# Phase 0 Research: Geutebruck Video Surveillance API

**Branch**: `001-surveillance-api` | **Date**: 2025-12-08
**Research Phase** | Input: [plan.md](./plan.md) research topics

---

## Research Summary

This document resolves all "NEEDS CLARIFICATION" items from the implementation plan and provides technical decisions backed by prototyping, documentation analysis, and best practices research.

**Key Findings:**
- ✅ GeViScope SDK integration via C# bridge service (recommended)
- ✅ Video streaming via direct GeViScope URLs with token authentication
- ✅ FastAPI WebSocket with Redis pub/sub for event distribution
- ✅ JWT with Redis-backed sessions for authentication
- ✅ Async Python with connection pooling for SDK calls
- ✅ Structured logging with Prometheus metrics
- ✅ Pytest with SDK mock layer for testing

---

## 1. GeViScope SDK Integration

### Research Question
How should Python FastAPI integrate with the Windows-native GeViScope .NET SDK?

### Investigation Performed

**Prototype**: Built working C# .NET application (GeViSoftConfigReader) that successfully:
- Connects to GeViServer
- Queries configuration via State Queries
- Exports data to JSON
- Handles all SDK dependencies

**SDK Analysis**: Extracted and analyzed complete SDK documentation (1.4MB):
- `GeViScope_SDK.pdf` → `GeViScope_SDK.txt`
- `GeViSoft_SDK_Documentation.pdf` → `GeViSoft_SDK_Documentation.txt`

**Critical Discovery**: SDK has specific requirements:
- **Full GeViSoft installation** required (not just SDK)
- **Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86)** mandatory
- **Windows Forms context** needed for .NET mixed-mode DLL loading
- **x86 (32-bit) architecture** required

### Decision: C# SDK Bridge Service

**Selected Approach**: Build dedicated C# Windows Service that wraps GeViScope SDK and exposes gRPC interface for Python API.

**Architecture**:
```
┌──────────────────────┐
│  Python FastAPI      │  (REST/WebSocket API)
│  (Any platform)      │
└──────────┬───────────┘
           │ gRPC/HTTP
           ▼
┌──────────────────────┐
│  C# SDK Bridge       │  (Windows Service)
│  (GeViScope Wrapper) │
└──────────┬───────────┘
           │ .NET SDK
           ▼
┌──────────────────────┐
│  GeViScope SDK       │
│  GeViServer          │
└──────────────────────┘
```

**Rationale**:
1. **Stability**: SDK crashes don't kill Python API (process isolation)
2. **Testability**: Python can mock gRPC interface easily
3. **Expertise**: Leverage proven C# SDK integration from GeViSoftConfigReader
4. **Performance**: Native .NET SDK calls are faster than COM interop
5. **Maintainability**: Clear separation of concerns

### Alternatives Considered

**Option A: pythonnet (Direct .NET Interop)**
```python
import clr
clr.AddReference("GeViProcAPINET_4_0")
from GEUTEBRUECK.GeViSoftSDKNET import GeViDatabase
```
- ❌ Requires Python 32-bit on Windows
- ❌ SDK crashes kill Python process
- ❌ Complex debugging
- ✅ No additional service needed

**Option B: comtypes (COM Interface)**
- ❌ SDK doesn't expose COM interface (tested)
- ❌ Not viable

**Option C: Subprocess Calls to C# Executables**
```python
subprocess.run(["GeViSoftConfigReader.exe", "args..."])
```
- ✅ Simple isolation
- ❌ High latency (process startup overhead)
- ❌ No real-time event streaming
- ❌ Resource intensive

**Decision Matrix**:
| Approach | Stability | Performance | Testability | Maintainability | **Score** |
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------|
| C# Service (gRPC) | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Fast | ✅ Easy | ✅ Clear | **SELECTED** |
| pythonnet | ❌ Poor | ✅ Fast | ⚠️ Moderate | ❌ Complex | Not recommended |
| Subprocess | ✅ Good | ❌ Slow | ✅ Easy | ⚠️ Moderate | Fallback option |

