dashcam 1.0.1-beta.7 → 1.0.1-beta.9

package/bin/dashcam.js

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ program
   .description('Capture the steps to reproduce every bug.')
   .version(APP.version)
   .option('-v, --verbose', 'Enable verbose logging output')
+  .option('-t, --title <string>', 'Title of the replay (used with create/default action)')
+  .option('-d, --description [text]', 'Replay markdown body (used with create/default action)')
+  .option('--md', 'Returns code for a rich markdown image link (used with create/default action)')
+  .option('-k, --project <project>', 'Project ID to publish to (used with create/default action)')
   .hook('preAction', (thisCommand) => {
     // Enable verbose logging if the flag is set
     if (thisCommand.opts().verbose) {
@@ -148,6 +152,76 @@ async function recordingAction(options, command) {
   }
 }
 
+// Shared create/clip action
+async function createClipAction(options) {
+  try {
+    // Check for piped input (description from stdin)
+    let description = options.description;
+    if (!description && !process.stdin.isTTY) {
+      const chunks = [];
+      for await (const chunk of process.stdin) {
+        chunks.push(chunk);
+      }
+      description = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8');
+    }
+
+    if (!processManager.isRecordingActive()) {
+      console.log('No active recording to create clip from');
+      console.log('Start a recording first with "dashcam record" or "dashcam start"');
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    const activeStatus = processManager.getActiveStatus();
+    
+    console.log('Creating clip from recording...');
+    
+    const result = await processManager.stopActiveRecording();
+    
+    if (!result) {
+      console.log('Failed to stop recording');
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    console.log('Recording stopped successfully');
+    
+    // Upload the recording
+    console.log('Uploading clip...');
+    try {
+      const uploadResult = await upload(result.outputPath, {
+        title: options.title || activeStatus?.options?.title || 'Dashcam Recording',
+        description: description || activeStatus?.options?.description,
+        project: options.project || options.k || activeStatus?.options?.project,
+        duration: result.duration,
+        clientStartDate: result.clientStartDate,
+        apps: result.apps,
+        icons: result.icons,
+        gifPath: result.gifPath,
+        snapshotPath: result.snapshotPath
+      });
+      
+      // Output based on format option
+      if (options.md) {
+        const replayId = uploadResult.replay?.id;
+        const shareKey = uploadResult.shareLink.split('share=')[1];
+        console.log(`[![Dashcam - ${options.title || 'New Replay'}](https://replayable-api-production.herokuapp.com/replay/${replayId}/gif?shareKey=${shareKey})](${uploadResult.shareLink})`);
+        console.log('');
+        console.log(`Watch [Dashcam - ${options.title || 'New Replay'}](${uploadResult.shareLink}) on Dashcam`);
+      } else {
+        console.log(uploadResult.shareLink);
+      }
+    } catch (uploadError) {
+      console.error('Upload failed:', uploadError.message);
+      console.log('Recording saved locally:', result.outputPath);
+    }
+    
+    process.exit(0);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Error creating clip:', error);
+    console.error('Failed to create clip:', error.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 // 'create' command - creates a clip from current recording (like stop but with more options)
 program
   .command('create')
@@ -156,74 +230,7 @@ program
   .option('-d, --description [text]', 'Replay markdown body. This may also be piped in: `cat README.md | dashcam create`')
   .option('--md', 'Returns code for a rich markdown image link.')
   .option('-k, --project <project>', 'Project ID to publish to')
-  .action(async (options) => {
-    try {
-      // Check for piped input (description from stdin)
-      let description = options.description;
-      if (!description && !process.stdin.isTTY) {
-        const chunks = [];
-        for await (const chunk of process.stdin) {
-          chunks.push(chunk);
-        }
-        description = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf-8');
-      }
-
-      if (!processManager.isRecordingActive()) {
-        console.log('No active recording to create clip from');
-        console.log('Start a recording first with "dashcam record" or "dashcam start"');
-        process.exit(0);
-      }
-
-      const activeStatus = processManager.getActiveStatus();
-      
-      console.log('Creating clip from recording...');
-      
-      const result = await processManager.stopActiveRecording();
-      
-      if (!result) {
-        console.log('Failed to stop recording');
-        process.exit(1);
-      }
-
-      console.log('Recording stopped successfully');
-      
-      // Upload the recording
-      console.log('Uploading clip...');
-      try {
-        const uploadResult = await upload(result.outputPath, {
-          title: options.title || activeStatus?.options?.title || 'Dashcam Recording',
-          description: description || activeStatus?.options?.description,
-          project: options.project || options.k || activeStatus?.options?.project,
-          duration: result.duration,
-          clientStartDate: result.clientStartDate,
-          apps: result.apps,
-          icons: result.icons,
-          gifPath: result.gifPath,
-          snapshotPath: result.snapshotPath
-        });
-        
-        // Output based on format option
-        if (options.md) {
-          const replayId = uploadResult.replay?.id;
-          const shareKey = uploadResult.shareLink.split('share=')[1];
-          console.log(`[![Dashcam - ${options.title || 'New Replay'}](https://replayable-api-production.herokuapp.com/replay/${replayId}/gif?shareKey=${shareKey})](${uploadResult.shareLink})`);
-          console.log('');
-          console.log(`Watch [Dashcam - ${options.title || 'New Replay'}](${uploadResult.shareLink}) on Dashcam`);
-        } else {
-          console.log(uploadResult.shareLink);
-        }
-      } catch (uploadError) {
-        console.error('Upload failed:', uploadError.message);
-        console.log('Recording saved locally:', result.outputPath);
-      }
-      
-      process.exit(0);
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.error('Error creating clip:', error);
-      console.error('Failed to create clip:', error.message);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  });
+  .action(createClipAction);
 
