stormcloud-video-player 0.2.31 → 0.2.33

package/lib/player/StormcloudVideoPlayer.cjs

@@ -348,15 +348,17 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
   let adsLoadedResolve;
   let adsLoadedReject;
   function makeAdsRequest(google, vastTagUrl) {
+    console.log("[IMA] \u{1F4CB} === makeAdsRequest() - Building IMA request ===");
     const adsRequest = new google.ima.AdsRequest();
     const preloadedResponse = preloadedVast.get(vastTagUrl);
     if (preloadedResponse) {
       adsRequest.adsResponse = preloadedResponse;
       console.log(
-        "[IMA] Using preloaded VAST response for immediate ad request"
+        "[IMA] \u26A1 Using preloaded VAST response for immediate ad request"
       );
     } else {
       adsRequest.adTagUrl = vastTagUrl;
+      console.log("[IMA] \u{1F310} Will fetch VAST from URL:", vastTagUrl);
     }
     const videoWidth = video.offsetWidth || video.clientWidth || 640;
     const videoHeight = video.offsetHeight || video.clientHeight || 360;
@@ -368,6 +370,7 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
       try {
         const willAutoPlay = !video.paused || video.autoplay;
         adsRequest.setAdWillAutoPlay(willAutoPlay);
+        console.log(`[IMA] Ad will autoplay: ${willAutoPlay}`);
       } catch (error) {
         console.warn("[IMA] Failed to call setAdWillAutoPlay:", error);
       }
@@ -376,13 +379,17 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
       try {
         const willPlayMuted = video.muted || video.volume === 0;
         adsRequest.setAdWillPlayMuted(willPlayMuted);
+        console.log(`[IMA] Ad will play muted: ${willPlayMuted}`);
       } catch (error) {
         console.warn("[IMA] Failed to call setAdWillPlayMuted:", error);
       }
     }
     adsRequest.vastLoadTimeout = 5e3;
-    console.log(`[IMA] Ads request dimensions: ${videoWidth}x${videoHeight}`);
+    console.log(`[IMA] \u{1F4D0} Ads request dimensions: ${videoWidth}x${videoHeight}`);
+    console.log("[IMA] \u23F1\uFE0F VAST load timeout: 5000ms");
+    console.log("[IMA] \u{1F680} Calling adsLoader.requestAds()...");
     adsLoader.requestAds(adsRequest);
+    console.log("[IMA] \u23F3 Waiting for ADS_MANAGER_LOADED or AD_ERROR event...");
     if (preloadedResponse) {
       preloadedVast.delete(vastTagUrl);
     }
@@ -460,22 +467,24 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
       });
     },
     async requestAds(vastTagUrl) {
-      console.log("[IMA] Requesting ads:", vastTagUrl);
+      console.log("[IMA] \u{1F4E1} === requestAds() called ===");
+      console.log("[IMA] VAST URL:", vastTagUrl);
+      console.log("[IMA] This will fetch the ad from the server - no visual change yet");
       if (!vastTagUrl || vastTagUrl.trim() === "") {
         const error = new Error("VAST tag URL is empty or undefined");
-        console.warn("[IMA]", error.message);
+        console.warn("[IMA] \u274C", error.message);
         return Promise.reject(error);
       }
       try {
         new URL(vastTagUrl);
       } catch (e) {
         const error = new Error(`Invalid VAST tag URL format: ${vastTagUrl}`);
-        console.warn("[IMA]", error.message);
+        console.warn("[IMA] \u274C", error.message);
         return Promise.reject(error);
       }
       if (adPlaying) {
         console.warn(
-          "[IMA] Cannot request new ads while an ad is playing. Call stop() first."
+          "[IMA] \u26A0\uFE0F Cannot request new ads while an ad is playing. Call stop() first."
