🎉 mp4 videos in articles

db/model/Gdoc/Gdoc.ts

@@ -595,6 +595,16 @@ export class Gdoc extends BaseEntity implements OwidGdocInterface {
                     )
                 }
             )
+            .with({ type: "video" }, (video) => {
+                return [
+                    Link.createFromUrl({
+                        url: video.url,
+                        source: this,
+                        componentType: video.type,
+                        text: spansToSimpleString(video.caption || []),
+                    }),
+                ]
+            })
             .with(
                 {
                     // no urls directly on any of these components

db/model/Gdoc/enrichedToRaw.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
     RawBlockResearchAndWritingLink,
     RawBlockAlign,
     RawBlockEntrySummary,
+    RawBlockVideo,
 } from "@ourworldindata/utils"
 import { spanToHtmlString } from "./gdocUtils.js"
 import { match, P } from "ts-pattern"
@@ -148,6 +149,18 @@ export function enrichedBlockToRawBlock(
                 },
             })
         )
+        .with(
+            { type: "video" },
+            (b): RawBlockVideo => ({
+                type: b.type,
+                value: {
+                    url: b.url,
+                    filename: b.filename,
+                    caption: b.caption ? spansToHtmlText(b.caption) : undefined,
+                    shouldLoop: String(b.shouldLoop),
+                },
+            })
+        )
         .with(
             { type: "list" },
             (b): RawBlockList => ({

db/model/Gdoc/exampleEnrichedBlocks.ts

@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ export const enrichedBlockExamples: Record<
         size: BlockImageSize.Wide,
         parseErrors: [],
     },
+    video: {
+        type: "video",
+        url: "https://ourworldindata.org/assets/videos/example.mp4",
+        filename: "https://ourworldindata.org/assets/images/example-poster.mp4",
+        caption: boldLinkExampleText,
+        shouldLoop: true,
+        parseErrors: [],
+    },
     list: {
         type: "list",
         items: [enrichedBlockText],

db/model/Gdoc/rawToArchie.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     RawBlockHorizontalRule,
     RawBlockHtml,
     RawBlockImage,
+    RawBlockVideo,
     RawBlockList,
     RawBlockNumberedList,
     RawBlockPosition,
@@ -164,6 +165,17 @@ function* rawBlockImageToArchieMLString(
     yield "{}"
 }
 
+function* rawBlockVideoToArchieMLString(
+    block: RawBlockVideo
+): Generator<string, void, undefined> {
+    yield "{.video}"
+    yield* propertyToArchieMLString("url", block.value)
+    yield* propertyToArchieMLString("filename", block.value)
+    yield* propertyToArchieMLString("shouldLoop", block.value)
+    yield* propertyToArchieMLString("caption", block.value)
+    yield "{}"
+}
+
 function* listToArchieMLString(
     items: string[] | string,
     blockName: string
@@ -566,6 +578,7 @@ export function* OwidRawGdocBlockToArchieMLStringGenerator(
         .with({ type: "callout" }, rawBlockCalloutToArchieMLString)
         .with({ type: "chart-story" }, rawBlockChartStoryToArchieMLString)
         .with({ type: "image" }, rawBlockImageToArchieMLString)
+        .with({ type: "video" }, rawBlockVideoToArchieMLString)
         .with({ type: "list" }, rawBlockListToArchieMLString)
         .with({ type: "numbered-list" }, rawBlockNumberedListToArchieMLString)
         .with({ type: "pull-quote" }, rawBlockPullQuoteToArchieMLString)

db/model/Gdoc/rawToEnriched.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     EnrichedBlockHorizontalRule,
     EnrichedBlockHtml,
     EnrichedBlockImage,
+    EnrichedBlockVideo,
     EnrichedBlockKeyInsights,
     EnrichedBlockList,
     EnrichedBlockNumberedList,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import {
     RawBlockHeading,
     RawBlockHtml,
     RawBlockImage,
+    RawBlockVideo,
     RawBlockKeyInsights,
     RawBlockList,
     RawBlockNumberedList,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ export function parseRawBlocksToEnrichedBlocks(
         .with({ type: "scroller" }, parseScroller)
         .with({ type: "chart-story" }, parseChartStory)
         .with({ type: "image" }, parseImage)
+        .with({ type: "video" }, parseVideo)
         .with({ type: "list" }, parseList)
         .with({ type: "numbered-list" }, parseNumberedList)
         .with({ type: "pull-quote" }, parsePullQuote)
@@ -548,6 +551,63 @@ const parseImage = (image: RawBlockImage): EnrichedBlockImage => {
     }
 }
 
