NodeAV

node-av / lib / OptionInfo

Class: OptionInfo ​

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:90

Option information descriptor.

Describes a single option available on an FFmpeg object. Contains metadata about the option including name, type, default value, valid range, and documentation. Used to discover and validate options.

Direct mapping to FFmpeg's AVOption.

Example ​

typescript
import { Option } from 'node-av';

// Get option info
const optInfo = Option.find(obj, 'bitrate');
if (optInfo) {
  console.log(`Option: ${optInfo.name}`);
  console.log(`Help: ${optInfo.help}`);
  console.log(`Type: ${optInfo.type}`);
  console.log(`Default: ${optInfo.defaultValue}`);
  console.log(`Range: ${optInfo.min} - ${optInfo.max}`);
}

See ​

AVOption - FFmpeg Doxygen

Constructors ​

Constructor ​

new OptionInfo(native): OptionInfo

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:98

Internal

Parameters ​

native ​

NativeOption

The native option instance

Returns ​

OptionInfo

Accessors ​

defaultValue ​

Get Signature ​

get defaultValue(): unknown

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:143

Default value.

The default value for this option. Type depends on the option type.

Direct mapping to AVOption->default_val.

Returns ​

unknown

flags ​

Get Signature ​

get flags(): AVOptionFlag

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:176

Option flags.

Combination of AV_OPT_FLAG_* indicating option properties.

Direct mapping to AVOption->flags.

Returns ​

AVOptionFlag

help ​

Get Signature ​

get help(): string | null

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:120

Option help text.

Human-readable description of the option's purpose.

Direct mapping to AVOption->help.

Returns ​

string | null

max ​

Get Signature ​

get max(): number

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:165

Maximum value.

Maximum valid value for numeric options.

Direct mapping to AVOption->max.

Returns ​

number

min ​

Get Signature ​

get min(): number

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:154

Minimum value.

Minimum valid value for numeric options.

Direct mapping to AVOption->min.

Returns ​

number

name ​

Get Signature ​

get name(): string | null

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:109

Option name.

The name used to get/set this option.

Direct mapping to AVOption->name.

Returns ​

string | null

type ​

Get Signature ​

get type(): AVOptionType

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:131

Option type.

Data type of the option value (AV_OPT_TYPE_*).

Direct mapping to AVOption->type.

Returns ​

AVOptionType

unit ​

Get Signature ​

get unit(): string | null

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:216

Option unit.

Unit string for grouping related options.

Direct mapping to AVOption->unit.

Returns ​

string | null

Methods ​

getNative() ​

getNative(): NativeOption

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:227

Internal

Get the underlying native Option object.

Returns ​

NativeOption

The native Option binding object

hasFlags() ​

hasFlags(...flags): boolean

Defined in: src/lib/option.ts:200

Check if option has specific flags.

Tests whether all specified flags are set using bitwise AND.

Parameters ​

flags ​

...AVOptionFlag[]

One or more flag values to check

Returns ​

boolean

true if all specified flags are set, false otherwise

Example ​

typescript
import { AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM } from 'node-av/constants';

if (option.hasFlags(AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM)) {
  console.log('This option is used for encoding');
}

See ​

flags For direct flags access