### Implementation Plan

**C# Bridge Service** (`GeViScopeBridge`):
```csharp
// gRPC service definition
service GeViScopeBridge {
  // Connection management
  rpc Connect(ConnectionRequest) returns (ConnectionResponse);
  rpc Disconnect(DisconnectRequest) returns (DisconnectResponse);

  // State queries
  rpc GetCameras(CamerasRequest) returns (CamerasResponse);
  rpc GetCamera(CameraRequest) returns (CameraResponse);

  // Video operations
  rpc GetStreamUrl(StreamRequest) returns (StreamResponse);
  rpc SendPTZCommand(PTZRequest) returns (PTZResponse);

  // Events (server streaming)
  rpc StreamEvents(EventSubscription) returns (stream EventNotification);

  // Recording operations
  rpc StartRecording(RecordingRequest) returns (RecordingResponse);
  rpc StopRecording(StopRecordingRequest) returns (StopRecordingResponse);

  // Analytics
  rpc ConfigureAnalytics(AnalyticsConfig) returns (AnalyticsResponse);
}
```

**Python Client** (`src/sdk/bridge.py`):
```python
import grpc
from sdk.proto import gevibridge_pb2, gevibridge_pb2_grpc

class SDKBridge:
    def __init__(self, bridge_host="localhost:50051"):
        self.channel = grpc.insecure_channel(bridge_host)
        self.stub = gevibridge_pb2_grpc.GeViScopeBridgeStub(self.channel)

    async def get_cameras(self) -> List[Camera]:
        response = await self.stub.GetCameras()
        return [Camera.from_proto(c) for c in response.cameras]
```

### SDK Integration Patterns (from GeViSoftConfigReader)

**Connection Lifecycle**:
```csharp
1. database = new GeViDatabase();
2. database.Create(hostname, username, password);
3. database.RegisterCallback();  // MUST be before Connect()
4. result = database.Connect();
5. if (result != GeViConnectResult.connectOk) { /* handle error */ }
6. // Perform operations
7. database.Disconnect();
8. database.Dispose();
```

**State Query Pattern** (GetFirst/GetNext):
```csharp
var query = new CSQGetFirstVideoInput(true, true);
var answer = database.SendStateQuery(query);

while (answer.AnswerKind != AnswerKind.Nothing) {
    var videoInput = (CSAVideoInputInfo)answer;
    // Process: videoInput.GlobalID, Name, HasPTZHead, etc.

    query = new CSQGetNextVideoInput(true, true, videoInput.GlobalID);
    answer = database.SendStateQuery(query);
}
```

**Database Query Pattern**:
```csharp
// Create query session
var createQuery = new CDBQCreateActionQuery(0);
var handle = (CDBAQueryHandle)database.SendDatabaseQuery(createQuery);

// Retrieve records
var getQuery = new CDBQGetLast(handle.Handle);
var actionEntry = (CDBAActionEntry)database.SendDatabaseQuery(getQuery);
```

---

## 2. Video Streaming Strategy

### Research Question
How should the API deliver live video streams to clients?

### Investigation Performed

**GeViScope Documentation Analysis**:
- GeViScope SDK provides video stream URLs
- Supports MJPEG, H.264, and proprietary formats
- Channel-based addressing (Channel ID required)

**Testing with GeViSet**:
- Existing GeViSet application streams video directly from SDK
- URLs typically: `http://<geviserver>:<port>/stream?channel=<id>`

### Decision: Direct SDK Stream URLs with Token Authentication

**Selected Approach**: API returns authenticated stream URLs that clients connect to directly

**Flow**:
```
1. Client → API: GET /api/v1/cameras/5/stream
2. API → SDK Bridge: Request stream URL for channel 5
3. SDK Bridge → API: Returns base stream URL
4. API → Client: Returns URL with embedded JWT token
5. Client → GeViServer: Connects directly to stream URL
6. GeViServer: Validates token and streams video
```

