Preliminary implementation of recording 'save & continue'

FrameGrabber.cpp

@@ -60,9 +60,22 @@ void FrameGrabbing::add(FrameGrabber *rec)
         grabbers_.push_back(rec);
 }
 
+void FrameGrabbing::chain(FrameGrabber *rec, FrameGrabber *next_rec)
+{
+    if (rec != nullptr && next_rec != nullptr)
+    {
+        // add grabber if not yet
+        if ( std::find(grabbers_.begin(), grabbers_.end(), rec) == grabbers_.end() )
+            grabbers_.push_back(rec);
+
+        grabbers_chain_[next_rec] = rec;
+    }
+}
+
 void FrameGrabbing::verify(FrameGrabber **rec)
 {
-    if ( std::find(grabbers_.begin(), grabbers_.end(), *rec) == grabbers_.end() )
+    if ( std::find(grabbers_.begin(), grabbers_.end(), *rec) == grabbers_.end() &&
+         grabbers_chain_.find(*rec) == grabbers_chain_.end()  )
         *rec = nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +227,7 @@ void FrameGrabbing::grabFrame(FrameBuffer *frame_buffer)
                 FrameGrabber *rec = *iter;
                 rec->addFrame(buffer, caps_);
 
+                // remove finished recorders
                 if (rec->finished()) {
                     iter = grabbers_.erase(iter);
                     delete rec;
@@ -222,6 +236,25 @@ void FrameGrabbing::grabFrame(FrameBuffer *frame_buffer)
                     ++iter;
             }
 
+            // manage the list of chainned recorder
+            std::map<FrameGrabber *, FrameGrabber *>::iterator chain = grabbers_chain_.begin();
+            while (chain != grabbers_chain_.end()) {
+                // update frame grabber of chain list
+                chain->first->addFrame(buffer, caps_);
+                // if the chained recorder is now active
+                if (chain->first->active_ && chain->first->accept_buffer_){
+                    // add it to main grabbers,
+                    grabbers_.push_back(chain->first);
+                    // stop the replaced grabber
+                    chain->second->stop();
+                    // loop in chain list: done with this chain
+                    chain = grabbers_chain_.erase(chain);
+                }
+                else
+                    // loop in chain list
+                    ++chain;
+            }
+
             // unref / free the frame
             gst_buffer_unref(buffer);
         }

FrameGrabber.h

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <list>
+#include <map>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ public:
     inline uint height() const { return height_; }
 
     void add(FrameGrabber *rec);
+    void chain(FrameGrabber *rec, FrameGrabber *new_rec);
     void verify(FrameGrabber **rec);
     FrameGrabber *front();
     FrameGrabber *get(uint64_t id);
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     std::list<FrameGrabber *> grabbers_;
+    std::map<FrameGrabber *, FrameGrabber *> grabbers_chain_;
     guint pbo_[2];
     guint pbo_index_;
     guint pbo_next_index_;

UserInterfaceManager.cpp

@@ -326,8 +326,15 @@ void UserInterface::handleKeyboard()
             else {
                 // toggle recording
                 if (video_recorder_) {
-                    video_recorder_->stop();
+                    // allow 'save & continue' for Ctrl+Alt+R if no timeout for recording
-//                    video_recorder_ = nullptr;
+                    if (alt_modifier_active && Settings::application.record.timeout == RECORD_MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+                        VideoRecorder *rec = new VideoRecorder;
+                        FrameGrabbing::manager().chain(video_recorder_, rec);
+                        video_recorder_ = rec;
+                    }
+                    // normal case: Ctrl+R stop recording
+                    else
+                        video_recorder_->stop();
                 }
                 else {
                     _video_recorders.emplace_back( std::async(std::launch::async, delayTrigger, new VideoRecorder,
@@ -1334,6 +1341,14 @@ void UserInterface::RenderPreview()
                     if ( ImGui::MenuItem( ICON_FA_SQUARE "  Stop Record", CTRL_MOD "R") ) {
                         video_recorder_->stop();
                     }
+                    // offer the 'save & continue' recording for undefined duration
+                    if (Settings::application.record.timeout == RECORD_MAX_TIMEOUT) {
+                        if ( ImGui::MenuItem( ICON_FA_ARROW_ALT_CIRCLE_DOWN "  Save & continue", CTRL_MOD "Alt+R") ) {
+                            VideoRecorder *rec = new VideoRecorder;
+                            FrameGrabbing::manager().chain(video_recorder_, rec);
+                            video_recorder_ = rec;
+                        }
+                    }
                     ImGui::PopStyleColor(1);
                 }
                 // start recording