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

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?

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.\nYou can install pip with the following command:\nsudo 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:\n"+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.