**Example Response**:
```json
{
  "channel_id": 5,
  "stream_url": "http://localhost:7703/stream?channel=5&token=eyJhbGc...",
  "format": "h264",
  "resolution": "1920x1080",
  "fps": 25,
  "expires_at": "2025-12-08T16:00:00Z"
}
```

**Rationale**:
1. **Performance**: No proxy overhead, direct streaming
2. **Scalability**: API server doesn't handle video bandwidth
3. **SDK Native**: Leverages GeViScope's built-in streaming
4. **Standard**: HTTP-based streams work with all clients

### Alternatives Considered

**Option A: API Proxy Streams**
```python
@app.get("/cameras/{id}/stream")
async def stream_camera(id: int):
    sdk_stream = await sdk.get_stream(id)
    return StreamingResponse(sdk_stream, media_type="video/h264")
```
- ❌ API becomes bandwidth bottleneck
- ❌ Increased server load
- ✅ Centralized authentication
- **Rejected**: Doesn't scale

**Option B: WebRTC Signaling**
- ✅ Modern, low latency
- ❌ Requires WebRTC support in GeViScope (not available)
- ❌ Complex client implementation
- **Rejected**: SDK doesn't support WebRTC

### Implementation Details

**Token-Based Stream Authentication**:
```python
# In cameras endpoint
stream_token = create_stream_token(
    channel_id=channel_id,
    user_id=current_user.id,
    expires=timedelta(hours=1)
)

stream_url = sdk_bridge.get_stream_url(channel_id)
authenticated_url = f"{stream_url}&token={stream_token}"
```

**GeViServer Stream URL Format** (from SDK docs):
- Base: `http://<host>:<port>/stream`
- Parameters: `?channel=<id>&format=<mjpeg|h264>&resolution=<WxH>`

---

## 3. WebSocket Event Architecture

### Research Question
How to deliver real-time events to 1000+ concurrent clients with <100ms latency?

### Investigation Performed

**FastAPI WebSocket Research**:
- Native async WebSocket support
- Connection manager pattern for broadcast
- Starlette WebSocket under the hood

**Redis Pub/Sub Research**:
- Ideal for distributed event broadcasting
- Sub-millisecond message delivery
- Natural fit for WebSocket fan-out

### Decision: FastAPI WebSocket + Redis Pub/Sub

**Architecture**:
```
SDK Bridge (C#)
    │ Events
    ▼
Redis Pub/Sub Channel
    │ Subscribe
    ├──▶ API Instance 1 ──▶ WebSocket Clients (1-500)
    ├──▶ API Instance 2 ──▶ WebSocket Clients (501-1000)
    └──▶ API Instance N ──▶ WebSocket Clients (N+...)
```

**Implementation**:
```python
# src/api/websocket.py
from fastapi import WebSocket
import redis.asyncio as aioredis

class ConnectionManager:
    def __init__(self):
        self.active_connections: Dict[str, List[WebSocket]] = {}
        self.redis = aioredis.from_url("redis://localhost")

    async def connect(self, websocket: WebSocket, user_id: str):
        await websocket.accept()
        if user_id not in self.active_connections:
            self.active_connections[user_id] = []
        self.active_connections[user_id].append(websocket)

    async def broadcast_event(self, event: Event):
        # Filter by permissions
        for user_id, connections in self.active_connections.items():
            if await has_permission(user_id, event.channel_id):
                for websocket in connections:
                    await websocket.send_json(event.dict())

    async def listen_to_events(self):
        pubsub = self.redis.pubsub()
        await pubsub.subscribe("sdk:events")

        async for message in pubsub.listen():
            if message["type"] == "message":
                event = Event.parse_raw(message["data"])
                await self.broadcast_event(event)
```

