# ThumbnailsAPI Protocol

    public protocol ThumbnailsAPI

Thumbnail Interface

Enables retrieving and storing thumbnail preview images and timing info that could then be used e.g. to display on the player seekbar. Requires the `ThumbnailsPlugin`.

- `engine`

  Returns the engine used by this player instance.

  #### Declaration

  Swift

      var engine: ThumbnailsEngine { get }

- `getThumbnail(atTimestamp:)`

  Retrieve a thumbnail image for a given player time.

  Requires that the thumbnail data has been successfully loaded i.e. one of the `loadThumbnailsFrom()` functions has been called during this player session and after the completion handler has returned without an error. If no image could be found for the given timestamp then nil is returned. The client code can take the returned image data to create and display an UIImageView

  #### Declaration

  Swift

      @available(*, deprecated, message: "Will be removed in 4.2.0, use `getThumbnail(atTimestamp: Double﹚` instead.")
      func getThumbnail(atTimestamp: CMTime) -> ThumbnailImage?

  #### Parameters

  `atTimestamp` | The time point used to locate the thumbnail image.

- `getThumbnail(atTimestamp:renderOn:completionHandler:)` Default implementation
  - completionHandler: An optional callback that is invoked after the thumbnail is generated and rendered.

  #### Default Implementation

  #### Declaration

  Swift

      func getThumbnail(atTimestamp: Double, renderOn view: UIView, completionHandler: Handler?)

  #### Parameters

  `completionHandler` | An optional callback that is invoked after the thumbnail is generated and rendered.

- `loadThumbnailsFrom(webVTTtrack:completionHandler:)` Default implementation

  Download thumbnails data encoded in a WebVTT path from the given path.

  All images referenced in the WebVTT file will be downloaded asynchronously and saved in the cache on the device filesystem. This function returns immediately and the download tasks will be carried out asynchronously in the background. Once the tasks are finished, either due to completion or error, the completion handler will be called.

  #### Default Implementation

  #### Declaration

  Swift

      func loadThumbnailsFrom(webVTTtrack vttUrl: URL, completionHandler: Handler?)

  #### Parameters

  `vttUrl` | Either a local file path or a remote URL where the WebVTT file exists.
  `completionHandler` | optional callback to execute when thumbnails are downloaded and ready.

- `loadThumbnailsFrom(gridThumbnail:completionHandler:)` Default implementation

  Download thumbnails data which is defined by the given GridThumbnail object.

  The images will be downloaded asynchronously and saved in the cache on the device filesystem. This function returns immediately and the download tasks will be carried out asynchronously in the background. Once the tasks are finished, either due to completion or error, the completion handler will be called.

  #### Default Implementation

  #### Declaration

  Swift

      func loadThumbnailsFrom(gridThumbnail grid: GridThumbnail, completionHandler: Handler?)

  #### Parameters

  `gridThumbnail` | Information about how to generate thumbnails.

- `deleteLocalCache()`

  Delete all the downloaded files/images downloaded to the device filesystem.

  #### Declaration

  Swift

      func deleteLocalCache()