device: add raspistill package housing release and testing implementations

codec/jpeg/lex.go

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func Lex(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, delay time.Duration) error {
 
 			if nImg == 0 {
 				<-tick
-				Log.Debug("writing buf","len(buf)",len(buf))
+				Log.Debug("writing buf", "len(buf)", len(buf))
 				_, err = dst.Write(buf)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err

device/raspistill/imp_release.go

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// +build !test
+
+/*
+DESCRIPTION
+  release.go provides implementations for the Raspistill struct for release
+  conditions, i.e. we're running on a raspberry pi with access to the actual
+  raspistill utility with a pi camera connected. The code here runs a raspistill
+  background process and reads captured images from the camera.
+
+AUTHORS
+  Saxon Nelson-Milton <saxon@ausocean.org>
+
+LICENSE
+  Copyright (C) 2019 the Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean)
+
+  It is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify them
+  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+  Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+  option) any later version.
+
+  It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+  for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  in gpl.txt.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.
+*/
+
+package raspistill
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/revid/config"
+)
+
+type raspistill struct {
+	cfg       config.Config
+	cmd       *exec.Cmd
+	out       io.ReadCloser
+	log       config.Logger
+	done      chan struct{}
+	isRunning bool
+}
+
+func new(l config.Logger) raspistill {
+	return raspistill{
+		log:  l,
+		done: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) stop() error {
+	if r.isRunning == false {
+		return nil
+	}
+	close(r.done)
+	if r.cmd == nil || r.cmd.Process == nil {
+		return errors.New("raspistill process was never started")
+	}
+	err := r.cmd.Process.Kill()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not kill raspistill process: %w", err)
+	}
+	r.isRunning = false
+	return r.out.Close()
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) start() error {
+	const disabled = "0"
+	args := []string{
+		"--output", "-",
+		"--nopreview",
+		"--width", fmt.Sprint(r.cfg.Width),
+		"--height", fmt.Sprint(r.cfg.Height),
+		"--rotation", fmt.Sprint(r.cfg.Rotation),
+		"--timeout", fmt.Sprint(r.cfg.TimelapseDuration),
+		"--timelapse", fmt.Sprint(r.cfg.TimelapseInterval),
+		"--quality", fmt.Sprint(r.cfg.SnapQuality),
+	}
+
+	r.log.Info(pkg+"raspistill args", "args", strings.Join(args, " "))
+	r.cmd = exec.Command("raspistill", args...)
+
+	var err error
+	r.out, err = r.cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not pipe command output: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	stderr, err := r.cmd.StderrPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not pipe command error: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-r.done:
+				r.log.Info("raspistill.Stop() called, finished checking stderr")
+				return
+			default:
+				buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(stderr)
+				if err != nil {
+					r.log.Error("could not read stderr", "error", err)
+					return
+				}
+
+				if len(buf) != 0 {
+					r.log.Error("error from raspistill stderr", "error", string(buf))
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = r.cmd.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not start raspistill process: %w", err)
+	}
+	r.isRunning = true
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if r.out != nil {
+		return r.out.Read(p)
+	}
+	return 0, errNotStarted
+}