         );
         return Promise.reject(
           new Error("Ad already playing - cannot request new ads")
@@ -565,20 +574,85 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
           adsLoader.addEventListener(
             google.ima.AdsManagerLoadedEvent.Type.ADS_MANAGER_LOADED,
             (evt) => {
-              console.log(
-                "[IMA] Ads manager loaded - enabling preloading for continuous playback"
-              );
+              console.log("[IMA] \u2705 ADS_MANAGER_LOADED - Ads fetched successfully!");
+              console.log("[IMA] Setting up ads manager with preloading enabled");
+              console.log("[IMA] ========================================");
+              console.log("[IMA] EXPECTED EVENT FLOW:");
+              console.log("[IMA] 1. requestAds() \u2192 fetch VAST");
+              console.log("[IMA] 2. ADS_MANAGER_LOADED \u2192 ads ready");
+              console.log("[IMA] 3. play() \u2192 start playback");
+              console.log("[IMA] 4. CONTENT_PAUSE_REQUESTED \u2192 show ad layer \u2728");
+              console.log("[IMA] 5. STARTED \u2192 ad is playing");
+              console.log("[IMA] 6. CONTENT_RESUME_REQUESTED \u2192 ad done");
+              console.log("[IMA] 7. ALL_ADS_COMPLETED \u2192 hide ad layer");
+              console.log("[IMA] ========================================");
               try {
                 const adsRenderingSettings = new google.ima.AdsRenderingSettings();
                 adsRenderingSettings.enablePreloading = true;
                 adsManager = evt.getAdsManager(video, adsRenderingSettings);
                 const AdEvent = google.ima.AdEvent.Type;
                 const AdErrorEvent = google.ima.AdErrorEvent.Type;
+                console.log("[IMA] ========== IMA EVENT LOGGING ENABLED ==========");
+                console.log("[IMA] All IMA SDK events will be logged below");
+                const allAdEvents = [
+                  "AD_BREAK_READY",
+                  "AD_METADATA",
+                  "ALL_ADS_COMPLETED",
+                  "CLICK",
+                  "COMPLETE",
+                  "CONTENT_PAUSE_REQUESTED",
+                  "CONTENT_RESUME_REQUESTED",
+                  "DURATION_CHANGE",
+                  "FIRST_QUARTILE",
+                  "IMPRESSION",
+                  "INTERACTION",
+                  "LINEAR_CHANGED",
+                  "LOADED",
+                  "LOG",
+                  "MIDPOINT",
+                  "PAUSED",
+                  "RESUMED",
+                  "SKIPPABLE_STATE_CHANGED",
+                  "SKIPPED",
+                  "STARTED",
+                  "THIRD_QUARTILE",
+                  "USER_CLOSE",
+                  "VOLUME_CHANGED",
+                  "VOLUME_MUTED"
+                ];
+                allAdEvents.forEach((eventType) => {
+                  if (AdEvent[eventType]) {
+                    adsManager.addEventListener(AdEvent[eventType], (e) => {
+                      var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f;
+                      const ad = (_a = e.getAd) == null ? void 0 : _a.call(e);
+                      const adData = ad ? {
+                        adId: (_b = ad.getAdId) == null ? void 0 : _b.call(ad),
+                        title: (_c = ad.getTitle) == null ? void 0 : _c.call(ad),
+                        duration: (_d = ad.getDuration) == null ? void 0 : _d.call(ad),
+                        isLinear: (_e = ad.isLinear) == null ? void 0 : _e.call(ad),
+                        contentType: (_f = ad.getContentType) == null ? void 0 : _f.call(ad)
+                      } : null;
+                      console.log(`[IMA EVENT] ${eventType}`, {
+                        eventType,
+                        timestamp: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString(),
+                        adData
+                      });
+                    });
+                  }
+                });
+                console.log("[IMA] ========== EVENT LISTENERS ATTACHED ==========");
                 adsManager.addEventListener(
                   AdErrorEvent.AD_ERROR,
                   (errorEvent) => {
-                    var _a;
-                    console.error("[IMA] Ad error:", errorEvent.getError());
+                    var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f;
+                    const error = errorEvent.getError();
+                    console.error("[IMA] \u274C AD_ERROR Event:", {
+                      message: (_a = error.getMessage) == null ? void 0 : _a.call(error),
+                      errorCode: (_b = error.getErrorCode) == null ? void 0 : _b.call(error),
+                      type: (_c = error.getType) == null ? void 0 : _c.call(error),
+                      vastErrorCode: (_d = error.getVastErrorCode) == null ? void 0 : _d.call(error),
