Merge pull request #858 from dermotduffy/recordings-button

Add view / menu button for recordings
2022-10-02 20:02:09 -07:00
parent d221f46801 72dca1b712
commit 81d94eb64d
16 changed files with 640 additions and 353 deletions
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ menu:
 | `live` | :white_check_mark: | The `live` view menu button: brings the user to the `live` view. See [views](#views) below.|
 | `clips` | :white_check_mark: | The `clips` view menu button: brings the user to the `clips` view on tap and the most-recent `clip` view on hold. See [views](#views) below. This button will never be shown if the `frigate.camera_name` for the selected camera is not auto-detected/specified (e.g. non-Frigate cameras), or if the `frigate.camera_name` is `birdseye`.|
 | `snapshots` | :white_check_mark: | The `snapshots` view menu button: brings the user to the `clips` view on tap and the most-recent `snapshot` view on hold. See [views](#views) below. This button will never be shown if the `frigate.camera_name` for the selected camera is not auto-detected/specified (e.g. non-Frigate cameras), or if the `frigate.camera_name` is `birdseye`.|
+| `recordings` | :white_check_mark: | The `recordings` view menu button: brings the user to the `recordings` view on tap and the most-recent `recording` view on hold. See [views](#views) below. This button will never be shown if the `frigate.camera_name` for the selected camera is not auto-detected/specified (e.g. non-Frigate cameras), or if the `frigate.camera_name` is `birdseye`.|
 | `image` | :white_check_mark: | The `image` view menu button: brings the user to the static `image` view. See [views](#views) below.|
 | `download` | :white_check_mark: | The `download` menu button: allow direct download of the media being displayed.|
 | `frigate_ui` | :white_check_mark: | The `frigate_ui` menu button: brings the user to a context-appropriate page on the Frigate UI (e.g. the camera homepage). Will only appear if the `frigate.url` option is set.|
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ media_viewer:

 ### Event Gallery Options

-The `event_gallery` is used for providing an overview of all `clips` and `snapshots` in a thumbnail gallery.
+The `event_gallery` is used for providing an overview of all `clips`, `snapshots` and `recordings` in a thumbnail gallery.

 All configuration is under:

@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ See the [fully expanded event gallery configuration example](#config-expanded-ev
 | `show_details` | `false` | :heavy_multiplication_x: | Whether to show event details (e.g. duration, start time, object detected, etc) alongside the thumbnail.|
 | `show_favorite_control` | `true` | :heavy_multiplication_x: | Whether to show the favorite ('star') control on each thumbnail.|
 | `show_timeline_control` | `true` | :heavy_multiplication_x: | Whether to show the timeline ('target') control on each thumbnail.|
-| `actions` | | :heavy_multiplication_x: | Actions to use for all views that use the `event_gallery` (e.g. `clips`, `snapshots`). See [actions](#actions) below.|
+| `actions` | | :heavy_multiplication_x: | Actions to use for all views that use the `event_gallery` (e.g. `clips`, `snapshots`, `recordings`). See [actions](#actions) below.|

 ### Image Options

@@ -916,14 +917,14 @@ Parameters for the `custom:frigate-card-ptz` element:
 | Parameter | Description |
 | - | - |
 | `action` | Must be `custom:frigate-card-action`. |
-| `frigate_card_action` | Call a Frigate Card action. Acceptable values are `default`, `clip`, `clips`, `image`, `live`, `snapshot`, `snapshots`, `download`, `timeline`, `frigate_ui`, `fullscreen`, `camera_select`, `menu_toggle`, `media_player`.|
+| `frigate_card_action` | Call a Frigate Card action. Acceptable values are `default`, `clip`, `clips`, `image`, `live`, `recording`, `recordings`, `snapshot`, `snapshots`, `download`, `timeline`, `frigate_ui`, `fullscreen`, `camera_select`, `menu_toggle`, `media_player`.|

 ##### Command descriptions

 | Value | Description |
 | - | - |
 | `default` | Trigger the default view. |
-| `clip`, `clips`, `image`, `live`, `snapshot`, `snapshots` | Trigger the named [view](#views).|
+| `clip`, `clips`, `image`, `live`, `recording`, `recordings`, `snapshot`, `snapshots` | Trigger the named [view](#views).|
 |`download`|Download the displayed media.|
 |`frigate_ui`|Open the Frigate UI at the configured URL.|
 |`fullscreen`|Toggle fullscreen.|
@@ -945,6 +946,8 @@ This card supports several different views:
 |`snapshot`|Shows a Media viewer for the most recent snapshot for this camera/zone/label. Can also be accessed by holding down the `snapshots` menu icon.|
 |`clips`|Shows an event gallery of clips for this camera/zone/label.|
 |`clip`|Shows a Media viewer for the most recent clip for this camera/zone/label. Can also be accessed by holding down the `clips` menu icon.|
+|`recordings`|Shows a gallery of recent (last day) recordings for this camera and its dependents.|
+|`recording`|Shows a Media viewer for the most recent recording for this camera. Can also be accessed by holding down the `recordings` menu icon.|
 |`image`|Shows a static image specified by the `image` parameter, can be used as a discrete default view or a screensaver (via `view.timeout_seconds`).|

 ### Navigating From A Snapshot To A Clip
@@ -1005,8 +1008,8 @@ view.
 | Configuration path | Views to which it refers |
 | - | - |
 | `view.actions` | All (may be overriden by the below) |
-| `media_viewer.actions` | `clip`, `snapshot` |
-| `event_gallery.actions` | `clips`, `snapshots` |
+| `media_viewer.actions` | `clip`, `snapshot`, `recording` |
+| `event_gallery.actions` | `clips`, `snapshots`, `recordings` |
 | `live.actions` | `live` |
 | `image.actions` | `image` |

@@ -2002,6 +2005,11 @@ overrides:
            enabled: true
            alignment: matching
            icon: mdi:camera
+          recordings:
+            priority: 50
+            enabled: false
+            alignment: matching
+            icon: mdi:album
          image:
            priority: 50
            # Disable the image button.
@@ -2685,7 +2693,7 @@ menu:

 ### Using a dependent camera

-`dependencies.cameras` allows events for other cameras to be shown along with the currently selected camera. For example, this can be used to show events with the `birdseye` camera (since it will not have events of its own).
+`dependencies.cameras` allows events/recordings for other cameras to be shown along with the currently selected camera. For example, this can be used to show events with the `birdseye` camera (since it will not have events of its own).

