Features

• Added support for setting the fps of a live stream through the live streaming options
• Implemented new warnings messages and logs for when clients are on daily-js versions nearing end of support as well as error messages and logs for when they are on daily-js versions no longer supported.
• beta: When using updateInputSettings() to enable background-image, allow data url types in lieu of http urls for the source image.
• Introduced a new method and corresponding event for tracking the number of participants in a call (including the local participant). Previously, the best way to get at the participant count was to check the number of entries in participants(), but that list can take a little while to populate when first joining a call and will not include all the participants in future large meeting use cases.

  • participantCounts(): new function that returns an object containing the number of present and hidden participants in the call. present participants are ones that provide a presence—i.e. ones that are or will soon be in your participants() list. hidden participants are participants that are participating in the call but not providing any presence—i.e. people passively watching a broadcast. Support for hidden participants will be coming soon.

    call.participantCounts();
    // returns
    // {
    //    present: <number of participants providing presence data>
    //    hidden: <number of participants not providing presence data>
    // }

  • participant-counts-updated: a new event to listen for which is emitted any time the participant counts change.

    call.on('participant-counts-updated', (e) => {});
    // where e is:
    // {
    //   action: 'participant-counts-updated'
    //   participantCounts: {
    //     present: <number of participants providing presence data>
    //     hidden: <number of participants not providing presence data>
    //   }
    // }

Bugfixes

• Fixed the check in the room() query so that it works and is available as soon as possible.