Changelog

GCS Connector Filter release notes

v1.5.2 - 2025-04-15

Changed

• Internal improvements

v1.5.1 - 2025-04-15

Added

• Support for RTSP streaming input via rtsp-streamer service
• Docker Compose configuration for RTSP-based video ingestion pipeline

Changed

• Enhanced GCS video connector with file size stability verification to prevent uploading incomplete files
• Fixed issue with corrupted video file uploads by implementing file completion detection
• Improved upload reliability by ensuring files have reached a stable size before transfer

v1.5.0 - 2025-04-09

Added

• Support for image file uploads to GCS buckets via image_folder configuration
• Improved error handling and logging for upload failures
• File locking mechanism to prevent concurrent uploads of the same file

Changed

• Enhanced base uploader class with common upload functionality
• Separated video and image upload logic into distinct uploader classes

v1.4.13 - 2024-03-26

Added

• Internal improvements

v1.4.0

Added

• Initial Release: new GCS Connector Filter filter for uploading video segments to Google Cloud Storage (GCS).

• GCS Output Support

  • Streams output video files to gs:// buckets
  • Supports multiple outputs with validation for unique prefixes

• Manifest Generation

  • Optional JSON manifest file can be created and uploaded alongside video files
  • Manifest structure is configurable via manifest_field path (supports nested keys like a.b.c)

• Flexible Template Sources

  • Manifest templates can be read from file://, gs://, or downloaded dynamically
  • If template is not found, a default manifest is generated automatically

• Video Output Segmentation

  • Supports time-based segmentation using !segtime=N syntax in output paths

• Uploader Threads

  • Parallel uploaders handle background streaming to GCS with retry and cleanup

• Environment Auth

  • Uses GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS for authentication to GCP