaded and are not re-used between loads.
+    /** @private {shaka.util.Timer} */
+    this.bufferPoller_ = null;
+
     /** @private {shaka.media.BufferingObserver} */
     this.bufferObserver_ = null;
 
@@ -709,6 +715,9 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
     this.manifestFilterer_ = new shaka.media.ManifestFilterer(
         this.config_, this.maxHwRes_, null);
 
+    /** @private {!Array.<shaka.media.PreloadManager>} */
+    this.createdPreloadManagers_ = [];
+
     /** @private {shaka.util.Stats} */
     this.stats_ = null;
 
@@ -875,6 +884,18 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
 
     await detachPromise;
 
+    // A PreloadManager can only be used with the Player instance that created
+    // it, so all PreloadManagers this Player has created are now useless.
+    // Destroy any remaining managers now, to help prevent memory leaks.
+    const preloadManagerDestroys = [];
+    for (const preloadManager of this.createdPreloadManagers_) {
+      if (!preloadManager.isDestroyed()) {
+        preloadManagerDestroys.push(preloadManager.destroy());
+      }
+    }
+    this.createdPreloadManagers_ = [];
+    await Promise.all(preloadManagerDestroys);
+
     // Tear-down the event managers to ensure handlers stop firing.
     if (this.globalEventManager_) {
       this.globalEventManager_.release();
@@ -1228,6 +1249,11 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
         this.playheadObservers_ = null;
       }
 
+      if (this.bufferPoller_) {
+        this.bufferPoller_.stop();
+        this.bufferPoller_ = null;
+      }
+
       // Stop the parser early. Since it is at the start of the pipeline, it
       // should be start early to avoid is pushing new data downstream.
       if (this.parser_) {
@@ -1961,6 +1987,7 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
     };
     preloadManager = new shaka.media.PreloadManager(
         assetUri, mimeType, startTimeOfLoad, startTime, playerInterface);
+    this.createdPreloadManagers_.push(preloadManager);
     return preloadManager;
   }
 
@@ -3101,6 +3128,10 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
         !this.bufferObserver_,
         'No buffering observer should exist before initialization.');
 
+    goog.asserts.assert(
+        !this.bufferPoller_,
+        'No buffer timer should exist before initialization.');
+
     // Give dummy values, will be updated below.
     this.bufferObserver_ = new shaka.media.BufferingObserver(1, 2);
 
@@ -3110,6 +3141,9 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
     this.updateBufferingSettings_(rebufferingGoal);
     this.updateBufferState_();
 
+    this.bufferPoller_ = new shaka.util.Timer(() => {
+      this.pollBufferState_();
+    }).tickEvery(/* seconds= */ 0.25);
     this.loadEventManager_.listen(mediaElement, 'waiting',
         (e) => this.pollBufferState_());
     this.loadEventManager_.listen(mediaElement, 'stalled',
@@ -5833,6 +5867,7 @@ shaka.Player = class extends shaka.util.FakeEventTarget {
     const loaded = this.stats_ && this.bufferObserver_ && this.playhead_;
 
     if (loaded) {
+      this.playRateController_.setBuffering(isBuffering);
       if (this.cmcdManager_) {
         this.cmcdManager_.setBuffering(isBuffering);
       }
@@ -7182,7 +7217,7 @@ shaka.Player.TYPICAL_BUFFERING_THRESHOLD_ = 0.5;
  * @export
  */
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-concat
-shaka.Player.version = 'v4.8.2' + '-uncompiled';  // x-release-please-version
+shaka.Player.version = 'v4.8.4' + '-uncompiled';  // x-release-please-version
 
 // Initialize the deprecation system using the version string we just set
 // on the player.

package/lib/polyfill/media_capabilities.js

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities = class {
    * @private
    */
   static async decodingInfo_(mediaDecodingConfig) {
+    /** @type {!MediaCapabilitiesDecodingInfo} */
     const res = {
       supported: false,
       powerEfficient: true,
@@ -96,60 +97,26 @@ shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities = class {
       configuration: mediaDecodingConfig,
     };
 
-    if (!mediaDecodingConfig) {
-      return res;
-    }
-
     const videoConfig = mediaDecodingConfig['video'];
     const audioConfig = mediaDecodingConfig['audio'];
 
