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First slice of a standalone download: the server binary, ffmpeg and ffprobe side by side in one archive, double-clicked on a laptop without Docker.

What changes

  • src/config/tools.rs: unless WAVEFLOW_FFMPEG_PATH / WAVEFLOW_FFPROBE_PATH names a tool, the server runs the ffmpeg (ffmpeg.exe on Windows) found in the directory of its own executable, resolved through symbolic links on Unix, and falls back to PATH as before. Only a regular file counts. A sidecar that is there but broken is still chosen, so the boot refuses it by its full path rather than silently running whatever PATH holds.
  • docs/plans/standalone-download-plan.md decides the rest, which is not built here:
    • the archive contents per OS;
    • a minimal LGPL FFmpeg built in CI, with its licence texts and a source bundle on the same release. BtbN's lgpl builds are the fallback;
    • laptop mode through a laptop.env file beside the binary: OS data folder, localhost by default, a single-instance check on port 4533, the browser opened with the setup token in a URL fragment;
    • signing (SignPath for Windows, Developer ID plus notarization for macOS);
    • the release.yml jobs and a signed SHA256SUMS;
    • the order of the follow-up PRs.

An existing install with no ffmpeg beside its binary resolves exactly as before. The Docker image sets both paths explicitly.

Verified

  • config::tests::ffmpeg_beside_the_executable_is_found_after_the_setting_and_before_path, checked by inversion. Each of four mutations makes it fail on the assertion it targets: dropping the is_file filter, dropping EXE_SUFFIX, ignoring the setting, and skipping the lookup beside the binary.
  • Real binary on Windows with Chocolatey's FFmpeg removed from PATH:
    • with a real ffmpeg.exe / ffprobe.exe copied beside it, it boots and /health and /ready answer;
    • with an empty ffmpeg.exe, the boot refuses with the sidecar's full path.
  • Locally: cargo fmt --check, cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -D warnings, cargo doc with -D warnings, scripts/check-rust-layout.sh and cargo test --all-features are all green.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Nouvelles fonctionnalités
    • FFmpeg et FFprobe peuvent désormais être détectés à côté de WaveFlow Server. Les chemins explicitement configurés restent prioritaires ; si aucun outil n’est trouvé à proximité, la recherche se poursuit dans le PATH.
  • Documentation
    • Les prérequis précisent les emplacements possibles de FFmpeg et FFprobe.
    • Un plan de téléchargement autonome est désormais accessible depuis la documentation. Il présente les plateformes et les étapes envisagées ; les fonctionnalités qui y sont décrites, au-delà de la détection des outils voisins, restent à implémenter.

A standalone download ships FFmpeg next to the server binary, the way a
Tauri or Bun sidecar does. Unless WAVEFLOW_FFMPEG_PATH or
WAVEFLOW_FFPROBE_PATH names one, the server now runs the ffmpeg (or
ffmpeg.exe) found in the directory of its own executable, resolved
through symbolic links on Unix, before falling back to PATH as before.
A sidecar that is present but broken is still chosen, so the boot
refuses it by its full path instead of silently running another build.

Adds the plan for the standalone download under docs/plans/: the
archive per OS, a minimal LGPL FFmpeg built in CI and its source offer,
laptop mode, signing, and the release jobs.

Signed-off-by: InstaZDLL <github.105mh@8shield.net>
@github-actions github-actions Bot added scope: server Server core (Rust) scope: docs Docs, README, assets type: feat New feature size: m 50-200 lines labels Oct 29, 2026
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Walkthrough

La configuration résout désormais les chemins de FFmpeg et FFprobe depuis une variable dédiée, un fichier adjacent à l’exécutable ou le nom de l’outil destiné à PATH. La documentation présente le plan de distribution autonome et les fonctionnalités qui restent à implémenter.

Changes: Outils et distribution autonome

Layer / File(s) Summary
Résolution des exécutables
src/config/tools.rs, src/config/from_env.rs, src/config/mod.rs, src/config/tests.rs, README.md
La configuration privilégie le chemin explicite, puis un fichier régulier adjacent à l’exécutable du serveur, puis le nom nu de l’outil. Les tests couvrent cette résolution. Sous Unix, le répertoire de l’exécutable est déterminé après résolution des liens symboliques.
Archives autonomes et FFmpeg
docs/plans/standalone-download-plan.md, docs/README.md
Le plan décrit les plateformes et le contenu des archives, ainsi que les contraintes de licence, les sources et le build FFmpeg prévus. La page de documentation ajoute un lien vers ce plan.
Mode portable
docs/plans/standalone-download-plan.md
Le plan spécifie l’activation du mode portable, ses paramètres par défaut et le comportement prévu pour l’accès réseau et l’ouverture du navigateur.
Signature et publication
docs/plans/standalone-download-plan.md
Le plan décrit les étapes de signature par plateforme et les tâches de build, de test, de checksum et de publication prévues.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Possibly related PRs

  • InstaZDLL/waveflow-server#319 — Cette PR utilise FFmpeg et ffprobe via la configuration du serveur, dont les chemins sont concernés par la nouvelle résolution.
  • InstaZDLL/waveflow-server#378 — Cette PR organise docs/plans et met à jour l’index documentaire auquel le nouveau plan est ajouté.
  • InstaZDLL/waveflow-server#320 — Cette PR utilise les chemins FFmpeg et ffprobe fournis par la configuration pour l’analyse de qualité.
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to e263e

The change preserves explicit paths and PATH fallback while safely selecting adjacent regular files. No merge-blocking risk remains.

Architecture risk: Low · up to e263e

The change affects 3 systems.

Changed systems: src, docs, README.md

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  • observed — src (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — README.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: Les exigences ajoutent la possibilité de fournir ffmpeg et ffprobe à côté de l’exécutable, en plus de leur présence sur le PATH.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/README.md: Ajout de l’entrée « Standalone download plan », qui renvoie à plans/standalone-download-plan.md et décrit le serveur sous forme d’archive à lancer directement, avec FFmpeg, les licences, le mode ordinateur portable, la signature et les tâches de publication.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/config/from_env.rs: Ajout de l’import de executable_dir et resolve_tool pour la résolution des chemins d’outils.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/config/from_env.rs: ffmpeg_path et ffprobe_path sont maintenant obtenus par resolve_tool, avec leurs variables d’environnement, leurs noms d’exécutable et le répertoire de l’exécutable courant. L’ancien code convertissait directement une variable définie en PathBuf ou utilisait respectivement ffmpeg et ffprobe comme chemins par défaut.
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Review comments at @docs/plans/standalone-download-plan.md:
- Around line 99-100: Complétez la liste des composants du build minimal décrit
dans le plan en y ajoutant les muxers nécessaires aux conteneurs de sortie
utilisés par strip_canvas_audio et le transcodage, afin que ces sorties puissent
être écrites.
- Around line 147-149: Remplacez l’affirmation sur les obligations de source
dans le passage concerné par une description de l’offre complète pour chaque
version du serveur : couvrez le serveur et les dépendances Cargo non système
exactes liées au binaire, en vous appuyant sur `Cargo.lock` et la révision
épinglée de `waveflow-core`. Précisez que des liens publics durables vers ces
sources suffisent sans archive distincte et que le lien servi par le serveur
doit mener à cette offre complète.
- Around line 312-313: Précisez dans le plan que les chemins de FFmpeg et
FFprobe fournis par le job 1 sont affectés à la configuration de test et
transmis aux générateurs de fixtures, afin que les tests de release utilisent
les outils publiés plutôt que ceux trouvés via PATH.

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