 <details>
  <summary>Expand: Using dependent cameras with birdseye</summary>
@@ -467,6 +467,29 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
      });
    }

+    // Don't show `recordings` button if there's no `camera_name` (e.g. non-Frigate
+    // cameras), or is birdseye (unless there are dependent cameras).
+    if (
+      cameraConfig?.frigate.camera_name &&
+      (cameraConfig?.frigate.camera_name !== CAMERA_BIRDSEYE ||
+        cameraConfig?.dependencies.cameras.length ||
+        cameraConfig?.dependencies.all_cameras)
+    ) {
+      buttons.push({
+        icon: 'mdi:album',
+        ...this._getConfig().menu.buttons.recordings,
+        type: 'custom:frigate-card-menu-icon',
+        title: localize('config.view.views.recordings'),
+        style: this._view?.is('recordings') ? this._getEmphasizedStyle() : {},
+        tap_action: createFrigateCardCustomAction(
+          'recordings',
+        ) as FrigateCardCustomAction,
+        hold_action: createFrigateCardCustomAction(
+          'recording',
+        ) as FrigateCardCustomAction,
+      });
+    }
+
    buttons.push({
      icon: 'mdi:image',
      ...this._getConfig().menu.buttons.image,
@@ -1369,6 +1392,8 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
      case 'clips':
      case 'image':
      case 'live':
+      case 'recording':
+      case 'recordings':
      case 'snapshot':
      case 'snapshots':
      case 'timeline':
@@ -1931,6 +1956,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
            .view=${this._view}
            .cameras=${this._cameras}
            .galleryConfig=${this._getConfig().event_gallery}
+            .dataManager=${this._timelineDataManager}
          >
          </frigate-card-gallery>`
        : ``}
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 import {
  css,
  CSSResultGroup,
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ import {
  fetchLatestMediaAndDispatchViewChange,
  getFullDependentBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError,
 } from '../utils/ha/browse-media';
+import { changeViewToRecentRecordingForCameraAndDependents } from '../utils/media-to-view.js';
+import { TimelineDataManager } from '../utils/timeline-data-manager';
 import { View } from '../view.js';
 import { renderProgressIndicator } from './message.js';
 import './thumbnail.js';
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ export class FrigateCardGallery extends LitElement {
  @property({ attribute: false })
  public cameras?: Map<string, CameraConfig>;

+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public dataManager?: TimelineDataManager;
+
  /**
   * Master render method.
   * @returns A rendered template.
@@ -53,31 +57,45 @@ export class FrigateCardGallery extends LitElement {
      !this.view ||
      !this.cameras ||
      !this.view.isGalleryView() ||
-      !mediaType
+      !mediaType ||
+      !this.dataManager
    ) {
      return;
    }

    if (!this.view.target) {
-      const browseMediaQueryParameters =
-        getFullDependentBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError(
+      if (mediaType === 'recordings') {
+        changeViewToRecentRecordingForCameraAndDependents(
          this,
          this.hass,
+          this.dataManager,
          this.cameras,
-          this.view.camera,
-          mediaType,
+          this.view,
+          {
+            targetView: 'recordings',
+          },
        );
+      } else {
+        const browseMediaQueryParameters =
+          getFullDependentBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError(
+            this,
+            this.hass,
+            this.cameras,
+            this.view.camera,
+            mediaType,
+          );

-      if (!browseMediaQueryParameters) {
-        return;
+        if (!browseMediaQueryParameters) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        fetchLatestMediaAndDispatchViewChange(
+          this,
+          this.hass,
+          this.view,
+          browseMediaQueryParameters,
+        );
      }
-
-      fetchLatestMediaAndDispatchViewChange(
-        this,
-        this.hass,
-        this.view,
-        browseMediaQueryParameters,
-      );
      return renderProgressIndicator();
    }

@@ -211,13 +229,12 @@ export class FrigateCardGalleryCore extends LitElement {
      !this.view ||
      !this.view.target ||
      !this.view.target.children ||
-      !(this.view.is('clips') || this.view.is('snapshots')) ||
+      !this.view.isGalleryView() ||
      !this.cameras
    ) {
      return html``;
    }

-    const cameraConfig = this.cameras.get(this.view.camera);
    return html`
      ${this._showBackArrow()
        ? html` <ha-card
@@ -254,13 +271,14 @@ export class FrigateCardGalleryCore extends LitElement {
                    <div>${child.title}</div>
                  </ha-card>
                `
-              : child.thumbnail
-              ? html`<frigate-card-thumbnail
+              : html`<frigate-card-thumbnail
                  .view=${this.view}
                  .target=${this.view?.target ?? null}
                  .childIndex=${index}
                  .hass=${this.hass}
-                  .clientID=${cameraConfig?.frigate.client_id}
+                  .cameraConfig=${child.frigate?.cameraID
+                    ? this.cameras?.get(child.frigate.cameraID)
+                    : undefined}
                  ?details=${!!this.galleryConfig?.controls.thumbnails.show_details}
                  ?show_favorite_control=${!!this.galleryConfig?.controls.thumbnails
                    .show_favorite_control}
@@ -268,18 +286,20 @@ export class FrigateCardGalleryCore extends LitElement {
                    .show_timeline_control}
                  @click=${(ev: Event) => {
                    if (this.view) {
-                      this.view
-                        .evolve({
-                          view: this.view.is('clips') ? 'clip' : 'snapshot',
-                          childIndex: index,
-                        })
-                        .dispatchChangeEvent(this);
+                      const targetView = this.view.getViewerViewForGalleryView();
+                      if (targetView) {
+                        this.view
+                          .evolve({
+                            view: targetView,
+                            childIndex: index,
+                          })
+                          .dispatchChangeEvent(this);
+                      }
                    }
                    stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions(ev);
                  }}
                >
-                </frigate-card-thumbnail>`
-              : ``}
+                </frigate-card-thumbnail>`}
          `,
      )}
    `;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnailCarousel extends LitElement {
      .target=${parent}
      .childIndex=${childIndex}
      .mediaSeek=${this.view?.context?.mediaViewer?.seek.get(childIndex)}
-      .clientID=${cameraConfig?.frigate.client_id}
+      .cameraConfig=${cameraConfig ?? undefined}
      ?details=${this.config?.show_details}
      ?show_favorite_control=${this.config?.show_favorite_control}
      ?show_timeline_control=${this.config?.show_timeline_control}
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import thumbnailFeatureRecordingStyle from '../scss/thumbnail-feature-recording.
 import thumbnailStyle from '../scss/thumbnail.scss';
 import { stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions } from '../utils/action.js';
 import { errorToConsole, prettifyTitle } from '../utils/basic.js';
+import { getCameraTitle } from '../utils/camera.js';
 import { retainEvent } from '../utils/frigate.js';
 import { getEventDurationString } from '../utils/frigate.js';
 import { renderTask } from '../utils/task.js';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { MediaSeek } from './viewer.js';
 import { TaskStatus } from '@lit-labs/task';

 import type {
+  CameraConfig,
  ExtendedHomeAssistant,
  FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
  FrigateEvent,
@@ -108,6 +110,9 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnailFeatureRecording extends LitElement {
  @property({ attribute: false })
  public date?: Date;

