nolanbrown/dropcam

# Dropcam

RubyGem to access Dropcam account and Camera including direct live stream access

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## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

    gem 'dropcam'

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install dropcam

## Usage

    require 'dropcam'
    
    dropcam = Dropcam::Dropcam.new("<USERNAME>","<PASSWORD>")
    camera = dropcam.cameras.first
    
    # returns jpg image data of the latest frame captured
    screenshot = camera.screenshot.current
    
    # write data to disk
    File.open("#{camera.title}.jpg", 'w') {|f| f.write(screenshot) }
    
    # access and modify settings
    # this disables the watermark on your camera stream
    settings = camera.settings
    settings["watermark.enabled"].set(false)


## Live Stream

**Streaming isn't directly integrated currently and it's up to you to find a player. Some of the players available:**
    
- VLC (RTSP/RTMP)
- RTMPDump (RTMP)
- openRTSP (RTSP)

The easiest way to record the live camera stream is with RTMPDump. Install via homebrew:
    
    `$ brew install rtmpdump`

To save a live stream:

    require 'dropcam'
    dropcam = Dropcam::Dropcam.new("<USERNAME>","<PASSWORD>")
    camera = dropcam.cameras.first
    
    # record the live stream for 30 seconds
    camera.stream.save_live("#{camera.title}.flv", 30)
    
    # to get access information to use a third party application
    # RTMP/Flash Streaming
    camera.stream.rtmp_details
    
    # RTSP Streaming
    camera.stream.rtsp_details
    

Currently stream resolution is limited to 400x240.



## NOTES: ##

The Dropcam API is unofficial and unreleased. This code can break at anytime as Dropcam changes/updates their service. 

This gem has only been tested on Mac OS 10.8 running Ruby 1.9.3

## Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create new Pull Request