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vllm-omni/vllm_omni/entrypoints/openai/video

Video Endpoints

This package owns OpenAI-compatible video endpoint families.

video_api_utils.py vs video/generation/helpers.py (no overlap)

openai/video_api_utils.py openai/video/generation/helpers.py
Layer Shared video media utils /v1/videos* endpoint helpers
Longevity Temporary. TODO(#5227, P1.3): move/tidy into family media.py Longer home for generation resource logic through P0.2/P0.3; P1.3 may split further
PUT HERE Decode/encode URLs and bytes, frame/audio coercion, streaming encoders Multipart form parsing, MiniMax upload limits, job runner/cleanup, VideoResponse factory, runtime context from app state
DO NOT PUT HERE Form/job/store orchestration Reimplemented encode/decode
Typical importers serving_video.py, streaming output, generation helpers api_server.py video routes (later generation/api_router.py)
May import the other? No — must not import video.generation.helpers Yes — may call video_api_utils

Prefer growing generation/helpers.py. Do not grow root video_api_utils.py unless the symbol is clearly shared media.

Put Here

  • Video generation/resource endpoint code under generation/.
  • Generated video streaming-output code under a dedicated subpackage when that route moves.
  • Video-specific request parsing, response formatting, and storage/job helpers for the owning subpackage.

Do Not Put Here

  • Live streaming-input chat sessions such as /v1/video/chat/stream; those should get their own route-owner package in the router split rather than living under video generation.
  • Generic server utilities.
  • Shared media encode/decode that already lives in root video_api_utils.py.
  • Image or audio endpoint behavior.