@sworddut/mcp-ffmpeg-helper/build/utils/ffmpeg.js

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) helper for FFmpeg video processing operations

import { exec } from "child_process";
import { promisify } from "util";
import { validatePath } from "./file.js";
const execPromise = promisify(exec);
/**
 * Helper function to run FFmpeg commands with better error handling
 */
export async function runFFmpegCommand(command) {
    try {
        console.log(`Running FFmpeg command: ffmpeg ${command}`);
        const { stdout, stderr } = await execPromise(`ffmpeg ${command}`);
        return stdout || stderr;
    }
    catch (error) {
        console.error("FFmpeg error:", error.message);
        if (error.stderr) {
            return error.stderr;
        }
        throw new Error(`FFmpeg error: ${error.message}`);
    }
}
/**
 * Helper function to get information about a video file
 */
export async function getVideoInfo(filePath) {
    try {
        validatePath(filePath, true);
        console.log(`Getting video info for: ${filePath}`);
        const { stdout, stderr } = await execPromise(`ffprobe -v error -show_format -show_streams -print_format json "${filePath}"`);
        return stdout || stderr;
    }
    catch (error) {
        console.error("FFprobe error:", error.message);
        if (error.stderr) {
            return error.stderr;
        }
        throw new Error(`FFprobe error: ${error.message}`);
    }
}