Record Video and Triggering Snapshots

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from arlo import Arlo

USERNAME = 'user@example.com'
PASSWORD = 'supersecretpassword'

try:
    # Instantiating the Arlo object automatically calls Login(), which returns an oAuth token that gets cached.
    # Subsequent successful calls to login will update the oAuth token.
    arlo = Arlo(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
    # At this point you're logged into Arlo.

    # Get the list of devices and filter on device type to only get the basestation.
    # This will return an array which includes all of the basestation's associated metadata.
    basestations = arlo.GetDevices('basestation')
    
    # Get the list of devices and filter on device type to only get the cameras.
    # This will return an array of cameras, including all of the cameras' associated metadata.
    cameras = arlo.GetDevices('camera')

    # Trigger the snapshot.
    url = arlo.TriggerFullFrameSnapshot(basestations[0], cameras[0]);
    
    # Download snapshot.
    arlo.DownloadSnapshot(url, 'snapshot.jpg')
    
    # If you are already recording, or have a need to snapshot while recording, you can do so like this:
    """
    # Starting recording with a camera.
    arlo.StartRecording(basestations[0], cameras[0]);

    # Wait for 4 seconds while the camera records. (There are probably better ways to do this, but you get the idea.)
    time.sleep(4)

    # Trigger the snapshot.
    url = arlo.TriggerStreamSnapshot(basestations[0], cameras[0]);
    
    # Download snapshot.
    arlo.DownloadSnapshot(url, 'snapshot.jpg')
    
    # Stop recording.
    arlo.StopRecording(cameras[0]);
    """
except Exception as e:
    print(e):

0.9 release

from arlo import Arlo

USERNAME = 'user@example.com'
PASSWORD = 'supersecretpassword'

try:
    # Instantiating the Arlo object automatically calls Login(), which returns an oAuth token that gets cached.
    # Subsequent successful calls to login will update the oAuth token.
    arlo = Arlo(USERNAME, PASSWORD)
    # At this point you're logged into Arlo.

    # Get the list of devices and filter on device type to only get the cameras.
	# This will return an array of cameras, including all of the cameras' associated metadata.
    cameras = arlo.GetDevices('camera')

    # Starting recording with a camera.
    arlo.StartRecording(cameras[0]['parentId'], cameras[0]['deviceId'], cameras[0]['xCloudId'], cameras[0]['properties']['olsonTimeZone']);

    # Wait for 4 seconds while the camera records. (There are probably better ways to do this, but you get the idea.)
    time.sleep(4)

    # Stop recording.
    arlo.StopRecording(cameras[0]['parentId'], cameras[0]['deviceId'], cameras[0]['xCloudId'], cameras[0]['properties']['olsonTimeZone']);

    # Take the snapshot.
    arlo.TakeSnapshot(cameras[0]['parentId'], cameras[0]['deviceId'], cameras[0]['xCloudId'], cameras[0]['properties']['olsonTimeZone']);

except Exception as e:
    print(e)