added testing variable for RECORDING_LENGTH

Birders_Guide_Installer.sh

@@ -405,6 +405,17 @@ SYSTEMD_MOUNT=$(echo ${RECS_DIR#/} | tr / -).mount
 ## i.e, VENV is the virtual environment miniforge built for BirdNET.
 
 VENV=${my_dir}/miniforge/envs/birdnet
+
+################################################################################
+#---------------------------------- Testing -----------------------------------#
+#_____________These variables are for testing. Please don't touch______________#
+#_______________them if you are not testing these features.____________________#
+
+
+RECORDING_LENGTH=
+
+EXTRACTION_LENGTH=
+
 EOF
   [ -d /etc/birdnet ] || sudo mkdir /etc/birdnet
   sudo ln -sf ${my_dir}/birdnet.conf /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf

birdnet.conf-defaults

@@ -233,3 +233,13 @@ SYSTEMD_MOUNT=$(echo ${RECS_DIR#/} | tr / -).mount
 ## i.e, VENV is the virtual environment miniforge built for BirdNET.
 
 VENV=$(dirname ${my_dir})/miniforge/envs/birdnet
+
+################################################################################
+#---------------------------------- Testing -----------------------------------#
+#_____________These variables are for testing. Please don't touch______________#
+#_______________them if you are not testing these features.____________________#
+
+
+RECORDING_LENGTH=
+
+EXTRACTION_LENGTH=

scripts/birdnet_recording.sh

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ if pgrep arecord &> /dev/null ;then
   echo "Recording"
 else
   if [ -z ${REC_CARD} ];then
-    arecord -f S16_LE -c${CHANNELS} -r48000 -t wav --max-file-time 6\
+    arecord -f S16_LE -c${CHANNELS} -r48000 -t wav --max-file-time ${RECORDING_LENGTH}\
       --use-strftime ${RECS_DIR}/%B-%Y/%d-%A/%F-birdnet-${STAMP}.wav
   else
-    arecord -f S16_LE -c${CHANNELS} -r48000 -t wav --max-file-time 6\
+    arecord -f S16_LE -c${CHANNELS} -r48000 -t wav --max-file-time ${RECORDING_LENGTH}\
      -D "${REC_CARD}" --use-strftime \
      ${RECS_DIR}/%B-%Y/%d-%A/%F-birdnet-${STAMP}.wav
   fi

scripts/install_config.sh

@@ -426,6 +426,17 @@ SYSTEMD_MOUNT=$(echo ${RECS_DIR#/} | tr / -).mount
 ## i.e, VENV is the virtual environment miniforge built for BirdNET.
 
 VENV=$(dirname ${my_dir})/miniforge/envs/birdnet
+
+################################################################################
+#---------------------------------- Testing -----------------------------------#
+#_____________These variables are for testing. Please don't touch______________#
+#_______________them if you are not testing these features.____________________#
+
+
+RECORDING_LENGTH=
+
+EXTRACTION_LENGTH=
+
 EOF
   [ -d /etc/birdnet ] || sudo mkdir /etc/birdnet
   sudo ln -sf $(dirname ${my_dir})/birdnet.conf /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf