From 6aaf291c42b9836d4c77c8b6541c34a416ee8ded Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 13:59:18 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update vilib.py

return picamera reference so that additional configurations can be made (eg; set exposure, autofocus etc)
---
 vilib/vilib.py | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index a36c592..8a74035 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 # print(f"user: {user}")
 # print(f"user_home: {user_home}")
 
+# init picamera2 reference
+pi_camera_2 = None
+
 # Default path for pictures and videos
 DEFAULLT_PICTURES_PATH = '%s/Pictures/vilib/'%user_home
 DEFAULLT_VIDEOS_PATH = '%s/Videos/vilib/'%user_home
@@ -226,14 +229,23 @@ class Vilib(object):
     qrcode_detect_sw = False
     traffic_detect_sw = False
 
+    def get_instance():
+        global pi_camera_2
+        return pi_camera_2
+        
+        
     @staticmethod
     def camera():
+        global pi_camera_2
         Vilib.camera_width = Vilib.camera_size[0]
         Vilib.camera_height = Vilib.camera_size[1]
 
         # init picamera
         picam2 = Picamera2()
 
+        # set global reference
+        pi_camera_2 = picam2
+
         preview_config = picam2.preview_configuration
         # preview_config.size = (800, 600)
         preview_config.size = Vilib.camera_size

From 52e1d627839348ff0efeb229a177836220300bdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 14:24:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update vilib.py

set static member to fix 'AttributeError: type object 'Vilib' has no attribute 'get_instance''
---
 vilib/vilib.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/vilib/vilib.py b/vilib/vilib.py
index 8a74035..aaf4ce0 100644
--- a/vilib/vilib.py
+++ b/vilib/vilib.py
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class Vilib(object):
     objects_detection_labels = None
     qrcode_detect_sw = False
     traffic_detect_sw = False
-
+        
+    @staticmethod        
     def get_instance():
         global pi_camera_2
         return pi_camera_2

From 7b8ade18186f79639bd7c466b1ec7a6c0d74ad84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Restarone <35935196+donrestarone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 19:46:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] bump version

---
 vilib/version.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/vilib/version.py b/vilib/version.py
index df0ed33..8a3be2e 100644
--- a/vilib/version.py
+++ b/vilib/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.3.12"
+__version__ = "0.3.13"