+                      innerError: (_e = error.getInnerError) == null ? void 0 : _e.call(error)
+                    });
                     destroyAdsManager();
                     adPlaying = false;
                     setAdPlayingFlag(false);
@@ -620,7 +694,7 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
                           console.log(
                             "[IMA] Resuming paused video after ad error"
                           );
-                          (_a = video.play()) == null ? void 0 : _a.catch(() => {
+                          (_f = video.play()) == null ? void 0 : _f.catch(() => {
                           });
                         }
                       }
@@ -630,7 +704,8 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
                 adsManager.addEventListener(
                   AdEvent.CONTENT_PAUSE_REQUESTED,
                   () => {
-                    console.log("[IMA] Content pause requested");
+                    console.log("[IMA] \u2705 CONTENT_PAUSE_REQUESTED - Ad is ready to play!");
+                    console.log("[IMA] This is the event that triggers the ad layer to appear");
                     if (!(options == null ? void 0 : options.continueLiveStreamDuringAds)) {
                       video.pause();
                       console.log("[IMA] Content video paused (VOD mode)");
@@ -639,13 +714,23 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
                         "[IMA] Content video continues in background (Live mode)"
                       );
                     }
+                    hideContentVideo();
+                    if (adContainerEl) {
+                      adContainerEl.style.pointerEvents = "auto";
+                      adContainerEl.style.display = "flex";
+                      adContainerEl.style.backgroundColor = "#000";
+                      adContainerEl.offsetHeight;
+                      adContainerEl.style.opacity = "1";
+                      console.log("[IMA] \u2728 Ad container NOW VISIBLE (after content pause)");
+                    }
                     adPlaying = true;
                     setAdPlayingFlag(true);
+                    console.log("[IMA] Emitting 'content_pause' event to player");
                     emit("content_pause");
                   }
                 );
                 adsManager.addEventListener(AdEvent.STARTED, () => {
-                  console.log("[IMA] Ad started - showing ad video");
+                  console.log("[IMA] \u25B6\uFE0F STARTED - Ad playback has begun");
                   setAdPlayingFlag(true);
                   hideContentVideo();
                   if (adVideoElement) {
@@ -661,20 +746,21 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
                     adContainerEl.style.backgroundColor = "#000";
                     adContainerEl.offsetHeight;
                     adContainerEl.style.opacity = "1";
-                    console.log("[IMA] Ad container now visible");
+                    console.log("[IMA] Ad container now visible (STARTED event)");
                   }
                 });
                 adsManager.addEventListener(
                   AdEvent.CONTENT_RESUME_REQUESTED,
                   () => {
-                    console.log("[IMA] Content resume requested");
+                    console.log("[IMA] \u23F8\uFE0F CONTENT_RESUME_REQUESTED - Single ad completed");
                     adPlaying = false;
                     setAdPlayingFlag(false);
+                    console.log("[IMA] Emitting 'content_resume' event to player");
                     emit("content_resume");
                   }
                 );
                 adsManager.addEventListener(AdEvent.ALL_ADS_COMPLETED, () => {
-                  console.log("[IMA] All ads completed - restoring content");
+                  console.log("[IMA] \u{1F3C1} ALL_ADS_COMPLETED - All ads in break finished");
                   adPlaying = false;
                   setAdPlayingFlag(false);
                   if (adContainerEl) {
@@ -684,7 +770,7 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
                       if (adContainerEl) {
                         adContainerEl.style.pointerEvents = "none";
                         adContainerEl.style.display = "none";
-                        console.log("[IMA] Ad container hidden");
+                        console.log("[IMA] \u{1F648} Ad container hidden (ALL_ADS_COMPLETED)");
                       }
                     }, 300);
                   }
@@ -695,6 +781,7 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
                       console.warn("[IMA] Failed to resume content video:", e);
                     });
                   }
+                  console.log("[IMA] Emitting 'all_ads_completed' event to player");
