EventGhost

Posted: **Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:52 pm**

Hey Guys -

I'm trying to set up EventGhost to do something fairly simple, but having an issue getting it to do so. I have a webcam configured to automatically upload an image to a folder (local to EventGhost install) whenever it detects motion. It's configured to upload no more than 1 image every 10 seconds. I am trying to set up EventGhost to monitor that folder for new files and once one appears, display it on a monitor for 2 seconds.

I set up "Directory Watcher" and got it working correctly. I then added the "Display Image" macro and have been testing with it. My issue is that you seemingly have to configure it with a static filename. The only solutions I can see for this are:

Finding a way to set new filename to variable when created in folder which could then be used in config of "Display Image"

Configure EventGhost with or without external scripting so that when an image is uploaded, it is renamed to a static filename, displayed with "Display Image", then deleted

Some alternate plugin or script

Although I frequently use PowerShell, unfortunately I'm not experienced with Python which it seems is what EventGhost is designed.

Any suggestions would be appreciated - Thanks!

Posted: **Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:43 am**

who makes the camera??
brand and model

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:06 pm**

If i understand correct, i have a solution for you. Add the following two macros to your config tree:
(click on 'SELCET ALL', press Strg-c, select your config tree and press Strg-v)

Code for the "Watch Directory" macro:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="WIP">
    <Macro Name="Watch Directory" XML_Guid="{D1673FEF-CACE-4744-A5CA-E2D53BB30D2C}" Expanded="True">
        <Event Name="DirectoryWatcher.Created" XML_Guid="{C63CC252-AEE2-4C97-9D1D-72AF66BDCEE9}" />
        <Action XML_Guid="{A7266822-C811-4AF4-B749-B864C5032E4C}">
            EventGhost.TriggerEvent(u'Webcam.DisplayImage', 0.0, u'{eg.event.payload[0]}', True, False, False)
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>

Code for the "Display Image" macro:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="WIP">
    <Macro Name="Display Image" XML_Guid="{1A099881-155B-40A2-859A-AC1235648714}" Expanded="True">
        <Event Name="Main.Webcam.DisplayImage" XML_Guid="{4B77CBC4-EA02-4C6E-97B9-E46F0A2CDCDF}" />
        <Action XML_Guid="{DF31B6E9-5D91-4484-BE0A-2678D3E35A19}">
            System.DisplayImage(u'{eg.event.payload}', 2, 1, True, True, 0, True, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 640, 360, (130, 130, 130, 255), False, True, True, u'')
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>

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