vasysik / cam-viewer

Python library for connecting to m3u8 cameras

Cam-viewer

Library installation:

pip install cam-viewer

Functions:

To use the functions, import cam-viewer:

import cam_viewer

Camera playback function:

cam_viewer.playback(command, parameters, cams_json, cam_group, cam_id, use_title, fontfile, custom_title)

The output shows this list: [cam_proc, response]:

1. cam_proc - the subprocess.Popen() class (Popen)
2. responce - a line with the result of starting camera playback (string)

Input parameters:

1. command - main FFMPEG command [ffmpeg, ffplay, ffprobe] (string)
2. parameters - FFMPEG flags (string)
3. cams_json - json file containing cameras and their settings, example (json data)
4. cam_group - camera group (string)
5. cam_id - camera ID (integer)
6. use_title - show camera group and camera ID in video output (boolean True/False)
7. font_file - font file path (string)
8. custom_title - your custom title (string)

Get camera data function:

cam_viewer.cam_data(cams_json, cam_group, cam_id)

The output shows this list: [cam_url, enabled, response]:

1. cam_url - camera URL (string)
2. enabled - is the camera enabled (boolean True/False)
3. responce - a line with the result of getting camera data (string)

Input parameters:

1. cams_json - json file containing cameras and their settings, example (json data)
2. cam_group - camera group (string)
3. cam_id - camera ID (integer)

Checking camera URL for availability:

cam_viewer.url_available(cam_url)

The output shows this:

1. available - is the camera available (boolean True/False)

Input parameters:

1. cam_url - camera URL (string)

Get current time:

cam_viewer.current_time()

The output shows this:

1. time_str - current time in %H:%M:%S format (string)

Examples of using:

• streetcat-console (simple usage)
• streetcat-youtube