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tasks/streamer.yaml

@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@
     mode: '0755' 
     owner: root
     group: root
+  register: folder_output
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ folder_output }}"
+
+# Create capture Folder
+- name: "video_capture - streamer - create {{ recording_capture_folder }} folder"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ recording_capture_folder }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755' 
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  register: folder_output_2
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ folder_output_2 }}"
 
 # this service shouldn't stay running
 - name: video_capture - streamer - stop stream_service if running
@@ -35,37 +50,59 @@
 
 # same with video, the lsusb ID is 534d:0021 
 # v4l2-ctl shows it as "AV TO USB2.0"
+# this checks a list and saves the only correct output
+
+- name: video_capture - check for each video device
+  shell: "v4l2-ctl --list-devices 2> /dev/null | grep -A3 '{{ v4l2_strings }}' | grep video | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}' || true"
+  register: v4l2_id_string_check    
+  loop: "{{ v4l2_id_string }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: v4l2_strings   
 
 - name: video_capture - get video device
-  shell: "v4l2-ctl --list-devices 2> /dev/null | grep -A3 '{{ v4l2_id_string }}' | grep video | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'"
-  register: video_ID_0    
-
-- name: video_capture - set video_device
-  set_fact:
-    video_device: "{{ video_ID_0.stdout_lines[0] }}"
-
+  when: video_check_output.stdout | length > 0
+  set_fact: 
+    video_device: "{{ video_check_output.stdout_lines[0] }}"
+  no_log: true
+  loop: "{{ v4l2_id_string_check.results }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: video_check_output
+  
 - name: video_capture - show results
   debug:
     msg: 
       - "Audio Device: {{ audio_device }}"
       - "Video Device: {{ video_device }}"
 
-- name: video_capture - streamer - copy service script
-  template:
-    src: stream_service.sh
-    dest: "{{ streaming_working_folder }}/stream_service.sh"
-    mode: 0755
+# adding the preview service here
+- name: video_capture - streamer - preview - ffmpeg service 
+  #when: false
+  block:
 
-- name: video_capture - streamer - create service file
-  template:
-    src: stream_service.service
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/stream_service.service
-    mode: 0644
+  - name: video_capture - streamer - preview - create folder
+    file:
+      path: "{{ stream_preview_folder }}"
+      state: directory
+      mode: '0755'
 
-- name: video_capture - streamer - daemon reload
-  systemd:
-    daemon_reload: yes
+  - name: video_capture - streamer - preview - copy service script
+    template:
+      src: preview_service.sh
+      dest: "{{ stream_preview_folder }}/preview_service.sh"
+      mode: 0755
+
+  - name: video_capture - streamer - preview - create service file
+    template:
+      src: preview_service.service
+      dest: /etc/systemd/system/preview_service.service
+      mode: 0644
+
+  - name: video_capture - streamer - preview - daemon reload
+    systemd:
+      name: preview_service.service
+      state: started
+      enabled: yes
+      daemon_reload: yes
 
-   
 
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