Scrubbing check during recording video buffering metric

[subhendusethi]

Hi.

My question was related to the following behavior:

• Why do we have the check on scrubbing for recording buffering metric? The reason I am asking is that whenever I am seeking the video to a considerable timestamp forward or backward the video player is waiting/buffering and because of this check I am losing on that important data point.

Regards,
Subhendu

[spodlecki]

This is actually something I debated for a while when writing this portion. I started looking for what I wanted to answer in the metrics. Specifically for buffering, I was largely answering the questions:

How many users while playing a video, experienced buffering?
How long were these users in a buffering state?

Users who used the scrub bar are basically reloading the video with intent, so those users didn't matter in that analysis (for my use-case).

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I can certainly see your use-case. I am open to receiving a Pull Request that would solve your issue. I'd want backwards compatibility -- so possibly adding an option..

videojs('videodomid', {
    ...videoConfig,
    plugins: {
      eventTracking: {
        bufferingConfig: { includeScrub: false }
      }
    }
});

[subhendusethi]

I understand your viewpoint. I'll work on a PR for providing the scrub configuration.

[spodlecki]

released to npmjs: 1.0.1

thank you for the contribution!