Add functionality to update YAML config file with PUT request in HTTP endpoint

frigate/http.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from playhouse.shortcuts import model_to_dict
 from tzlocal import get_localzone_name
 
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
-from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR, MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION, RECORD_DIR
+from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR, MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION, RECORD_DIR, CONFIG_DIR
 from frigate.events.external import ExternalEventProcessor
 from frigate.models import Event, Recordings, Timeline
 from frigate.object_processing import TrackedObject
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from frigate.util import (
     get_tz_modifiers,
     restart_frigate,
     vainfo_hwaccel,
+    update_yaml_file,
 )
 from frigate.version import VERSION
 
@@ -1008,6 +1009,22 @@ def config_save():
         return "Config successfully saved.", 200
 
 
+@bp.route("/config/set", methods=["PUT"])
+def config_set():
+    config_file = os.environ.get("CONFIG_FILE", f"{CONFIG_DIR}/config.yml")
+
+    # Check if we can use .yaml instead of .yml
+    config_file_yaml = config_file.replace(".yml", ".yaml")
+
+    if os.path.isfile(config_file_yaml):
+        config_file = config_file_yaml
+
+    for key, value in request.args:
+        logging.debug(f"Update config key {key} to {value}")
+        keys = key.split(".")
+        update_yaml_file(config_file, keys, value)
+
+
 @bp.route("/config/schema.json")
 def config_schema():
     return current_app.response_class(

frigate/util.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from collections import Counter
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from multiprocessing import shared_memory
 from typing import Any, AnyStr, Optional, Tuple
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
@@ -1210,3 +1211,20 @@ def get_video_properties(url, get_duration=False):
         result["height"] = round(height)
 
     return result
+
+
+def update_yaml_file(file_path, key_path, new_value):
+    yaml = YAML()
+    with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+    temp = data
+    for key in key_path[:-1]:
+        if key not in temp:
+            temp[key] = {}
+        temp = temp[key]
+
+    temp[key_path[-1]] = new_value
+
+    with open(file_path, "w") as f:
+        yaml.dump(data, f)

requirements-wheels.txt

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pydantic == 1.10.*
 git+https://github.com/fbcotter/py3nvml#egg=py3nvml
 PyYAML == 6.0
 pytz == 2023.3
+ruamel.yaml == 0.17.*
 tzlocal == 5.0.*
 types-PyYAML == 6.0.*
 requests == 2.31.*