-    const Capabilities = shaka.media.Capabilities;
-
     if (mediaDecodingConfig.type == 'media-source') {
       if (!shaka.util.Platform.supportsMediaSource()) {
         return res;
       }
-      // Use 'shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported'to check if
-      // the stream is supported.
-      // Cast platforms will additionally check canDisplayType(), which
-      // accepts extended MIME type parameters.
-      // See: https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/4726
+
       if (videoConfig) {
-        let isSupported;
-        if (shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast()) {
-          isSupported =
-              shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities.canCastDisplayType_(videoConfig);
-        } else if (shaka.util.Platform.isTizen()) {
-          let extendedType = videoConfig.contentType;
-          if (videoConfig.width && videoConfig.height) {
-            extendedType += `; width=${videoConfig.width}`;
-            extendedType += `; height=${videoConfig.height}`;
-          }
-          if (videoConfig.framerate) {
-            extendedType += `; framerate=${videoConfig.framerate}`;
-          }
-          if (videoConfig.bitrate) {
-            extendedType += `; bitrate=${videoConfig.bitrate}`;
-          }
-          isSupported = Capabilities.isTypeSupported(extendedType);
-        } else {
-          isSupported = Capabilities.isTypeSupported(videoConfig.contentType);
-        }
+        const isSupported =
+            await shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities.checkVideoSupport_(
+                videoConfig);
         if (!isSupported) {
           return res;
         }
       }
 
       if (audioConfig) {
-        let isSupported;
-        if (shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast() &&
-            audioConfig.spatialRendering) {
-          const extendedType =
-              audioConfig.contentType + '; spatialRendering=true';
-          isSupported = Capabilities.isTypeSupported(extendedType);
-        } else {
-          isSupported = Capabilities.isTypeSupported(audioConfig.contentType);
-        }
+        const isSupported =
+            shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities.checkAudioSupport_(audioConfig);
         if (!isSupported) {
           return res;
         }
@@ -178,122 +145,172 @@ shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities = class {
     if (!mediaDecodingConfig.keySystemConfiguration) {
       // The variant is supported if it's unencrypted.
       res.supported = true;
-      return Promise.resolve(res);
+      return res;
     } else {
-      // Get the MediaKeySystemAccess for the key system.
-      // Convert the MediaDecodingConfiguration object to a
-      // MediaKeySystemConfiguration object.
-
-      /** @type {MediaCapabilitiesKeySystemConfiguration} */
-      const mediaCapkeySystemConfig =
-          mediaDecodingConfig.keySystemConfiguration;
-      const audioCapabilities = [];
-      const videoCapabilities = [];
-
-      if (mediaCapkeySystemConfig.audio) {
-        let capability = {
-          robustness: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.audio.robustness || '',
-          contentType: mediaDecodingConfig.audio.contentType,
-        };
-
-        // Some Tizen devices seem to misreport AC-3 support, but correctly
-        // report EC-3 support. So query EC-3 as a fallback for AC-3.
-        // See https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/2989 for
-        // details.
-        if (shaka.util.Platform.isTizen() &&
-          mediaDecodingConfig.audio.contentType.includes('codecs="ac-3"')) {
-          capability = {
-            robustness: capability.robustness,
-            contentType: 'audio/mp4; codecs="ec-3"',
-          };
-        }
+      const mcapKeySystemConfig = mediaDecodingConfig.keySystemConfiguration;
+      const keySystemAccess =
+          await shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities.checkDrmSupport_(
+              videoConfig, audioConfig, mcapKeySystemConfig);
+      if (keySystemAccess) {
+        res.supported = true;
+        res.keySystemAccess = keySystemAccess;
+      }
+    }
 
-        if (mediaCapkeySystemConfig.audio.encryptionScheme) {
-          capability = {
-            robustness: capability.robustness,
-            contentType: capability.contentType,
-            encryptionScheme: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.audio.encryptionScheme,
-          };
-        }
+    return res;
+  }
 