+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  public cameraTitle?: string;
+
  protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
    if (!this.date) {
      return;
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnailFeatureRecording extends LitElement {
    return html`
      <div class="title">${format(this.date, 'HH:mm')}</div>
      <div class="subtitle">${format(this.date, 'MMM do')}</div>
+      ${this.cameraTitle ? html`<div class="camera">${this.cameraTitle}</div>` : html``}
    `;
  }

@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnail extends LitElement {
  public hass?: ExtendedHomeAssistant;

  @property({ attribute: false })
-  public clientID?: string;
+  public cameraConfig?: CameraConfig;

  /**
   * Render the element.
@@ -277,6 +283,7 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnail extends LitElement {
      starred: !!event?.retain_indefinitely,
    };

+    const clientID = this.cameraConfig?.frigate.client_id;
    return html` ${event
      ? html`<frigate-card-thumbnail-feature-event
          aria-label="${label ?? ''}"
@@ -285,22 +292,25 @@ export class FrigateCardThumbnail extends LitElement {
          .thumbnail=${thumbnail ?? undefined}
          .label=${label ?? undefined}
        ></frigate-card-thumbnail-feature-event>`
-      : html`<frigate-card-thumbnail-feature-recording
+      : recording
+      ? html`<frigate-card-thumbnail-feature-recording
          aria-label="${label ?? ''}"
          title="${label ?? ''}"
+          .cameraTitle=${this.details || !this.cameraConfig || !this.hass ? undefined : getCameraTitle(this.hass, this.cameraConfig)}
          .date=${recording ? fromUnixTime(recording.start_time) : undefined}
-        ></frigate-card-thumbnail-feature-recording>`}
-    ${this.show_favorite_control && event && this.hass && this.clientID
+        ></frigate-card-thumbnail-feature-recording>`
+      : html``}
+    ${this.show_favorite_control && event && this.hass && clientID
      ? html` <ha-icon
            class="${classMap(starClasses)}"
            icon=${event?.retain_indefinitely ? 'mdi:star' : 'mdi:star-outline'}
            title=${localize('thumbnail.retain_indefinitely')}
            @click=${(ev: Event) => {
              stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions(ev);
-              if (event && this.hass && this.clientID) {
+              if (event && this.hass && clientID) {
                retainEvent(
                  this.hass,
-                  this.clientID,
+                  clientID,
                  event.id,
                  !event.retain_indefinitely,
                )
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
  differenceInSeconds,
  endOfHour,
  fromUnixTime,
-  getUnixTime,
  startOfHour,
  sub,
 } from 'date-fns';
@@ -46,24 +45,24 @@ import { stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions } from '../utils/action';
 import {
  contentsChanged,
  dispatchFrigateCardEvent,
-  formatDateAndTime,
  isHoverableDevice,
-  prettifyTitle,
 } from '../utils/basic';
 import { getAllDependentCameras, getCameraTitle } from '../utils/camera.js';
 import {
  getEventMediaContentID,
  getEventThumbnailURL,
  getEventTitle,
-  getRecordingMediaContentID,
 } from '../utils/frigate';

 import { createEventParentForChildren, createChild } from '../utils/ha/browse-media';
+import {
+  changeViewToRecording,
+  findChildIndex,
+  generateMediaViewerContextForChildren,
+} from '../utils/media-to-view';
 import {
  FrigateCardTimelineItem,
-  RecordingSegmentsItem,
-  sortSegmentsOldestToYoungest,
-  sortTimelineItemsYoungestToOldest,
+  sortYoungestToOldest,
  TimelineDataManager,
 } from '../utils/timeline-data-manager';
 import { View } from '../view';
@@ -293,164 +292,6 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    return new Set(this.cameras?.keys());
  }

