Reworked FFmpeg path discovery and always display to user

1) Reworked FFmpeg and FFprobe path discovery (CLI switch, Custom xml, system $PATH, UI update trigger).  Removed FFMpeg folder from Emby.Server.Implementations.  All path discovery now in MediaEncoder.

2) Always display FFmpeg path to user in Transcode page.

3) Allow user to remove a Custome FFmpeg path and return to using system $PATH (or --ffmpeg if available).

4) Remove unused code associated with 'prebuilt' FFmpeg.

5) Much improved logging during path discovery.

Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ using Emby.Server.Implementations.Data;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.Devices;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.Diagnostics;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.Dto;
-using Emby.Server.Implementations.FFMpeg;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.Security;
 using Emby.Server.Implementations.IO;
@@ -792,7 +791,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             ChapterManager = new ChapterManager(LibraryManager, LoggerFactory, ServerConfigurationManager, ItemRepository);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(ChapterManager);
 
-            RegisterMediaEncoder(serviceCollection);
+            MediaEncoder = new MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder(LoggerFactory, JsonSerializer, StartupOptions.FFmpegPath, StartupOptions.FFprobePath, ServerConfigurationManager, FileSystemManager, () => SubtitleEncoder, () => MediaSourceManager, ProcessFactory, 5000);
+            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(MediaEncoder);
 
             EncodingManager = new MediaEncoder.EncodingManager(FileSystemManager, LoggerFactory, MediaEncoder, ChapterManager, LibraryManager);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(EncodingManager);
@@ -908,83 +908,25 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             return new ImageProcessor(LoggerFactory, ServerConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths, FileSystemManager, ImageEncoder, () => LibraryManager, () => MediaEncoder);
         }
 
-        protected virtual FFMpegInstallInfo GetFfmpegInstallInfo()
-        {
-            var info = new FFMpegInstallInfo();
-
-            // Windows builds: http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/
-            // Linux builds: http://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/
-            // OS X builds: http://ffmpegmac.net/
-            // OS X x64: http://www.evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/
-
-            if (EnvironmentInfo.OperatingSystem == MediaBrowser.Model.System.OperatingSystem.Linux)
-            {
-                info.FFMpegFilename = "ffmpeg";
-                info.FFProbeFilename = "ffprobe";
-                info.ArchiveType = "7z";
-                info.Version = "20170308";
-            }
-            else if (EnvironmentInfo.OperatingSystem == MediaBrowser.Model.System.OperatingSystem.Windows)
-            {
-                info.FFMpegFilename = "ffmpeg.exe";
-                info.FFProbeFilename = "ffprobe.exe";
-                info.Version = "20170308";
-                info.ArchiveType = "7z";
-            }
-            else if (EnvironmentInfo.OperatingSystem == MediaBrowser.Model.System.OperatingSystem.OSX)
-            {
-                info.FFMpegFilename = "ffmpeg";
-                info.FFProbeFilename = "ffprobe";
-                info.ArchiveType = "7z";
-                info.Version = "20170308";
-            }
-
-            return info;
-        }
-
-        protected virtual FFMpegInfo GetFFMpegInfo()
-        {
-            return new FFMpegLoader(ApplicationPaths, FileSystemManager, GetFfmpegInstallInfo())
-                .GetFFMpegInfo(StartupOptions);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers the media encoder.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        private void RegisterMediaEncoder(IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
+        private void RegisterMediaEncoder(IAssemblyInfo assemblyInfo)
         {
-            string encoderPath = null;
+            MediaEncoder = new MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder(
-            string probePath = null;
-
-            var info = GetFFMpegInfo();
-
-            encoderPath = info.EncoderPath;
-            probePath = info.ProbePath;
-            var hasExternalEncoder = string.Equals(info.Version, "external", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-            var mediaEncoder = new MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder.MediaEncoder(
                 LoggerFactory,
                 JsonSerializer,
-                encoderPath,
+                StartupOptions.FFmpegPath,
-                probePath,
+                StartupOptions.FFprobePath,
-                hasExternalEncoder,
                 ServerConfigurationManager,
                 FileSystemManager,
-                LiveTvManager,
-                IsoManager,
-                LibraryManager,
-                ChannelManager,
-                SessionManager,
                 () => SubtitleEncoder,
                 () => MediaSourceManager,
-                HttpClient,
-                ZipClient,
                 ProcessFactory,
                 5000);
 
