[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avdevice/xcbgrab: Add select_region option.

Omar Emara mail at OmarEmara.dev
Thu Jun 25 18:17:30 EEST 2020


This patch adds a select_region option to the xcbgrab input device.
If set to 1, the user will be prompted to select the grabbing area
graphically by clicking and dragging. A rectangle will be drawn to
mark the grabbing area. A single click with no dragging will select
the whole screen. The option overwrites the video_size, grab_x, and
grab_y options if set by the user.

For testing, just set the select_region option as follows:

ffmpeg -f x11grab -select_region 1 -i :0.0 output.mp4

The drawing happens directly on the root window using standard rubber
banding techniques, so it is very efficient and doesn't depend on any
X extensions or compositors.

Signed-off-by: Omar Emara <mail at OmarEmara.dev>
---
 doc/indevs.texi       |   7 +++
 libavdevice/xcbgrab.c | 122 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 129 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/indevs.texi b/doc/indevs.texi
index 6f5afaf344..b5df111801 100644
--- a/doc/indevs.texi
+++ b/doc/indevs.texi
@@ -1478,6 +1478,13 @@ ffmpeg -f x11grab -framerate 25 -video_size cif -i :0.0+10,20 out.mpg
 @subsection Options
 
 @table @option
+ at item select_region
+Specify whether to select the grabbing area graphically using the pointer.
+A value of @code{1} prompts the user to select the grabbing area graphically
+by clicking and dragging. A single click with no dragging will select the
+whole screen. This option overwrites the @var{video_size}, @var{grab_x},
+and @var{grab_y} options. Default value is @code{0}.
+
 @item draw_mouse
 Specify whether to draw the mouse pointer. A value of @code{0} specifies
 not to draw the pointer. Default value is @code{1}.
diff --git a/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c b/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
index 6f6b2dbf15..a65944cbcd 100644
--- a/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
+++ b/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 
 #if CONFIG_LIBXCB_XFIXES
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ typedef struct XCBGrabContext {
     int show_region;
     int region_border;
     int centered;
+    int select_region;
 
     const char *framerate;
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "centered", "Keep the mouse pointer at the center of grabbing region when following.", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = -1 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, D, "follow_mouse" },
     { "show_region", "Show the grabbing region.", OFFSET(show_region), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, D },
     { "region_border", "Set the region border thickness.", OFFSET(region_border), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 3 }, 1, 128, D },
+    { "select_region", "Select the grabbing region graphically using the pointer.", OFFSET(select_region), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, D },
     { NULL },
 };
 
@@ -668,6 +671,117 @@ static void setup_window(AVFormatContext *s)
     draw_rectangle(s);
 }
 
+#define CROSSHAIR_CURSOR 34
+
+typedef struct {
+    int16_t x;
+    int16_t y;
+} Position;
+
+static xcb_rectangle_t rectangle_from_corners(Position *corner_a, Position *corner_b) {
+    xcb_rectangle_t rectangle;
+    if (corner_a->x < corner_b->x) {
+        rectangle.x = corner_a->x;
+        rectangle.width = corner_b->x - corner_a->x;
+    } else {
+        rectangle.x = corner_b->x;
+        rectangle.width = corner_a->x - corner_b->x;
+    }
+    if (corner_a->y < corner_b->y) {
+        rectangle.y = corner_a->y;
+        rectangle.height = corner_b->y - corner_a->y;
+    } else {
+        rectangle.y = corner_b->y;
+        rectangle.height = corner_a->y - corner_b->y;
+    }
+    return rectangle;
+}
+
+static xcb_rectangle_t select_region(xcb_connection_t *connection,
+                                     xcb_screen_t *screen) {
+    int done = 0;
+    int was_drawn = 0;
+    int was_pressed = 0;
+    xcb_cursor_t cursor;
+    xcb_font_t cursor_font;
+    Position press_position;
+    xcb_generic_event_t *event;
+    xcb_rectangle_t old_rectangle;
+
+    xcb_window_t root_window = screen->root;
+    xcb_gcontext_t graphics_context = xcb_generate_id(connection);
+    uint32_t graphics_context_mask = XCB_GC_FUNCTION | XCB_GC_SUBWINDOW_MODE;
+    uint32_t graphics_context_values[] = {XCB_GX_INVERT,
+                                          XCB_SUBWINDOW_MODE_INCLUDE_INFERIORS};
+    xcb_create_gc(connection, graphics_context, root_window,
+                  graphics_context_mask, graphics_context_values);
+
+    cursor_font = xcb_generate_id(connection);
+    xcb_open_font(connection, cursor_font, strlen("cursor"), "cursor");
+    cursor = xcb_generate_id(connection);
+    xcb_create_glyph_cursor(connection, cursor, cursor_font, cursor_font,
+                            CROSSHAIR_CURSOR, CROSSHAIR_CURSOR + 1, 0, 0, 0,
+                            0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF);
+    xcb_grab_pointer(connection, 0, root_window,
+                     XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS |
+                     XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE |
+                     XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_MOTION,
+                     XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC, XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC,
+                     root_window, cursor, XCB_CURRENT_TIME);
+    xcb_grab_server(connection);
+    xcb_flush(connection);
+
+    while ((event = xcb_wait_for_event(connection))) {
+        switch (event->response_type & ~0x80) {
+        case XCB_BUTTON_PRESS: {
+            xcb_button_press_event_t *press = (xcb_button_press_event_t *)event;
+            press_position = (Position){press->event_x, press->event_y};
+            was_pressed = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+        case XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY: {
+            xcb_motion_notify_event_t *motion =
+                (xcb_motion_notify_event_t *)event;
+            if (was_pressed) {
+                Position current_cursor_position = {motion->event_x,
+                                                    motion->event_y};
+                xcb_rectangle_t rectangle = rectangle_from_corners(
+                    &press_position, &current_cursor_position);
+                if (was_drawn) {
+                    xcb_poly_rectangle(connection, root_window,
+                                       graphics_context, 1, &old_rectangle);
+                }
+                xcb_poly_rectangle(connection, root_window, graphics_context, 1,
+                                   &rectangle);
+                old_rectangle = rectangle;
+                was_drawn = 1;
+                xcb_flush(connection);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE: {
+            xcb_poly_rectangle(connection, root_window, graphics_context, 1,
+                               &old_rectangle);
+            done = 1;
+            xcb_flush(connection);
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        free(event);
+        if (done) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    xcb_ungrab_server(connection);
+    xcb_ungrab_pointer(connection, XCB_CURRENT_TIME);
+    xcb_free_cursor(connection, cursor);
+    xcb_close_font(connection, cursor_font);
+    xcb_free_gc(connection, graphics_context);
+    return old_rectangle;
+}
+
 static av_cold int xcbgrab_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
 {
     XCBGrabContext *c = s->priv_data;
@@ -702,6 +816,14 @@ static av_cold int xcbgrab_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
         return AVERROR(EIO);
     }
 
+    if (c->select_region) {
+        xcb_rectangle_t rectangle = select_region(c->conn, c->screen);
+        c->x = rectangle.x;
+        c->y = rectangle.y;
+        c->width = rectangle.width;
+        c->height = rectangle.height;
+    }
+
     ret = create_stream(s);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-- 
2.27.0



More information about the ffmpeg-devel mailing list