-  /**
-   * Create recording objects.
-   * @param time The target time for the recordings.
-   * @param cameraIDs The camera IDs to create recordings for.
-   * @param onlyShowMatchingHour If `true` only shows the hour matching the target
-   * for the provided cameras, otherwise shows all hours.
-   * @returns
-   */
-  protected _createRecordingChildren(
-    time: Date,
-    cameraIDs: Set<string>,
-    onlyShowMatchingHour: boolean,
-  ): FrigateBrowseMediaSource[] {
-    const children: FrigateBrowseMediaSource[] = [];
-
-    for (const cameraID of cameraIDs) {
-      const config = this.cameras?.get(cameraID);
-      const recordingSummary =
-        this.timelineDataManager?.getRecordingSummaryForCamera(cameraID);
-      if (!config?.frigate.camera_name || !recordingSummary) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      for (const dayData of recordingSummary) {
-        for (const hourData of dayData.hours) {
-          const hour = add(dayData.day, { hours: hourData.hour });
-          const startHour = startOfHour(hour);
-          const endHour = endOfHour(hour);
-          const isMatchingHour = time >= startHour && time <= endHour;
-
-          // If asked to only provide recordings for a given camera show all
-          // hours, otherwise only show the matching hour from all cameras.
-          if (!onlyShowMatchingHour || isMatchingHour) {
-            children.push(
-              createChild(
-                `${prettifyTitle(config.frigate.camera_name)} ${formatDateAndTime(
-                  hour,
-                )}`,
-                getRecordingMediaContentID({
-                  clientId: config.frigate.client_id,
-                  year: dayData.day.getFullYear(),
-                  month: dayData.day.getMonth() + 1,
-                  day: dayData.day.getDate(),
-                  hour: hourData.hour,
-                  cameraName: config.frigate.camera_name,
-                }),
-                {
-                  recording: {
-                    camera: config.frigate.camera_name,
-                    start_time: getUnixTime(startHour),
-                    end_time: getUnixTime(endHour),
-                    events: hourData.events,
-                  },
-                  cameraID: cameraID,
-                },
-              ),
-            );
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return children;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Change the view to a recording.
-   * @param targetTime The time of the recording to show.
-   * @param cameraID An optional camera to show a recording of, otherwise all
-   * cameras are shown at the given time.
-   */
-  protected async _changeViewToRecording(
-    targetTime: Date,
-    cameraID?: string,
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.hass || !this.timelineConfig || !this.cameras) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const cameraIDs = cameraID ? new Set([cameraID]) : this._getAllCameraIDs();
-    const children = this._createRecordingChildren(targetTime, cameraIDs, !cameraID);
-    if (!children.length) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const viewerContext = this._generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(
-      children,
-      targetTime,
-    );
-    const childIndex = this._findChildIndex(
-      children,
-      startOfHour(targetTime),
-      cameraIDs,
-    );
-    const child = childIndex !== null ? children[childIndex] : null;
-
-    if (childIndex !== null && child !== null) {
-      this.view
-        ?.evolve({
-          view: 'recording',
-          target: createEventParentForChildren(localize('common.recordings'), children),
-          childIndex: childIndex,
-          ...(child.frigate?.cameraID && { camera: child.frigate?.cameraID }),
-        })
-        .mergeInContext(viewerContext)
-        .dispatchChangeEvent(this);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Find the relevant recording child given a date target.
-   * @param children The FrigateBrowseMediaSource[] children. Must be sorted
-   * most recent first.
-   * @param targetTime The target time used to find the relevant child.
-   * @param cameraIDs The camera IDs to search for.
-   * @param refPoint Whether to find based on the start or end of the
-   * event/recording. If not specified, the first match is returned rather than
-   * the best match.
-   * @returns The childindex or null if no matching child is found.
-   */
-  protected _findChildIndex(
-    children: FrigateBrowseMediaSource[],
-    targetTime: Date,
-    cameraIDs: Set<string>,
-    refPoint?: 'start' | 'end',
-  ): number | null {
-    let bestMatch:
-      | {
-          index: number;
-          delta: number;
-        }
-      | undefined;
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < children.length; ++i) {
-      const child = children[i];
-      if (child.frigate?.cameraID && cameraIDs.has(child.frigate.cameraID)) {
-        const source = child.frigate.event ?? child.frigate.recording;
-        if (!source?.start_time || !source?.end_time) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        const startTime = fromUnixTime(source.start_time);
-        const endTime = fromUnixTime(source.end_time);
-
-        if (startTime <= targetTime && endTime >= targetTime) {
-          if (!refPoint) {
-            return i;
-          }
-          const delta =
-            refPoint === 'end'
-              ? endTime.getTime() - targetTime.getTime()
-              : targetTime.getTime() - startTime.getTime();
-          if (!bestMatch || delta < bestMatch.delta) {
-            bestMatch = { index: i, delta: delta };
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return bestMatch ? bestMatch.index : null;
-  }
-
  /**
   * Called whenever the range is in the process of being changed.
   * @param properties
@@ -540,13 +381,19 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    targetTime: Date,
    properties: TimelineRangeChange,
  ): void {
-    if (!this._timeline || !this.view || !this.view.target?.children?.length) {
+    if (
+      !this._timeline ||
+      !this.view ||
+      !this.view.target?.children?.length ||
+      !this.timelineDataManager
+    ) {
      return;
    }

    const canSeek = !!this.view?.isViewerView();
    const context = canSeek
-      ? this._generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(
+      ? generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(
+          this.timelineDataManager,
          this.view.target.children,
          targetTime,
        )
@@ -554,7 +401,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {

    const childIndex = this._locked
      ? null
-      : this._findChildIndex(
+      : findChildIndex(
          this.view.target.children,
          targetTime,
          this._getTimelineCameraIDs(),
@@ -576,90 +423,6 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    }
  }

-  /**
-   * Generate the media view context for a set of media children (used to set
-   * seek times into each media item).
-   * @param children The media children.
-   * @param targetTime The target time.
-   * @returns The ViewContext.
-   */
-  protected _generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(
-    children: FrigateBrowseMediaSource[],
-    targetTime: Date,
-  ): ViewContext {
-    if (!this.timelineDataManager) {
-      return {};
-    }
-    const seek = new Map();
-    const segmentsDataset = this.timelineDataManager.recordingSegments;
-    const hourStart = startOfHour(targetTime);
-
-    children.forEach((child, index) => {
-      const source = child.frigate?.recording ?? child.frigate?.event;
-      if (source && source.end_time && child.frigate?.cameraID) {
-        const start = source.start_time * 1000;
-        const end = source.end_time * 1000;
-        let seekSeconds: number | null = null;
-
-        if (targetTime.getTime() >= start && targetTime.getTime() <= end) {
-          const segments = segmentsDataset.get({
-            filter: (segment) =>
-              segment.cameraID === child.frigate?.cameraID &&
-              segment.start >= start &&
-              segment.end <= end,
-            order: sortSegmentsOldestToYoungest,
-          });
-          seekSeconds = this._getSeekTimeInSegments(
-            // Recordings start from the top of the hour.
-            child.frigate.recording ? hourStart : fromUnixTime(source.start_time),
-            targetTime,
-            segments,
-          );
-        }
-
-        if (seekSeconds !== null) {
-          seek.set(index, {
-            seekSeconds: seekSeconds,
-            seekTime: targetTime.getTime() / 1000,
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    });
-    return seek.size > 0 ? { mediaViewer: { seek: seek } } : {};
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the number of seconds to seek into a video stream consisting of the
-   * provided segments to reach the target time provided.
-   * @param startTime The earliest allowable time to seek from.
-   * @param targetTime Target time.
-   * @param segments An array of segments dataset items. Must be sorted from oldest to youngest.
-   * @returns
-   */
-  protected _getSeekTimeInSegments(
-    startTime: Date,
-    targetTime: Date,
-    segments: RecordingSegmentsItem[],
-  ): number | null {
-    if (!segments.length) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    let seekMilliseconds = 0;
-
-    // Inspired by: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/blob/release-0.11.0/web/src/routes/Recording.jsx#L27
-    for (const segment of segments) {
-      if (segment.start > targetTime.getTime()) {
-        break;
-      }
-      const start =
-        segment.start < startTime.getTime() ? startTime.getTime() : segment.start;
-      const end =
-        segment.end > targetTime.getTime() ? targetTime.getTime() : segment.end;
-      seekMilliseconds += end - start;
-    }
-    return seekMilliseconds / 1000;
-  }
-
  /**
   * Called whenever the timeline is clicked.
   * @param properties The properties of the timeline click event.
@@ -672,34 +435,68 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
      stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions(properties.event);
    }