-            MediaEncoder = mediaEncoder;
+            RegisterSingleInstance(MediaEncoder);
-            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(MediaEncoder);
         }
 
         /// <summary>

Emby.Server.Implementations/FFMpeg/FFMpegInfo.cs

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.FFMpeg
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Class FFMpegInfo
-    /// </summary>
-    public class FFMpegInfo
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the path.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The path.</value>
-        public string EncoderPath { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the probe path.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The probe path.</value>
-        public string ProbePath { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the version.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The version.</value>
-        public string Version { get; set; }
-    }
-}

Emby.Server.Implementations/FFMpeg/FFMpegInstallInfo.cs

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.FFMpeg
-{
-    public class FFMpegInstallInfo
-    {
-        public string Version { get; set; }
-        public string FFMpegFilename { get; set; }
-        public string FFProbeFilename { get; set; }
-        public string ArchiveType { get; set; }
-
-        public FFMpegInstallInfo()
-        {
-            Version = "Path";
-            FFMpegFilename = "ffmpeg";
-            FFProbeFilename = "ffprobe";
-        }
-    }
-}

Emby.Server.Implementations/FFMpeg/FFMpegLoader.cs

@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
-
-namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.FFMpeg
-{
-    public class FFMpegLoader
-    {
-        private readonly IApplicationPaths _appPaths;
-        private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
-        private readonly FFMpegInstallInfo _ffmpegInstallInfo;
-
-        public FFMpegLoader(IApplicationPaths appPaths, IFileSystem fileSystem, FFMpegInstallInfo ffmpegInstallInfo)
-        {
-            _appPaths = appPaths;
-            _fileSystem = fileSystem;
-            _ffmpegInstallInfo = ffmpegInstallInfo;
-        }
-
-        public FFMpegInfo GetFFMpegInfo(IStartupOptions options)
-        {
-            var customffMpegPath = options.FFmpegPath;
-            var customffProbePath = options.FFprobePath;
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(customffMpegPath) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(customffProbePath))
-            {
-                return new FFMpegInfo
-                {
-                    ProbePath = customffProbePath,
-                    EncoderPath = customffMpegPath,
-                    Version = "external"
-                };
-            }
-
-            var downloadInfo = _ffmpegInstallInfo;
-
-            var prebuiltFolder = _appPaths.ProgramSystemPath;
-            var prebuiltffmpeg = Path.Combine(prebuiltFolder, downloadInfo.FFMpegFilename);
-            var prebuiltffprobe = Path.Combine(prebuiltFolder, downloadInfo.FFProbeFilename);
-            if (File.Exists(prebuiltffmpeg) && File.Exists(prebuiltffprobe))
-            {
-                return new FFMpegInfo
-                {
-                    ProbePath = prebuiltffprobe,
-                    EncoderPath = prebuiltffmpeg,
-                    Version = "external"
-                };
-            }
-
-            var version = downloadInfo.Version;
-
-            if (string.Equals(version, "0", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return new FFMpegInfo();
-            }
-
-            var rootEncoderPath = Path.Combine(_appPaths.ProgramDataPath, "ffmpeg");
-            var versionedDirectoryPath = Path.Combine(rootEncoderPath, version);
-
-            var info = new FFMpegInfo
-            {
-                ProbePath = Path.Combine(versionedDirectoryPath, downloadInfo.FFProbeFilename),
-                EncoderPath = Path.Combine(versionedDirectoryPath, downloadInfo.FFMpegFilename),
-                Version = version
-            };
-
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(versionedDirectoryPath);
-
-            var excludeFromDeletions = new List<string> { versionedDirectoryPath };
-
-            if (!File.Exists(info.ProbePath) || !File.Exists(info.EncoderPath))
-            {
-                // ffmpeg not present. See if there's an older version we can start with
-                var existingVersion = GetExistingVersion(info, rootEncoderPath);
-
-                // No older version. Need to download and block until complete
-                if (existingVersion == null)
-                {
-                    return new FFMpegInfo();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    info = existingVersion;
-                    versionedDirectoryPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(info.EncoderPath);
-                    excludeFromDeletions.Add(versionedDirectoryPath);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Allow just one of these to be overridden, if desired.
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(customffMpegPath))
-            {
-                info.EncoderPath = customffMpegPath;
-            }
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(customffProbePath))
-            {
-                info.ProbePath = customffProbePath;
-            }
-
-            return info;
-        }
-
-        private FFMpegInfo GetExistingVersion(FFMpegInfo info, string rootEncoderPath)
-        {
-            var encoderFilename = Path.GetFileName(info.EncoderPath);
-            var probeFilename = Path.GetFileName(info.ProbePath);
-
-            foreach (var directory in _fileSystem.GetDirectoryPaths(rootEncoderPath))
-            {
-                var allFiles = _fileSystem.GetFilePaths(directory, true).ToList();
-
-                var encoder = allFiles.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileName(i), encoderFilename, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-                var probe = allFiles.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileName(i), probeFilename, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(encoder) &&
-                    !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(probe))
-                {
-                    return new FFMpegInfo
-                    {
-                        EncoderPath = encoder,
-                        ProbePath = probe,
-                        Version = Path.GetFileName(Path.GetDirectoryName(probe))
-                    };
-                }
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-}

MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             _processFactory = processFactory;
         }
 
-        public (IEnumerable<string> decoders, IEnumerable<string> encoders) Validate(string encoderPath)
+        public (IEnumerable<string> decoders, IEnumerable<string> encoders) GetAvailableCoders(string encoderPath)
         {
             _logger.LogInformation("Validating media encoder at {EncoderPath}", encoderPath);
 

MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/MediaEncoder.cs

@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
 using MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Diagnostics;
@@ -32,323 +28,288 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
     public class MediaEncoder : IMediaEncoder, IDisposable
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The _logger
+        /// Gets the encoder path.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The encoder path.</value>
+        public string EncoderPath => FFmpegPath;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// External: path supplied via command line
+        /// Custom: coming from UI or config/encoding.xml file
+        /// System: FFmpeg found in system $PATH
+        /// null: No FFmpeg found
+        /// </summary>
+        public string EncoderLocationType { get; private set; }
+
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the json serializer.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The json serializer.</value>
         private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
-
+        private string FFmpegPath { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
+        private string FFprobePath { get; set; }
-        /// The _thumbnail resource pool
-        /// </summary>
-        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _thumbnailResourcePool = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
-
-        public string FFMpegPath { get; private set; }
-
-        public string FFProbePath { get; private set; }
-
         protected readonly IServerConfigurationManager ConfigurationManager;
         protected readonly IFileSystem FileSystem;
-        protected readonly ILiveTvManager LiveTvManager;
-        protected readonly IIsoManager IsoManager;
-        protected readonly ILibraryManager LibraryManager;
-        protected readonly IChannelManager ChannelManager;
-        protected readonly ISessionManager SessionManager;
         protected readonly Func<ISubtitleEncoder> SubtitleEncoder;
         protected readonly Func<IMediaSourceManager> MediaSourceManager;
-        private readonly IHttpClient _httpClient;
-        private readonly IZipClient _zipClient;
         private readonly IProcessFactory _processFactory;
-
-        private readonly List<ProcessWrapper> _runningProcesses = new List<ProcessWrapper>();
-        private readonly bool _hasExternalEncoder;
-        private readonly string _originalFFMpegPath;
-        private readonly string _originalFFProbePath;
         private readonly int DefaultImageExtractionTimeoutMs;
+        private readonly string StartupOptionFFmpegPath;
+        private readonly string StartupOptionFFprobePath;
+
+        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _thumbnailResourcePool = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
+        private readonly List<ProcessWrapper> _runningProcesses = new List<ProcessWrapper>();
 