+const parseVideo = (raw: RawBlockVideo): EnrichedBlockVideo => {
+    const createError = (
+        error: ParseError,
+        url: string = "",
+        filename: string = "",
+        shouldLoop: boolean = false,
+        caption?: Span[]
+    ): EnrichedBlockVideo => ({
+        type: "video",
+        url,
+        filename,
+        shouldLoop,
+        caption,
+        parseErrors: [error],
+    })
+
+    const url = raw.value.url
+    if (!url) {
+        return createError({
+            message: "url property is missing or empty",
+        })
+    }
+
+    if (!url.endsWith(".mp4")) {
+        return createError({
+            message: "video must have a .mp4 file extension",
+        })
+    }
+
+    const filename = raw.value.filename
+    if (!filename) {
+        return createError({
+            message: "filename property is missing or empty",
+        })
+    }
+
+    const shouldLoop = raw.value.shouldLoop
+    if (!!shouldLoop && shouldLoop !== "true" && shouldLoop !== "false") {
+        return createError({
+            message: "If specified, shouldLoop property must be true or false",
+        })
+    }
+
+    const caption = raw.value.caption
+        ? htmlToSpans(raw.value.caption)
+        : undefined
+
+    return {
+        type: "video",
+        url,
+        filename,
+        caption,
+        shouldLoop: shouldLoop === "true",
+        parseErrors: [],
+    }
+}
+
 const parseNumberedList = (
     raw: RawBlockNumberedList
 ): EnrichedBlockNumberedList => {

packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/Util.ts

@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ export function traverseEnrichedBlocks(
                     "horizontal-rule",
                     "html",
                     "image",
+                    "video",
                     "missing-data",
                     "prominent-link",
                     "pull-quote",

packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/index.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export {
     type EnrichedBlockHorizontalRule,
     type EnrichedBlockHtml,
     type EnrichedBlockImage,
+    type EnrichedBlockVideo,
     type EnrichedBlockKeyInsights,
     type EnrichedBlockKeyInsightsSlide,
     type EnrichedBlockList,
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ export {
     type RawBlockHorizontalRule,
     type RawBlockHtml,
     type RawBlockImage,
+    type RawBlockVideo,
     type RawBlockKeyInsights,
     type RawBlockList,
     type RawBlockMissingData,

packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/owidTypes.ts

@@ -651,6 +651,24 @@ export type EnrichedBlockImage = {
     size: BlockImageSize
 } & EnrichedBlockWithParseErrors
 
+export type RawBlockVideo = {
+    type: "video"
+    value: {
+        url?: string
+        caption?: string
+        shouldLoop?: string
+        filename?: string
+    }
+}
+
+export type EnrichedBlockVideo = {
+    type: "video"
+    url: string
+    shouldLoop: boolean
+    filename: string
+    caption?: Span[]
+} & EnrichedBlockWithParseErrors
+
 // TODO: This is what lists staring with * are converted to in archieToEnriched
 // It might also be what is used inside recirc elements but there it's not a simple
 // string IIRC - check this
@@ -1107,6 +1125,7 @@ export type OwidRawGdocBlock =
     | RawBlockScroller
     | RawBlockChartStory
     | RawBlockImage
+    | RawBlockVideo
     | RawBlockList
     | RawBlockPullQuote
     | RawBlockRecirc
@@ -1142,6 +1161,7 @@ export type OwidEnrichedGdocBlock =
     | EnrichedBlockScroller
     | EnrichedBlockChartStory
     | EnrichedBlockImage
+    | EnrichedBlockVideo
     | EnrichedBlockList
     | EnrichedBlockPullQuote
     | EnrichedBlockRecirc

site/gdocs/ArticleBlock.tsx

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { TopicPageIntro } from "./TopicPageIntro.js"
 import { KeyInsights } from "./KeyInsights.js"
 import { ResearchAndWriting } from "./ResearchAndWriting.js"
 import { AllCharts } from "./AllCharts.js"
+import Video from "./Video.js"
 