-    if (!this._ignoreClick && properties.what) {
+    if (
+      !this._ignoreClick &&
+      properties.what &&
+      this.hass &&
+      this.timelineDataManager &&
+      this.cameras &&
+      this.view
+    ) {
      if (
        this.timelineConfig?.show_recordings &&
        ['background', 'group-label', 'axis'].includes(properties.what)
      ) {
+        stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions(properties.event);
+
        if (['background', 'group-label'].includes(properties.what)) {
-          stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions(properties.event);
          const window = this._timeline?.getWindow();
          if (window) {
            if (properties.group) {
-              this._changeViewToRecording(
-                properties.what === 'background' ? properties.time : window.end,
-                String(properties.group),
+              changeViewToRecording(
+                this,
+                this.hass,
+                this.timelineDataManager,
+                this.cameras,
+                this.view, {
+                  cameraIDs: new Set([String(properties.group)]),
+                  targetTime:
+                    properties.what === 'background' ? properties.time : window.end,
+                },
              );
            } else if (this.mini && this.view?.camera) {
              // In mini mode group may not be displayed / used, so just use the camera directly.
-              this._changeViewToRecording(window.end, this.view.camera);
+              changeViewToRecording(
+                this,
+                this.hass,
+                this.timelineDataManager,
+                this.cameras,
+                this.view, {
+                  targetTime: window.end,
+                },
+              );
            }
          }
        } else {
-          stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions(properties.event);
-          this._changeViewToRecording(properties.time);
+          changeViewToRecording(
+            this,
+            this.hass,
+            this.timelineDataManager,
+            this.cameras,
+            this.view, {
+              cameraIDs: this._getAllCameraIDs(),
+              start: startOfHour(properties.time),
+              end: endOfHour(properties.time),
+              targetTime: properties.time,
+            }
+          );
        }
      } else if (
        properties.what === 'item' &&
        properties.item &&
        this.view &&
-        this.view.target?.children
+        this.view.target?.children &&
+        this.timelineDataManager
      ) {
        let childIndex: number | null = null;
        let target: FrigateBrowseMediaSource | null = null;
@@ -712,7 +509,8 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
            target = thumbnails.target;
            childIndex = thumbnails.childIndex;
            if (thumbnails.target?.children?.length) {
-              context = this._generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(
+              context = generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(
+                this.timelineDataManager,
                thumbnails.target.children,
                properties.time,
              );
@@ -821,7 +619,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    this._dataview
      ?.get({
        filter: (item) => item.type !== 'background',
-        order: sortTimelineItemsYoungestToOldest,
+        order: sortYoungestToOldest,
      })
      .forEach((item) => {
        const cameraID = item.group ? String(item.group) : null;
@@ -1226,6 +1024,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    }

    const options = this._getOptions();
+    let createdTimeline = false;

    if (
      this.timelineDataManager &&
@@ -1258,6 +1057,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
        this.timelineConfig.media,
      );

+      createdTimeline = true;
      if (this.mini && groups.length === 1) {
        // In a mini timeline, if there's only one group don't bother grouping
        // at all.
@@ -1299,7 +1099,15 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
    }

    if (changedProperties.has('view')) {
-      this._updateTimelineFromView();
+      if (createdTimeline) {
+        // If the timeline was just created, give it one frame to draw itself.
+        // Failure to do so may result in subsequent calls to
+        // `this._timeline.setwindow()` being entirely ignored. Example case:
+        // Clicking the timeline control on a recording thumbnail.
+        window.requestAnimationFrame(this._updateTimelineFromView.bind(this));
+      } else {
+        this._updateTimelineFromView();
+      }
    }
  }

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import { EmblaCarouselPlugins } from './carousel.js';
 import { renderTask } from '../utils/task.js';
 import { updateElementStyleFromMediaLayoutConfig } from '../utils/media-layout.js';
 import { TimelineDataManager } from '../utils/timeline-data-manager.js';
+import { changeViewToRecentRecordingForCameraAndDependents } from '../utils/media-to-view.js';

 export interface MediaSeek {
  // Specifies the point at which this recording should be played, the
@@ -101,7 +102,13 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
   * @returns A rendered template.
   */
  protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
-    if (!this.hass || !this.view || !this.cameras || !this.viewerConfig) {
+    if (
+      !this.hass ||
+      !this.view ||
+      !this.cameras ||
+      !this.viewerConfig ||
+      !this.timelineDataManager
+    ) {
      return;
    }

@@ -123,14 +130,27 @@ export class FrigateCardViewer extends LitElement {
        return;
      }

-      fetchLatestMediaAndDispatchViewChange(
-        this,
-        this.hass,
-        this.view,
-        overrideMultiBrowseMediaQueryParameters(browseMediaQueryParameters, {
-          mediaType: mediaType,
-        }),
-      );
+      if (mediaType === 'recordings') {
+        changeViewToRecentRecordingForCameraAndDependents(
+          this,
+          this.hass,
+          this.timelineDataManager,
+          this.cameras,
+          this.view,
+          {
+            targetView: 'recording',
+          },
+        );
+      } else {
+        fetchLatestMediaAndDispatchViewChange(
+          this,
+          this.hass,
+          this.view,
+          overrideMultiBrowseMediaQueryParameters(browseMediaQueryParameters, {
+            mediaType: mediaType,
+          }),
+        );
+      }
      return renderProgressIndicator();
    }

@@ -248,8 +248,10 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
    { value: 'live', label: localize('config.view.views.live') },
    { value: 'clips', label: localize('config.view.views.clips') },
    { value: 'snapshots', label: localize('config.view.views.snapshots') },
+    { value: 'recordings', label: localize('config.view.views.recordings') },
    { value: 'clip', label: localize('config.view.views.clip') },
    { value: 'snapshot', label: localize('config.view.views.snapshot') },
+    { value: 'recording', label: localize('config.view.views.recording') },
    { value: 'image', label: localize('config.view.views.image') },
    { value: 'timeline', label: localize('config.view.views.timeline') },
  ];
@@ -936,7 +938,7 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
   * @param configPathShowDetails Thumbnails show details config path.
   * @param configPathShowFavoriteControl Thumbnails show favorite control config path.
   * @param configPathShowTimelineControl Thumbnails show timeline control config path,
-   * @param configPathMedia Thumbnails media config path.
+   * @param options An optional config path to media selection and mini-timeline mode.
   * @returns A rendered template.
   */
  protected _renderThumbnailsControls(
@@ -1437,6 +1439,7 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
                ${this._renderMenuButton('live') /* */}
                ${this._renderMenuButton('clips') /* */}
                ${this._renderMenuButton('snapshots')}
+                ${this._renderMenuButton('recordings')}
                ${this._renderMenuButton('image') /* */}
                ${this._renderMenuButton('download')}
                ${this._renderMenuButton('frigate_ui')}
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
    "no_clips": "No clips",
    "no_snapshot": "No recent snapshot",
    "no_snapshots": "No snapshots",
+    "no_recording": "No recent recording",
    "recordings": "Recordings",
    "version": "Version"
  },
@@ -215,7 +216,8 @@
        "media_player": "Send to media player",
        "priority": "Priority",
        "snapshots": "Snapshots",
-        "timeline": "Timeline"
+        "timeline": "Timeline",
+        "recordings": "Recordings"
      },
      "position": "Menu position",
      "positions": {
@@ -262,6 +264,8 @@
        "current": "Current view",
        "image": "Static image",
        "live": "Live view",
+        "recording": "Most recent recording",
+        "recordings": "Recordings gallery",
        "snapshot": "Most recent snapshot",
        "snapshots": "Snapshots gallery",
        "timeline": "Timeline view"
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 div {
  text-align: center;
 }
-
 div.title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
 }
+div.camera {
+  font-size: 0.7em;
+}
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ export const FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS_USER_SPECIFIED = [
  'clips',
  'snapshot',
  'snapshots',
+  'recording',
+  'recordings',
  'image',
  'timeline',
 ] as const;