         public MediaEncoder(
             ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
             IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer,
-            string ffMpegPath,
+            string startupOptionsFFmpegPath,
-            string ffProbePath,
+            string startupOptionsFFprobePath,
-            bool hasExternalEncoder,
             IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager,
             IFileSystem fileSystem,
-            ILiveTvManager liveTvManager,
-            IIsoManager isoManager,
-            ILibraryManager libraryManager,
-            IChannelManager channelManager,
-            ISessionManager sessionManager,
             Func<ISubtitleEncoder> subtitleEncoder,
             Func<IMediaSourceManager> mediaSourceManager,
-            IHttpClient httpClient,
-            IZipClient zipClient,
             IProcessFactory processFactory,
             int defaultImageExtractionTimeoutMs)
         {
             _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(nameof(MediaEncoder));
             _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            StartupOptionFFmpegPath = startupOptionsFFmpegPath;
+            StartupOptionFFprobePath = startupOptionsFFprobePath;
             ConfigurationManager = configurationManager;
             FileSystem = fileSystem;
-            LiveTvManager = liveTvManager;
-            IsoManager = isoManager;
-            LibraryManager = libraryManager;
-            ChannelManager = channelManager;
-            SessionManager = sessionManager;
             SubtitleEncoder = subtitleEncoder;
-            MediaSourceManager = mediaSourceManager;
-            _httpClient = httpClient;
-            _zipClient = zipClient;
             _processFactory = processFactory;
             DefaultImageExtractionTimeoutMs = defaultImageExtractionTimeoutMs;
-            FFProbePath = ffProbePath;
-            FFMpegPath = ffMpegPath;
-            _originalFFProbePath = ffProbePath;
-            _originalFFMpegPath = ffMpegPath;
-            _hasExternalEncoder = hasExternalEncoder;
         }
 
-        public string EncoderLocationType
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Run at startup or if the user removes a Custom path from transcode page.
+        /// Sets global variables FFmpegPath and EncoderLocationType.
+        /// If startup options --ffprobe is given then FFprobePath is set too.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Init()
         {
-            get
+            // 1) If given, use the --ffmpeg CLI switch
+            if (ValidatePathFFmpeg("From CLI Switch", StartupOptionFFmpegPath))
             {
-                if (_hasExternalEncoder)
+                _logger.LogInformation("FFmpeg: Using path from command line switch --ffmpeg");
+                EncoderLocationType = "External";
+            }
+
+            // 2) Try Custom path stroed in config/encoding xml file under tag <EncoderAppPathCustom>
+            else if (ValidatePathFFmpeg("From Config File", ConfigurationManager.GetConfiguration<EncodingOptions>("encoding").EncoderAppPathCustom))
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("FFmpeg: Using path from config/encoding.xml file");
+                EncoderLocationType = "Custom";
+            }
+
+            // 3) Search system $PATH environment variable for valid FFmpeg
+            else if (ValidatePathFFmpeg("From $PATH", ExistsOnSystemPath("ffmpeg")))
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("FFmpeg: Using system $PATH for FFmpeg");
+                EncoderLocationType = "System";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("FFmpeg: No suitable executable found");
+                FFmpegPath = null;
+                EncoderLocationType = null;
+            }
+
+            // If given, use the --ffprobe CLI switch
+            if (ValidatePathFFprobe("CLI Switch", StartupOptionFFprobePath))
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("FFprobe: Using path from command line switch --ffprobe");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // FFprobe path from command line is no good, so set to null and let ReInit() try
+                // and set using the FFmpeg path.
+                FFprobePath = null;
+            }
+
+            ReInit();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes the currently used FFmpeg to config/encoding.xml file.
+        /// Sets the FFprobe path if not currently set.
+        /// Interrogates the FFmpeg tool to identify what encoders/decodres are available.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void ReInit()
+        {
+            // Write the FFmpeg path to the config/encoding.xml file so it appears in UI
+            var config = ConfigurationManager.GetConfiguration<EncodingOptions>("encoding");
+            config.EncoderAppPath = FFmpegPath ?? string.Empty;
+            ConfigurationManager.SaveConfiguration("encoding", config);
+
+            // Only if mpeg path is set, try and set path to probe
+            if (FFmpegPath != null)
+            {
+                // Probe would be null here if no valid --ffprobe path was given
+                // at startup, or we're performing ReInit following mpeg path update from UI
+                if (FFprobePath == null)
                 {
-                    return "External";
+                    // Use the mpeg path to create a probe path
+                    if (ValidatePathFFprobe("Copied from FFmpeg:", GetProbePathFromEncoderPath(FFmpegPath)))
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogInformation("FFprobe: Using FFprobe in same folders as FFmpeg");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogError("FFprobe: No suitable executable found");
+                    }
                 }
 
