Crate oxvif 

oxvif

An async Rust client library for the ONVIF IP camera protocol.

ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is the industry standard for interoperability between IP-based security cameras. This library provides a complete async client covering device management, media streaming, PTZ control, imaging, on-screen display, events, recording, search, and replay — all over SOAP/HTTP(S) with WS-Security and HTTP Digest authentication.

ONVIF Profile coverage

Profile	Description	Coverage	Notes
Profile S	Video streaming	~95%	All core operations implemented
Profile T	Advanced streaming (H.265, focus, OSD, audio)	~95%	HTTP Digest Auth, Media2 audio/metadata/analytics config, PTZ compat; Analytics rules and DeviceIO not yet implemented
Profile G	Recording & playback	~85%	Read/search/replay + full recording/job write management; live-source job binding not yet implemented

Supported services

• Device — capabilities, scopes, device info, hostname, NTP, reboot, user management, network interfaces/protocols/DNS/gateway, relay outputs, storage configurations, system log/URIs, factory default, discovery mode, auxiliary commands (wiper/IR lamp)
• Media1 / Media2 — profiles, RTSP/snapshot URIs, video + audio config, OSD, metadata config, audio decoder/output config, video source modes, unified AddConfiguration/RemoveConfiguration
• PTZ — absolute/relative/continuous move, presets, home position, status, configurations, nodes, compatible configurations
• Imaging — brightness/contrast/exposure settings, focus move/stop/status
• Events — pull-point subscriptions, event polling, renew, unsubscribe, continuous event_stream, synchronization point
• Recording — list stored recordings; create/delete recordings, tracks, and recording jobs
• Search — find recordings by scope, collect results, end search
• Replay — get RTSP playback URI for a stored recording
• WS-Discovery — UDP multicast probe to find cameras on the local network

Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  OnvifSession                        │
│     caches service URLs — delegates every call       │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                   OnvifClient                        │
│     stateless — you supply service URLs per call     │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│    soap::SoapEnvelope  │  soap::WsSecurityToken      │  ← SOAP layer
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                  Transport trait                     │  ← HTTP abstraction
│          (HttpTransport / mock in tests)             │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Quick start

Two ways to use oxvif — pick whichever suits your workflow.

OnvifSession — URL caching handled for you

OnvifSession calls GetCapabilities once at construction and caches all service URLs. No URL parameters needed for individual methods.

use oxvif::{OnvifSession, OnvifError};

async fn run() -> Result<(), OnvifError> {
    let session = OnvifSession::builder("http://192.168.1.100/onvif/device_service")
        .with_credentials("admin", "password")
        .with_clock_sync()  // syncs WS-Security timestamp with device clock
        .build()
        .await?;

    let profiles = session.get_profiles().await?;
    let uri = session.get_stream_uri(&profiles[0].token).await?;
    println!("RTSP stream: {}", uri.uri);

    let status = session.ptz_get_status(&profiles[0].token).await?;
    println!("Pan: {:?}  Tilt: {:?}", status.pan, status.tilt);
    Ok(())
}

OnvifClient — direct control, you manage service URLs

OnvifClient is stateless and gives direct control over every call. You fetch and forward service URLs yourself for full routing control.

use oxvif::{OnvifClient, OnvifError};

async fn run() -> Result<(), OnvifError> {
    let client = OnvifClient::new("http://192.168.1.100/onvif/device_service")
        .with_credentials("admin", "password");

    let dt = client.get_system_date_and_time().await?;
    let client = client.with_utc_offset(dt.utc_offset_secs());

    let caps = client.get_capabilities().await?;
    let media_url = caps.media.url.as_deref().unwrap();

    let profiles = client.get_profiles(media_url).await?;
    let uri = client.get_stream_uri(media_url, &profiles[0].token).await?;
    println!("RTSP stream: {}", uri.uri);
    Ok(())
}

Testing without a real camera

Implement transport::Transport to inject any XML fixture:

use oxvif::transport::{Transport, TransportError};
use async_trait::async_trait;
use std::sync::Arc;

struct MockTransport { xml: String }

#[async_trait]
impl Transport for MockTransport {
    async fn soap_post(&self, _url: &str, _action: &str, _body: String)
        -> Result<String, TransportError>
    {
        Ok(self.xml.clone())
    }
}

let client = oxvif::OnvifClient::new("http://ignored")
    .with_transport(Arc::new(MockTransport { xml: "<s:Envelope/>".into() }));