**Event Subscription Protocol**:
```json
// Client subscribes
{
  "action": "subscribe",
  "filters": {
    "event_types": ["motion", "alarm"],
    "channels": [1, 2, 3]
  }
}

// Server sends events
{
  "event_type": "motion",
  "channel_id": 2,
  "timestamp": "2025-12-08T14:30:00Z",
  "data": {
    "zone": "entrance",
    "confidence": 0.95
  }
}
```

**Rationale**:
1. **Scalability**: Redis pub/sub enables horizontal scaling
2. **Performance**: <1ms Redis latency + WebSocket overhead = <100ms target
3. **Simplicity**: FastAPI native WebSocket, no custom protocol needed
4. **Filtering**: Server-side filtering reduces client bandwidth

### Heartbeat & Reconnection

```python
# Client-side heartbeat every 30s
async def heartbeat():
    while True:
        await websocket.send_json({"action": "ping"})
        await asyncio.sleep(30)

# Server responds with pong
if message["action"] == "ping":
    await websocket.send_json({"action": "pong"})
```

**Automatic Reconnection**:
- Client exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, max 60s
- Server maintains subscription state for 5 minutes
- Reconnected clients receive missed critical events (buffered in Redis)

---

## 4. Authentication & Session Management

### Research Question
JWT token structure, refresh strategy, and session storage design?

### Investigation Performed

**FastAPI Security Best Practices**:
- `python-jose` for JWT generation/validation
- `passlib[bcrypt]` for password hashing
- FastAPI dependency injection for auth

**Redis Session Research**:
- TTL-based automatic cleanup
- Sub-millisecond lookups
- Atomic operations for token rotation

### Decision: JWT Access + Refresh Tokens with Redis Sessions

**Token Structure**:
```python
# Access Token (short-lived: 1 hour)
{
  "sub": "user_id",
  "username": "operator1",
  "role": "operator",
  "permissions": ["camera:1:view", "camera:1:ptz"],
  "exp": 1702048800,
  "iat": 1702045200,
  "jti": "unique_token_id"
}

# Refresh Token (long-lived: 7 days)
{
  "sub": "user_id",
  "type": "refresh",
  "exp": 1702650000,
  "jti": "refresh_token_id"
}
```

**Redis Session Schema**:
```
Key: "session:{user_id}:{jti}"
Value: {
  "username": "operator1",
  "role": "operator",
  "ip_address": "192.168.1.100",
  "created_at": "2025-12-08T14:00:00Z",
  "last_activity": "2025-12-08T14:30:00Z"
}
TTL: 3600 (1 hour for access tokens)

Key: "refresh:{user_id}:{jti}"
Value: {
  "access_tokens": ["jti1", "jti2"],
  "created_at": "2025-12-08T14:00:00Z"
}
TTL: 604800 (7 days for refresh tokens)
```

**Authentication Flow**:
```python
# Login endpoint
@router.post("/auth/login")
async def login(credentials: LoginRequest):
    user = await authenticate_user(credentials.username, credentials.password)
    if not user:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid credentials")

    access_token = create_access_token(user)
    refresh_token = create_refresh_token(user)

    # Store in Redis
    await redis.setex(
        f"session:{user.id}:{access_token.jti}",
        3600,
        json.dumps({"username": user.username, ...})
    )

    return {
        "access_token": access_token,
        "refresh_token": refresh_token,
        "token_type": "bearer",
        "expires_in": 3600
    }
```

**Token Refresh**:
```python
@router.post("/auth/refresh")
async def refresh_token(token: RefreshTokenRequest):
    payload = verify_refresh_token(token.refresh_token)

    # Check if refresh token is valid in Redis
    refresh_data = await redis.get(f"refresh:{payload.sub}:{payload.jti}")
    if not refresh_data:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Invalid refresh token")

    # Issue new access token
    new_access_token = create_access_token(user)

    # Store new session
    await redis.setex(...)

    return {"access_token": new_access_token, "expires_in": 3600}
```

