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--- video [2023/02/13 14:52] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ video [2023/05/12 14:56] (current) – [Stream Stalled Handler:] added better reboot handling example James Sentman
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 	rebooting or power cycling it if needed. The count will increase until the interface is restarted or
 	the camera starts responding again.
+        By checking for a mod 15 you will attempt to restart the camera only every 15 times it tries to restore
+        and so will not just keep rebooting it every 10 seconds and potentially never let it actually come
+        back up again.
+        The “reboot()” command comes from the Camera API for Amcrest Cameras, but others have similar commands.
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 on streamStalled( stallCount)
-	write log "Attempted to restore camera " & stallCount & " times.”
+	write log "Attempted to restore camera " & stallCount & " times.” color red
-        if (stallCount as number) > 4 then
-            write log “running a failed camera restart"
+        if stallCount ≠ 0 and stallCount mod 15 = 0 then
-            -- send it a reboot, power cycle or whatever to bring it back online
+            write log “Attempting to restart camera due to extended outage” color red
+            reboot()
         end if
 end streamStalled