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(FFMpegPath))
+                // Interrogate to understand what coders it supports
-                {
+                var result = new EncoderValidator(_logger, _processFactory).GetAvailableCoders(FFmpegPath);
-                    return null;
-                }
 
-                if (IsSystemInstalledPath(FFMpegPath))
+                SetAvailableDecoders(result.decoders);
-                {
+                SetAvailableEncoders(result.encoders);
-                    return "System";
+            }
-                }
 
-                return "Custom";
+            // Stamp FFmpeg paths to the log file
+            LogPaths();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Triggered from the Settings > Trascoding UI page when users sumits Custom FFmpeg path to use.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path"></param>
+        /// <param name="pathType"></param>
+        public void UpdateEncoderPath(string path, string pathType)
+        {
+            _logger.LogInformation("Attempting to update encoder path to {0}. pathType: {1}", path ?? string.Empty, pathType ?? string.Empty);
+
+            if (!string.Equals(pathType, "custom", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Unexpected pathType value");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+                {
+                    // User had cleared the cutom path in UI.  Clear the Custom config
+                    // setting and peform full Init to relook any CLI switches and system $PATH
+                    var config = ConfigurationManager.GetConfiguration<EncodingOptions>("encoding");
+                    config.EncoderAppPathCustom = string.Empty;
+                    ConfigurationManager.SaveConfiguration("encoding", config);
+
+                    Init();
+                }
+                else if (!File.Exists(path) && !Directory.Exists(path))
+                {
+                    // Given path is neither file or folder
+                    throw new ResourceNotFoundException();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Supplied path could be either file path or folder path.
+                    // Resolve down to file path and validate
+                    path = GetEncoderPath(path);
+
+                    if (path == null)
+                    {
+                        throw new ResourceNotFoundException("FFmpeg not found");
+                    }
+                    else if (!ValidatePathFFmpeg("New From UI", path))
+                    {
+                        throw new ResourceNotFoundException("Failed validation checks.  Version 4.0 or greater is required");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        EncoderLocationType = "Custom";
+
+                        // Write the validated mpeg path to the xml as <EncoderAppPathCustom>
+                        // This ensures its not lost on new startup
+                        var config = ConfigurationManager.GetConfiguration<EncodingOptions>("encoding");
+                        config.EncoderAppPathCustom = FFmpegPath;
+                        ConfigurationManager.SaveConfiguration("encoding", config);
+
+                        FFprobePath = null; // Clear probe path so it gets relooked in ReInit()
+
+                        ReInit();
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        private bool IsSystemInstalledPath(string path)
+        private bool ValidatePath(string type, string path)
         {
-            if (path.IndexOf("/", StringComparison.Ordinal) == -1 && path.IndexOf("\\", StringComparison.Ordinal) == -1)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
             {
+                if (File.Exists(path))
+                {
+                    var valid = new EncoderValidator(_logger, _processFactory).ValidateVersion(path, true);
+
+                    if (valid == true)
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogError("{0}: Failed validation checks.  Version 4.0 or greater is required: {1}", type, path);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.LogError("{0}: File not found: {1}", type, path);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        private bool ValidatePathFFmpeg(string comment, string path)
+        {
+            if (ValidatePath("FFmpeg: " + comment, path) == true)
+            {
+                FFmpegPath = path;
                 return true;
             }
 
             return false;
         }
 
-        public void Init()
+        private bool ValidatePathFFprobe(string comment, string path)
         {
-            InitPaths();
+            if (ValidatePath("FFprobe: " + comment, path) == true)
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(FFMpegPath))
             {
-                var result = new EncoderValidator(_logger, _processFactory).Validate(FFMpegPath);
+                FFprobePath = path;
-
+                return true;
-                SetAvailableDecoders(result.decoders);
-                SetAvailableEncoders(result.encoders);
             }
+
+            return false;
         }
 
-        private void InitPaths()
+        private string GetEncoderPath(string path)
         {
-            ConfigureEncoderPaths();
+            if (Directory.Exists(path))
-
-            if (_hasExternalEncoder)
             {
-                LogPaths();
+                return GetEncoderPathFromDirectory(path);
-                return;
             }
 
