Rename nickname to friendly_name (#19782)

Better aligns with convention from Home Assistant since many Frigate users are also HA users

docs/docs/configuration/reference.md

@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ cameras:
 
     # Optional: Configuration for triggers to automate actions based on semantic search results.
     triggers:
-      # Required: Unique identifier for the trigger (generated automatically from nickname if not specified).
+      # Required: Unique identifier for the trigger (generated automatically from friendly_name if not specified).
       trigger_name:
         # Required: Enable or disable the trigger. (default: shown below)
         enabled: true

frigate/comms/webpush.py

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class WebPushClient(Communicator):
 
         camera: str = payload["after"]["camera"]
         camera_name: str = getattr(
-            self.config.cameras[camera], "nickname", None
+            self.config.cameras[camera], "friendly_name", None
         ) or titlecase(camera.replace("_", " "))
         current_time = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class WebPushClient(Communicator):
 
         camera: str = payload["camera"]
         camera_name: str = getattr(
-            self.config.cameras[camera], "nickname", None
+            self.config.cameras[camera], "friendly_name", None
         ) or titlecase(camera.replace("_", " "))
         current_time = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
 

frigate/config/camera/camera.py

@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ class CameraTypeEnum(str, Enum):
 class CameraConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     name: Optional[str] = Field(None, title="Camera name.", pattern=REGEX_CAMERA_NAME)
 
-    nickname: Optional[str] = Field(None, title="Camera nickname. Only for display.")
+    friendly_name: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, title="Camera friendly name used in the Frigate UI."
+    )
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
-    def handle_nickname(cls, values):
-        if isinstance(values, dict) and "nickname" in values:
+    def handle_friendly_name(cls, values):
+        if isinstance(values, dict) and "friendly_name" in values:
             pass
         return values
 

frigate/storage.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class StorageMaintainer(threading.Thread):
             )
 
             camera_key = (
-                getattr(self.config.cameras[camera], "nickname", None) or camera
+                getattr(self.config.cameras[camera], "friendly_name", None) or camera
             )
             usages[camera_key] = {
                 "usage": camera_storage,

web/src/components/camera/CameraNameLabel.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import * as LabelPrimitive from "@radix-ui/react-label";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 import { CameraConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 
 interface CameraNameLabelProps
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const CameraNameLabel = React.forwardRef<
   React.ElementRef<typeof LabelPrimitive.Root>,
   CameraNameLabelProps
 >(({ className, camera, ...props }, ref) => {
-  const displayName = useCameraNickname(camera);
+  const displayName = useCameraFriendlyName(camera);
   return (
     <LabelPrimitive.Root ref={ref} className={className} {...props}>
       {displayName}

web/src/components/overlay/CameraInfoDialog.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import axios from "axios";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { Toaster } from "../ui/sonner";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type CameraInfoDialogProps = {
   camera: CameraConfig;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default function CameraInfoDialog({
     return b === 0 ? a : gcd(b, a % b);
   }
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(camera);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(camera);
 
   return (
     <>

web/src/components/overlay/CreateTriggerDialog.tsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import ImagePicker from "@/components/overlay/ImagePicker";
 import { Trigger, TriggerAction, TriggerType } from "@/types/trigger";
 import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 import { Textarea } from "../ui/textarea";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type CreateTriggerDialogProps = {
   show: boolean;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default function CreateTriggerDialog({
     onCancel();
   };
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(selectedCamera);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(selectedCamera);
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={show} onOpenChange={onCancel}>

web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { baseUrl } from "@/api/baseUrl";
 import { PlayerStats } from "./PlayerStats";
 import { LuVideoOff } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type LivePlayerProps = {
   cameraRef?: (ref: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
 
   const internalContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(cameraConfig);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(cameraConfig);
   // stats
 
   const [stats, setStats] = useState<PlayerStatsType>({

web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   usePreviewForTimeRange,
 } from "@/hooks/use-camera-previews";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type PreviewPlayerProps = {
   previewRef?: (ref: HTMLDivElement | null) => void;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function PreviewVideoPlayer({
   const { t } = useTranslation(["components/player"]);
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(camera);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(camera);
   // controlling playback
 
   const previewRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ function PreviewFramesPlayer({
 }: PreviewFramesPlayerProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["components/player"]);
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(camera);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(camera);
   // frames data
 
   const { data: previewFrames } = useSWR<string[]>(

web/src/components/settings/CameraEditForm.tsx

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default function CameraEditForm({
   const cameraInfo = useMemo(() => {
     if (!cameraName || !config?.cameras[cameraName]) {
       return {
-        nickname: undefined,
+        friendly_name: undefined,
         name: cameraName || "",
         roles: new Set<Role>(),
       };
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ export default function CameraEditForm({
     });
 
     return {
-      nickname: camera?.nickname || cameraName,
+      friendly_name: camera?.friendly_name || cameraName,
       name: cameraName,
       roles,
     };
   }, [cameraName, config]);
 
