SnapshotController

Import

import { SnapshotController } from "@videojs/store/html";

SnapshotController subscribes to a State container and triggers host updates when state changes. It has two overloads:

Full state – returns the entire state object. Re-renders on any state change.

class Display extends HTMLElement {
  #state = new SnapshotController(this, sliderState);

  render() {
    const value = this.#state.value;
    // Full state object
  }
}

With selector – returns a derived value from state. Re-renders only when the selected value changes (using shallow equality).

class SliderValue extends HTMLElement {
  #value = new SnapshotController(this, sliderState, (s) => s.value);

  render() {
    return this.#value.value; // Only the selected slice
  }
}

Use .track(state) to switch to a different State container at runtime.

SnapshotController vs StoreController

Both are reactive controllers, but they operate at different levels:

SnapshotController is lower-level. It works with State containers directly – the reactive primitives that back a store. Use it when building custom controllers or working outside the player store system.

StoreController is higher-level. It resolves a store from a context or direct reference and internally creates a SnapshotController when you pass a selector. Use it for player UI elements.

Lifecycle

SnapshotController subscribes on hostConnected() and unsubscribes on hostDisconnected(). The React equivalent is useSnapshot.