-        audioCapabilities.push(capability);
+  /**
+   * @param {!VideoConfiguration} videoConfig The 'video' field of the
+   *   MediaDecodingConfiguration.
+   * @return {!Promise<boolean>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  static async checkVideoSupport_(videoConfig) {
+    // Use 'shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported' to check if
+    // the stream is supported.
+    // Cast platforms will additionally check canDisplayType(), which
+    // accepts extended MIME type parameters.
+    // See: https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/4726
+    if (shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast()) {
+      const isSupported =
+          await shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities.canCastDisplayType_(
+              videoConfig);
+      return isSupported;
+    } else if (shaka.util.Platform.isTizen()) {
+      let extendedType = videoConfig.contentType;
+      if (videoConfig.width && videoConfig.height) {
+        extendedType += `; width=${videoConfig.width}`;
+        extendedType += `; height=${videoConfig.height}`;
       }
-
-      if (mediaCapkeySystemConfig.video) {
-        let capability = {
-          robustness: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.video.robustness || '',
-          contentType: mediaDecodingConfig.video.contentType,
-        };
-        if (mediaCapkeySystemConfig.video.encryptionScheme) {
-          capability = {
-            robustness: capability.robustness,
-            contentType: capability.contentType,
-            encryptionScheme: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.video.encryptionScheme,
-          };
-        }
-        videoCapabilities.push(capability);
+      if (videoConfig.framerate) {
+        extendedType += `; framerate=${videoConfig.framerate}`;
+      }
+      if (videoConfig.bitrate) {
+        extendedType += `; bitrate=${videoConfig.bitrate}`;
       }
+      return shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported(extendedType);
+    }
+    return shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported(videoConfig.contentType);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {!AudioConfiguration} audioConfig The 'audio' field of the
+   *   MediaDecodingConfiguration.
+   * @return {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  static checkAudioSupport_(audioConfig) {
+    let extendedType = audioConfig.contentType;
+    if (shaka.util.Platform.isChromecast() && audioConfig.spatialRendering) {
+      extendedType += '; spatialRendering=true';
+    }
+    return shaka.media.Capabilities.isTypeSupported(extendedType);
+  }
 
-      /** @type {MediaKeySystemConfiguration} */
-      const mediaKeySystemConfig = {
-        initDataTypes: [mediaCapkeySystemConfig.initDataType],
-        distinctiveIdentifier: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.distinctiveIdentifier,
-        persistentState: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.persistentState,
-        sessionTypes: mediaCapkeySystemConfig.sessionTypes,
+  /**
+   * @param {VideoConfiguration} videoConfig The 'video' field of the
+   *   MediaDecodingConfiguration.
+   * @param {AudioConfiguration} audioConfig The 'audio' field of the
+   *   MediaDecodingConfiguration.
+   * @param {!MediaCapabilitiesKeySystemConfiguration} mcapKeySystemConfig The
+   *   'keySystemConfiguration' field of the MediaDecodingConfiguration.
+   * @return {Promise<MediaKeySystemAccess>}
+   * @private
+   */
+  static async checkDrmSupport_(videoConfig, audioConfig, mcapKeySystemConfig) {
+    const audioCapabilities = [];
+    const videoCapabilities = [];
+
+    if (mcapKeySystemConfig.audio) {
+      const capability = {
+        robustness: mcapKeySystemConfig.audio.robustness || '',
+        contentType: audioConfig.contentType,
       };
 
-      // Only add the audio video capabilities if they have valid data.
-      // Otherwise the query will fail.
-      if (audioCapabilities.length) {
-        mediaKeySystemConfig.audioCapabilities = audioCapabilities;
+      // Some Tizen devices seem to misreport AC-3 support, but correctly
+      // report EC-3 support. So query EC-3 as a fallback for AC-3.
+      // See https://github.com/shaka-project/shaka-player/issues/2989 for
+      // details.
+      if (shaka.util.Platform.isTizen() &&
+          audioConfig.contentType.includes('codecs="ac-3"')) {
+        capability.contentType = 'audio/mp4; codecs="ec-3"';
       }
-      if (videoCapabilities.length) {
-        mediaKeySystemConfig.videoCapabilities = videoCapabilities;
+
+      if (mcapKeySystemConfig.audio.encryptionScheme) {
+        capability.encryptionScheme =
+            mcapKeySystemConfig.audio.encryptionScheme;
       }
 
