libvlc support for rtsp authentication with special characters

src/zm_libvlc_camera.cpp

@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ void LibvlcUnlockBuffer(void* opaque, void* picture, void *const *planes) {
 LibvlcCamera::LibvlcCamera(
     const Monitor *monitor,
     const std::string &p_path,
+    const std::string &p_user,
+    const std::string &p_pass,
     const std::string &p_method,
     const std::string &p_options,
     int p_width,
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ LibvlcCamera::LibvlcCamera(
       p_record_audio
       ),
   mPath(p_path),
+  mUser(UriEncode(p_user)),
+  mPass(UriEncode(p_pass)),
   mMethod(p_method),
   mOptions(p_options)
 {  
@@ -214,6 +218,8 @@ int LibvlcCamera::PrimeCapture() {
 
   opVect = Split(Options(), ",");
 
+  Debug(1, "Method: '%s'", Method().c_str());
+
   // Set transport method as specified by method field, rtpUni is default
   if ( Method() == "rtpMulti" )
     opVect.push_back("--rtsp-mcast");
@@ -241,6 +247,17 @@ int LibvlcCamera::PrimeCapture() {
   }
   (*libvlc_log_set_f)(mLibvlcInstance, LibvlcCamera::log_callback, nullptr);
 
+  // recreate the path with encoded authentication info
+  if( mUser.length() > 0 ) {
+    std::string mMaskedPath = remove_authentication(mPath);
+
+    std::string protocol = StringToUpper(mPath.substr(0, 4));
+    if ( protocol == "RTSP" ) {
+      // build the actual uri string with encoded parameters (from the user and pass fields)
+      mPath = StringToLower(protocol) + "://" + mUser + ":" + mPass + "@" + mMaskedPath.substr(7, std::string::npos);
+      Debug(1, "Rebuilt URI with encoded parameters: '%s'", mPath.c_str());
+    }
+  }
 
   mLibvlcMedia = (*libvlc_media_new_location_f)(mLibvlcInstance, mPath.c_str());
   if ( mLibvlcMedia == nullptr ) {

src/zm_libvlc_camera.h

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class LibvlcCamera : public Camera {
   static void log_callback( void *ptr, int level, const libvlc_log_t *ctx, const char *format, va_list vargs );
 protected:
   std::string mPath;
+  std::string mUser;
+  std::string mPass;
   std::string mMethod;
   std::string mOptions;
   StringVector opVect; // mOptArgV will point into opVect so it needs to hang around
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ protected:
   libvlc_media_player_t *mLibvlcMediaPlayer;
 
 public:
-  LibvlcCamera( const Monitor *monitor, const std::string &path, const std::string &p_method, const std::string &p_options, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
+  LibvlcCamera( const Monitor *monitor, const std::string &path, const std::string &user,const std::string &pass, const std::string &p_method, const std::string &p_options, int p_width, int p_height, int p_colours, int p_brightness, int p_contrast, int p_hue, int p_colour, bool p_capture, bool p_record_audio );
   ~LibvlcCamera();
 
   const std::string &Path() const { return mPath; }

src/zm_monitor.cpp

@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ void Monitor::LoadCamera() {
 #if HAVE_LIBVLC
       camera = zm::make_unique<LibvlcCamera>(this,
                                              path.c_str(),
+                                             user,
+                                             pass,
                                              method,
                                              options,
                                              camera_width,