Re-exports

pub use client::OnvifClient;

pub use client::notification_listener;

pub use discovery::DiscoveredDevice;

pub use discovery::DiscoveryEvent;

pub use discovery::probe_unicast;

pub use error::OnvifError;

pub use session::OnvifSession;

pub use session::OnvifSessionBuilder;

pub use types::AnalyticsCapabilities;

pub use types::AudioDecoderConfiguration;

pub use types::AudioEncoderConfiguration;

pub use types::AudioEncoderConfigurationOptions;

pub use types::AudioEncoderOptions;

pub use types::AudioEncoding;

pub use types::AudioOutputConfiguration;

pub use types::AudioSource;

pub use types::AudioSourceConfiguration;

pub use types::BoundsRange;

pub use types::Capabilities;

pub use types::DeviceCapabilities;

pub use types::DeviceInfo;

pub use types::DeviceIoCapabilities;

pub use types::DnsInformation;

pub use types::EncoderInstanceInfo;

pub use types::EventProperties;

pub use types::EventsCapabilities;

pub use types::FindRecordingResults;

pub use types::FloatRange;

pub use types::FocusMove;

pub use types::H264Configuration;

pub use types::H264Options;

pub use types::H265Configuration;

pub use types::H265Options;

pub use types::Hostname;

pub use types::ImagingCapabilities;

pub use types::ImagingMoveOptions;

pub use types::ImagingOptions;

pub use types::ImagingSettings;

pub use types::ImagingStatus;

pub use types::IntRange;

pub use types::IoCapabilities;

pub use types::JpegOptions;

pub use types::Media2Capabilities;

pub use types::MediaCapabilities;

pub use types::MediaProfile;

pub use types::MediaProfile2;

pub use types::MetadataConfiguration;

pub use types::MetadataConfigurationOptions;

pub use types::MulticastConfiguration;

pub use types::NetworkCapabilities;

pub use types::NetworkGateway;

pub use types::NetworkInterface;

pub use types::NetworkProtocol;

pub use types::NotificationMessage;

pub use types::NtpInfo;

pub use types::OnvifService;

pub use types::OsdColor;

pub use types::OsdConfiguration;

pub use types::OsdOptions;

pub use types::OsdPosition;

pub use types::OsdTextString;

pub use types::PtzCapabilities;

pub use types::PtzConfiguration;

pub use types::PtzConfigurationOptions;

pub use types::PtzNode;

pub use types::PtzPreset;

pub use types::PtzSpaceRange;

pub use types::PtzSpeed;

pub use types::PtzStatus;

pub use types::PullPointSubscription;

pub use types::PushSubscription;

pub use types::RecordingCapabilities;

pub use types::RecordingConfiguration;

pub use types::RecordingInformation;

pub use types::RecordingItem;

pub use types::RecordingJob;

pub use types::RecordingJobConfiguration;

pub use types::RecordingJobState;

pub use types::RecordingSourceInformation;

pub use types::RecordingTrack;

pub use types::RelayOutput;

pub use types::ReplayCapabilities;

pub use types::Resolution;

pub use types::SearchCapabilities;

pub use types::SecurityCapabilities;

pub use types::SetDateTimeRequest;

pub use types::SnapshotUri;

pub use types::SourceBounds;

pub use types::StorageConfiguration;

pub use types::StreamUri;

pub use types::StreamingCapabilities;

pub use types::SystemCapabilities;

pub use types::SystemDateTime;

pub use types::SystemLog;

pub use types::SystemUris;

pub use types::User;

pub use types::UtcDateTime;

pub use types::VideoEncoderConfiguration;

pub use types::VideoEncoderConfiguration2;

pub use types::VideoEncoderConfigurationOptions;

pub use types::VideoEncoderConfigurationOptions2;

pub use types::VideoEncoderInstances;

pub use types::VideoEncoderOptions2;

pub use types::VideoEncoding;

pub use types::VideoRateControl;

pub use types::VideoRateControl2;

pub use types::VideoSource;

pub use types::VideoSourceConfiguration;

pub use types::VideoSourceConfigurationOptions;

pub use types::VideoSourceMode;

Modules

client

High-level ONVIF client.

discovery

WS-Discovery — UDP multicast device probe.

error

Top-level error type for the oxvif library.

session

High-level session wrapper around OnvifClient.

soap

SOAP protocol layer for ONVIF.

transport

HTTP transport abstraction for SOAP over HTTP/HTTPS.

types

Typed response structs for all ONVIF operations.