birdcam-pi/view_birdcam.sh

#!/bin/sh

player="cvlc"										### var: player command
player_path="$(command -v $player)"
player_package="vlc"									### var: player apt package

if [ -z "$player_path" ]; then
	echo "Missing $player, try to install it ..."

	echo "Check internet connection ..."
        pingserver="raspbian.raspberrypi.org"						### var: pingcheck destination
        if ! ping -q -c1 $pingserver>/dev/null; then
                echo "No internet connection ..."
                exit 0
        fi

	sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y install $player_package

	player_path="$(command -v $player)"

	if [ -z "$player_path" ]; then
		echo "Cannot install $player, exiting ..."
		exit 0
	fi
fi

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 [Name_of_Camera]"
	exit 0
fi

cameralist="/home/pi/birdcam/conf/cameralist.txt"					### var: list of all cameras/commands file
playerproc="vlc"									### var: media player process name
playerparam="--no-osd --play-and-exit"							### var: media player parameters
streamurl="rtsp://$1:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?real_stream"	### var: camera stream url

randomvideosh="/home/pi/birdcam/randomvideo.sh"						### var: path to random video script
randomvideoproc="randomvideo.sh"							### var: name of process for random video script

if [ -n "$(pgrep $playerproc)" ]; then
	pkill $playerproc
fi

if [ -n "$(pgrep $randomvideoproc)" ]; then
	pkill $randomvideoproc
fi

if [ "$1" = "random" ]; then
	$randomvideosh
	exit 0
fi

if [ "$1" = "birdcam1" ]; then								### var: hostname camera1
	$player_path $playerparam "$streamurl"

elif [ "$1" = "birdcam2" ]; then							### var: hostname camera2
	$player_path $playerparam "$streamurl"

else
	echo "Wrong camera! Available cameras:"
	cat $cameralist

fi