-      const cacheKey = shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
-          .generateKeySystemCacheKey_(
-              mediaDecodingConfig.video ?
-                  mediaDecodingConfig.video.contentType : '',
-              mediaDecodingConfig.audio ?
-                  mediaDecodingConfig.audio.contentType : '',
-              mediaDecodingConfig.keySystemConfiguration.keySystem);
-
-      let keySystemAccess;
-      try {
-        if (cacheKey in shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
-            .memoizedMediaKeySystemAccessRequests_) {
-          keySystemAccess = shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
-              .memoizedMediaKeySystemAccessRequests_[cacheKey];
-        } else {
-          keySystemAccess = await navigator.requestMediaKeySystemAccess(
-              mediaCapkeySystemConfig.keySystem, [mediaKeySystemConfig]);
-          shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
-              .memoizedMediaKeySystemAccessRequests_[cacheKey] =
-                keySystemAccess;
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        shaka.log.info('navigator.requestMediaKeySystemAccess failed.');
+      audioCapabilities.push(capability);
+    }
+
+    if (mcapKeySystemConfig.video) {
+      const capability = {
+        robustness: mcapKeySystemConfig.video.robustness || '',
+        contentType: videoConfig.contentType,
+      };
+      if (mcapKeySystemConfig.video.encryptionScheme) {
+        capability.encryptionScheme =
+            mcapKeySystemConfig.video.encryptionScheme;
       }
+      videoCapabilities.push(capability);
+    }
 
-      if (keySystemAccess) {
-        res.supported = true;
-        res.keySystemAccess = keySystemAccess;
+    /** @type {MediaKeySystemConfiguration} */
+    const mediaKeySystemConfig = {
+      initDataTypes: [mcapKeySystemConfig.initDataType],
+      distinctiveIdentifier: mcapKeySystemConfig.distinctiveIdentifier,
+      persistentState: mcapKeySystemConfig.persistentState,
+      sessionTypes: mcapKeySystemConfig.sessionTypes,
+    };
+
+    // Only add audio / video capabilities if they have valid data.
+    // Otherwise the query will fail.
+    if (audioCapabilities.length) {
+      mediaKeySystemConfig.audioCapabilities = audioCapabilities;
+    }
+    if (videoCapabilities.length) {
+      mediaKeySystemConfig.videoCapabilities = videoCapabilities;
+    }
+
+    const cacheKey = shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
+        .generateKeySystemCacheKey_(
+            videoConfig ? videoConfig.contentType : '',
+            audioConfig ? audioConfig.contentType : '',
+            mcapKeySystemConfig.keySystem);
+
+    /** @type {MediaKeySystemAccess} */
+    let keySystemAccess = null;
+    try {
+      if (cacheKey in shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
+          .memoizedMediaKeySystemAccessRequests_) {
+        keySystemAccess = shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
+            .memoizedMediaKeySystemAccessRequests_[cacheKey];
+      } else {
+        keySystemAccess = await navigator.requestMediaKeySystemAccess(
+            mcapKeySystemConfig.keySystem, [mediaKeySystemConfig]);
+        shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
+            .memoizedMediaKeySystemAccessRequests_[cacheKey] =
+              keySystemAccess;
       }
+    } catch (e) {
+      shaka.log.info('navigator.requestMediaKeySystemAccess failed.');
     }
 
-    return res;
+    return keySystemAccess;
   }
 
   /**
    * Checks if the given media parameters of the video or audio streams are
    * supported by the Cast platform.
    * @param {!VideoConfiguration} videoConfig The 'video' field of the
-   *     MediaDecodingConfiguration.
-   * @return {boolean} `true` when the stream can be displayed on a Cast device.
+   *   MediaDecodingConfiguration.
+   * @return {!Promise<boolean>} `true` when the stream can be displayed on a
+   *   Cast device.
    * @private
    */
-  static canCastDisplayType_(videoConfig) {
+  static async canCastDisplayType_(videoConfig) {
     if (!(window.cast &&
         cast.__platform__ && cast.__platform__.canDisplayType)) {
       shaka.log.warning('Expected cast APIs to be available! Falling back to ' +
@@ -321,7 +338,7 @@ shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities = class {
       result = shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
           .memoizedCanDisplayTypeRequests_[displayType];
     } else {
-      result = cast.__platform__.canDisplayType(displayType);
+      result = await cast.__platform__.canDisplayType(displayType);
       shaka.polyfill.MediaCapabilities
           .memoizedCanDisplayTypeRequests_[displayType] = result;
     }