when the thumbnail is created the page is refreshed

backend/videoflix/content/models.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Video(models.Model):
     film_genre = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=FILM_GENRES, blank=True, null=True)
     video_file = models.FileField(upload_to='videos/', blank=True, null=True)
     file_name = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)
+    thumbnail_created = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     
     def __str__(self):
         return f'({self.id}) {self.title}'

backend/videoflix/content/signals.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from .models import Video
-from .tasks import convert_video_to_hls, create_thumbnails, delete_original_video
+from .tasks import convert_video_to_hls, create_thumbnails, delete_original_video, update_thumbnail_status
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ def video_post_save(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
         queue = django_rq.get_queue("default", autocommit=True)
         
         #Create thumbnail
-        queue.enqueue(create_thumbnails, instance, instance.id)
+        create_thumbnails(instance, instance.id)
         
         #Convert video
-        queue.enqueue(convert_video_to_hls, instance.video_file.path, "480", instance.id)
-        queue.enqueue(convert_video_to_hls, instance.video_file.path, "720", instance.id)
-        queue.enqueue(convert_video_to_hls, instance.video_file.path, "1080", instance.id)
-        
+        for resolution in ["480", "720", "1080"]:
+            queue.enqueue(convert_video_to_hls, instance.video_file.path, resolution, instance.id)
+            
         # Delete the original video file
         queue.enqueue(delete_original_video, instance.video_file.path)
 

backend/videoflix/content/tasks.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ffmpeg
 import os
 from django.conf import settings
 from .models import Video
+from django_rq import get_queue
 
 def convert_video_to_hls(source, resolution, model_id):
     target_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(source), str(model_id))
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ def delete_original_video(source):
     except OSError as e:
         print(f"Error deleting original file: {e}")
 
-def create_thumbnails(self, model_id):
-    video_file_path = self.video_file.path
+def create_thumbnails(instance, model_id):
+    video_file_path = instance.video_file.path
     thumbnail_dir = os.path.join(settings.THUMBNAIL_DIR, str(model_id))
-  
+
     base_filename = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(video_file_path))[0]
     thumbnail_1080p_filename = base_filename + '_1080p.jpg'
     thumbnail_1080p_path = os.path.join(thumbnail_dir, thumbnail_1080p_filename)
@@ -52,8 +53,19 @@ def create_thumbnails(self, model_id):
         os.makedirs(thumbnail_dir)
 
     try:
+        # Generate the thumbnails
         ffmpeg.input(video_file_path, ss=1).output(thumbnail_1080p_path, vf='scale=1920:-1', vframes=1).run(overwrite_output=True)
         ffmpeg.input(video_file_path, ss=1).output(thumbnail_480_path, vf='scale=720:-1', vframes=1).run(overwrite_output=True)
-
+        # Update thumbnail status
+        update_thumbnail_status(model_id)
+        
     except ffmpeg._run.Error as e:
-        print(f"Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten: {e.stderr.decode()}")
+        print(f"Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten: {e.stderr.decode()}")
+
+def update_thumbnail_status(video_id):
+    try:
+        video = Video.objects.get(id=video_id)
+        video.thumbnail_created = True
+        video.save()
+    except Video.DoesNotExist:
+        print(f"Video with id {video_id} does not exist.")

backend/videoflix/content/views.py

@@ -16,12 +16,25 @@ CACHETTL = getattr(settings, 'CACHE_TTL', DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
 @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
 #@cache_page(CACHETTL)
 def video_list(request):
-  
-  if request.method == 'GET':
-    video = Video.objects.all()
-    serializer = VideoSerializer(video, many=True)
+    """
+    List all videos.
+    """
+    videos = Video.objects.all()
+    serializer = VideoSerializer(videos, many=True)
     return Response(serializer.data)
 
+@api_view(['GET'])
+@permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
+def check_thumbnail_status(request, video_id):
+    """
+    Check the status of the thumbnail creation for a specific video.
+    """
+    try:
+        video = Video.objects.get(id=video_id)
+        return Response({'thumbnail_created': video.thumbnail_created})
+    except Video.DoesNotExist:
+        return Response({'error': 'Video not found'}, status=404)
+    
 @api_view(['POST'])
 @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated])
 def video_upload(request):

backend/videoflix/videoflix/urls.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     # Content URLs
     path('content/', content_views.video_list),
     path('content/upload/', content_views.video_upload),
+    path('content/<int:video_id>/status/', content_views.check_thumbnail_status),
 
     # Users URLs
     path('users/', user_views.user_list),

frontend/src/app/components/home/browse/upload-movie/upload-movie.component.ts

@@ -44,27 +44,47 @@ export class UploadMovieComponent {
   }
 
   async onSubmit(ngForm: NgForm) {
-    if (ngForm.submitted && ngForm.form.valid) {
-      const formData = new FormData();
-      formData.append('title', this.movieData.title);
-      formData.append('description', this.movieData.description);
-      formData.append('film_genre', this.movieData.filmGenre);
-      if (this.movieData.videoFile) {
-        formData.append('video_file', this.movieData.videoFile);
-      }
-      try {
-        await this.movieService.uploadMovie(formData);
-        this.movieData.send = true;
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          ngForm.resetForm();
-          this.uploadMovieOverview();
-          this.movieData.send = false;
-          window.location.reload();
-        }, 1000);
-        this.errorService.clearError();
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.errorService.handleError(error);
-      }
+    if (!ngForm.submitted || !ngForm.form.valid) return;
+
+    try {
+      this.movieData.send = true;
+
+      const formData = this.createFormData();
+      const response = await this.movieService
+        .uploadMovie(formData)
+        .toPromise();
+      const videoId = response.id;
+
+      await this.waitForThumbnailCreation(videoId);
+
+      ngForm.resetForm();
+      this.uploadMovieOverview();
+      this.movieData.send = false;
+      window.location.reload();
+      this.errorService.clearError();
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.errorService.handleError(error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private createFormData(): FormData {
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    formData.append('title', this.movieData.title);
+    formData.append('description', this.movieData.description);
+    formData.append('film_genre', this.movieData.filmGenre);
+    if (this.movieData.videoFile) {
+      formData.append('video_file', this.movieData.videoFile);
+    }
+    return formData;
+  }
+
+  private async waitForThumbnailCreation(videoId: number) {
+    while (true) {
+      const statusResponse = await this.movieService
+        .checkThumbnailStatus(videoId)
+        .toPromise();
+      if (statusResponse?.thumbnail_created) break;
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
     }
   }
 }

frontend/src/app/services/movie.service.ts

@@ -21,12 +21,22 @@ export class MovieService {
     return lastValueFrom(this.http.get(url, { headers }));
   }
 
-  async uploadMovie(formData: FormData) {
+  uploadMovie(formData: FormData): Observable<any> {
     const headers = this.getAuthHeaders();
-    await lastValueFrom(
-      this.http.post(`${environment.baseUrl}/content/upload/`, formData, {
-        headers,
-      })
+    return this.http.post<any>(
+      `${environment.baseUrl}/content/upload/`,
+      formData,
+      { headers }
+    );
+  }
+
+  checkThumbnailStatus(
+    videoId: number
+  ): Observable<{ thumbnail_created: boolean }> {
+    const headers = this.getAuthHeaders();
+    return this.http.get<{ thumbnail_created: boolean }>(
+      `${environment.baseUrl}/content/${videoId}/status/`,
+      { headers }
     );
   }