ant media server - How can I save VoD recordings without stopping streaming?

Question

How can I stop recording intervally without stopping the stream to save the VoD in Ant Media Server in my stream sources and IP cameras?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65918569/how-can-i-save-vod-recordings-without-stopping-streaming

Answer 1

You can achieve that with a python script. Assuming you have installed python3 and pip. Following script stops and starts the recording again in user-defined intervals:

import sys
import sched, time
try:
    import requests
    print("requests library already installed!")
except ImportError:
    try:
        import pip
        print("requests library is being installed")
        pip.main(['install', '--user', 'requests'])
        import requests
    except ImportError:
        print("pip is not installed, so it needs to be installed first to proceed further.
You can install pip with the following command:
sudo apt install python3-pip")
slp=sched.scheduler(time.time,time.sleep)
def startStopRecording(s):
    print("Stopping the recording of "+sys.argv[2])
    response=requests.put(sys.argv[1]+"/rest/v2/broadcasts/"+sys.argv[2]+"/recording/false")
    if response.json()["success"]:
        print("recording of "+sys.argv[2]+" stopped successfully")
        print(response.content)
        print("starting the recording of "+sys.argv[2])
        response=requests.put(sys.argv[1]+"/rest/v2/broadcasts/"+sys.argv[2]+"/recording/true")
        print(response.content)
        if response.json()["success"]:
            print("recording of "+sys.argv[2]+" started successfully")
            s.enter(int(sys.argv[3]),1,startStopRecording,(s,))
        else:
            print("Couldn't start the recording of "+sys.argv[2])
            print("content of the response:
"+response.content)
            sys.exit()

    else:
        print("Couldn't stop the recording of "+sys.argv[2])
        print("content of the response:")
        print(response.content)
        sys.exit()
    
slp.enter(int(sys.argv[3]),1,startStopRecording,(slp,))
slp.run()

Example usage would be like: python3 file.py https://domain/{Application} streamId interval

First parameter is the domain you are going to use like: https://someexample.com:5443/WebRTCAppEE

Second parameter is the stream id you want to use. Ex. stream123.

Third parameter is the duration of the interval you want to restart the recording. Duration unit is seconds. So 60 would be equal to 1 minute.