Media provider shim for virtual events

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of shimming signaling data to enable dynamic selection of WebRTC providers for a virtual event hosted by a virtual event hosting platform, the method comprising:

providing a shim for the virtual event hosting platform;

receiving, from a virtual event organizer, creation of the virtual event;

selecting a WebRTC provider for the virtual event;

receiving, from a presenter client device, a connection request to connect to the WebRTC provider;

in response to receiving the connection request, signaling the presenter client device with connection information for connecting to the WebRTC provider;

receiving, from the presenter client device, a signaling message, the signaling message based in part on the connection information;

intercepting, by the shim, the signaling message;

translating, by the shim, the signaling message from a first syntax to a second syntax to obtain a translated signaling message;

transmitting the translated signaling message to a signaling server associated with the WebRTC provider, the signaling server configured to control a connection between the presenter client device and the WebRTC provider;

detecting a change of state associated with the virtual event; and

in response to detecting the change of state, selecting a new WebRTC provider for the virtual event.

2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the change of state comprises a number of participants for the virtual event exceeding a capacity of the WebRTC provider.

3. The media of claim 1 ,

wherein the presenter client device is a first presenter client device, and

wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a connection of a second presenter client device to the virtual event; and

signaling the second presenter client device to connect to the new WebRTC provider.

4. The media of claim 3 ,

wherein the signaling message is a first signaling message, and

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the second presenter client device, a second signaling message;

intercepting, by the shim, the second signaling message; and

translating, by the shim, the second signaling message from the first syntax to a third syntax to obtain a translated second signaling message.

5. The media of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

disconnecting the presenter client device from the WebRTC provider; and

connecting the presenter client device to the new WebRTC provider.

6. The media of claim 1 ,

wherein the WebRTC provider is an internal WebRTC provider for a virtual event hosting platform for the virtual event, and

wherein the new WebRTC provider is external to the virtual event hosting platform.

7. The media of claim 6 ,

wherein the change of state comprises a virtual event start, and

wherein the method further comprises migrating the presenter client device to the new WebRTC provider.

8. A system for shimming virtual event data for dynamic selection of WebRTC providers for a virtual event hosted by a virtual event hosting platform, the system comprising:

a processor; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform a method for shimming virtual event data for dynamic selection of WebRTC providers for the virtual event hosted by the virtual event hosting platform, the method comprising:

providing a shim for the virtual event hosting platform;

receiving, from a virtual event organizer, creation of the virtual event;

receiving, from a presenter client device, a connection request;

in response to receiving the connection request, signaling the presenter client device with connection information for connecting to a WebRTC provider;

receiving, from the presenter client device, a signaling message, the signaling message based in part on the connection information;

intercepting, by the shim, the signaling message;

translating, by the shim, the signaling message from a first syntax to a second syntax to obtain a translated signaling message; and

transmitting the translated signaling message to a signaling server associated with the WebRTC provider, the signaling server configured to control the connection between the presenter client device and the WebRTC provider.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a change of state associated with the virtual event; and

in response to detecting the change of state, selecting a new WebRTC provider for the virtual event.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the change of state comprises a failure of the WebRTC provider.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

in response to receiving the creation of the virtual event, selecting the WebRTC provider for the virtual event.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

when the virtual event is scheduled to start, determining if the WebRTC provider can service the virtual event;

in response to determining the WebRTC provider cannot service the virtual event, selecting a new WebRTC provider; and

disconnecting the presenter client device from the WebRTC provider.

13. The system of claim 8 ,

wherein the shim is a first shim, and

wherein the method further comprises:

providing a second shim for the virtual event hosting platform;

selecting an automatic speech recognition engine for the virtual event; and

sending the signaling message through a second shim, the second shim configured to translate the signaling message from the first syntax to a third syntax for connecting to the automatic speech recognition engine.

14. The system of claim 8 ,

wherein the presenter client device is a first presenter client device and the WebRTC provider is a first WebRTC provider, and

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a connection request from a second presenter client device;

determining that the second presenter client device is incompatible with the first WebRTC provider; and

in response to determining that the second presenter client device is incompatible with the first WebRTC provider, selecting a second WebRTC provider for the second presenter client device.

15. A method of shimming virtual event data to enable dynamic selection of WebRTC providers for a virtual event hosted by a virtual event hosting platform, the method comprising:

providing a shim for the virtual event hosting platform;

receiving, from a virtual event organizer, creation of the virtual event;

selecting a WebRTC provider for the virtual event;

receiving, from a presenter client device of a plurality of presenter client devices, a connection request to connect to the WebRTC provider;

in response to receiving the connection request, signaling the presenter client device with connection information for connecting to the WebRTC provider;

receiving, from the presenter client device, a signaling message, the signaling message based in part on the connection information;

intercepting, by the shim, the signaling message;

translating, by the shim, the signaling message from a first syntax to a second syntax to obtain a translated signaling message; and

transmitting the translated signaling message to a signaling server associated with the WebRTC provider, the signaling server configured to control the connection between the presenter client device and the WebRTC provider.

16. The method of claim 15 ,

wherein selecting the WebRTC provider for the virtual event is performed in response to the creation of the virtual event, and

wherein the method further comprises:

substantially near a start of the virtual event, determining if the WebRTC provider can service the virtual event based on a number of virtual event participants; and

in response to determining that the WebRTC provider is unable to service the virtual event based on the number of virtual event participants, selecting a new WebRTC provider for the virtual event.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a connection of a new presenter client device to the virtual event; and

signaling the new presenter client device with connection information for connecting to the new WebRTC provider.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the WebRTC provider is selected based in part on a location of the presenter client device.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the WebRTC provider is selected based in part on an operating system of the presenter client device.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a number of virtual event participants exceeds a capacity of the WebRTC provider; and

in response to determining the number of virtual event participants exceeds the capacity of the WebRTC provider, requesting an additional media server from the WebRTC provider.