HKSV recordings triggered by SMTP delayed by 20-30 seconds

[jgbaum]

I have several Foscams configured to trigger motion alerts via the SMTP plugin and it's working to trigger HKSV recordings. However, the recordings / motion alerts are triggered about 20-30 seconds after the camera has detected motion. It's a bit surprising, because when I send a 'test' email from my camera to Scrypted, I get a near-instant alert from Homekit and the recording starts immediately.

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same issue and has found a way around it.

[jgbaum]

Just following up on this as I was never able to overcome the delay with the email coming from the Foscam. It seems that the email is the last action performed when a motion alarm occurs. That is, first snapshots and the video clip are stored, then the email is sent. So, by the time it is sent, the action that triggered the camera is long since over. I did come up with a very reliable workaround though!

As the Foscams can push snapshots & videos to an FTP server, I already had this set up. It seems that snapshots are pushed nearly instantly. So, I wrote a simple python script that watches the upload directory for new files and triggers a webhook for Dummy Switch in Scrypted. I've published the code here, if it's of use to others:

https://github.com/jgbaum/DirHooker