-            // If the path was passed in, save it into config now.
+            if (File.Exists(path))
-            var encodingOptions = GetEncodingOptions();
-            var appPath = encodingOptions.EncoderAppPath;
-
-            var valueToSave = FFMpegPath;
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(valueToSave))
             {
-                // if using system variable, don't save this.
+                return path;
-                if (IsSystemInstalledPath(valueToSave) || _hasExternalEncoder)
-                {
-                    valueToSave = null;
-                }
             }
 
-            if (!string.Equals(valueToSave, appPath, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            return null;
-            {
-                encodingOptions.EncoderAppPath = valueToSave;
-                ConfigurationManager.SaveConfiguration("encoding", encodingOptions);
-            }
         }
 
-        public void UpdateEncoderPath(string path, string pathType)
+        private string GetEncoderPathFromDirectory(string path)
         {
-            if (_hasExternalEncoder)
+            try
             {
-                return;
+                var files = FileSystem.GetFilePaths(path);
+
+                var excludeExtensions = new[] { ".c" };
+
+                return files.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(i), "ffmpeg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !excludeExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(i) ?? string.Empty));
             }
-
+            catch (Exception)
-            _logger.LogInformation("Attempting to update encoder path to {0}. pathType: {1}", path ?? string.Empty, pathType ?? string.Empty);
-
-            Tuple<string, string> newPaths;
-
-            if (string.Equals(pathType, "system", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                path = "ffmpeg";
+                // Trap all exceptions, like DirNotExists, and return null
-
+                return null;
-                newPaths = TestForInstalledVersions();
             }
-            else if (string.Equals(pathType, "custom", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
-                {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(path));
-                }
-
-                if (!File.Exists(path) && !Directory.Exists(path))
-                {
-                    throw new ResourceNotFoundException();
-                }
-                newPaths = GetEncoderPaths(path);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Unexpected pathType value");
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPaths.Item1))
-            {
-                throw new ResourceNotFoundException("ffmpeg not found");
-            }
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPaths.Item2))
-            {
-                throw new ResourceNotFoundException("ffprobe not found");
-            }
-
-            path = newPaths.Item1;
-
-            if (!ValidateVersion(path, true))
-            {
-                throw new ResourceNotFoundException("ffmpeg version 3.0 or greater is required.");
-            }
-
-            var config = GetEncodingOptions();
-            config.EncoderAppPath = path;
-            ConfigurationManager.SaveConfiguration("encoding", config);
-
-            Init();
-        }
-
-        private bool ValidateVersion(string path, bool logOutput)
-        {
-            return new EncoderValidator(_logger, _processFactory).ValidateVersion(path, logOutput);
-        }
-
-        private void ConfigureEncoderPaths()
-        {
-            if (_hasExternalEncoder)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var appPath = GetEncodingOptions().EncoderAppPath;
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(appPath))
-            {
-                appPath = Path.Combine(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath, "ffmpeg");
-            }
-
-            var newPaths = GetEncoderPaths(appPath);
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPaths.Item1) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPaths.Item2) || IsSystemInstalledPath(appPath))
-            {
-                newPaths = TestForInstalledVersions();
-            }
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPaths.Item1) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPaths.Item2))
-            {
-                FFMpegPath = newPaths.Item1;
-                FFProbePath = newPaths.Item2;
-            }
-
-            LogPaths();
-        }
-
-        private Tuple<string, string> GetEncoderPaths(string configuredPath)
-        {
-            var appPath = configuredPath;
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(appPath))
-            {
-                if (Directory.Exists(appPath))
-                {
-                    return GetPathsFromDirectory(appPath);
-                }
-
-                if (File.Exists(appPath))
-                {
-                    return new Tuple<string, string>(appPath, GetProbePathFromEncoderPath(appPath));
-                }
-            }
-
-            return new Tuple<string, string>(null, null);
-        }
-
-        private Tuple<string, string> TestForInstalledVersions()
-        {
-            string encoderPath = null;
-            string probePath = null;
-
-            if (_hasExternalEncoder && ValidateVersion(_originalFFMpegPath, true))
-            {
-                encoderPath = _originalFFMpegPath;
-                probePath = _originalFFProbePath;
-            }
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(encoderPath))
-            {
-                if (ValidateVersion("ffmpeg", true) && ValidateVersion("ffprobe", false))
-                {
-                    encoderPath = "ffmpeg";
-                    probePath = "ffprobe";
-                }
-            }
-
-            return new Tuple<string, string>(encoderPath, probePath);
-        }
-
-        private Tuple<string, string> GetPathsFromDirectory(string path)
-        {
-            // Since we can't predict the file extension, first try directly within the folder
-            // If that doesn't pan out, then do a recursive search
-            var files = FileSystem.GetFilePaths(path);
-
-            var excludeExtensions = new[] { ".c" };
-
-            var ffmpegPath = files.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(i), "ffmpeg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !excludeExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(i) ?? string.Empty));
-            var ffprobePath = files.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(i), "ffprobe", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !excludeExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(i) ?? string.Empty));
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ffmpegPath) || !File.Exists(ffmpegPath))
-            {
-                files = FileSystem.GetFilePaths(path, true);
-
-                ffmpegPath = files.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(i), "ffmpeg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && !excludeExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(i) ?? string.Empty));
-
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ffmpegPath))
-                {
-                    ffprobePath = GetProbePathFromEncoderPath(ffmpegPath);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return new Tuple<string, string>(ffmpegPath, ffprobePath);
         }
 