device/raspistill/imp_testing.go

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+// +build test
+
+/*
+DESCRIPTION
+  test.go provides test implementations of the raspistill methods when the
+  "test" build tag is specified. In this mode, raspistill simply provides
+  arbitrary loaded JPEG images when Raspistill.Read() is called.
+
+AUTHORS
+  Saxon Nelson-Milton <saxon@ausocean.org>
+
+LICENSE
+  Copyright (C) 2019 the Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean)
+
+  It is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify them
+  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+  Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+  option) any later version.
+
+  It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+  for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  in gpl.txt.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.
+*/
+
+package raspistill
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/revid/config"
+)
+
+const (
+	noOfImages = 6
+	imgDir     = "/go/src/bitbucket.org/ausocean/test/test-data/av/input/jpeg/"
+	jpgExt     = ".jpg"
+)
+
+type raspistill struct {
+	log         config.Logger
+	cfg         config.Config
+	isRunning   bool
+	images      [noOfImages][]byte
+	imgCnt      int
+	durTicker   *time.Ticker
+	intvlTicker *time.Ticker
+	buf         []byte
+	init        bool
+	term        chan struct{}
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func new(l config.Logger) raspistill {
+	l.Debug("creating new test raspistill input")
+
+	r := raspistill{log: l}
+
+	// Get to the right file location of the JPEG images.
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("could not get home directory: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	// Load the test images into the images slice.
+	// We expect the 6 images test images to be named 0.jpg through to 5.jpg.
+	r.log.Debug("loading test JPEG images")
+	for i, _ := range r.images {
+		path := imgDir + strconv.Itoa(i) + jpgExt
+		r.images[i], err = ioutil.ReadFile(home + imgDir + strconv.Itoa(i) + jpgExt)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			r.log.Fatal("error loading test image", "imageNum", i, "error", err)
+		}
+		r.log.Debug("image loaded", "path/name", path, "size", len(r.images[i]))
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+// stop sets isRunning flag to false, indicating no further captures. Calls on
+// Raspistill.read return error.
+func (r *Raspistill) stop() error {
+	r.log.Debug("stopping test raspistill")
+	r.isRunning = false
+	return nil
+}
+
+// start creates the timelapse interval and duration tickers i.e. also starting
+// them and sets isRunning flag to true indicating that raspistill is capturing.
+func (r *Raspistill) start() error {
+	r.log.Debug("starting test raspistill")
+	r.durTicker = time.NewTicker(r.cfg.TimelapseDuration)
+	r.intvlTicker = time.NewTicker(r.cfg.TimelapseInterval)
+
+	r.term = make(chan struct{})
+
+	r.loadImg()
+
+	go r.capture()
+
+	r.setRunning(true)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) loadImg() {
+	r.log.Debug("appending new image on to buffer and copying next image p", "imgCnt", r.imgCnt)
+	imgBytes := r.images[r.imgCnt%noOfImages]
+	if len(imgBytes) == 0 {
+		panic("length of image bytes should not be 0")
+	}
+	r.imgCnt++
+
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.buf = append(r.buf, imgBytes...)
+	r.log.Debug("added img to buf", "len(imgBytes)", len(imgBytes))
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) capture() {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case t := <-r.intvlTicker.C:
+			r.log.Debug("got interval tick", "tick", t)
+			r.loadImg()
+			r.intvlTicker.Reset(r.cfg.TimelapseInterval)
+
+		case <-r.term:
+			r.setRunning(false)
+			return
+
+		case t := <-r.durTicker.C:
+			r.log.Debug("got duration tick, timelapse over", "tick", t)
+			r.buf = nil
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// read blocks until either another timelapse interval has completed, in which
+// case we provide the next jpeg to p, or, the timelapse duration has completed
+// in which case we don't read and provide io.EOF error.
+func (r *Raspistill) read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	r.log.Debug("reading from test raspistill")
+	if !r.running() {
+		return 0, errNotStarted
+	}
+
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.buf == nil {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	n := copy(p, r.buf)
+	r.log.Debug("copied", "p[:2]", p[:2], "p[n-2:n]", p[n-2:n])
+	r.buf = r.buf[n:]
+
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) setRunning(s bool) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.isRunning = s
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (r *Raspistill) running() bool {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	ir := r.isRunning
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+	return ir
+}

