Unable to get Previous frame track id in deepstream-test2 application.

Hello,

I am running deepstream-test2 in which I am able to get the track id of the object along with the coordinates of the detected object which are in the current frame but I am not able to get the tracker id and object details which were in the previous 5 to 6 frames. so how should I go to resolve this issue. please help me out.

code base is:

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#include <gst/gst.h>
#include <glib.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#include "gstnvdsmeta.h"
// #include "custom_tracker.h"

#define PGIE_CONFIG_FILE  "Face_config.txt"
// #define SGIE1_CONFIG_FILE "dstest2_sgie1_config.txt"
// #define SGIE2_CONFIG_FILE "dstest2_sgie2_config.txt"
// #define SGIE3_CONFIG_FILE "dstest2_sgie3_config.txt"
#define MAX_DISPLAY_LEN 100

#define TRACKER_CONFIG_FILE "dstest2_tracker_config.txt"
#define MAX_TRACKING_ID_LEN 16

#define PGIE_CLASS_ID_FACE 0

/* The muxer output resolution must be set if the input streams will be of
 * different resolution. The muxer will scale all the input frames to this
 * resolution. */
#define MUXER_OUTPUT_WIDTH 1920
#define MUXER_OUTPUT_HEIGHT 1080

/* Muxer batch formation timeout, for e.g. 40 millisec. Should ideally be set
 * based on the fastest source's framerate. */
#define MUXER_BATCH_TIMEOUT_USEC 4000000

gint frame_number = 0;

guint person_in = 0;
guint person_out = 0;

// IDictionary<int, int> dict = new Dictionary<int, int>();

/* This is the buffer probe function that we have registered on the sink pad
 * of the OSD element. All the infer elements in the pipeline shall attach
 * their metadata to the GstBuffer, here we will iterate & process the metadata
 * forex: class ids to strings, counting of class_id objects etc. */

static GstPadProbeReturn
osd_sink_pad_buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info,
    gpointer u_data)
{
    GstBuffer *buf = (GstBuffer *) info->data;
    guint num_rects = 0;
    NvDsObjectMeta *obj_meta = NULL;
    guint person_count = 0;
    guint demo_in = 0;
    guint centeroid;
    NvDsMetaList * l_frame = NULL;
    NvDsMetaList * l_obj = NULL;
    NvDsDisplayMeta *display_meta = NULL;

    NvDsBatchMeta *batch_meta = gst_buffer_get_nvds_batch_meta (buf);

    for (l_frame = batch_meta->frame_meta_list; l_frame != NULL;
      l_frame = l_frame->next) {
        NvDsFrameMeta *frame_meta = (NvDsFrameMeta *) (l_frame->data);
        
        NvDsMetaList * l_obj1 = frame_meta->obj_meta_list;
        
        int offset = 0;
        for (l_obj = frame_meta->obj_meta_list; l_obj != NULL;
                l_obj = l_obj->next) {
            obj_meta = (NvDsObjectMeta *) (l_obj->data);
            
            int left = obj_meta->rect_params.left;
            int top = obj_meta->rect_params.top;
            int right = left + obj_meta->rect_params.width;
            int bottom = top + obj_meta->rect_params.height;
            guint64 id = obj_meta->object_id;

            centeroid = (bottom-top)/2+top;
            g_print("Centeroid is : %d ",centeroid);

g_print("======================================================================\n");
            g_print ("%s %lu %d.00 %d.00 %d.00 %d.00\n",
                obj_meta->obj_label, id, left, top, right, bottom);
            g_print("%s",obj_meta);
            g_print("======================================================================\n");

if (obj_meta->class_id == PGIE_CLASS_ID_FACE) {
                person_count++;
                num_rects++;
            }
        }
        display_meta = nvds_acquire_display_meta_from_pool(batch_meta);
        NvOSD_LineParams *line_params = &display_meta->line_params[0];
        NvOSD_TextParams *txt_params  = &display_meta->text_params[0];
        display_meta->num_labels = 1;
        txt_params->display_text = g_malloc0 (MAX_DISPLAY_LEN);
        offset = snprintf(txt_params->display_text + offset , MAX_DISPLAY_LEN, "Total Face Count =  %d \nTotal IN = %d \nTotal OUT = %d", person_count,person_in,person_out);

        /* Now set the offsets where the string should appear */
        txt_params->x_offset = 10;
        txt_params->y_offset = 12;