                   emit("all_ads_completed");
                 });
                 console.log("[IMA] Ads manager event listeners attached");
@@ -743,7 +830,17 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
           adsLoader.addEventListener(
             google.ima.AdErrorEvent.Type.AD_ERROR,
             (adErrorEvent) => {
-              console.error("[IMA] Ads loader error:", adErrorEvent.getError());
+              var _a, _b, _c, _d;
+              const error = adErrorEvent.getError();
+              console.error("[IMA] \u274C ADS_LOADER ERROR - Ad request failed!", {
+                message: (_a = error.getMessage) == null ? void 0 : _a.call(error),
+                errorCode: (_b = error.getErrorCode) == null ? void 0 : _b.call(error),
+                type: (_c = error.getType) == null ? void 0 : _c.call(error),
+                vastErrorCode: (_d = error.getVastErrorCode) == null ? void 0 : _d.call(error)
+              });
+              console.error("[IMA] This means the ad server didn't return valid ads");
+              console.error("[IMA] Ad layer will NOT appear (no flicker)");
+              console.error("[IMA] Full error object:", adErrorEvent.getError());
               adPlaying = false;
               setAdPlayingFlag(false);
               if (adContainerEl) {
@@ -775,8 +872,10 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
             false
           );
         }
-        console.log("[IMA] Making ads request");
+        console.log("[IMA] \u{1F680} Making ads request to IMA SDK");
+        console.log("[IMA] Waiting for IMA SDK response (LOADED or ERROR event)...");
         makeAdsRequest(google, vastTagUrl);
+        console.log("[IMA] \u23F3 Returning promise that will resolve when ads are loaded");
         return adsLoadedPromise;
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("[IMA] Failed to request ads:", error);
@@ -814,20 +913,23 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
     },
     async play() {
       var _a, _b;
+      console.log("[IMA] \u25B6\uFE0F === play() called ===");
+      console.log("[IMA] This initializes and starts the ad");
+      console.log("[IMA] Ad layer will appear when CONTENT_PAUSE_REQUESTED fires");
       if (!((_a = window.google) == null ? void 0 : _a.ima) || !adDisplayContainer) {
         console.warn(
-          "[IMA] Cannot play ad: IMA SDK or ad container not available"
+          "[IMA] \u274C Cannot play ad: IMA SDK or ad container not available"
         );
         return Promise.reject(new Error("IMA SDK not available"));
       }
       if (!adsManager) {
-        console.warn("[IMA] Cannot play ad: No ads manager available");
+        console.warn("[IMA] \u274C Cannot play ad: No ads manager available");
         return Promise.reject(new Error("No ads manager"));
       }
       try {
         const width = video.clientWidth || 640;
         const height = video.clientHeight || 360;
-        console.log(`[IMA] Initializing ads manager (${width}x${height})`);
+        console.log(`[IMA] \u{1F3AC} Initializing ads manager (${width}x${height})`);
         adsManager.init(width, height, window.google.ima.ViewMode.NORMAL);
         adPlaying = true;
         const adVolume = originalMutedState ? 0 : originalVolume;
@@ -835,7 +937,7 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
           adVideoElement.volume = adVolume;
           adVideoElement.muted = originalMutedState;
           console.log(
-            `[IMA] Set dedicated ad video volume to ${adVolume}, muted: ${originalMutedState}`
+            `[IMA] \u{1F50A} Set dedicated ad video volume to ${adVolume}, muted: ${originalMutedState}`
           );
         }
         try {
@@ -844,11 +946,13 @@ function createImaController(video, options) {
         } catch (error) {
           console.warn("[IMA] Failed to set IMA manager volume:", error);
         }
-        console.log("[IMA] Starting ad playback");
+        console.log("[IMA] \u{1F3AF} Calling adsManager.start()");
+        console.log("[IMA] If successful, IMA will fire CONTENT_PAUSE_REQUESTED");
         adsManager.start();
+        console.log("[IMA] \u2705 play() completed successfully");
         return Promise.resolve();
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error("[IMA] Error starting ad playback:", error);
+        console.error("[IMA] \u274C Error starting ad playback:", error);
         adPlaying = false;
         setAdPlayingFlag(false);
         if (!(options == null ? void 0 : options.continueLiveStreamDuringAds)) {
@@ -2173,6 +2277,9 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
     this.hasInitialBufferCompleted = false;
     this.adPodAllUrls = [];
     this.preloadingAdUrls = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+    this.vastToMediaUrlMap = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