device/raspistill/raspistill.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+DESCRIPTION
+  raspistill.go provides an implementation of the AVDevice interface for the
+  raspistill raspberry pi camera interfacing utility. This allows for the
+  capture of single frames over time, i.e. a timelapse form of capture.
+
+AUTHORS
+  Saxon Nelson-Milton <saxon@ausocean.org>
+
+LICENSE
+  Copyright (C) 2019 the Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean)
+
+  It is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify them
+  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+  Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+  option) any later version.
+
+  It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+  for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  in gpl.txt.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses.
+*/
+
+// Package raspistill rovides an implementation of the AVDevice interface for the
+// raspistill raspberry pi camera interfacing utility. This allows for the
+// capture of single frames over time, i.e. a timelapse form of capture.
+package raspistill
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/device"
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/revid/config"
+)
+
+// To indicate package when logging.
+const pkg = "raspistill: "
+
+// Config field validation bounds.
+const (
+	minTimelapseDuration = 30 * time.Second    // s
+	maxTimelapseDuration = 86400 * time.Second // s = 24 hours
+	minTimelapseInterval = 1 * time.Second     // s
+	maxTimelapseInterval = 86400 * time.Second // s = 24 hours
+)
+
+// Raspivid configuration defaults.
+const (
+	defaultRotation          = 0                    // degrees
+	defaultWidth             = 1280                 // pixels
+	defaultHeight            = 720                  // pixels
+	defaultSnapQuality       = 75                   // %
+	defaultTimelapseDuration = maxTimelapseDuration // ms
+	defaultTimelapseInterval = 3600 * time.Second   // ms
+)
+
+// Configuration errors.
+var (
+	errBadRotation          = fmt.Errorf("rotation bad or unset, defaulting to: %v", defaultRotation)
+	errBadWidth             = fmt.Errorf("width bad or unset, defaulting to: %v", defaultWidth)
+	errBadHeight            = fmt.Errorf("height bad or unset, defaulting to: %v", defaultHeight)
+	errBadSnapQuality       = fmt.Errorf("SnapQuality bad or unset, defaulting to: %v", defaultSnapQuality)
+	errBadTimelapseDuration = fmt.Errorf("TimelapseDuration bad or unset, defaulting to: %v", defaultTimelapseDuration)
+	errBadTimelapseInterval = fmt.Errorf("TimelapseInterval bad or unset, defaulting to: %v", defaultTimelapseInterval)
+)
+
+// Misc erros.
+var errNotStarted = errors.New("cannot read, raspistill not started")
+
+// Raspistill is an implementation of AVDevice that provides control over the
+// raspistill utility for using the raspberry pi camera for the capture of
+// singular images.
+type Raspistill struct{ raspistill }
+
+// New returns a new Raspivid.
+func New(l config.Logger) *Raspistill { return &Raspistill{raspistill: new(l)} }
+
+// Start will prepare the arguments for the raspistill command using the
+// configuration set using the Set method then call the raspistill command,
+// piping the image output from which the Read method will read from.
+func (r *Raspistill) Start() error { return r.start() }
+
+// Read implements io.Reader. Calling read before Start has been called will
+// result in 0 bytes read and an error.
+func (r *Raspistill) Read(p []byte) (int, error) { return r.read(p) }
+
+// Stop will terminate the raspistill process and close the output pipe.
+func (r *Raspistill) Stop() error { return r.stop() }
+
+// IsRunning is used to determine if the pi's camera is running.
+func (r *Raspistill) IsRunning() bool { return r.isRunning }
+
+// Name returns the name of the device.
+func (r *Raspistill) Name() string { return "Raspistill" }
+
+// Set will take a Config struct, check the validity of the relevant fields
+// and then performs any configuration necessary. If fields are not valid,
+// an error is added to the multiError and a default value is used.
+func (r *Raspistill) Set(c config.Config) error {
+	var errs device.MultiError
+
+	if c.Rotation > 359 || c.Rotation < 0 {
+		c.Rotation = defaultRotation
+		errs = append(errs, errBadRotation)
+	}
+
+	if c.Width == 0 {
+		c.Width = defaultWidth
+		errs = append(errs, errBadWidth)
+	}
+
+	if c.Height == 0 {
+		c.Height = defaultHeight
+		errs = append(errs, errBadHeight)
+	}
+
+	if c.SnapQuality < 0 || c.SnapQuality > 100 {
+		c.SnapQuality = defaultSnapQuality
+		errs = append(errs, errBadSnapQuality)
+	}
+
+	if c.TimelapseDuration > maxTimelapseDuration || c.TimelapseDuration < minTimelapseDuration {
+		c.TimelapseDuration = defaultTimelapseDuration
+		errs = append(errs, errBadTimelapseDuration)
+	}
+
+	if c.TimelapseInterval > maxTimelapseInterval || c.TimelapseInterval < minTimelapseInterval {
+		c.TimelapseInterval = defaultTimelapseInterval
+		errs = append(errs, errBadTimelapseInterval)
+	}
+
+	r.cfg = c
+	return errs
+}

revid/config/config.go

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ import (
 type Logger interface {
 	SetLevel(int8)
 	Log(level int8, message string, params ...interface{})
+	Debug(msg string, params ...interface{})
+	Info(msg string, params ...interface{})
+	Warning(msg string, params ...interface{})
+	Error(msg string, params ...interface{})
+	Fatal(msg string, params ...interface{})
 }
 
 // Enums to define inputs, outputs and codecs.
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	// Input/Output.
 	InputFile
 	InputRaspivid
+	InputRaspistill
 	InputV4L
 	InputRTSP
 	InputAudio
@@ -55,10 +61,12 @@ const (
 	OutputHTTP
 	OutputMPEGTS
 	OutputFile
+	OutputFiles
 
 	// Codecs.
 	H264
 	H265
+	MJPEG
 	JPEG
 )
 
