Defer media loading while on cellular networks.

third_party/WebKit/Source/core/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp

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@@ skipping 48 matching lines @@
 #include "core/html/track/TextTrackList.h"
 #include "core/html/track/VideoTrack.h"
 #include "core/html/track/VideoTrackList.h"
 #include "core/inspector/ConsoleMessage.h"
 #include "core/layout/LayoutVideo.h"
 #include "core/layout/LayoutView.h"
 #include "core/layout/compositing/DeprecatedPaintLayerCompositor.h"
 #include "core/loader/FrameLoader.h"
 #include "core/loader/FrameLoaderClient.h"
 #include "core/page/ChromeClient.h"
+#include "core/page/NetworkStateNotifier.h"
 #include "platform/ContentType.h"
 #include "platform/Logging.h"
 #include "platform/MIMETypeFromURL.h"
 #include "platform/MIMETypeRegistry.h"
 #include "platform/RuntimeEnabledFeatures.h"
 #include "platform/UserGestureIndicator.h"
 #include "platform/graphics/GraphicsLayer.h"
 #include "platform/weborigin/SecurityOrigin.h"
 #include "public/platform/Platform.h"
 #include "public/platform/WebContentDecryptionModule.h"
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     // when used with parameters, e.g. "application/octet-stream;codecs=theora", is a type that the user agent knows
     // it cannot render.
     if (contentMIMEType != "application/octet-stream" || contentTypeCodecs.isEmpty()) {
         WebMimeRegistry::SupportsType supported = Platform::current()->mimeRegistry()->supportsMediaMIMEType(contentMIMEType, contentTypeCodecs, keySystem.lower());
         return supported > WebMimeRegistry::IsNotSupported;
     }
 
     return false;
 }
 
+static bool shouldForcePreloadNoneForCellularNetwork()
+{
+    return networkStateNotifier().connectionType() == WebConnectionTypeCellular;
+}
+
 void HTMLMediaElement::recordAutoplayMetric(AutoplayMetrics metric)
 {
     Platform::current()->histogramEnumeration("Blink.MediaElement.Autoplay", metric, NumberOfAutoplayMetrics);
 }
 
 WebMimeRegistry::SupportsType HTMLMediaElement::supportsType(const ContentType& contentType, const String& keySystem)
 {
     DEFINE_STATIC_LOCAL(const String, codecs, ("codecs"));
 
     if (!RuntimeEnabledFeatures::mediaEnabled())
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 void HTMLMediaElement::setPreload(const AtomicString& preload)
 {
     WTF_LOG(Media, "HTMLMediaElement::setPreload(%p, %s)", this, preload.utf8().data());
     setAttribute(preloadAttr, preload);
 }
 
 WebMediaPlayer::Preload HTMLMediaElement::preloadType() const
 {
     const AtomicString& preload = fastGetAttribute(preloadAttr);
+
+    WebMediaPlayer::Preload preloadType;
+    const bool forcePreloadNone = shouldForcePreloadNoneForCellularNetwork();
     if (equalIgnoringCase(preload, "none")) {
         UseCounter::count(document(), UseCounter::HTMLMediaElementPreloadNone);
-        return WebMediaPlayer::PreloadNone;
-    }
-    if (equalIgnoringCase(preload, "metadata")) {
+        preloadType = WebMediaPlayer::PreloadNone;
+    } else if (equalIgnoringCase(preload, "metadata")) {
         UseCounter::count(document(), UseCounter::HTMLMediaElementPreloadMetadata);
-        return WebMediaPlayer::PreloadMetaData;
-    }
-    if (equalIgnoringCase(preload, "auto")) {
+        preloadType = WebMediaPlayer::PreloadMetaData;
+    } else if (equalIgnoringCase(preload, "auto")) {
         UseCounter::count(document(), UseCounter::HTMLMediaElementPreloadAuto);
-        return WebMediaPlayer::PreloadAuto;
+        preloadType = WebMediaPlayer::PreloadAuto;
+    } else {
+        UseCounter::count(document(), UseCounter::HTMLMediaElementPreloadDefault);
+
+        // "The attribute's missing value default is user-agent defined, though the
+        // Metadata state is suggested as a compromise between reducing server load
+        // and providing an optimal user experience."
+
+        // The spec does not define an invalid value default:
+        // https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=28950
+
+        // TODO(philipj): Try to make "metadata" the default preload state:
+        // https://crbug.com/310450
+        preloadType = forcePreloadNone ? WebMediaPlayer::PreloadNone : WebMediaPlayer::PreloadAuto;

[watk, 2015/09/30 01:21:52]

It might be clearer to just set to Auto here, and let the override take place
below? Then you can inline the call to shouldForcePre...()

[DaleCurtis, 2015/09/30 01:33:44]

Done.

     }
 
-    // "The attribute's missing value default is user-agent defined, though the
-    // Metadata state is suggested as a compromise between reducing server load
-    // and providing an optimal user experience."
+    if (forcePreloadNone)
+        preloadType = WebMediaPlayer::PreloadNone;
 
-    // The spec does not define an invalid value default:
-    // https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=28950
-
-    // TODO(philipj): Try to make "metadata" the default preload state:
-    // https://crbug.com/310450
-    UseCounter::count(document(), UseCounter::HTMLMediaElementPreloadDefault);
-    return WebMediaPlayer::PreloadAuto;
+    return preloadType;
 }
 
 WebMediaPlayer::Preload HTMLMediaElement::effectivePreloadType() const
 {
     return autoplay() ? WebMediaPlayer::PreloadAuto : preloadType();
 }
 
 void HTMLMediaElement::play()
 {
     WTF_LOG(Media, "HTMLMediaElement::play(%p)", this);
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     visitor->trace(m_client);
 }
 
 DEFINE_TRACE(HTMLMediaElement::AudioSourceProviderImpl)
 {
     visitor->trace(m_client);
 }
 #endif
 
 }