Recommend @ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg instead of ffmpeg-static

README.md

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ When Playwright adds support for the Screencast API in Firefox and WebKit, this
 ## Install
 
 ```sh
-npm i playwright playwright-video ffmpeg-static
+npm i playwright playwright-video @ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg
 ```
 
-If you already have [FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org) installed, you can skip the `ffmpeg-static` installation by setting the `FFMPEG_PATH` environment variable.
+If you already have [FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org) installed, you can skip the `@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg` installation by setting the `FFMPEG_PATH` environment variable.
 
 ```sh
 npm i playwright playwright-video

package.json

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "tslib": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg": "^1.0.20",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.14",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@
     "eslint": "^7.1.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.11.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^23.13.2",
-    "ffmpeg-static": "^4.2.2",
     "jest": "^26.0.1",
     "np": "^6.2.3",
     "playwright": "^1.0.2",

src/utils.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { ChromiumBrowserContext, Page } from 'playwright-core';
 
 export const getFfmpegFromModule = (): string | null => {
   try {
-    const ffmpegPath = require('ffmpeg-static'); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-    if (ffmpegPath) return ffmpegPath;
+    const ffmpeg = require('@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg'); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+    if (ffmpeg.path) {
+      return ffmpeg.path;
+    }
   } catch (e) {} // eslint-disable-line no-empty
 
   return null;
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ export const ensureFfmpegPath = (): void => {
   const ffmpegPath = getFfmpegPath();
   if (!ffmpegPath) {
     throw new Error(
-      'pw-video: FFmpeg path not set. Set the FFMPEG_PATH env variable or install ffmpeg-static as a dependency.',
+      'pw-video: FFmpeg path not set. Set the FFMPEG_PATH env variable or install @ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg as a dependency.',
     );
   }
 

tests/utils.test.ts

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ describe('getFfmpegPath', () => {
     process.env.FFMPEG_PATH = '';
   });
 
-  it('returns ffmpeg-static path if installed', () => {
+  it('returns @ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg path if installed', () => {
     jest
       .spyOn(utils, 'getFfmpegFromModule')
-      .mockReturnValue('ffmpeg-static/path');
+      .mockReturnValue('@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg/path');
 
     const path = getFfmpegPath();
-    expect(path).toBe('ffmpeg-static/path');
+    expect(path).toBe('@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg/path');
   });
 
   it('returns null when no path is found', () => {