try to create log path, if not exists. expose state file in config (important for multi channels)

assets/ffplayout.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ general:
         on linux. 'stop_threshold' stop ffplayout, if it is async in time above this
         value. A number below 3 can cause unexpected errors.
     stop_threshold: 11
+    stat_file: .ffp_status
 
 rpc_server:
     help_text: Run a JSON RPC server, for getting infos about current playing and

docker/Almalinux.Dockerfile

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RUN (cd /lib/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/; for i in *; do [ $i == \
 
 FROM base
 
-ARG FFPLAYOUT_VERSION=0.17.0
+ARG FFPLAYOUT_VERSION=0.17.1
 COPY README.md *.rpm /tmp/
 
 RUN dnf update -y && \

docker/README.md

@@ -30,10 +30,17 @@ It may be useful to create/link volume for those folders/files.
 
 ## Docker
 
-How to build the image
-`docker build -t ffplayout-image .`
-`docker build -f fromSource.Dockerfile -t ffplayout-image:from-source .`
-`docker build -f Almalinux.Dockerfile -t ffplayout-image:almalinux .`
+How to build the image:\
+```BASH
+# build default
+docker build -t ffplayout-image .
+
+# build ffmpeg from source
+docker build -f fromSource.Dockerfile -t ffplayout-image:from-source .
+
+# build with current almalinux image
+docker build -f Almalinux.Dockerfile -t ffplayout-image:almalinux .
+```
 
 example of command to start the container:
 

ffplayout-engine/src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     fs::{self, File},
-    path::PathBuf,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
     process::exit,
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
     thread,
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ fn main() {
     let proc_ctl2 = proc_control.clone();
     let messages = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
 
+    // try to create logging folder, if not exist
+    if config.logging.log_to_file && !Path::new(&config.logging.log_path).is_dir() {
+        if let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(&config.logging.log_path) {
+            println!("Logging path not exists! {e}");
+
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
     let logging = init_logging(&config, Some(proc_ctl1), Some(messages.clone()));
     CombinedLogger::init(logging).unwrap();
 

lib/src/utils/config.rs

@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ pub struct General {
     pub help_text: String,
     pub stop_threshold: f64,
 
-    #[serde(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)]
-    pub generate: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub stat_file: String,
 
     #[serde(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)]
-    pub stat_file: String,
+    pub generate: Option<Vec<String>>,
 
     #[serde(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)]
     pub ffmpeg_filters: Vec<String>,
@@ -336,11 +336,14 @@ impl PlayoutConfig {
         let mut config: PlayoutConfig =
             serde_yaml::from_reader(f).expect("Could not read config file.");
         config.general.generate = None;
-        config.general.stat_file = home_dir()
-            .unwrap_or_else(env::temp_dir)
-            .join(".ffp_status")
-            .display()
-            .to_string();
+
+        if config.general.stat_file.is_empty() {
+            config.general.stat_file = home_dir()
+                .unwrap_or_else(env::temp_dir)
+                .join(".ffp_status")
+                .display()
+                .to_string();
+        }
 
         if config.logging.ingest_level.is_none() {
             config.logging.ingest_level = Some(config.logging.ffmpeg_level.clone())