**Rationale**:
1. **Security**: Short-lived access tokens minimize exposure
2. **UX**: Refresh tokens enable "stay logged in" without re-authentication
3. **Revocation**: Redis TTL + explicit invalidation for logout
4. **Scalability**: Stateless JWT validation, Redis for revocation only

---

## 5. Performance Optimization

### Research Question
How to achieve <200ms API response times and support 100+ concurrent streams?

### Investigation Performed

**Python Async Patterns**:
- FastAPI fully async (Starlette + Uvicorn)
- `asyncio` for concurrent I/O
- `aioredis` for async Redis

**gRPC Performance**:
- Binary protocol, faster than REST
- HTTP/2 multiplexing
- Streaming for events

### Decision: Async Python + Connection Pooling + Caching

**Async SDK Bridge Calls**:
```python
# src/sdk/bridge.py
class SDKBridge:
    def __init__(self):
        self.channel_pool = grpc.aio.insecure_channel(
            'localhost:50051',
            options=[
                ('grpc.max_concurrent_streams', 100),
                ('grpc.keepalive_time_ms', 30000),
            ]
        )
        self.stub = gevibridge_pb2_grpc.GeViScopeBridgeStub(self.channel_pool)

    async def get_camera(self, channel_id: int) -> Camera:
        # Concurrent gRPC calls
        response = await self.stub.GetCamera(
            CameraRequest(channel_id=channel_id)
        )
        return Camera.from_proto(response)
```

**Redis Caching Layer**:
```python
# Cache camera metadata (updated on events)
@cache(ttl=300)  # 5 minutes
async def get_camera_info(channel_id: int) -> Camera:
    return await sdk_bridge.get_camera(channel_id)
```

**Concurrent Request Handling**:
```python
# FastAPI naturally handles concurrent requests
# Configure Uvicorn with workers
uvicorn main:app --workers 4 --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
```

**Performance Targets Validation**:
| Operation | Target | Expected | Buffer |
|-----------|--------|----------|--------|
| Metadata queries | <200ms | ~50ms (gRPC) + ~10ms (Redis) | ✅ 3x margin |
| PTZ commands | <500ms | ~100ms (gRPC + SDK) | ✅ 5x margin |
| Event delivery | <100ms | ~1ms (Redis) + ~10ms (WebSocket) | ✅ 9x margin |
| Stream init | <2s | ~500ms (SDK) + network | ✅ 4x margin |

**Rationale**: Async + gRPC + caching provides comfortable performance margins

---

## 6. Error Handling & Monitoring

### Research Question
How to translate SDK errors to HTTP codes and provide observability?

### Investigation Performed

**SDK Error Analysis** (from GeViSoftConfigReader):
- `GeViConnectResult` enum: `connectOk`, `connectFailed`, `connectTimeout`
- Windows error codes in some SDK responses
- Exception types: `FileNotFoundException`, SDK-specific exceptions

**Prometheus + Grafana Research**:
- Standard for API monitoring
- FastAPI Prometheus middleware available
- Grafana dashboards for visualization

### Decision: Structured Logging + Prometheus Metrics + Error Translation Layer

**Error Translation**:
```python
# src/sdk/errors.py
class SDKException(Exception):
    def __init__(self, sdk_error_code: str, message: str):
        self.sdk_error_code = sdk_error_code
        self.message = message
        super().__init__(message)

def translate_sdk_error(sdk_result) -> HTTPException:
    ERROR_MAP = {
        "connectFailed": (503, "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE", "GeViServer unavailable"),
        "connectTimeout": (504, "GATEWAY_TIMEOUT", "Connection timeout"),
        "cameraOffline": (404, "CAMERA_OFFLINE", "Camera not available"),
        "permissionDenied": (403, "FORBIDDEN", "Insufficient permissions"),
        "invalidChannel": (400, "INVALID_CHANNEL", "Channel does not exist"),
    }

    status_code, error_code, message = ERROR_MAP.get(
        sdk_result,
        (500, "INTERNAL_ERROR", "Internal server error")
    )

    return HTTPException(
        status_code=status_code,
        detail={"error_code": error_code, "message": message}
    )
```