@@ -142,7 +150,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	//
 	// Valid values are defined by enums:
 	// InputRaspivid:
-	//		Read data from a Raspberry Pi Camera.
+	//		Use raspivid utility to capture video from Raspberry Pi Camera.
+	// InputRaspistill:
+	//		Use raspistill utility to capture images from the Raspberry Pi Camera.
 	// InputV4l:
 	//		Read from webcam.
 	// InputFile:
@@ -198,7 +208,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Outputs define the outputs we wish to output data too.
 	//
 	// Valid outputs are defined by enums:
-	// OutputFile:
+	// OutputFile & OutputFiles:
 	// 		Location must be defined by the OutputPath field. MPEG-TS packetization
 	//		is used.
 	// OutputHTTP:
@@ -215,6 +225,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	PSITime            uint    // Sets the time between a packet being sent.
 	Quantization       uint    // Quantization defines the quantization level, which will determine variable bitrate quality in the case of input from the Pi Camera.
 	RBCapacity         uint    // The number of bytes the ring buffer will occupy.
+	RBStartElementSize uint    // The starting element size of the ring buffer from which element size will increase to accomodate frames.
 	RBWriteTimeout     uint    // The ringbuffer write timeout in seconds.
 	RecPeriod          float64 // How many seconds to record at a time.
 	Rotation           uint    // Rotation defines the video rotation angle in degrees Raspivid input.
@@ -222,7 +233,22 @@ type Config struct {
 	RTPAddress         string  // RTPAddress defines the RTP output destination.
 	SampleRate         uint    // Samples a second (Hz).
 	Saturation         int
+
+	// SnapQuality is a value 0-100 inclusive, controlling JPEG compression of the
+	// timelapse snaps. 100 represents minimal compression and 0 represents the most
+	// compression.
+	SnapQuality int
+
 	Suppress bool // Holds logger suppression state.
+
+	// TimelapseInterval defines the interval between timelapse snaps when using
+	// raspistill input.
+	TimelapseInterval time.Duration
+
+	// TimelapseDuration defines the duration of timelapse i.e. duration over
+	// which all snaps are taken, when using raspistill input.
+	TimelapseDuration time.Duration
+
 	VBRBitrate uint // VBRBitrate describes maximal variable bitrate.
 
 	// VBRQuality describes the general quality of video from the GeoVision camera

revid/config/config_test.go

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ type dumbLogger struct{}
 
 func (dl *dumbLogger) Log(l int8, m string, a ...interface{})  {}
 func (dl *dumbLogger) SetLevel(l int8)                         {}
+func (dl *dumbLogger) Debug(msg string, args ...interface{})   {}
+func (dl *dumbLogger) Info(msg string, args ...interface{})    {}
+func (dl *dumbLogger) Warning(msg string, args ...interface{}) {}
+func (dl *dumbLogger) Error(msg string, args ...interface{})   {}
+func (dl *dumbLogger) Fatal(msg string, args ...interface{})   {}
 
 func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	dl := &dumbLogger{}
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		PSITime:            defaultPSITime,
 		FileFPS:            defaultFileFPS,
 		RBCapacity:         defaultRBCapacity,
+		RBStartElementSize: defaultRBStartElementSize,
 		RBWriteTimeout:     defaultRBWriteTimeout,
 		MinFPS:             defaultMinFPS,
 	}

revid/config/variables.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/utils/logger"
 )
 
-// Config map keys.
+// Config map Keys.
 const (
 	KeyAutoWhiteBalance   = "AutoWhiteBalance"
 	KeyBitDepth           = "BitDepth"
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const (
 	KeyPSITime            = "PSITime"
 	KeyQuantization       = "Quantization"
 	KeyRBCapacity         = "RBCapacity"
+	KeyRBStartElementSize = "RBStartElementSize"
 	KeyRBWriteTimeout     = "RBWriteTimeout"
 	KeyRecPeriod          = "RecPeriod"
 	KeyRotation           = "Rotation"
@@ -85,7 +86,10 @@ const (
 	KeyRTPAddress         = "RTPAddress"
 	KeySampleRate         = "SampleRate"
 	KeySaturation         = "Saturation"
+	KeySnapQuality        = "SnapQuality"
 	KeySuppress           = "Suppress"
+	KeyTimelapseDuration  = "TimelapseDuration"
+	KeyTimelapseInterval  = "TimelapseInterval"
 	KeyVBRBitrate         = "VBRBitrate"
 	KeyVBRQuality         = "VBRQuality"
 	KeyVerticalFlip       = "VerticalFlip"
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ const (
 // Config map parameter types.
 const (
 	typeString = "string"
+	typeInt    = "int"
 	typeUint   = "uint"
 	typeBool   = "bool"
 	typeFloat  = "float"
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ const (
 
 	// Ring buffer defaults.
 	defaultRBCapacity         = 50000000 // => 50MB
+	defaultRBStartElementSize = 1000     // bytes
 	defaultRBWriteTimeout     = 5        // Seconds.
 
