Visage

Visage is a desktop application developed with Tauri, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, designed to simulate IP camera connections. This tool allows developers to test and interact with IP video streams in a controlled environment.

Features

• IP Camera Simulation: Create and manage virtual instances of IP cameras using photos, videos, or even other types of cameras for testing and development.
• Intuitive Interface: Use a modern and responsive interface built with Tailwind CSS.
• Optimized Performance: Leverage Tauri's efficiency for lightweight and fast desktop applications.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following tools installed on your system:

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime environment. Install Node.js

• Rust: Required to compile Tauri's backend. Install Rust

• Python: Required to build run backend API. Install Python

• Tauri CLI: Tauri's command-line interface. Install globally with:

  cargo install tauri-cli
  

Installation

Follow the steps below to set up the project on your local machine:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/thepokenik/IPCamMonitor.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd IPCamMonitor
   

3. Install Client dependencies:

   npm install
   

   Note: You can choose to use yarn or pnpm as per your preference.

4. Install Server dependencies:

    pip install -r api/requirements.txt
   

Development

To start the development environment with live reloading:

npm run tauri dev

python api/main.py

This will launch the application in development mode, allowing you to see changes in real-time.

Build

To generate production executables:

npm run tauri build

The generated files will be available in the src-tauri/target/release/bundle directory. For more details on distribution across different platforms, refer to the official Tauri documentation.