+    this.preloadedMediaUrls = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+    this.preloadingMediaUrls = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
     initializePolyfills();
     const browserOverrides = getBrowserConfigOverrides();
     this.config = { ...config, ...browserOverrides };
@@ -2445,27 +2552,44 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
     });
     this.ima.on("ad_error", () => {
       if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
-        console.log("[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA ad_error event received");
+        console.log("[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA ad_error event received", {
+          showAds: this.showAds,
+          inAdBreak: this.inAdBreak,
+          remainingAds: this.adPodQueue.length
+        });
       }
-      if (this.showAds) {
-        if (this.inAdBreak) {
-          const remaining = this.getRemainingAdMs();
-          if (remaining > 500 && this.adPodQueue.length > 0) {
-            const next = this.adPodQueue.shift();
+      if (this.inAdBreak) {
+        const remaining = this.getRemainingAdMs();
+        if (remaining > 500 && this.adPodQueue.length > 0) {
+          const nextPreloaded = this.findNextPreloadedAd();
+          if (nextPreloaded) {
             this.currentAdIndex++;
-            this.playSingleAd(next).catch(() => {
+            if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+              console.log(
+                `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Skipping to next preloaded ad after error`
+              );
+            }
+            this.playSingleAd(nextPreloaded).catch(() => {
+              this.handleAdFailure();
             });
           } else {
+            if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+              console.log(
+                "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] No preloaded ads available, ending ad break"
+              );
+            }
             this.handleAdFailure();
           }
         } else {
-          if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
-            console.log(
-              "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Ad error before ad break established - cleaning up"
-            );
-          }
           this.handleAdFailure();
         }
+      } else {
+        if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+          console.log(
+            "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Ad error before ad break established - cleaning up"
+          );
+        }
+        this.handleAdFailure();
       }
     });
     this.ima.on("content_pause", () => {
@@ -2496,22 +2620,30 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
       }
       const remaining = this.getRemainingAdMs();
       if (remaining > 500 && this.adPodQueue.length > 0) {
-        const next = this.adPodQueue.shift();
-        this.currentAdIndex++;
-        this.enforceAdHoldState();
-        if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
-          console.log(
-            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Playing next ad in pod (${this.currentAdIndex}/${this.totalAdsInBreak}) - IMMEDIATELY starting next ad`
-          );
-        }
-        this.playSingleAd(next).catch(() => {
+        const nextPreloaded = this.findNextPreloadedAd();
+        if (nextPreloaded) {
+          this.currentAdIndex++;
           if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
-            console.error(
-              "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Failed to play next ad in pod"
+            console.log(
+              `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Playing next preloaded ad in pod (${this.currentAdIndex}/${this.totalAdsInBreak}) - layer will stay visible if ad loads`
+            );
+          }
+          this.playSingleAd(nextPreloaded).catch(() => {
+            if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+              console.error(
+                "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Failed to play next ad in pod"
+              );
+            }
+            this.handleAdPodComplete();
+          });
+        } else {
+          if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+            console.log(
+              "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] No preloaded ads available - completing ad break"
             );
           }
           this.handleAdPodComplete();
-        });
+        }
       } else {
         if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
           console.log(
@@ -2756,6 +2888,9 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
           const first = tags[0];
           const rest = tags.slice(1);
