AudioEncoder

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

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The AudioEncoder interface of the WebCodecs API encodes AudioData objects.

EventTarget AudioEncoder

Constructor

AudioEncoder()

Creates a new AudioEncoder object.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, EventTarget.

AudioEncoder.encodeQueueSize Read only

An integer representing the number of encode queue requests.

AudioEncoder.state Read only

Represents the state of the underlying codec and whether it is configured for encoding.

Events

dequeue

Fires to signal a decrease in AudioEncoder.encodeQueueSize.

Static methods

AudioEncoder.isConfigSupported()

Returns a promise indicating whether the provided AudioEncoderConfig is supported.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent, EventTarget.

AudioEncoder.configure()

Enqueues a control message to configure the audio encoder for encoding chunks.

AudioEncoder.encode()

Enqueues a control message to encode a given AudioData objects.

AudioEncoder.flush()

Returns a promise that resolves once all pending messages in the queue have been completed.

AudioEncoder.reset()

Resets all states including configuration, control messages in the control message queue, and all pending callbacks.

AudioEncoder.close()

Ends all pending work and releases system resources.

Specifications

Specification
WebCodecs
# audioencoder-interface

Browser compatibility

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AudioEncoder
AudioEncoder() constructor
close
configure
configure.bitrateMode
configure.opus
opus.application
Experimental
opus.signal
Experimental
dequeue event
encode
encodeQueueSize
flush
isConfigSupported() static method
reset
state

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