**Structured Logging**:
```python
# src/core/logging.py
import logging
import structlog

structlog.configure(
    processors=[
        structlog.stdlib.add_log_level,
        structlog.stdlib.add_logger_name,
        structlog.processors.TimeStamper(fmt="iso"),
        structlog.processors.StackInfoRenderer(),
        structlog.processors.format_exc_info,
        structlog.processors.JSONRenderer()
    ]
)

logger = structlog.get_logger()

# Usage
logger.info("camera_accessed", channel_id=5, user_id=123, action="view")
logger.error("sdk_error", error=str(ex), channel_id=5)
```

**Prometheus Metrics**:
```python
# src/api/middleware/metrics.py
from prometheus_client import Counter, Histogram, Gauge

http_requests_total = Counter(
    'api_http_requests_total',
    'Total HTTP requests',
    ['method', 'endpoint', 'status']
)

http_request_duration_seconds = Histogram(
    'api_http_request_duration_seconds',
    'HTTP request latency',
    ['method', 'endpoint']
)

active_websocket_connections = Gauge(
    'api_websocket_connections_active',
    'Active WebSocket connections'
)

sdk_errors_total = Counter(
    'sdk_errors_total',
    'Total SDK errors',
    ['error_type']
)
```

**Health Check Endpoint**:
```python
@app.get("/api/v1/health")
async def health_check():
    checks = {
        "api": "healthy",
        "sdk_bridge": await check_sdk_connection(),
        "redis": await check_redis_connection(),
        "geviserver": await check_geviserver_status()
    }

    overall_status = "healthy" if all(
        v == "healthy" for v in checks.values()
    ) else "degraded"

    return {
        "status": overall_status,
        "checks": checks,
        "timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
    }
```

**Rationale**:
1. **Clarity**: Meaningful error messages for developers
2. **Debugging**: Structured logs enable quick issue resolution
3. **Monitoring**: Prometheus metrics provide visibility
4. **Reliability**: Health checks enable load balancer decisions

---

## 7. Testing Strategy

### Research Question
How to test SDK integration without hardware and achieve 80% coverage?

### Investigation Performed

**Pytest Best Practices**:
- `pytest-asyncio` for async tests
- `pytest-mock` for mocking
- Fixtures for reusable test data

**SDK Mocking Strategy**:
- Mock gRPC bridge interface
- Simulate SDK responses
- Test error scenarios

### Decision: Layered Testing with SDK Mock + Test Instance

**Test Pyramid**:
```
         E2E Tests (5%)
    ┌─────────────────────┐
    │ Real SDK (optional) │
    └─────────────────────┘

    Integration Tests (25%)
    ┌─────────────────────┐
    │  Mock gRPC Bridge   │
    └─────────────────────┘

    Unit Tests (70%)
    ┌─────────────────────┐
    │  Pure business logic│
    └─────────────────────┘
```

**SDK Mock Implementation**:
```python
# tests/mocks/sdk_mock.py
class MockSDKBridge:
    def __init__(self):
        self.cameras = {
            1: Camera(id=1, name="Camera 1", has_ptz=True, status="online"),
            2: Camera(id=2, name="Camera 2", has_ptz=False, status="online"),
        }
        self.events = []

    async def get_camera(self, channel_id: int) -> Camera:
        if channel_id not in self.cameras:
            raise SDKException("invalidChannel", "Camera not found")
        return self.cameras[channel_id]

    async def send_ptz_command(self, channel_id: int, command: PTZCommand):
        camera = await self.get_camera(channel_id)
        if not camera.has_ptz:
            raise SDKException("noPTZSupport", "Camera has no PTZ")
        # Simulate command execution
        await asyncio.sleep(0.1)

    def emit_event(self, event: Event):
        self.events.append(event)
```

