gstreamerJSONConnection.cc

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// gstreamer
#include "gstreamerJSONFactory.h"
#include "gstreamerConventions.h"
 
// c++
#include <iomanip>
 
// Implementation summary:
// Manage the JSON output stream and the lifetime of the top-level JSON document.
 
bool GstreamerJsonFactory::openConnection() {
    if (ofile.is_open()) {
        // Already open for this streamer instance.
        return true;
    }
 
    ofile.clear();
    ofile.open(filename(), std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc);
 
    if (!ofile.is_open() || !ofile) {
        log->error(ERR_CANTOPENOUTPUT, SFUNCTION_NAME, " could not open file ", filename());
        return false;
    }
 
    log->info(1, SFUNCTION_NAME, "GstreamerJsonFactory: opened file " + filename());
 
    // The top-level JSON container depends on whether this instance ends up writing
    // events or frames, so defer initialization until the first publish call.
    is_file_initialized         = false;
    wrote_first_top_level_entry = false;
    top_level_type.clear();
 
    return true;
}
 
bool GstreamerJsonFactory::closeConnectionImpl() {
    // The public closeConnection() wrapper already flushes buffered events before this method runs.
 
    // Finalize the top-level JSON structure only if it was ever started.
    closeTopLevelObjectIfNeeded();
 
    if (ofile.is_open()) ofile.close();
    if (ofile.is_open()) {
        log->error(ERR_CANTCLOSEOUTPUT, SFUNCTION_NAME, " could not close file ", filename());
    }
 
    log->info(1, SFUNCTION_NAME, "GstreamerJsonFactory: closed file " + filename());
 
    return true;
}
 
void GstreamerJsonFactory::ensureFileInitializedForType(const std::string& type) {
    if (is_file_initialized) return;
 
    top_level_type = type;
 
    // Single top-level object with exactly one active array:
    //   { "type": "event",  "events": [ ... ] }
    // or
    //   { "type": "stream", "frames": [ ... ] }
    ofile << "{\n";
    ofile << "  \"type\": \"" << jsonEscape(type) << "\",\n";
 
    if (type == "event") {
        ofile << "  \"events\": [\n";
    }
    else {
        ofile << "  \"frames\": [\n";
    }
 
    is_file_initialized         = true;
    wrote_first_top_level_entry = false;
}
 
void GstreamerJsonFactory::writeTopLevelEntry(const std::string& entry_json) {
    // This helper assumes the correct top-level array has already been opened.
    if (!is_file_initialized) {
        log->error(ERR_PUBLISH_ERROR, "JSON file is not initialized in GstreamerJsonFactory::writeTopLevelEntry");
        return;
    }
 
    // Entries inside the top-level array are comma-separated.
    if (wrote_first_top_level_entry) {
        ofile << ",\n";
    }
    wrote_first_top_level_entry = true;
 
    // Keep a stable indentation level for readability.
    ofile << "    " << entry_json;
}
 
void GstreamerJsonFactory::closeTopLevelObjectIfNeeded() {
    if (!is_file_initialized) return;
 
    // Close the active top-level array and then the containing object.
    ofile << "\n  ]\n";
    ofile << "}\n";
    is_file_initialized = false;
}