 export type Container =
     | "default"
@@ -57,15 +58,15 @@ const layouts: { [key in Container]: Layouts} = {
         ["aside-right"]: "col-start-11 span-cols-3 span-md-cols-10 col-md-start-3",
         ["chart-story"]: "col-start-4 span-cols-8 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["chart"]: "col-start-4 span-cols-8 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
-        ["explorer"]: "col-start-2 span-cols-12 span-md-cols-12 col-md-start-2",
         ["default"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["divider"]: "col-start-2 span-cols-12",
+        ["explorer"]: "col-start-2 span-cols-12 span-md-cols-12 col-md-start-2",
         ["gray-section"]: "span-cols-14 grid grid-cols-12-full-width",
         ["heading"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["horizontal-rule"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["html"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
-        ["image--narrow"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12 ",
-        ["image--wide"]: "col-start-4 span-cols-8 col-md-start-2 span-md-cols-12 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12 ",
+        ["image--narrow"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-2 span-sm-cols-12",
+        ["image--wide"]: "col-start-4 span-cols-8 col-md-start-2 span-md-cols-12",
         ["image-caption"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["key-insights"]: "col-start-2 span-cols-12",
         ["list"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ const layouts: { [key in Container]: Layouts} = {
         ["research-and-writing"]: "col-start-2 span-cols-12",
         ["scroller"]: "grid span-cols-12 col-start-2",
         ["sdg-grid"]: "grid col-start-2 span-cols-12 col-lg-start-3 span-lg-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
-        ["toc"]: "grid grid-cols-8 col-start-4 span-cols-8 grid-md-cols-10 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 grid-sm-cols-12 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["side-by-side"]: "grid span-cols-12 col-start-2",
         ["sticky-left-left-column"]: "grid grid-cols-7 span-cols-7 span-md-cols-10 grid-md-cols-10",
         ["sticky-left-right-column"]: "grid grid-cols-5 span-cols-5 span-md-cols-10 grid-md-cols-10",
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ const layouts: { [key in Container]: Layouts} = {
         ["sticky-right-right-column"]: "span-cols-7 grid-cols-7 span-md-cols-10 grid-md-cols-10 col-md-start-2 span-sm-cols-12 grid-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-1",
         ["sticky-right"]: "grid span-cols-12 col-start-2",
         ["text"]: "col-start-5 span-cols-6 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
+        ["toc"]: "grid grid-cols-8 col-start-4 span-cols-8 grid-md-cols-10 col-md-start-3 span-md-cols-10 grid-sm-cols-12 span-sm-cols-12 col-sm-start-2",
         ["topic-page-intro"]: "grid col-start-2 span-cols-12",
+        ["video"]: "col-start-4 span-cols-8 col-md-start-2 span-md-cols-12",
     },
     ["datapage"]: {
         ["default"]: "col-start-2 span-cols-6 col-lg-start-2 span-lg-cols-7 col-md-start-2 span-md-cols-10 col-sm-start-1 span-sm-cols-12",
@@ -233,6 +235,15 @@ export default function ArticleBlock({
                 ) : null}
             </figure>
         ))
+        .with({ type: "video" }, (block) => (
+            <Video
+                className={getLayout("video", containerType)}
+                url={block.url}
+                shouldLoop={block.shouldLoop}
+                caption={block.caption}
+                filename={block.filename}
+            />
+        ))
         .with({ type: "pull-quote" }, (block) => (
             <PullQuote
                 className={getLayout("pull-quote", containerType)}

site/gdocs/Video.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import React, { useContext } from "react"
+import cx from "classnames"
+import { IMAGES_DIRECTORY, Span } from "@ourworldindata/utils"
+import { renderSpans } from "./utils.js"
+import { DocumentContext } from "./OwidGdoc.js"
+import {
+    IMAGE_HOSTING_BUCKET_SUBFOLDER_PATH,
+    IMAGE_HOSTING_CDN_URL,
+} from "../../settings/clientSettings.js"
+
+interface VideoProps {
+    url: string
+    caption?: Span[]
+    className?: string
+    shouldLoop?: boolean
+    filename: string
+}
+
+export default function Video(props: VideoProps) {
+    const { url, caption, className, shouldLoop, filename } = props
+    const { isPreviewing } = useContext(DocumentContext)
+    const posterSrc = isPreviewing
+        ? `${IMAGE_HOSTING_CDN_URL}/${IMAGE_HOSTING_BUCKET_SUBFOLDER_PATH}/${filename}`
+        : `${IMAGES_DIRECTORY}${filename}`
+    return (
+        <figure className={cx(className)}>
+            <video controls preload="none" loop={shouldLoop} poster={posterSrc}>
+                <source src={url} type="video/mp4" />
+            </video>
+            {caption ? <figcaption>{renderSpans(caption)}</figcaption> : null}
+        </figure>
+    )
+}

site/gdocs/centered-article.scss

@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ h3.article-block__heading {
     }
 }
 
+.article-block__video {
+    margin: 24px 0 32px 0;
+    a {
+        @include owid-link-90;
+    }
+    video {
+        width: 100%;
+    }
+}
+
 .article-block__sticky-left,
 .article-block__sticky-right {
     @include md-up {