 	// Motion filter parameter defaults.
@@ -264,13 +270,14 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  KeyInput,
-		Type_: "enum:raspivid,rtsp,v4l,file,audio",
+		Type_: "enum:raspivid,raspistill,rtsp,v4l,file,audio",
 		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
 			c.Input = parseEnum(
 				KeyInput,
 				v,
 				map[string]uint8{
 					"raspivid":   InputRaspivid,
+					"raspistill": InputRaspistill,
 					"rtsp":       InputRTSP,
 					"v4l":        InputV4L,
 					"file":       InputFile,
@@ -281,7 +288,7 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 		},
 		Validate: func(c *Config) {
 			switch c.Input {
-			case InputRaspivid, InputV4L, InputFile, InputAudio, InputRTSP:
+			case InputRaspivid, InputRaspistill, InputV4L, InputFile, InputAudio, InputRTSP:
 			default:
 				c.LogInvalidField(KeyInput, defaultInput)
 				c.Input = defaultInput
@@ -290,7 +297,7 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  KeyInputCodec,
-		Type_: "enum:H264,H265,MJPEG,PCM,ADPCM",
+		Type_: "enum:H264,H265,MJPEG,JPEG,PCM,ADPCM",
 		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
 			c.InputCodec = parseEnum(
 				KeyInputCodec,
@@ -299,6 +306,7 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 					"h264":  codecutil.H264,
 					"h265":  codecutil.H265,
 					"mjpeg": codecutil.MJPEG,
+					"jpeg":  codecutil.JPEG,
 					"pcm":   codecutil.PCM,
 					"adpcm": codecutil.ADPCM,
 				},
@@ -307,7 +315,7 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 		},
 		Validate: func(c *Config) {
 			switch c.InputCodec {
-			case codecutil.H264, codecutil.MJPEG, codecutil.PCM, codecutil.ADPCM:
+			case codecutil.H264, codecutil.MJPEG, codecutil.JPEG, codecutil.PCM, codecutil.ADPCM:
 			default:
 				c.LogInvalidField(KeyInputCodec, defaultInputCodec)
 				c.InputCodec = defaultInputCodec
@@ -440,6 +448,8 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 			switch strings.ToLower(v) {
 			case "file":
 				c.Outputs[0] = OutputFile
+			case "files":
+				c.Outputs[0] = OutputFiles
 			case "http":
 				c.Outputs[0] = OutputHTTP
 			case "rtmp":
@@ -466,6 +476,8 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 				switch strings.ToLower(output) {
 				case "file":
 					c.Outputs[i] = OutputFile
+				case "files":
+					c.Outputs[i] = OutputFiles
 				case "http":
 					c.Outputs[i] = OutputHTTP
 				case "rtmp":
@@ -501,6 +513,14 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 		Update:   func(c *Config, v string) { c.RBCapacity = parseUint(KeyRBCapacity, v, c) },
 		Validate: func(c *Config) { c.RBCapacity = lessThanOrEqual(KeyRBCapacity, c.RBCapacity, 0, c, defaultRBCapacity) },
 	},
+	{
+		Name:   KeyRBStartElementSize,
+		Type_:  typeUint,
+		Update: func(c *Config, v string) { c.RBStartElementSize = parseUint("RBStartElementSize", v, c) },
+		Validate: func(c *Config) {
+			c.RBStartElementSize = lessThanOrEqual("RBStartElementSize", c.RBStartElementSize, 0, c, defaultRBStartElementSize)
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Name:   KeyRBWriteTimeout,
 		Type_:  typeUint,
@@ -548,7 +568,7 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  KeySaturation,
-		Type_: "int",
+		Type_: typeInt,
 		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
 			_v, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -557,6 +577,17 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 			c.Saturation = _v
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		Name:  KeySnapQuality,
+		Type_: typeUint,
+		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
+			_v, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				c.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, "invalid SnapQuality param", "value", v)
+			}
+			c.SnapQuality = _v
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Name:  KeySuppress,
 		Type_: typeBool,
@@ -565,6 +596,28 @@ var Variables = []struct {
 			c.Logger.(*logger.Logger).SetSuppress(c.Suppress)
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		Name:  KeyTimelapseInterval,
+		Type_: typeUint,
+		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
+			_v, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				c.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, "invalid TimelapseInterval param", "value", v)
+			}
+			c.TimelapseInterval = time.Duration(_v) * time.Second
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		Name:  KeyTimelapseDuration,
+		Type_: typeUint,
+		Update: func(c *Config, v string) {
+			_v, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				c.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, "invalid TimelapseDuration param", "value", v)
+			}
+			c.TimelapseDuration = time.Duration(_v) * time.Second
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Name:   KeyVBRBitrate,
 		Type_:  typeUint,