Modifying ZoneMinder to remember run state names - Revision history

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Asker at 20:33, 14 July 2016

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	[[Various Learnings from getting Zomeminder 1.28.1 working well on Ubuntu Server 14.04\|<Home]]		[[Various Learnings from getting Zomeminder 1.28.1 working well on Ubuntu Server 14.04\|<Home]]

	==Deprecated ==		=Deprecated =
	As of ZoneMinder 1.28.107, this hack is no longer needed.		As of ZoneMinder 1.28.107, this hack is no longer needed.
	ZoneMinder now supports the ability to support remembering and restoring run states		ZoneMinder now supports the ability to support remembering and restoring run states

Asker at 12:34, 21 November 2015

2015-11-21T12:34:56Z

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	[[Various Learnings from getting Zomeminder 1.28.1 working well on Ubuntu Server 14.04\|<Home]]		[[Various Learnings from getting Zomeminder 1.28.1 working well on Ubuntu Server 14.04\|<Home]]

			==Deprecated ==
			As of ZoneMinder 1.28.107, this hack is no longer needed.
			ZoneMinder now supports the ability to support remembering and restoring run states


			== Rest of this document is kept for historical reasons - they will not work in new versions.==

	==Why do we need it? ==		==Why do we need it? ==

Asker at 18:30, 17 June 2015

2015-06-17T18:30:56Z

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	https://github.com/~~arjunroychowdhury~~/zmhacks/blob/master/zmpkg.pl		https://github.com/pliablepixels/zmhacks/blob/master/zmpkg.pl

	With these changes, each time zmpkg makes a run state change, it will write the name of the run state to a file called /usr/share/zoneminder/zm_run_state.txt		With these changes, each time zmpkg makes a run state change, it will write the name of the run state to a file called /usr/share/zoneminder/zm_run_state.txt
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	(ignore the phone_log_state* files - that is for another hack - changing ZM to change state based on iPhone location)		(ignore the phone_log_state* files - that is for another hack - changing ZM to change state based on iPhone location)

	https://github.com/~~arjunroychowdhury~~/zmhacks/blob/master/zoneminder		https://github.com/pliablepixels/zmhacks/blob/master/zoneminder

	===Cron file===		===Cron file===
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	This change is not mandatory, but it shows the run state name which is always helpful. Changes marked with //ARC		This change is not mandatory, but it shows the run state name which is always helpful. Changes marked with //ARC

	https://github.com/~~arjunroychowdhury~~/zmhacks/blob/master/console.php		https://github.com/pliablepixels/zmhacks/blob/master/console.php

	So what this file is really doing is passing the call to zmpkg, except when you are on vacation.		So what this file is really doing is passing the call to zmpkg, except when you are on vacation.
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	=== What's this /usr/bin/arc_zm_log.pl ?===		=== What's this /usr/bin/arc_zm_log.pl ?===
	It's just a simple perl script I wrote that can print logs directly into ZoneMinder. I call this script from other non perl scripts (like bash shell scripts) to generate logs I can see in Zoneminder.		It's just a simple perl script I wrote that can print logs directly into ZoneMinder. I call this script from other non perl scripts (like bash shell scripts) to generate logs I can see in Zoneminder.
	https://github.com/~~arjunroychowdhury~~/zmhacks/blob/master/arc_zm_log.pl		https://github.com/pliablepixels/zmhacks/blob/master/arc_zm_log.pl

	==Summary==		==Summary==

Asker at 22:50, 25 March 2015

2015-03-25T22:50:03Z

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	To do this, we need to modify a few files. Here is the strategy:		To do this, we need to modify a few files. Here is the strategy:
	* The file that changes run states is called "zmpkg.pl" --> we will modify it to write the run state to a text file. That way we can check that file to know the current run state any time		* The file that changes run states is called "zmpkg.pl" --> we will modify it to write the run state to a text file. That way we can check that file to know the current run state any time ( I could avoid the text file and create a new element in the ZM DB, but I did not want to take a chance if this would mess up future upgrades)
	* When changing states in cron, we will use a wrapper shell script instead of directly calling zmpkg.pl that will change state only if the current state is not "vacation"		* When changing states in cron, we will use a wrapper shell script instead of directly calling zmpkg.pl that will change state only if the current state is not "vacation"
	* To make it more integrated, we will modify the web interface to display the current run state name (in addition to just "Running") just as we showed in the image above		* To make it more integrated, we will modify the web interface to display the current run state name (in addition to just "Running") just as we showed in the image above

Asker at 21:12, 22 March 2015

2015-03-22T21:12:15Z

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	So what this file is really doing is passing the call to zmpkg, except when you are on vacation.		So what this file is really doing is passing the call to zmpkg, except when you are on vacation.


			=== What's this /usr/bin/arc_zm_log.pl ?===
			It's just a simple perl script I wrote that can print logs directly into ZoneMinder. I call this script from other non perl scripts (like bash shell scripts) to generate logs I can see in Zoneminder.
			https://github.com/arjunroychowdhury/zmhacks/blob/master/arc_zm_log.pl

	==Summary==		==Summary==

Asker at 21:08, 22 March 2015

2015-03-22T21:08:46Z

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			[[Various Learnings from getting Zomeminder 1.28.1 working well on Ubuntu Server 14.04\|<Home]]

	==Why do we need it? ==		==Why do we need it? ==

Asker at 21:04, 22 March 2015

2015-03-22T21:04:36Z

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 The solution then provides a neat interface to make changes directly via the ZM web interface and check the state as well. No cron file swapping etc needed
 ===Modifying /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl===
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 So what this file is really doing is passing the call to zmpkg, except when you are on vacation.

Asker: /* Cron file */

2015-03-22T20:59:52Z

Cron file

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	===Cron file===		===Cron file===
	Here is my cron file to schedule changes:		Here is my cron file to schedule changes (ignore the iPhone files they are for another hack)

	<nowiki>		<nowiki>

Asker: /* Modifying /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl */

2015-03-22T20:59:14Z

Modifying /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl

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	===Modifying /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl===		===Modifying /usr/bin/zmpkg.pl===

	Here is my modified zmpkg.pl. Look for code after comments starting with #ARC to see changes. PLEASE DO NOT OVERWRITE YOUR ~~ZMPKG~~.PL without making a backup.		Here is my modified zmpkg.pl. Look for code after comments starting with #ARC to see changes.
			PLEASE DO NOT OVERWRITE YOUR zmpkg.pl without making a backup.


	https://github.com/arjunroychowdhury/zmhacks/blob/master/zmpkg.pl		https://github.com/arjunroychowdhury/zmhacks/blob/master/zmpkg.pl