MotionVj

This gem uploads motion videos to Dropbox.

Install the gem and make the executable available:

$ gem install motion_vj

The configuration file should look like this:

# config.yml

# To obtain the app key and secret, go to https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/create
db_app_key: <App key from Dropbox>
db_app_secret: <App secret from Dropbox>
# The token can be generated using `--get-token`. Please see the Usage section of the README.
db_app_token: <App token from Dropbox>
# The Dropbox directory where the files will be uploaded.
db_videos_dir: /

# The motion CLI name.
motion_cmd: motion
# Path to the PID file that will be created when running.
pid_file: /var/run/motion/motion.pid
# Directory where motion save the videos.
videos_dir: /var/run/motion/videos
# Extension of the videos that should be uploaded.
videos_extension: avi

You must provide it using the --config-file option as pointed by the Usage section.

So that motionvj can access a Dropbox account, a Dropbox token needs to be created. This will be a one time action, and it can be acomplished running motionvj --get-token --config-file config.yml, where config.yml is the file detailed by the Configuration section of this README. Once the token is created, it should be added to the same configuration file.

To start uploading new videos, just run motionvj --config-file config.yml. This should upload new videos that end with the extension indicated by the configuration file. After a file is uploaded to Dropbox, it is then deleted from the local filesystem.

For more options, run motionvj --help:

Usage: motionvj [options]
Required:
    -c, --config-file [CONFIG_FILE]  Path to the configuration file
Optional:
    -t, --get-token                  Get the Dropbox token
Common:
    -h, --help                       Show this message
    -v, --version                    Show version

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/repinel/motion_vj. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.