           this.adPodQueue = rest;
+          if (!this.showAds) {
+            this.ima.updateOriginalMutedState(this.video.muted, this.video.volume);
+          }
           this.playSingleAd(first).catch(() => {
           });
         }
@@ -3112,19 +3247,37 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
     if (vastTagUrls.length > 0) {
       this.adPodAllUrls = [...vastTagUrls];
       this.preloadingAdUrls.clear();
+      this.vastToMediaUrlMap.clear();
+      this.preloadedMediaUrls.clear();
+      this.preloadingMediaUrls.clear();
       this.logQueuedAdUrls(this.adPodAllUrls);
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+        console.log(
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Capturing original audio state before ad break:`,
+          {
+            videoMuted: this.video.muted,
+            videoVolume: this.video.volume
+          }
+        );
+      }
+      this.ima.updateOriginalMutedState(this.video.muted, this.video.volume);
       this.inAdBreak = true;
-      this.showAds = true;
       this.currentAdIndex = 0;
       this.totalAdsInBreak = vastTagUrls.length;
       this.adPodQueue = [...vastTagUrls];
-      this.enforceAdHoldState();
-      this.preloadUpcomingAds();
       if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
         console.log(
-          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Starting ad pod with ${vastTagUrls.length} ads - will play continuously`
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Starting ad pod with ${vastTagUrls.length} ads - preloading all ads in parallel (ad layer will show after ad loads)`
         );
       }
+      this.preloadAllAdsInBackground().catch((error) => {
+        if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+          console.warn(
+            "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Error in background preloading:",
+            error
+          );
+        }
+      });
       try {
         await this.playAdPod();
       } catch (error) {
@@ -3150,14 +3303,28 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
       }
       return;
     }
-    const firstAd = this.adPodQueue.shift();
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+    const firstPreloaded = this.findNextPreloadedAd();
+    if (!firstPreloaded) {
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+        console.log(
+          "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] No preloaded ads available after waiting, trying first ad anyway"
+        );
+      }
+      const firstAd = this.adPodQueue.shift();
+      if (firstAd) {
+        this.currentAdIndex++;
+        await this.playSingleAd(firstAd);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
     this.currentAdIndex++;
     if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
       console.log(
-        `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Playing ad ${this.currentAdIndex}/${this.totalAdsInBreak}`
+        `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Playing first preloaded ad ${this.currentAdIndex}/${this.totalAdsInBreak}`
       );
     }
-    await this.playSingleAd(firstAd);
+    await this.playSingleAd(firstPreloaded);
   }
   findCurrentOrNextBreak(nowMs) {
     var _a;
@@ -3190,7 +3357,7 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
         const first = tags[0];
         const rest = tags.slice(1);
         this.adPodQueue = rest;
-        this.enforceAdHoldState();
+        this.ima.updateOriginalMutedState(this.video.muted, this.video.volume);
         await this.playSingleAd(first);
         this.inAdBreak = true;
         this.expectedAdBreakDurationMs = remainingMs;
@@ -3310,38 +3477,20 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
         `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA SDK preloaded this ad already: ${vastTagUrl}`
       );
     }
-    if (!this.showAds) {
-      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
-        console.log(
-          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Capturing original state before ad request:`,
-          {
-            videoMuted: this.video.muted,
-            videoVolume: this.video.volume,
-            showAds: this.showAds
-          }
-        );
-      }
-      this.ima.updateOriginalMutedState(this.video.muted, this.video.volume);
-    } else if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
-      console.log(
-        `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Keeping existing original mute state (currently showing ads)`
-      );
-    }
     this.startAdFailsafeTimer();
     try {
       await this.ima.requestAds(vastTagUrl);
-      this.preloadUpcomingAds();
       try {
         if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
           console.log(