 const FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS = [
  ...FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS_USER_SPECIFIED,
-  'recording',

  // Media: A generic piece of media (could be clip, snapshot, recording).
  'media',
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ const FRIGATE_CARD_GENERAL_ACTIONS = [
  'fullscreen',
  'menu_toggle',
  'diagnostics',
+  'recording',
+  'recordings'
 ] as const;
 const FRIGATE_CARD_ACTIONS = [
  ...FRIGATE_CARD_GENERAL_ACTIONS,
@@ -907,6 +910,7 @@ const menuConfigDefault = {
    frigate_ui: visibleButtonDefault,
    fullscreen: visibleButtonDefault,
    media_player: visibleButtonDefault,
+    recordings: hiddenButtonDefault,
  },
  button_size: 40,
 };
@@ -940,6 +944,7 @@ const menuConfigSchema = z
        media_player: visibleButtonSchema.default(
          menuConfigDefault.buttons.media_player,
        ),
+        recordings: hiddenButtonSchema.default(menuConfigDefault.buttons.recordings),
      })
      .default(menuConfigDefault.buttons),
    button_size: z.number().min(BUTTON_SIZE_MIN).default(menuConfigDefault.button_size),
@@ -107,3 +107,34 @@ export const getAllDependentCameras = (
  }
  return cameraIDs;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Return the cameraIDs of truly unique cameras (some configured cameras may be
+ * the same Frigate came but with different zone/labels).
+ * @param cameras The full set of cameras.
+ * @param cameraIDs The specific IDs to dedup.
+ */
+export const getTrueCameras = (
+  cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig>,
+  cameraIDs: Set<string>,
+): Set<string> => {
+  const getTrueCameraID = (cameraConfig: CameraConfig): string => {
+    return `${cameraConfig.frigate?.client_id ?? ''}/${
+      cameraConfig.frigate.camera_name ?? ''
+    }`;
+  };
+
+  const output = new Set<string>();
+  const visitedTrueCameras = new Set<string>();
+  cameraIDs.forEach((cameraID: string) => {
+    const cameraConfig = cameras.get(cameraID) ?? null;
+    if (cameraConfig && cameraConfig.frigate.camera_name) {
+      const trueCameraID = getTrueCameraID(cameraConfig);
+      if (!visitedTrueCameras.has(trueCameraID)) {
+        output.add(cameraID);
+        visitedTrueCameras.add(trueCameraID);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  return output;
+};
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { localize } from '../../localize/localize.js';
 import {
  BrowseMediaQueryParameters,
  CameraConfig,
+  ClipsOrSnapshots,
  FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
  frigateBrowseMediaSourceSchema,
  FrigateCardError,
@@ -182,27 +183,7 @@ export const mergeFrigateBrowseMediaSources = async (
    }
  }

-  const eventSort = (
-    a: FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
-    b: FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
-  ): number => {
-    if (
-      !a.frigate?.event ||
-      (b.frigate?.event && b.frigate.event.start_time > a.frigate.event.start_time)
-    ) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-
-    if (
-      !b.frigate?.event ||
-      (a.frigate?.event && b.frigate.event.start_time < a.frigate.event.start_time)
-    ) {
-      return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-  };
-
-  return createEventParentForChildren('Merged events', children.sort(eventSort));
+  return createEventParentForChildren('Merged events', children.sort(sortYoungestToOldest));
 };

