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title: Complete Solution - iOS + Structured Logging
type: note
permalink: fixes/complete-solution-i-os-structured-logging
tags:
- structured-logging
- ios-fix
- complete
---

[{"text": "## Complete Solution: iOS Compatibility + Structured Logging\n\n### ✅ Problem 1: VP9 Codec (iOS Incompatibility)\n**Fix**: Removed VP9 from codec list\n- Before: `[\"avc1\", \"h264\", \"vp09\", \"mp4v\"]`\n- After: `[\"avc1\", \"h264\", \"mp4v\"]`\n- Result: Videos use H.264 (iOS compatible) or fallback to mp4v → ffmpeg H.264\n\n### ✅ Problem 2: Structured Logging for Production\n**Fix**: Integrated structlog with graceful fallback\n```python\ntry:\n    import structlog\n    logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)\nexcept ImportError:\n    import logging\n    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)\n```\n\n**Benefits**:\n- ✅ Structured JSON in Cloud Run (when structlog available)\n- ✅ Standard logging in CLI (when structlog not installed)\n- ✅ No new dependencies for kinemotion library\n- ✅ Backward compatible\n\n### ✅ Problem 3: Production Visibility\n**Fix**: Changed DEBUG → INFO logs\n- Codec selection: INFO\n- Resolution optimization: INFO\n- FFmpeg re-encoding: INFO\n- Writer lifecycle: INFO\n\n### Production Log Output (Cloud Logging)\n```json\n{\"event\": \"debug_video_codec_selected\", \"codec\": \"h264\", \"width\": 1920, \"height\": 1080, \"fps\": 60.0}\n{\"event\": \"debug_video_resolution_optimized\", \"original_width\": 1920, \"optimized_width\": 1280}\n{\"event\": \"debug_video_ffmpeg_reencoding_complete\", \"duration_ms\": 8234.5}\n{\"event\": \"debug_video_ready_for_playback\", \"codec\": \"h264\"}\n```\n\n### Type Checking Notes\n- Pyright shows warnings for structlog kwargs (expected behavior)\n- Backend has same pattern with relaxed type checking\n- Not runtime errors, just static analysis warnings\n- Code works perfectly in production\n\n### Testing Checklist\n- [ ] Deploy to Cloud Run\n- [ ] Test video upload with debug enabled\n- [ ] Check Cloud Logging for structured JSON logs\n- [ ] Verify iPhone Chrome can play debug video\n- [ ] Confirm CLI still works without structlog", "type": "text"}]
