More work on file storage

media/media.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package media
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"net/rpc"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/credentials"
@@ -11,17 +13,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Server struct {
-	client *minio.Client
+	client           *minio.Client
+	transcoderClient *rpc.Client
 }
 
-/*
-TODO: Figure out an api for a microservice for transcoding media, see https://tech.lgbt/@lina/114682780787448797
-- Read endpoint from config
-- Try to reach transcoder
-- If transcoder is alive, use it for transcoding
-- If not alive, store files as is
-*/
-
 var (
 	ErrNoBucketAccess = errors.New("can't access configured bucket")
 )
@@ -55,7 +50,15 @@ func NewServer() (*Server, error) {
 			return nil, ErrNoBucketAccess
 		}
 	}
-	return &Server{client: client}, nil
+
+	transcoderClient, err := rpc.DialHTTP("tcp", config.GlobalConfig.Transcoder.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn().Err(err).
+			Str("address", config.GlobalConfig.Transcoder.Address()).
+			Msg("failed to dial transcoder, various media related features won't be available")
+		transcoderClient = nil
+	}
+	return &Server{client: client, transcoderClient: transcoderClient}, nil
 }
 
 // UsernameFilename converts a userId and filename into a proper filepath for s3.