[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] movenc: Add an option for hiding fragments at the end

[Martin Storsjö]

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024, Gyan Doshi wrote:

> On 2024-06-14 02:18 am, Martin Storsjö wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024, Gyan Doshi wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-06-13 06:20 pm, Martin Storsjö wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'd otherwise want to push this, but I'm not entirely satisfied with 
>>>> the option name quite yet. I'm pondering if we should call it 
>>>> "hybrid_fragmented" - any opinions, Dennis or Timo?
>>>
>>> How about `resilient_mode` or `recoverable`?
>>> I agree that the how is secondary.
>>
>> Those are good suggestions as well - but I think I prefer 
>> "hybrid_fragmented" still.
>>
>> In theory, I guess one could implement resilient writing in a number 
>> of different ways, whereas the hybrid fragmented/non-fragmented only 
>> is one.
>>
>> So with a couple other voices agreeing with the name 
>> "hybrid_fragmented", I'll post a new patch with the option in that 
>> form - hopefully you don't object to it.
>
> The term hybrid is not applicable here. The fragmented state is 
> transient during writing and contingent in the finished artifact 
> depending on how the writing process concluded.
> Hybrid implies both modes available e.g.. a hybrid vehicle can use both 
> types of energy sources. The artifact here will be one _or_ the other.

Sure, the file itself is either or, but the process of writing will have 
utilized both. TBH, I don't see it as such a black-or-white thing.

What do the others who have chimed in on the thread think, compared to 
calling it "recoverable" or "resilient_mode"?

// Martin