   const defaultValues: FormValues = {
-    cameraName: cameraInfo?.nickname || cameraName || "",
+    cameraName: cameraInfo?.friendly_name || cameraName || "",
     enabled: true,
     ffmpeg: {
       inputs: [
@@ -169,18 +169,18 @@ export default function CameraEditForm({
   const saveCameraConfig = (values: FormValues) => {
     setIsLoading(true);
     let finalCameraName = values.cameraName;
-    let nickname: string | undefined = undefined;
+    let friendly_name: string | undefined = undefined;
     const isValidName = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(values.cameraName);
     if (!isValidName) {
       finalCameraName = generateFixedHash(finalCameraName);
-      nickname = values.cameraName;
+      friendly_name = values.cameraName;
     }
 
     const configData: ConfigSetBody["config_data"] = {
       cameras: {
         [finalCameraName]: {
           enabled: values.enabled,
-          ...(nickname && { nickname }),
+          ...(friendly_name && { friendly_name }),
           ffmpeg: {
             inputs: values.ffmpeg.inputs.map((input) => ({
               path: input.path,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export default function CameraEditForm({
     if (
       cameraName &&
       values.cameraName !== cameraName &&
-      values.cameraName !== cameraInfo?.nickname
+      values.cameraName !== cameraInfo?.friendly_name
     ) {
       // If camera name changed, delete old camera config
       const deleteRequestBody: ConfigSetBody = {

web/src/components/settings/CameraStreamingDialog.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { LiveStreamMetadata } from "@/types/live";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useDocDomain } from "@/hooks/use-doc-domain";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type CameraStreamingDialogProps = {
   camera: string;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function CameraStreamingDialog({
   const { getLocaleDocUrl } = useDocDomain();
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(camera);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(camera);
 
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
 

web/src/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name.ts

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ export function resolveCameraName(
 ) {
   if (typeof cameraId === "object" && cameraId !== null) {
     const camera = cameraId as CameraConfig;
-    return camera?.nickname || camera?.name.replaceAll("_", " ");
+    return camera?.friendly_name || camera?.name.replaceAll("_", " ");
   } else {
     const camera = config?.cameras?.[String(cameraId)];
-    return camera?.nickname || String(cameraId).replaceAll("_", " ");
+    return camera?.friendly_name || String(cameraId).replaceAll("_", " ");
   }
 }
 
-export function useCameraNickname(
+export function useCameraFriendlyName(
   cameraId: string | CameraConfig | undefined,
 ): string {
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");

web/src/hooks/use-stats.ts

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function useStats(stats: FrigateStats | undefined) {
         return;
       }
 
-      const cameraName = config.cameras?.[name]?.nickname ?? name;
+      const cameraName = config.cameras?.[name]?.friendly_name ?? name;
       if (config.cameras[name].enabled && cam["camera_fps"] == 0) {
         problems.push({
           text: t("stats.cameraIsOffline", {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default function useStats(stats: FrigateStats | undefined) {
         memoizedStats["cpu_usages"][cam["pid"]]?.cpu_average,
       );
 
-      const cameraName = config?.cameras?.[name]?.nickname ?? name;
+      const cameraName = config?.cameras?.[name]?.friendly_name ?? name;
       if (!isNaN(ffmpegAvg) && ffmpegAvg >= CameraFfmpegThreshold.error) {
         problems.push({
           text: t("stats.ffmpegHighCpuUsage", {

web/src/types/frigateConfig.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export type SearchModel = "jinav1" | "jinav2";
 export type SearchModelSize = "small" | "large";
 
 export interface CameraConfig {
-  nickname: string;
+  friendly_name: string;
   audio: {
     enabled: boolean;
     enabled_in_config: boolean;

web/src/views/settings/CameraSettingsView.tsx

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/select";
 import { IoMdArrowRoundBack } from "react-icons/io";
 import { isDesktop } from "react-device-detect";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 import { CameraNameLabel } from "@/components/camera/CameraNameLabel";
 
 type CameraSettingsViewProps = {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default function CameraSettingsView({
     return [];
   }, [config]);
 
-  const selectCameraName = useCameraNickname(selectedCamera);
+  const selectCameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(selectedCamera);
 
   // zones and labels
 

web/src/views/settings/ObjectSettingsView.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { isDesktop } from "react-device-detect";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useDocDomain } from "@/hooks/use-doc-domain";
 import { getTranslatedLabel } from "@/utils/i18n";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 import { AudioLevelGraph } from "@/components/audio/AudioLevelGraph";
 import { useWs } from "@/api/ws";
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default function ObjectSettingsView({
     }
   }, [config, selectedCamera]);
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(cameraConfig);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(cameraConfig);
 
   const { objects, audio_detections } = useCameraActivity(
     cameraConfig ?? ({} as CameraConfig),

web/src/views/settings/TriggerView.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useTriggers } from "@/api/ws";
-import { useCameraNickname } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { useCameraFriendlyName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type ConfigSetBody = {
   requires_restart: number;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function TriggerView({
   const [triggeredTrigger, setTriggeredTrigger] = useState<string>();
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
 
-  const cameraName = useCameraNickname(selectedCamera);
+  const cameraName = useCameraFriendlyName(selectedCamera);
   const triggers = useMemo(() => {
     if (
       !config ||

web/src/views/system/CameraMetrics.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { CameraNameLabel } from "@/components/camera/CameraNameLabel";
-import { resolveCameraName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-nickname";
+import { resolveCameraName } from "@/hooks/use-camera-friendly-name";
 
 type CameraMetricsProps = {
   lastUpdated: number;