 // 'record' command - the main recording command with all options
 program
@@ -683,13 +690,7 @@ program
     }
   });
 
-// If no command specified and there are options like --md, treat as create command
-program.action(async (options) => {
-  // Default to create command when running just "dashcam"
-  const createCommand = program.commands.find(cmd => cmd.name() === 'create');
-  if (createCommand && createCommand._actionHandler) {
-    await createCommand._actionHandler(options);
-  }
-});
+// If no command specified, treat as create command
+program.action(createClipAction);
 
 program.parse();

package/lib/ffmpeg.js

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ export async function createSnapshot(inputVideoPath, outputSnapshotPath, snapsho
     '-i', inputVideoPath,
     '-frames:v', '1',
     '-vf', 'scale=640:-1:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease:eval=frame',
-    '-pred', 'mixed',
-    '-compression_level', '100',
+    '-compression_level', '6', // Use default compression (was 100, which is extremely slow)
     outputSnapshotPath,
     '-y',
     '-hide_banner'

package/lib/recorder.js

@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ export async function startRecording({
   const platformArgs = await getPlatformArgs({ fps, includeAudio });
   const outputArgs = [
     '-c:v', 'libvpx-vp9',  // Use VP9 codec for better quality and compression
-    '-quality', 'good',    // Use good quality preset for better encoding
-    '-cpu-used', '2',      // Higher quality encoding (0-5, lower = slower but better quality)
-    '-deadline', 'good',   // Good quality encoding mode
-    '-b:v', '5M',          // Higher bitrate for better quality
+    '-quality', 'realtime', // Use realtime quality preset for lower CPU usage
+    '-cpu-used', '5',      // Faster encoding (0-5, higher = faster but lower quality)
+    '-deadline', 'realtime', // Realtime encoding mode for lower latency/CPU
+    '-b:v', '2M',          // Lower bitrate to reduce CPU load (was 5M)
     // Remove explicit pixel format to let ffmpeg handle conversion automatically
     '-r', fps.toString(),   // Ensure output framerate matches input
-    '-g', '30',            // Keyframe every 30 frames
+    '-g', '60',            // Keyframe every 60 frames (reduced frequency)
     // WebM options for more frequent disk writes
     '-f', 'webm',          // Force WebM container format
     '-flush_packets', '1', // Flush packets immediately to disk

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dashcam",
-  "version": "1.0.1-beta.7",
+  "version": "1.0.1-beta.9",
   "description": "Minimal CLI version of Dashcam desktop app",
   "main": "bin/index.js",
   "bin": {