**Unit Test Example**:
```python
# tests/unit/test_camera_service.py
import pytest
from services.camera import CameraService
from tests.mocks.sdk_mock import MockSDKBridge

@pytest.fixture
def camera_service():
    mock_bridge = MockSDKBridge()
    return CameraService(sdk_bridge=mock_bridge)

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_camera_success(camera_service):
    camera = await camera_service.get_camera(1)
    assert camera.id == 1
    assert camera.name == "Camera 1"

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_get_camera_not_found(camera_service):
    with pytest.raises(SDKException) as exc_info:
        await camera_service.get_camera(999)
    assert exc_info.value.sdk_error_code == "invalidChannel"
```

**Integration Test Example**:
```python
# tests/integration/test_camera_endpoints.py
from httpx import AsyncClient
from main import app

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_list_cameras(authenticated_client: AsyncClient):
    response = await authenticated_client.get("/api/v1/cameras")
    assert response.status_code == 200
    cameras = response.json()
    assert len(cameras) > 0
    assert "id" in cameras[0]
    assert "name" in cameras[0]

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_ptz_command_no_permission(authenticated_client: AsyncClient):
    response = await authenticated_client.post(
        "/api/v1/cameras/1/ptz",
        json={"action": "pan_left", "speed": 50}
    )
    assert response.status_code == 403
```

**Test Data Fixtures**:
```python
# tests/conftest.py
import pytest
from tests.mocks.sdk_mock import MockSDKBridge

@pytest.fixture
def mock_sdk_bridge():
    return MockSDKBridge()

@pytest.fixture
def authenticated_client(mock_sdk_bridge):
    # Create test client with mocked dependencies
    app.dependency_overrides[get_sdk_bridge] = lambda: mock_sdk_bridge

    async with AsyncClient(app=app, base_url="http://test") as client:
        # Login and get token
        response = await client.post("/api/v1/auth/login", json={
            "username": "test_user",
            "password": "test_pass"
        })
        token = response.json()["access_token"]
        client.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
        yield client
```

**Coverage Configuration**:
```ini
# pyproject.toml
[tool.pytest.ini_options]
testpaths = ["tests"]
asyncio_mode = "auto"

[tool.coverage.run]
source = ["src"]
omit = ["*/tests/*", "*/migrations/*"]

[tool.coverage.report]
fail_under = 80
exclude_lines = [
    "pragma: no cover",
    "def __repr__",
    "raise NotImplementedError",
    "if __name__ == .__main__.:",
]
```

**Test Execution**:
```bash
# Run all tests
pytest

# Run with coverage
pytest --cov=src --cov-report=html

# Run only unit tests
pytest tests/unit

# Run only integration tests
pytest tests/integration
```

**Rationale**:
1. **Speed**: Unit tests run instantly without SDK
2. **Reliability**: Tests don't depend on hardware availability
3. **Coverage**: 80% coverage achievable with mocks
4. **E2E**: Optional real SDK tests for validation

---

## SDK-to-API Mapping Reference

Based on GeViSoft SDK analysis, here's the mapping from SDK actions to API endpoints:

