Feature Request: On-Demand Detection via MQTT Message

[paulomac1000]

I'm using Yolo2Mqtt with limited hardware resources, which makes continuous detection challenging. My current setup involves a camera system that detects motion but doesn't perform image analysis. This often results in screenshots with no relevant objects (false positives).

Proposed Feature

Add an on-demand detection feature that can be triggered via an MQTT message.

Use Case

• When motion is detected, the camera system saves a screenshot.
• An MQTT message is sent to Yolo2Mqtt.
• Yolo2Mqtt performs object detection on the saved screenshot.

Benefits

1. Resource conservation: Detection runs only when necessary.
2. Improved accuracy: Reduces false positives from motion-only detection.
3. Flexibility: Allows integration with various motion detection systems.

Implementation Suggestion

• Add a new MQTT topic for triggering detection.
• When a message is received on this topic, perform detection on the specified image file.
• Publish results through existing MQTT channels.

This feature would be beneficial for users with similar hardware constraints or those integrating Yolo2Mqtt with other motion detection systems.

Thank you for considering this request. I'm happy to provide more information or discuss this further if needed.

[cobryan05]

I tried adding a new camera source on the dev branch. Try adding a camera with an 'mqttTopic:' as a source, and then publish images to that topic.