> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.beyondwords.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Time Indicator

> Displays the current playback time and total duration.

export const TimeIndicatorDemo = () => {
  const MOCK_CONTENT = [{
    id: "demo-1",
    title: "How AI voices are changing publishing",
    imageUrl: "/images/player-ui/demo-cover.svg",
    sourceUrl: "https://beyondwords.io",
    sourceId: "demo",
    adsEnabled: false,
    duration: 124,
    audio: [{
      id: "audio-1",
      url: "/images/player-ui/demo-silent.mp3",
      contentType: "audio/mpeg",
      duration: 124
    }],
    video: [],
    summarization: {
      audio: [],
      video: []
    },
    segments: []
  }];
  const [target, setTarget] = useState(null);
  const [player, setPlayer] = useState(null);
  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
  useEffect(() => {
    if (!target) return;
    let instance;
    const init = () => {
      instance = new window.BeyondWords.Player({
        target,
        content: MOCK_CONTENT,
        widgetStyle: "none",
        showUserInterface: false,
        analyticsConsent: "none"
      });
      const sync = () => {
        setCurrentTime(instance.currentTime);
        setDuration(instance.duration);
      };
      instance.addEventListener("<any>", sync);
      sync();
      setPlayer(instance);
    };
    if (window.BeyondWords) init(); else window.addEventListener("BeyondWordsReady", init);
    return () => {
      window.removeEventListener("BeyondWordsReady", init);
      if (instance) instance.destroy();
    };
  }, [target]);
  return <div className="not-prose flex w-full items-center justify-center rounded-lg border p-10" style={{
    minHeight: "16rem",
    fontFamily: 'ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif'
  }}>
      <div ref={setTarget} style={{
    display: "none"
  }} />
      {player && <div>
          {currentTime} / {duration}
        </div>}
    </div>;
};

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Preview">
    <TimeIndicatorDemo />
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Code">
    ```jsx TimeIndicator.jsx theme={null}
    "use client";

    import { usePlayerSelector } from "@/registry/react/PlayerProvider";

    export function TimeIndicator() {
      const currentTime = usePlayerSelector((p) => p.currentTime);
      const duration = usePlayerSelector((p) => p.duration);
      return (
        <div>
          {currentTime} / {duration}
        </div>
      );
    }
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Installation

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash npm theme={null}
  npx @beyondwords/cli components add time-indicator
  ```

  ```bash pnpm theme={null}
  pnpm dlx @beyondwords/cli components add time-indicator
  ```

  ```bash yarn theme={null}
  yarn dlx @beyondwords/cli components add time-indicator
  ```

  ```bash bun theme={null}
  bunx --bun @beyondwords/cli components add time-indicator
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Usage

```tsx theme={null}
import { PlayerProvider } from '@/registry/react/PlayerProvider';
import { TimeIndicator } from '@/registry/react/TimeIndicator';

export function Player() {
  return (
    <PlayerProvider args={{ projectId: 9504, contentId: "ba00ef51-03ac-4a85-8b98-e45c957e8ef8", showUserInterface: false }}>
      <TimeIndicator />
    </PlayerProvider>
  );
}
```

The component reads `currentTime` and `duration` from the surrounding
[`PlayerProvider`](/player-ui/react/player-provider) via `usePlayerSelector`. It
re-renders only when those values change. It renders the raw values as
`{currentTime} / {duration}`. Wrap them in your own formatter (e.g. `mm:ss`)
for a friendlier display.

## Reference

|                       |                                                                 |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Props**             | None                                                            |
| **Player state read** | `currentTime`, `duration`                                       |
| **Events emitted**    | None (display only)                                             |
| **Requires**          | a [`PlayerProvider`](/player-ui/react/player-provider) ancestor |