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#### RAAR Record Handler
The [RAAR Record Handler](bin/raar-record-handler.sh) will move the finished
recordings from the `/var/lib/rotter/raar` directory to a final RAAR import
directory (`IMPORT_DIRECTORIES`) waiting for the [RAAR Importer](import.md) to
pick them up.
The [RAAR Record Handler](bin/raar-record-handler.sh) will upload the finished
recordings from the `/var/lib/rotter/raar` directory to an SFTP server, which
serves the RAAR import directory (`IMPORT_DIRECTORIES`). The [RAAR
Importer](import.md) will pick up the final recordings from the SFTP upload
(import) directory.

The record handler also determines the recording duration with the help of
[`ffprobe`](http://www.ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html) and adds it to the recording
file name in the [ISO 8601 duration
format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#Durations) in seconds.

For example, a one hour (3600 seconds) rotter recording file
`/var/lib/rotter/raar/2019-11-30T170000+0100.flac` will be renamed and moved to
`/var/tmp/raar/import/2019-11-30T170000+0100_PT3600S.flac`
`/var/lib/rotter/raar/2019-11-30T170000+0100.flac` will be renamed and upload to
`sftp://[email protected]/upload/2019-11-30T170000+0100_PT3600S.flac`

##### RAAR Record Handler installation
Install `ffmpeg` (required for
[`ffprobe`](https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html)) from the packages provided by
your distribution or [compile it from
source](https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html).

Create an SSH public/private key pair and ensure the the corresponding user is able
to login via SFTP to the SFTP server:
```bash
su -l -s /bin/bash rotter
mkdir --mode=700 ~/.ssh

# Create the key pair with no passphrase
ssh-keygen -C "RAAR record handler key for ${USER}@$(hostname --fqdn)" \
-t ed25519 \
-N '' \
-f ~/.ssh/raar-record-handler.id_ed25519

# Exit the temporary rotter login shell
exit

# Display the public key
cat "/var/lib/rotter/.ssh/raar-record-handler.id_ed25519.pub"
```

Add the previously generated public key to the user's `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`
file on the remote SFTP server.

Test the SFTP login (you have to adapt `[email protected]`):
```bash
su -c '/usr/bin/sftp -i /var/lib/rotter/.ssh/raar-record-handler.id_ed25519 [email protected]' \
-s /bin/bash \
rotter
```


Install the [RAAR Record Handler](bin/raar-record-handler.sh) and its
corresponding systemd service unit
([raar-record-handler.service](config/systemd/raar-record-handler.service)):
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radiorabe/raar/master/config/systemd/tmpfiles.d/rotter-raar.conf
```

You might want to adapt the destination directory, which defaults to
`/var/tmp/raar/import` (this must match with a directory from
`IMPORT_DIRECTORIES` of the RAAR importer):
You have to adapt the SFTP destination, which defaults to
`sftp://[email protected]/upload` (the path must match with a
directory from `IMPORT_DIRECTORIES` of the RAAR importer, in case the importer
runs on the same host):
```bash
systemctl edit raar-record-handler.service
```

```
[Service]
# Use a different destination directory
Environment="RAAR_RECORD_HANDLER_DEST_DIR="/path/to/my/raar-import/dir"
# SFTP upload destination
Environment="RAAR_RECORD_HANDLER_SFTP_DEST="sftp://[email protected]/upload"
```
The path to the SSH key can also be overridden in case you have chosen a
different one (`RAAR_RECORD_HANDLER_SSH_PRIVAT_KEY`).


Make sure the `rotter` user has read/write access to the destination directory:
```bash
# Adapt to your import directory
chown rotter:rotter /var/tmp/raar/import
```

Enable and start the `raar-record-handler.service`:
```bash
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journalctl -u raar-record-handler.service
```

At every hour, the service should move the finished recordings to
`/var/tmp/raar/import` (or whatever directory you have configured).
At every hour, the service should upload the finished recordings to
the SFTP destination.

## Troubleshooting
The following commands and logs might be helpful for troubleshooting.
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