Pac-cogs/videoarchiver

VideoArchiver Cog for Red-DiscordBot

A powerful video archiving cog that automatically downloads and reposts videos from monitored channels. Features hardware-accelerated compression, multi-video processing, and support for multiple video platforms.

Features

• Automatic Video Processing

  • Monitors specified channels for videos
  • Supports multiple video platforms through yt-dlp
  • Hardware-accelerated compression (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM)
  • Configurable video quality and format
  • Automatic file size optimization for Discord limits
  • Default maximum file size: 8MB
  • Default video format: MP4
  • Default video quality: High

• Video Archive Database

  • Track and store archived video information
  • Query archived videos by original URL
  • Get Discord links for previously archived videos
  • Optional database functionality (disabled by default)
  • Automatic database management and cleanup
  • Persistent video history tracking

• Modular Queue System

  • Priority-based processing with state persistence
  • Efficient resource management and monitoring
  • Real-time performance metrics and health checks
  • Automatic cleanup and memory optimization
  • Default concurrent downloads: 2 (configurable 1-5)
  • Maximum queue size: 1000 items
  • Automatic retry on failures (3 attempts)
  • Queue state persistence across bot restarts

• Progress Tracking

  • Real-time download progress monitoring
  • Compression progress tracking
  • Hardware acceleration statistics
  • Detailed error tracking and analysis
  • Memory usage monitoring
  • Success rate calculations
  • Automatic cleanup of temporary files

• Channel Management

  • Flexible channel monitoring (specific channels or all)
  • Separate archive, notification, and log channels
  • Customizable message templates
  • Configurable message duration (default: 30 seconds)

• Access Control

  • Role-based permissions
  • Site-specific enabling/disabling
  • Admin-only configuration commands
  • Per-guild settings

Installation

1. Install the cog:

[p]repo add Pac-cogs https://github.com/pacnpal/Pac-cogs
[p]cog install Pac-cogs videoarchiver

2. Load the cog:

[p]load videoarchiver

Commands

All commands support both prefix and slash command syntax:

Core Video Archiver Commands (va_)

• va_settings: Show current video archiver settings
• va_format <mp4|webm>: Set video format
• va_quality <144-4320>: Set maximum video quality (in pixels)
• va_maxsize <1-100>: Set maximum file size (in MB)
• va_concurrent <1-5>: Set number of concurrent downloads
• va_toggledelete: Toggle deletion of local files after reposting
• va_duration <0-720>: Set message duration in hours (0 for permanent)
• va_template <template>: Set message template using {author}, {url}, {original_message}
• va_update: Update yt-dlp to latest version
• va_toggleupdates: Toggle update notifications

Archiver Management Commands (archiver_)

• archiver enable: Enable video archiving in the server
• archiver disable: Disable video archiving in the server
• archiver setchannel <channel>: Set the archive channel
• archiver setlog <channel>: Set the log channel
• archiver addchannel <channel>: Add a channel to monitor
• archiver removechannel <channel>: Remove a channel from monitoring

Database Management Commands (archivedb_)

• archivedb enable: Enable the video archive database
• archivedb disable: Disable the video archive database
• checkarchived <url>: Check if a video URL has been archived

Queue Management Commands (vaq_)

• vaq_status: Show current queue status with basic metrics
• vaq_metrics: Show detailed queue performance metrics
• vaq_clear: Clear the video processing queue

Channel Configuration Commands (vac_)

• vac_archive <channel>: Set the archive channel
• vac_notify <channel>: Set the notification channel
• vac_log <channel>: Set the log channel for errors
• vac_monitor [channel]: Add channel to monitor (empty for all channels)
• vac_unmonitor <channel>: Remove channel from monitoring

Role Management Commands (var_)

• var_add [role]: Add allowed role (empty for @everyone)
• var_remove <role>: Remove allowed role
• var_list: List allowed roles

Site Management Commands (vas_)

• vas_enable [sites...]: Enable specific sites (empty for all)
• vas_list: List available and enabled sites

Default Settings

{
    "enabled": False,              # Video archiving disabled by default
    "archive_channel": None,       # Must be set before use
    "log_channel": None,          # Optional error logging channel
    "enabled_channels": [],       # Channels to monitor
    "video_format": "mp4",       # Default video format
    "video_quality": "high",     # Default video quality
    "max_file_size": 8,         # Maximum file size in MB
    "message_duration": 30,     # Message duration in seconds
    "message_template": "{author} archived a video from {channel}",
    "concurrent_downloads": 2,  # Number of concurrent downloads
    "enabled_sites": None,     # None means all sites enabled
    "use_database": False     # Database tracking disabled by default
}

Message Templates

You can customize archive messages using these variables:

• {author}: Original message author
• {url}: Original video URL
• {original_message}: Link to original message
• {channel}: Original channel name

Example template:

📥 Video archived from {author}
Original: {url}
Source: {original_message}
Channel: {channel}

Site Support

The cog supports all sites compatible with yt-dlp. Use vas_list to see available sites and currently enabled ones.

Performance & Limitations

• Hardware acceleration automatically detected and utilized
• Configurable concurrent downloads (1-5)
• Maximum queue size: 1000 items
• Maximum file size: 8MB by default (configurable up to Discord's limit)
• Maximum video quality: 4320p (8K)
• Automatic retry on failures (3 attempts with 5-second delay)
• Queue cleanup interval: 30 minutes
• Maximum history age: 24 hours
• Unload timeout: 30 seconds
• Cleanup timeout: 15 seconds

Error Handling

• Comprehensive error logging
• Dedicated log channel for issues
• Automatic retry mechanism
• Queue persistence across restarts
• Detailed error messages
• Error type tracking and analysis
• Automatic recovery procedures
• Force cleanup on timeout

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.