Function open 

pub fn open(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<MediaInfo, ProbeError>

Opens a media file and extracts its metadata.

This function opens the file at the given path using FFmpeg, reads the container format information, and returns a MediaInfo struct containing all extracted metadata.

Arguments

• path - Path to the media file to probe. Accepts anything that can be converted to a Path, including &str, String, PathBuf, etc.

Returns

Returns Ok(MediaInfo) on success, or a ProbeError on failure.

Errors

• ProbeError::FileNotFound if the file does not exist
• ProbeError::CannotOpen if FFmpeg cannot open the file
• ProbeError::InvalidMedia if stream information cannot be read
• ProbeError::Io if there’s an I/O error accessing the file

Examples

Opening a Video File

use ff_probe::open;
use std::path::Path;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Open by string path
    let info = open("video.mp4")?;

    // Or by Path
    let path = Path::new("/path/to/video.mkv");
    let info = open(path)?;

    if let Some(video) = info.primary_video() {
        println!("Resolution: {}x{}", video.width(), video.height());
    }

    Ok(())
}

Handling Errors

use ff_probe::{open, ProbeError};

// Non-existent file returns FileNotFound
let result = open("/this/file/does/not/exist.mp4");
assert!(matches!(result, Err(ProbeError::FileNotFound { .. })));