Module ffmpeg_sidecar::download

Constants§

auto_download
Check if FFmpeg is installed, and if it’s not, download and unpack it. Automatically selects the correct binaries for Windows, Linux, and MacOS. The binaries will be placed in the same directory as the Rust executable.
check_latest_version
Makes an HTTP request to obtain the latest version available online, automatically choosing the correct URL for the current platform.
curl
Invoke cURL on the command line to download a file, returning it as a string.
curl_to_file
Invoke cURL on the command line to download a file, writing to a file.
download_ffmpeg_package
Invoke curl to download an archive (ZIP on windows, TAR on linux and mac) from the latest published release online.
ffmpeg_download_url
URL for the latest published FFmpeg release. The correct URL for the target platform is baked in at compile time.
ffmpeg_manifest_url
URL of a manifest file containing the latest published build of FFmpeg. The correct URL for the target platform is baked in at compile time.
parse_linux_version
Parse the the Linux version number from a long manifest text file.
parse_macos_version
Parse the the MacOS version number from a JSON string manifest file.
unpack_ffmpeg
After downloading, unpacks the archive to a folder, moves the binaries to their final location, and deletes the archive and temporary folder.