         private string GetProbePathFromEncoderPath(string appPath)
@@ -357,15 +318,31 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 .FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(i), "ffprobe", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         }
 
-        private void LogPaths()
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Search the system $PATH environment variable looking for given filename.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fileName"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        private string ExistsOnSystemPath(string fileName)
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation("FFMpeg: {0}", FFMpegPath ?? "not found");
+            var values = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH");
-            _logger.LogInformation("FFProbe: {0}", FFProbePath ?? "not found");
+
+            foreach (var path in values.Split(Path.PathSeparator))
+            {
+                var candidatePath = GetEncoderPathFromDirectory(path);
+
+                if (ValidatePath("Found on PATH", candidatePath))
+                {
+                    return candidatePath;
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
         }
 
-        private EncodingOptions GetEncodingOptions()
+        private void LogPaths()
         {
-            return ConfigurationManager.GetConfiguration<EncodingOptions>("encoding");
+            _logger.LogInformation("FFMpeg: {0}", FFmpegPath ?? "not found");
+            _logger.LogInformation("FFProbe: {0}", FFprobePath ?? "not found");
         }
 
         private List<string> _encoders = new List<string>();
@@ -412,12 +389,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             return true;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the encoder path.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The encoder path.</value>
-        public string EncoderPath => FFMpegPath;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the media info.
         /// </summary>
@@ -489,7 +460,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
 
                 // Must consume both or ffmpeg may hang due to deadlocks. See comments below.
                 RedirectStandardOutput = true,
-                FileName = FFProbePath,
+                FileName = FFprobePath,
                 Arguments = string.Format(args, probeSizeArgument, inputPath).Trim(),
 
                 IsHidden = true,
@@ -691,7 +662,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             {
                 CreateNoWindow = true,
                 UseShellExecute = false,
-                FileName = FFMpegPath,
+                FileName = FFmpegPath,
                 Arguments = args,
                 IsHidden = true,
                 ErrorDialog = false,
@@ -814,7 +785,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             {
                 CreateNoWindow = true,
                 UseShellExecute = false,
-                FileName = FFMpegPath,
+                FileName = FFmpegPath,
                 Arguments = args,
                 IsHidden = true,
                 ErrorDialog = false,

MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public bool EnableThrottling { get; set; }
         public int ThrottleDelaySeconds { get; set; }
         public string HardwareAccelerationType { get; set; }
-        public string EncoderAppPath { get; set; }
+        public string EncoderAppPathCustom { get; set; } // FFmpeg path as set by the user via the UI
+        public string EncoderAppPath { get; set; } // The current FFmpeg path being used by the system
         public string VaapiDevice { get; set; }
         public int H264Crf { get; set; }
         public string H264Preset { get; set; }