 /**
@@ -258,7 +239,7 @@ export const getFullDependentBrowseMediaQueryParameters = (
  hass: HomeAssistant,
  cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig>,
  camera: string,
-  mediaType?: 'clips' | 'snapshots',
+  mediaType?: ClipsOrSnapshots,
 ): BrowseMediaQueryParameters[] | null => {
  const cameraIDs = getAllDependentCameras(cameras, camera);
  const params: BrowseMediaQueryParameters[] = [];
@@ -290,7 +271,7 @@ export const getFullDependentBrowseMediaQueryParametersOrDispatchError = (
  hass: HomeAssistant,
  cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig>,
  camera: string,
-  mediaType?: 'clips' | 'snapshots',
+  mediaType?: ClipsOrSnapshots,
 ): BrowseMediaQueryParameters[] | null => {
  const params = getFullDependentBrowseMediaQueryParameters(
    hass,
@@ -444,3 +425,32 @@ export const createChild = (
  }
  return result;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Sort the timeline items most recent to least recent.
+ * @param a The first item.
+ * @param b The second item.
+ * @returns -1, 0, 1 (standard array sort function configuration).
+ */
+export const sortYoungestToOldest = (
+  a: FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
+  b: FrigateBrowseMediaSource,
+): number => {
+  const a_source = a.frigate?.event ?? a.frigate?.recording;
+  const b_source = b.frigate?.event ?? b.frigate?.recording;
+
+  if (
+    !a_source ||
+    (b_source && b_source.start_time > a_source.start_time)
+  ) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    !b_source ||
+    (a_source && b_source.start_time < a_source.start_time)
+  ) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+};
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+import { add, endOfHour, fromUnixTime, getUnixTime, startOfHour, sub } from 'date-fns';
+import { ViewContext } from 'view';
+import { dispatchMessageEvent } from '../components/message';
+import { localize } from '../localize/localize';
+import { CameraConfig, ExtendedHomeAssistant, FrigateBrowseMediaSource } from '../types';
+import { View } from '../view';
+import { formatDateAndTime, prettifyTitle } from './basic';
+import { getRecordingMediaContentID } from './frigate';
+import { createChild, createEventParentForChildren, sortYoungestToOldest } from './ha/browse-media';
+import {
+  RecordingSegmentsItem,
+  sortOldestToYoungest,
+  TimelineDataManager,
+} from './timeline-data-manager';
+import { getAllDependentCameras, getTrueCameras } from './camera.js';
+
+/**
+ * Change the view to a recent recording.
+ * @param element The element to dispatch the view change from.
+ * @param hass The Home Assistant object.
+ * @param dataManager The datamanager to use for data access.
+ * @param cameras The camera configurations.
+ * @param view The current view.
+ * @param options A set of cameraIDs to fetch recordings for, and a targetView to dispatch to.
+ */
+ export const changeViewToRecentRecordingForCameraAndDependents = async (
+  element: HTMLElement,
+  hass: ExtendedHomeAssistant,
+  dataManager: TimelineDataManager,
+  cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig>,
+  view: View,
+  options?: {
+    targetView?: 'recording' | 'recordings';
+  },
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  await changeViewToRecording(
+    element,
+    hass,
+    dataManager,
+    cameras,
+    view,
+    {
+      ...options,
+
+      // Fetch 1 days worth of recordings (including recordings that are for the current hour).
+      cameraIDs: getAllDependentCameras(cameras, view.camera),
+      start: sub(now, { days: 1 }),
+      end: add(now, { hours: 1 }),
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Change the view to a recording.
+ * @param element The element to dispatch the view change from.
+ * @param hass The Home Assistant object.
+ * @param dataManager The datamanager to use for data access.
+ * @param cameras The camera configurations.
+ * @param view The current view.
+ * @param options A specific window (start and end) to fetch recordings for, a
+ * targetTime to seek to, a targetView to dispatch to and a set of cameraIDs to
+ * restrict to.
+ */
+export const changeViewToRecording = async (
+  element: HTMLElement,
+  hass: ExtendedHomeAssistant,
+  dataManager: TimelineDataManager,
+  cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig>,
+  view: View,
+  options?: {
+    cameraIDs?: Set<string>;
+    targetView?: 'recording' | 'recordings';
+    targetTime?: Date;
+    start?: Date;
+    end?: Date;
+  },
+): Promise<void> => {
+  if (options && options.start && options.end) {
+    await dataManager.fetchIfNecessary(element, hass, options.start, options.end);
+  }
+
+  const cameraIDs: Set<string> = options?.cameraIDs
+    ? options.cameraIDs
+    : new Set([view.camera]);
+  const children = createRecordingChildren(dataManager, cameras, cameraIDs, {
+    ...(options?.start && options?.end && { start: options.start, end: options.end }),
+  });
+
+  if (!children.length) {
+    return dispatchMessageEvent(element, localize('common.no_recording'), 'info', {
+      icon: 'mdi:album',
+    });
+  }
+
+  const viewerContext = options?.targetTime
+    ? generateMediaViewerContextForChildren(dataManager, children, options.targetTime)
+    : {};
+  const childIndex = options?.targetTime
+    ? findChildIndex(children, options.targetTime, cameraIDs)
+    : null;
+  const child = childIndex !== null ? children[childIndex] ?? null : null;
+
+  view
+    ?.evolve({
+      view: options?.targetView ? options.targetView : 'recording',
+      target: createEventParentForChildren(localize('common.recordings'), children),
+      childIndex: childIndex ?? 0,
+      ...(child?.frigate?.cameraID && { camera: child.frigate?.cameraID }),
+    })
+    .mergeInContext(viewerContext)
+    .dispatchChangeEvent(element);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create recording objects.
+ * @param dataManager The datamanager to use for data access.
+ * @param cameras The camera configurations.
+ * @param cameraIDs The camera IDs to include recordings for.
+ * @param options A specific window (start and end) to allow recordings for.
+ * @returns
+ */
+const createRecordingChildren = (
+  dataManager: TimelineDataManager,
+  cameras: Map<string, CameraConfig>,
+  cameraIDs: Set<string>,
+  options?: {
+    start?: Date;
+    end?: Date;
+  },
+): FrigateBrowseMediaSource[] => {
+  const children: FrigateBrowseMediaSource[] = [];
+
+  for (const cameraID of getTrueCameras(
+    cameras, cameraIDs
+  )) {
+    const config = cameras.get(cameraID) ?? null;
+    const recordingSummary = dataManager.getRecordingSummaryForCamera(cameraID);
+    if (!config?.frigate.camera_name || !recordingSummary) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    for (const dayData of recordingSummary) {
+      for (const hourData of dayData.hours) {
+        const hour = add(dayData.day, { hours: hourData.hour });
+        const startHour = startOfHour(hour);
+        const endHour = endOfHour(hour);
+
+        if (
+          (!options?.start || startHour >= options.start) &&
+          (!options?.end || endHour <= options.end)
+        ) {
+          children.push(
+            createChild(
+              `${prettifyTitle(config.frigate.camera_name)} ${formatDateAndTime(hour)}`,
+              getRecordingMediaContentID({
+                clientId: config.frigate.client_id,
+                year: dayData.day.getFullYear(),
+                month: dayData.day.getMonth() + 1,
+                day: dayData.day.getDate(),
+                hour: hourData.hour,
+                cameraName: config.frigate.camera_name,
+              }),
+              {
+                recording: {
+                  camera: config.frigate.camera_name,
+                  start_time: getUnixTime(startHour),
+                  end_time: getUnixTime(endHour),
+                  events: hourData.events,
+                },
