.gitignore

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 .DS_Store
 videoarchiver/tmp/
 __pycache__
+cline_docs

cline_docs/activeContext.md

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Active Context
 
 ## Current Focus
+
 - Adding fallback import patterns to all non-init Python files
 - Maintaining relative imports while ensuring compatibility with Red-DiscordBot loading
 - Implementing consistent import patterns across the entire codebase
 
 ## Recent Changes
+
 - Added fallback imports in core module files:
   - base.py
   - cleanup.py
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
   - __init__.py
 
 ## Next Steps
+
 1. Add fallback imports to database module files:
    - connection_manager.py
    - query_manager.py
@@ -74,9 +77,11 @@
    - __init__.py
 
 ## Active Files
+
 Currently working through database module files
 
 ## Strategy
+
 - Process one module at a time
 - Update files systematically
 - Commit changes per module

videoarchiver/ffmpeg/encoder_params.py

@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 import os
 import logging
 from typing import Dict, Any
-from .exceptions import CompressionError, QualityError, BitrateError
+
+try:
+    # Try relative imports first
+    from .exceptions import CompressionError, QualityError, BitrateError
+except ImportError:
+    # Fall back to absolute imports if relative imports fail
+    from videoarchiver.ffmpeg.exceptions import CompressionError, QualityError, BitrateError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("VideoArchiver")
 
+
 class EncoderParams:
     """Manages FFmpeg encoding parameters based on hardware and content"""