Module download

Utilities for downloading and unpacking FFmpeg binaries

Constants

UNPACK_DIRNAME

The default directory name for unpacking a downloaded FFmpeg release archive.

Functions

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.

download_ffmpeg_package

Make an HTTP request to download an archive 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 Linux version number from a long manifest text file.

parse_macos_version

Parse 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.