Set User Agent for FFmpeg calls (#4555)

* Set User Agent for FFmpeg calls

* Allow to use shell-like string args

* Add test for arg as string with space

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     "editor.formatOnPaste": false,
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
     "editor.formatOnType": true,
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": true,
+    "python.testing.unittestArgs": ["-v", "-s", "./frigate/test"],
     "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
     "eslint.workingDirectories": ["./web"],
     "[json][jsonc]": {

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 *.pyc
 *.swp
 debug
-.vscode
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/launch.json
 config/config.yml
 models
 *.mp4

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Python: Launch Frigate",
+      "type": "python",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "frigate",
+      "justMyCode": true
+    }
+  ]
+}

Makefile

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ build: version amd64 arm64 armv7
 push: build
 	docker buildx build --push --platform linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8,linux/amd64 --tag $(IMAGE_REPO):${GITHUB_REF_NAME}-$(COMMIT_HASH) .
 
-run_tests: frigate
+run_tests: local
 	docker run --rm --entrypoint=python3 frigate:latest -u -m unittest
 	docker run --rm --entrypoint=python3 frigate:latest -u -m mypy --config-file frigate/mypy.ini frigate
 

docs/docs/configuration/index.md

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ birdseye:
 # Optional: ffmpeg configuration
 ffmpeg:
   # Optional: global ffmpeg args (default: shown below)
-  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning
+  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning -user_agent "FFmpeg Frigate"
   # Optional: global hwaccel args (default: shown below)
   # NOTE: See hardware acceleration docs for your specific device
   hwaccel_args: []

frigate/config.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     parse_preset_output_record,
     parse_preset_output_rtmp,
 )
+from frigate.version import VERSION
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -357,7 +358,13 @@ class BirdseyeCameraConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
-FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning"]
+FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
+    "-hide_banner",
+    "-loglevel",
+    "warning",
+    "-user_agent",
+    f"FFmpeg Frigate/{VERSION}",
+]
 FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
     "-avoid_negative_ts",
     "make_zero",

frigate/test/test_ffmpeg_presets.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
+from frigate.config import FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT, FrigateConfig
 from frigate.ffmpeg_presets import parse_preset_input
 
 
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ def test_ffmpeg_input_preset(self):
             " ".join(frigate_config.cameras["back"].ffmpeg_cmds[0]["cmd"])
         )
 
+    def test_ffmpeg_input_args_as_string(self):
+        argsString = " ".join(FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT) + ' -some "arg with space"'
+        argsList = FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT + ["-some", "arg with space"]
+        self.default_ffmpeg["cameras"]["back"]["ffmpeg"]["input_args"] = argsString
+        frigate_config = FrigateConfig(**self.default_ffmpeg)
+        frigate_config.cameras["back"].create_ffmpeg_cmds()
+        assert set(argsList).issubset(
+            frigate_config.cameras["back"].ffmpeg_cmds[0]["cmd"]
+        )
+
     def test_ffmpeg_input_not_preset(self):
         self.default_ffmpeg["cameras"]["back"]["ffmpeg"]["input_args"] = "-some inputs"
         frigate_config = FrigateConfig(**self.default_ffmpeg)

frigate/util.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import copy
 import datetime
 import logging
+import shlex
 import subprocess as sp
 import json
 import re
@@ -888,7 +889,7 @@ def vainfo_hwaccel() -> sp.CompletedProcess:
 
 def get_ffmpeg_arg_list(arg: Any) -> list:
     """Use arg if list or convert to list format."""
-    return arg if isinstance(arg, list) else arg.split(" ")
+    return arg if isinstance(arg, list) else shlex.split(arg)
 
 
 class FrameManager(ABC):