        /* Font , font-color and font-size */
        txt_params->font_params.font_name = "Serif";
        txt_params->font_params.font_size = 20;
        txt_params->font_params.font_color.red = 1.0;
        txt_params->font_params.font_color.green = 1.0;
        txt_params->font_params.font_color.blue = 1.0;
        txt_params->font_params.font_color.alpha = 1.0;

        /* Text background color */
        txt_params->set_bg_clr = 1;
        txt_params->text_bg_clr.red = 0.0;
        txt_params->text_bg_clr.green = 0.0;
        txt_params->text_bg_clr.blue = 1.0;
        txt_params->text_bg_clr.alpha = 1.0;

        /* lINE BACKGORUNF */
        
        line_params->x1 = 0;
        line_params->y1 = MUXER_OUTPUT_HEIGHT/2; 
        line_params->x2 = MUXER_OUTPUT_WIDTH;
        line_params->y2 = MUXER_OUTPUT_HEIGHT/2;
        line_params->line_width = 4;
        line_params->line_color.red = 0.0;
        line_params->line_color.green = 0.0;
        line_params->line_color.blue = 1.0;
        line_params->line_color.alpha = 0.7;
        display_meta->num_lines++;

        nvds_add_display_meta_to_frame(frame_meta, display_meta);
    }

    g_print ("Frame Number = %d Number of objects = %d "
            "Face Count = %d\n",
            frame_number, num_rects, person_count);
    frame_number++;
    return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
}

static gboolean
bus_call (GstBus * bus, GstMessage * msg, gpointer data)
{
  GMainLoop *loop = (GMainLoop *) data;
  switch (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (msg)) {
    case GST_MESSAGE_EOS:
      g_print ("End of stream\n");
      g_main_loop_quit (loop);
      break;
    case GST_MESSAGE_ERROR:{
      gchar *debug;
      GError *error;
      gst_message_parse_error (msg, &error, &debug);
      g_printerr ("ERROR from element %s: %s\n",
          GST_OBJECT_NAME (msg->src), error->message);
      if (debug)
        g_printerr ("Error details: %s\n", debug);
      g_free (debug);
      g_error_free (error);
      g_main_loop_quit (loop);
      break;
    }
    default:
      break;
  }
  return TRUE;
}

/* Tracker config parsing */

#define CHECK_ERROR(error) \
    if (error) { \
        g_printerr ("Error while parsing config file: %s\n", error->message); \
        goto done; \
    }

#define CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER "tracker"
#define CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_WIDTH "tracker-width"
#define CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_HEIGHT "tracker-height"
#define CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_LL_CONFIG_FILE "ll-config-file"
#define CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_LL_LIB_FILE "ll-lib-file"
#define CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_ENABLE_BATCH_PROCESS "enable-batch-process"
#define CONFIG_GPU_ID "gpu-id"

static gchar *
get_absolute_file_path (gchar *cfg_file_path, gchar *file_path)
{
  gchar abs_cfg_path[PATH_MAX + 1];
  gchar *abs_file_path;
  gchar *delim;

  if (file_path && file_path[0] == '/') {
    return file_path;
  }

  if (!realpath (cfg_file_path, abs_cfg_path)) {
    g_free (file_path);
    return NULL;
  }

  // Return absolute path of config file if file_path is NULL.
  if (!file_path) {
    abs_file_path = g_strdup (abs_cfg_path);
    return abs_file_path;
  }

  delim = g_strrstr (abs_cfg_path, "/");
  *(delim + 1) = '\0';

  abs_file_path = g_strconcat (abs_cfg_path, file_path, NULL);
  g_free (file_path);

  return abs_file_path;
}

static gboolean
set_tracker_properties (GstElement *nvtracker)
{
  gboolean ret = FALSE;
  GError *error = NULL;
  gchar **keys = NULL;
  gchar **key = NULL;
  GKeyFile *key_file = g_key_file_new ();

  if (!g_key_file_load_from_file (key_file, TRACKER_CONFIG_FILE, G_KEY_FILE_NONE,
          &error)) {
    g_printerr ("Failed to load config file: %s\n", error->message);
    return FALSE;
  }

  keys = g_key_file_get_keys (key_file, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER, NULL, &error);
  CHECK_ERROR (error);

