Re: [syslog-ng] syslog-ng for filtering and execute external application

24 Apr 2019

      Hello,

thanks Péter for your reply. Please could you write the filters

1. for the start (2 lines with a variable 'pid' number):
run child, pid = 1715
using handler 'hls' for '... URL ...'

2. for the stop:
exit child, pid = 1715

Thanks,
Thomas

Am 24.04.2019 um 15:05 schrieb Péter, Kókai:
...
Hello,
'I have the question, if I could use syslog-ng to filter the start and stop
of the stream'
Yes, it can filter those messages (disclaimer without seeing those
messages).
'and execute an action "ffmpeg stop" and "delete video segments".'
It was not something syslog-ng is designed to, but for example you could
use program destination to execute arbitrary executable (like s small
script to call ffmpeg stop).
You could do something like this (not tested) to have separate things to do
based on start/stop:
@version: 3.20
source xupnpd2 {
   stdin(flags(no-parse));
};
destination start {
   program("/usr/bin/do-start-magic.sh");
};
destination stop {
   program("/usr/bin/do-stop-magic.sh");
};
log { source(xupnpd2); filter { program("xupnpd2") AND message("start"); };
destination(start); };
log { source(xupnpd2); filter { program("xupnpd2") AND message("stop"); } ;
destination(stop); };
Each log/event is a single new line to the program stdin, which it should
process.
--
Kokan
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 2:36 PM Thomas Schmiedl <thomas.schmiedl@web.de>
wrote:
...
Hello,
I use the mediaserver xupnpd2 (https://github.com/clark15b/xupnpd2) on
the router to show HLS streams on the TV. Unfortunately, the software is
no longer maintained by the original developer (I'm not a developer
myself). The HLS processing would have to be revised.
My idea is to start a ffmpeg and a local web server on the router, if I
want to display the stream (the script xupnpd.lua will be executed,
which starts ffmpeg etc.). Unfortunately there is not such a script when
terminating the stream (exit ffmpeg etc.).
xupnpd2 uses a log where you can track the start as well as the ending
of the stream. Since the router has only a small amount of internal
memory to write and analyze a logfile, I have the question, if I could
use syslog-ng to filter the start and stop of the stream and execute an
action "ffmpeg stop" and "delete video segments". I have very little
Linux knowledge, maybe you can help me.
Here is the excerpt from the xupnpd2 log (Loglevel 8).
When starting the stream:
run child, pid = 1715
using handler 'hls' for '... URL ...'
When stopping the stream:
exit child, pid = 1715
Best regards,
Thomas Schmiedl
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