+                cameraID: cameraID,
+              },
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Sort the events by time (to align recordings for different cameras at the
+  // same time).
+  return children.sort(sortYoungestToOldest);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Generate the media view context for a set of media children (used to set
+ * seek times into each media item).
+ * @param dataManager The datamanager to use for data access.
+ * @param children The media children.
+ * @param targetTime The target time.
+ * @returns The ViewContext.
+ */
+export const generateMediaViewerContextForChildren = (
+  dataManager: TimelineDataManager,
+  children: FrigateBrowseMediaSource[],
+  targetTime: Date,
+): ViewContext => {
+  const seek = new Map();
+  const segmentsDataset = dataManager.recordingSegments;
+  const hourStart = startOfHour(targetTime);
+
+  children.forEach((child, index) => {
+    const source = child.frigate?.recording ?? child.frigate?.event;
+    if (source && source.end_time && child.frigate?.cameraID) {
+      const start = source.start_time * 1000;
+      const end = source.end_time * 1000;
+      let seekSeconds: number | null = null;
+
+      if (targetTime.getTime() >= start && targetTime.getTime() <= end) {
+        const segments = segmentsDataset.get({
+          filter: (segment) =>
+            segment.cameraID === child.frigate?.cameraID &&
+            segment.start >= start &&
+            segment.end <= end,
+          order: sortOldestToYoungest,
+        });
+        seekSeconds = getSeekTimeInSegments(
+          // Recordings start from the top of the hour.
+          child.frigate.recording ? hourStart : fromUnixTime(source.start_time),
+          targetTime,
+          segments,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (seekSeconds !== null) {
+        seek.set(index, {
+          seekSeconds: seekSeconds,
+          seekTime: targetTime.getTime() / 1000,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  return seek.size > 0 ? { mediaViewer: { seek: seek } } : {};
+};
+
+/**
+ * Find the relevant recording child given a date target.
+ * @param children The FrigateBrowseMediaSource[] children. Must be sorted
+ * most recent first.
+ * @param targetTime The target time used to find the relevant child.
+ * @param cameraIDs The camera IDs to search for.
+ * @param refPoint Whether to find based on the start or end of the
+ * event/recording. If not specified, the first match is returned rather than
+ * the best match.
+ * @returns The childindex or null if no matching child is found.
+ */
+export const findChildIndex = (
+  children: FrigateBrowseMediaSource[],
+  targetTime: Date,
+  cameraIDs: Set<string>,
+  refPoint?: 'start' | 'end',
+): number | null => {
+  let bestMatch:
+    | {
+        index: number;
+        delta: number;
+      }
+    | undefined;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < children.length; ++i) {
+    const child = children[i];
+    if (child.frigate?.cameraID && cameraIDs.has(child.frigate.cameraID)) {
+      const source = child.frigate.event ?? child.frigate.recording;
+      if (!source?.start_time || !source?.end_time) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const startTime = fromUnixTime(source.start_time);
+      const endTime = fromUnixTime(source.end_time);
+
+      if (startTime <= targetTime && endTime >= targetTime) {
+        if (!refPoint) {
+          return i;
+        }
+        const delta =
+          refPoint === 'end'
+            ? endTime.getTime() - targetTime.getTime()
+            : targetTime.getTime() - startTime.getTime();
+        if (!bestMatch || delta < bestMatch.delta) {
+          bestMatch = { index: i, delta: delta };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return bestMatch ? bestMatch.index : null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of seconds to seek into a video stream consisting of the
+ * provided segments to reach the target time provided.
+ * @param startTime The earliest allowable time to seek from.
+ * @param targetTime Target time.
+ * @param segments An array of segments dataset items. Must be sorted from oldest to youngest.
+ * @returns
+ */
+const getSeekTimeInSegments = (
+  startTime: Date,
+  targetTime: Date,
+  segments: RecordingSegmentsItem[],
+): number | null => {
+  if (!segments.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  let seekMilliseconds = 0;
+
+  // Inspired by: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/blob/release-0.11.0/web/src/routes/Recording.jsx#L27
+  for (const segment of segments) {
+    if (segment.start > targetTime.getTime()) {
+      break;
+    }
+    const start =
+      segment.start < startTime.getTime() ? startTime.getTime() : segment.start;
+    const end = segment.end > targetTime.getTime() ? targetTime.getTime() : segment.end;
+    seekMilliseconds += end - start;
+  }
+  return seekMilliseconds / 1000;
+};
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export interface RecordingSegmentsItem {
 * @param b The second item.
 * @returns -1, 0, 1 (standard array sort function configuration).
 */
-export const sortTimelineItemsYoungestToOldest = (
-  a: FrigateCardTimelineItem,
-  b: FrigateCardTimelineItem,
+export const sortYoungestToOldest = (
+  a: RecordingSegmentsItem | FrigateCardTimelineItem,
+  b: RecordingSegmentsItem | FrigateCardTimelineItem,
 ): number => {
  if (a.start < b.start) {
    return 1;
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ export const sortTimelineItemsYoungestToOldest = (
 * @param b The second item.
 * @returns -1, 0, 1 (standard array sort function configuration).
 */
-export const sortSegmentsOldestToYoungest = (
-  a: RecordingSegmentsItem,
-  b: RecordingSegmentsItem,
+export const sortOldestToYoungest = (
+  a: RecordingSegmentsItem | FrigateCardTimelineItem,
+  b: RecordingSegmentsItem | FrigateCardTimelineItem,
 ): number => {
  if (a.start < b.start) {
    return -1;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ export class TimelineDataManager {
    this._cameras.forEach((_, cameraID) => {
      const segments = this._recordingSegments.get({
        filter: (item) => item.cameraID === cameraID,
-        order: sortSegmentsOldestToYoungest,
+        order: sortOldestToYoungest,
      });
      let current: RecordingSegmentsItem | null = null;
      for (let i = 0; i < segments.length; ++i) {
@@ -147,7 +147,21 @@ export class View {
   * Determine if a view is a gallery.
   */
  public isGalleryView(): boolean {
-    return this.view == 'clips' || this.view == 'snapshots';
+    return ['clips', 'snapshots', 'recordings'].includes(this.view);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the viewer view given a gallery view.
+   */
+  public getViewerViewForGalleryView(): 'clip' | 'snapshot' | 'recording' | null {
+    if (this.is('clips')) {
+      return 'clip';
+    } else if (this.is('snapshots')) {
+      return 'snapshot';
+    } else if (this.is('recordings')) {
+      return 'recording';
+    }
+    return null;
  }

  /**
@@ -180,14 +194,24 @@ export class View {
  }

  /**
-   * Get the media type for this view if available.
-   * @returns Whether the media is `clips` or `snapshots` or unknown (`null`)
+   * Determine if a view is related to a recording or recordings.
   */
-  public getMediaType(): 'clips' | 'snapshots' | null {
+   public isRecordingRelatedView(): boolean {
+    return ['recording', 'recordings'].includes(this.view);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the media type for this view if available.
+   * @returns Whether the media is `clips`, `snapshots`, `recordings` or unknown
+   * (`null`).
+   */
+  public getMediaType(): 'clips' | 'snapshots' | 'recordings' | null {
    return this.isClipRelatedView()
      ? 'clips'
      : this.isSnapshotRelatedView()
      ? 'snapshots'
+      : this.isRecordingRelatedView()
+      ? 'recordings'
      : null;
  }