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Scott Lamb 0a7535536d Rust rewrite
I should have submitted/pushed more incrementally but just played with it on
my computer as I was learning the language. The new Rust version more or less
matches the functionality of the current C++ version, although there are many
caveats listed below.

Upgrade notes: when moving from the C++ version, I recommend dropping and
recreating the "recording_cover" index in SQLite3 to pick up the addition of
the "video_sync_samples" column:

    $ sudo systemctl stop moonfire-nvr
    $ sudo -u moonfire-nvr sqlite3 /var/lib/moonfire-nvr/db/db
    sqlite> drop index recording_cover;
    sqlite3> create index ...rest of command as in schema.sql...;
    sqlite3> ^D

Some known visible differences from the C++ version:

* .mp4 generation queries SQLite3 differently. Before it would just get all
  video indexes in a single query. Now it leads with a query that should be
  satisfiable by the covering index (assuming the index has been recreated as
  noted above), then queries individual recording's indexes as needed to fill
  a LRU cache. I believe this is roughly similar speed for the initial hit
  (which generates the moov part of the file) and significantly faster when
  seeking. I would have done it a while ago with the C++ version but didn't
  want to track down a lru cache library. It was easier to find with Rust.

* On startup, the Rust version cleans up old reserved files. This is as in the
  design; the C++ version was just missing this code.

* The .html recording list output is a little different. It's in ascending
  order, with the most current segment shorten than an hour rather than the
  oldest. This is less ergonomic, but it was easy. I could fix it or just wait
  to obsolete it with some fancier JavaScript UI.

* commandline argument parsing and logging have changed formats due to
  different underlying libraries.

* The JSON output isn't quite right (matching the spec / C++ implementation)
  yet.

Additional caveats:

* I haven't done any proof-reading of prep.sh + install instructions.

* There's a lot of code quality work to do: adding (back) comments and test
  coverage, developing a good Rust style.

* The ffmpeg foreign function interface is particularly sketchy. I'd
  eventually like to switch to something based on autogenerated bindings.
  I'd also like to use pure Rust code where practical, but once I do on-NVR
  motion detection I'll need to existing C/C++ libraries for speed (H.264
  decoding + OpenCL-based analysis).
2016-11-25 14:34:00 -08:00

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