Few ideas

[mits87]

Hello,

I have a few things about the headless gem and video recording.

1. How can I hide the mouse cursor?
2. In method stop_and_save in VideoRecorder class good option is add mkdir_p before mv

def stop_and_save(path)
  Recorder::CliUtil.kill_process(@pid_file_path, :wait => true)
  if File.exists? @tmp_file_path
    begin
      **FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(path))**
      FileUtils.mv(@tmp_file_path, path)
    rescue Errno::EINVAL
      nil
    end
  end
end

what do you think?

3. In method command_line_for_capture in VideoRecorder class is a small bug:

Before (look on @Devices position in array):

[
 CliUtil.path_to(provider_binary_path),
 "-y",
 "-r #{@frame_rate}",
 "-s #{dimensions}",
 "-f x11grab",
@devices,
 "-i :#{@display}",
 group_of_pic_size_option,
 "-vcodec #{@codec}",
 @extra,
 @tmp_file_path
].flatten.compact.join(' ')

After:

[
 CliUtil.path_to(provider_binary_path),
 "-y",
 "-r #{@frame_rate}",
 "-s #{dimensions}",
 "-f x11grab",
 "-i :#{@display}",
 @devices,
 group_of_pic_size_option,
 "-vcodec #{@codec}",
 @extra,
 @tmp_file_path
].flatten.compact.join(' ')

Could you fix it?

4. Good idea is add something like post_processing_video method or yield that will be triggered in method stop_and_save before FileUtils.mv(@tmp_file_path, path) command. For instance:

def stop_and_save(path, &block)
  Recorder::CliUtil.kill_process(@pid_file_path, :wait => true)
  if File.exists? @tmp_file_path
    begin
      FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(path))
      yield(@tmp_file_path) if block_given?
      FileUtils.mv(@tmp_file_path, path)
    rescue Errno::EINVAL
      nil
    end
  end
end

This solution will be very helpful for add watermark or other operation after recording.
What do you think?

5. Last one question: how can I stop recording from bash or external script if I know screen number?

Best Regards
Peter

[orangethunder]

1. The mouse cursor can be hidden with:

video: { provider: :ffmpeg, devices: ["-draw_mouse 0"] }

I looked around the source code and found it in the specs. The devices key is not mentioned in the README.