| SDK Action Category | SDK Action | API Endpoint | HTTP Method |
|---------------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
| **SystemActions** | ConnectDB | `/auth/login` | POST |
| | DisconnectDB | `/auth/logout` | POST |
| **VideoActions** | GetFirstVideoInput | `/cameras` | GET |
| | GetNextVideoInput | (internal pagination) | - |
| | StartVideoStream | `/cameras/{id}/stream` | GET |
| **CameraControlActions** | PTZControl | `/cameras/{id}/ptz` | POST |
| | SetPreset | `/cameras/{id}/presets` | POST |
| | GotoPreset | `/cameras/{id}/presets/{preset_id}` | POST |
| **EventActions** | StartEvent | (WebSocket subscription) | WS |
| | StopEvent | (WebSocket unsubscribe) | WS |
| **RecordingActions** | StartRecording | `/recordings/{channel}/start` | POST |
| | StopRecording | `/recordings/{channel}/stop` | POST |
| | QueryRecordings | `/recordings` | GET |
| **AnalyticsActions** | ConfigureVMD | `/analytics/{channel}/vmd` | PUT |
| | ConfigureNPR | `/analytics/{channel}/npr` | PUT |
| | ConfigureOBTRACK | `/analytics/{channel}/obtrack` | PUT |

---

## Dependencies & Prerequisites

### Development Environment

**Required**:
- Python 3.11+
- .NET SDK 6.0+ (for C# bridge development)
- Redis 7.2+
- Visual Studio 2022 (for C# bridge)
- GeViSoft full installation
- GeViSoft SDK
- Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86)

**Python Packages**:
```
# requirements.txt
fastapi==0.104.1
uvicorn[standard]==0.24.0
pydantic==2.5.0
python-jose[cryptography]==3.3.0
passlib[bcrypt]==1.7.4
redis==5.0.1
grpcio==1.59.0
grpcio-tools==1.59.0
python-multipart==0.0.6
prometheus-client==0.19.0
structlog==23.2.0

# Testing
pytest==7.4.3
pytest-asyncio==0.21.1
pytest-cov==4.1.0
pytest-mock==3.12.0
httpx==0.25.2
```

**C# NuGet Packages** (Bridge Service):
```xml
<PackageReference Include="Grpc.AspNetCore" Version="2.59.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" Version="3.25.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="2.59.0" />
```

### Deployment Environment

**Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10/11**:
- .NET Runtime 6.0+
- Python 3.11+ runtime
- Redis (standalone or cluster)
- GeViSoft with active license
- Nginx or IIS for reverse proxy (HTTPS termination)

---

## Risk Mitigation

### High-Risk Items

**1. SDK Stability**
- **Risk**: C# bridge crashes take down video functionality
- **Mitigation**:
  - Auto-restart bridge service (Windows Service recovery)
  - Circuit breaker pattern in Python (trip after 3 failures)
  - Health checks monitor bridge status
  - Graceful degradation (API returns cached data when bridge down)

**2. Performance Under Load**
- **Risk**: May not achieve 100 concurrent streams
- **Mitigation**:
  - Load testing in Phase 2 with real hardware
  - Stream quality adaptation (reduce resolution/fps under load)
  - Connection pooling and async I/O
  - Horizontal scaling (multiple API instances)

**3. Event Delivery Reliability**
- **Risk**: WebSocket disconnections lose events
- **Mitigation**:
  - Redis event buffer (5-minute retention)
  - Reconnection sends missed critical events
  - Event sequence numbers for gap detection
  - Client-side acknowledgments for critical events

---

## Phase 0 Completion Checklist

- [x] GeViScope SDK integration approach decided (C# gRPC bridge)
- [x] Video streaming strategy defined (direct URLs with tokens)
- [x] WebSocket architecture designed (FastAPI + Redis pub/sub)
- [x] Authentication system specified (JWT + Redis sessions)
- [x] Performance optimization plan documented (async + caching)
- [x] Error handling strategy defined (translation layer + structured logging)
- [x] Testing approach designed (layered tests with mocks)
- [x] SDK-to-API mappings documented
- [x] Dependencies identified
- [x] Risk mitigation strategies defined

**Status**: ✅ **Research phase complete** - Ready for Phase 1 Design

---

**Next Step**: Execute Phase 1 to generate `data-model.md`, `contracts/openapi.yaml`, and `quickstart.md`