-            "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Ad request completed, attempting playback"
+            "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Ad request completed, attempting playback (ad layer will show when IMA triggers content pause)"
           );
         }
-        this.enforceAdHoldState();
         await this.ima.play();
+        this.showAds = true;
         if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
           console.log(
-            "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Ad playback started successfully"
+            "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Ad playback started successfully, showAds = true"
           );
         }
       } catch (playError) {
@@ -3369,6 +3518,9 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
     }
     this.releaseAdHoldState();
     this.preloadingAdUrls.clear();
+    this.vastToMediaUrlMap.clear();
+    this.preloadedMediaUrls.clear();
+    this.preloadingMediaUrls.clear();
     this.inAdBreak = false;
     this.expectedAdBreakDurationMs = void 0;
     this.currentAdBreakStartWallClockMs = void 0;
@@ -3478,44 +3630,204 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
       this.ima.hidePlaceholder();
     }
   }
-  preloadUpcomingAds() {
-    if (!this.ima.preloadAds || this.adPodQueue.length === 0) {
-      return;
+  async fetchAndParseVastXml(vastTagUrl) {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(vastTagUrl, { mode: "cors" });
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to fetch VAST: ${response.status}`);
+      }
+      const xmlText = await response.text();
+      return this.extractMediaUrlsFromVast(xmlText);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Failed to fetch/parse VAST XML: ${vastTagUrl}`,
+          error
+        );
+      }
+      return [];
     }
-    const upcoming = this.adPodQueue.slice(0, 2);
-    for (const url of upcoming) {
-      if (!url) continue;
-      if (this.ima.hasPreloadedAd(url)) {
-        this.preloadingAdUrls.delete(url);
-        continue;
+  }
+  extractMediaUrlsFromVast(xmlText) {
+    var _a;
+    const mediaUrls = [];
+    try {
+      const parser = new DOMParser();
+      const xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(xmlText, "text/xml");
+      const mediaFileElements = xmlDoc.querySelectorAll("MediaFile");
+      for (const mediaFile of Array.from(mediaFileElements)) {
+        const url = (_a = mediaFile.textContent) == null ? void 0 : _a.trim();
+        if (url) {
+          const lowerUrl = url.toLowerCase();
+          if (lowerUrl.endsWith(".mp4") || lowerUrl.endsWith(".webm") || lowerUrl.endsWith(".mov") || lowerUrl.endsWith(".avi") || lowerUrl.includes(".mp4?") || lowerUrl.includes(".webm?") || lowerUrl.includes("/mp4/") || lowerUrl.includes("type=video")) {
+            mediaUrls.push(url);
+          }
+        }
       }
-      if (this.preloadingAdUrls.has(url)) {
-        continue;
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming && mediaUrls.length > 0) {
+        console.log(
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Extracted ${mediaUrls.length} media URLs from VAST:`,
+          mediaUrls
+        );
       }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+        console.warn(
+          "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Failed to parse VAST XML:",
+          error
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    return mediaUrls;
+  }
+  async preloadMediaFile(mediaUrl) {
+    if (this.preloadedMediaUrls.has(mediaUrl)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.preloadingMediaUrls.has(mediaUrl)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.preloadingMediaUrls.add(mediaUrl);
+    try {
       if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
         console.log(
-          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Scheduling IMA preload for upcoming ad: ${url}`
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Preloading video file: ${mediaUrl}`
         );
       }
-      this.preloadingAdUrls.add(url);
-      this.ima.preloadAds(url).then(() => {
+      const response = await fetch(mediaUrl, {
+        mode: "cors",
+        method: "GET",
+        headers: {
+          Range: "bytes=0-1048576"
+        }
+      });
+      if (response.ok || response.status === 206) {
+        this.preloadedMediaUrls.add(mediaUrl);
         if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
           console.log(
-            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA preload complete for ad: ${url}`
+            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Successfully preloaded video file: ${mediaUrl}`
           );
         }
-      }).catch((error) => {
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Failed to preload video file: ${mediaUrl}`,
