package config import ( "errors" "fmt" "os" "os/exec" "strings" "golang.org/x/mod/semver" ) // verifyFFMpegPath verifies that the path exists, is a file, and is executable. func verifyFFMpegPath(path string) error { stat, err := os.Stat(path) if os.IsNotExist(err) { return errors.New("ffmpeg path does not exist") } if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("error while verifying the ffmpeg path: %s", err.Error()) } if stat.IsDir() { return errors.New("ffmpeg path can not be a folder") } mode := stat.Mode() //source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/60128480 if mode&0111 == 0 { return errors.New("ffmpeg path is not executable") } cmd := exec.Command(path) out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput() response := string(out) if response == "" { fmt.Println(err) return fmt.Errorf("unable to determine the version of your ffmpeg installation at %s. you may experience issues with video.", path) } responseComponents := strings.Split(response, " ") fullVersionString := responseComponents[2] versionString := "v" + strings.Split(fullVersionString, "-")[0] if !semver.IsValid(versionString) || semver.Compare(versionString, FfmpegSuggestedVersion) == -1 { return fmt.Errorf("your %s version of ffmpeg at %s may be older than the suggested version of %s. you may experience issues with video.", versionString, path, FfmpegSuggestedVersion) } return nil }