+          error
+        );
+      }
+    } finally {
+      this.preloadingMediaUrls.delete(mediaUrl);
+    }
+  }
+  async preloadAllAdsInBackground() {
+    if (this.adPodAllUrls.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+      console.log(
+        `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Starting parallel preload of ${this.adPodAllUrls.length} ads`
+      );
+    }
+    const preloadPromises = this.adPodAllUrls.map(
+      (vastTagUrl) => this.preloadSingleAd(vastTagUrl).catch((error) => {
         if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
           console.warn(
-            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA preload failed for ad: ${url}`,
+            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Preload failed for ${vastTagUrl}:`,
             error
           );
         }
-      }).finally(() => {
-        this.preloadingAdUrls.delete(url);
-      });
+      })
+    );
+    await Promise.all(preloadPromises);
+    if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+      console.log(
+        `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Background preloading completed for all ads`
+      );
     }
   }
+  async preloadSingleAd(vastTagUrl) {
+    if (!vastTagUrl) return;
+    try {
+      if (this.ima.preloadAds && !this.ima.hasPreloadedAd(vastTagUrl)) {
+        if (!this.preloadingAdUrls.has(vastTagUrl)) {
+          if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+            console.log(
+              `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Preloading VAST: ${vastTagUrl}`
+            );
+          }
+          this.preloadingAdUrls.add(vastTagUrl);
+          await this.ima.preloadAds(vastTagUrl).then(() => {
+            if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+              console.log(
+                `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA VAST preload complete: ${vastTagUrl}`
+              );
+            }
+          }).catch((error) => {
+            if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+              console.warn(
+                `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] IMA VAST preload failed: ${vastTagUrl}`,
+                error
+              );
+            }
+          }).finally(() => {
+            this.preloadingAdUrls.delete(vastTagUrl);
+          });
+        }
+      }
+      let mediaUrls = this.vastToMediaUrlMap.get(vastTagUrl);
+      if (!mediaUrls) {
+        if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+          console.log(
+            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Fetching and parsing VAST to extract media URLs: ${vastTagUrl}`
+          );
+        }
+        mediaUrls = await this.fetchAndParseVastXml(vastTagUrl);
+        if (mediaUrls.length > 0) {
+          this.vastToMediaUrlMap.set(vastTagUrl, mediaUrls);
+        }
+      }
+      if (mediaUrls && mediaUrls.length > 0) {
+        const primaryMediaUrl = mediaUrls[0];
+        if (primaryMediaUrl && !this.preloadedMediaUrls.has(primaryMediaUrl)) {
+          await this.preloadMediaFile(primaryMediaUrl);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Failed to preload ad: ${vastTagUrl}`,
+          error
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  findNextPreloadedAd() {
+    var _a, _b, _c;
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.adPodQueue.length; i++) {
+      const vastTagUrl = this.adPodQueue[i];
+      if (!vastTagUrl) continue;
+      const hasImaPreload = (_c = (_b = (_a = this.ima).hasPreloadedAd) == null ? void 0 : _b.call(_a, vastTagUrl)) != null ? _c : false;
+      const mediaUrls = this.vastToMediaUrlMap.get(vastTagUrl);
+      const hasMediaPreload = mediaUrls && mediaUrls.length > 0 ? this.preloadedMediaUrls.has(mediaUrls[0]) : false;
+      if (hasImaPreload || hasMediaPreload) {
+        if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+          console.log(
+            `[StormcloudVideoPlayer] Found preloaded ad at index ${i}: ${vastTagUrl}`,
+            { hasImaPreload, hasMediaPreload }
+          );
+        }
+        this.adPodQueue.splice(0, i + 1);
+        return vastTagUrl;
+      }
+    }
+    if (this.config.debugAdTiming) {
+      console.log(
+        "[StormcloudVideoPlayer] No preloaded ads found in queue"
+      );
+    }
+    return void 0;
+  }
   getRemainingAdMs() {
     if (this.expectedAdBreakDurationMs == null || this.currentAdBreakStartWallClockMs == null)
       return 0;
@@ -3684,6 +3996,9 @@ var StormcloudVideoPlayer = class {
     (_b = this.ima) == null ? void 0 : _b.destroy();
     this.releaseAdHoldState();
     this.preloadingAdUrls.clear();
+    this.vastToMediaUrlMap.clear();
+    this.preloadedMediaUrls.clear();
+    this.preloadingMediaUrls.clear();
     this.adPodAllUrls = [];
   }
 };