  for (key = keys; *key; key++) {
    if (!g_strcmp0 (*key, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_WIDTH)) {
      gint width =
          g_key_file_get_integer (key_file, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER,
          CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_WIDTH, &error);
      CHECK_ERROR (error);
      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (nvtracker), "tracker-width", width, NULL);
    } else if (!g_strcmp0 (*key, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_HEIGHT)) {
      gint height =
          g_key_file_get_integer (key_file, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER,
          CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_HEIGHT, &error);
      CHECK_ERROR (error);
      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (nvtracker), "tracker-height", height, NULL);
    } else if (!g_strcmp0 (*key, CONFIG_GPU_ID)) {
      guint gpu_id =
          g_key_file_get_integer (key_file, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER,
          CONFIG_GPU_ID, &error);
      CHECK_ERROR (error);
      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (nvtracker), "gpu_id", gpu_id, NULL);
    } else if (!g_strcmp0 (*key, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_LL_CONFIG_FILE)) {
      char* ll_config_file = get_absolute_file_path (TRACKER_CONFIG_FILE,
                g_key_file_get_string (key_file,
                    CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER,
                    CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_LL_CONFIG_FILE, &error));
      CHECK_ERROR (error);
      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (nvtracker), "ll-config-file", ll_config_file, NULL);
    } else if (!g_strcmp0 (*key, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_LL_LIB_FILE)) {
      char* ll_lib_file = get_absolute_file_path (TRACKER_CONFIG_FILE,
                g_key_file_get_string (key_file,
                    CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER,
                    CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_LL_LIB_FILE, &error));
      CHECK_ERROR (error);
      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (nvtracker), "ll-lib-file", ll_lib_file, NULL);
    } else if (!g_strcmp0 (*key, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_ENABLE_BATCH_PROCESS)) {
      gboolean enable_batch_process =
          g_key_file_get_integer (key_file, CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER,
          CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER_ENABLE_BATCH_PROCESS, &error);
      CHECK_ERROR (error);
      g_object_set (G_OBJECT (nvtracker), "enable_batch_process",
                    enable_batch_process, NULL);
    } else {
      g_printerr ("Unknown key '%s' for group [%s]", *key,
          CONFIG_GROUP_TRACKER);
    }
  }

  ret = TRUE;
done:
  if (error) {
    g_error_free (error);
  }
  if (keys) {
    g_strfreev (keys);
  }
  if (!ret) {
    g_printerr ("%s failed", __func__);
  }
  return ret;
}

int
main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
  GMainLoop *loop = NULL;
  GstElement *pipeline = NULL, *source = NULL, *h264parser = NULL,
      *decoder = NULL, *streammux = NULL, *sink = NULL, *pgie = NULL, *nvvidconv = NULL,
      *nvosd = NULL, *nvtracker = NULL;
  g_print ("With tracker\n");
#ifdef PLATFORM_TEGRA
  GstElement *transform = NULL;
#endif
  GstBus *bus = NULL;
  guint bus_watch_id = 0;
  GstPad *osd_sink_pad = NULL;

  /* Check input arguments */
  if (argc != 2) {
    g_printerr ("Usage: %s <elementary H264 filename>\n", argv[0]);
    return -1;
  }

  /* Standard GStreamer initialization */
  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
  loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);

  /* Create gstreamer elements */

  /* Create Pipeline element that will be a container of other elements */
  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("dstest2-pipeline");

  /* Source element for reading from the file */
  source = gst_element_factory_make ("filesrc", "file-source");

  /* Since the data format in the input file is elementary h264 stream,
   * we need a h264parser */
  h264parser = gst_element_factory_make ("h264parse", "h264-parser");

  /* Use nvdec_h264 for hardware accelerated decode on GPU */
  decoder = gst_element_factory_make ("nvv4l2decoder", "nvv4l2-decoder");

  /* Create nvstreammux instance to form batches from one or more sources. */
  streammux = gst_element_factory_make ("nvstreammux", "stream-muxer");

  if (!pipeline || !streammux) {
    g_printerr ("One element could not be created. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }

  /* Use nvinfer to run inferencing on decoder's output,
   * behaviour of inferencing is set through config file */
  pgie = gst_element_factory_make ("nvinfer", "primary-nvinference-engine");

  /* We need to have a tracker to track the identified objects */
  nvtracker = gst_element_factory_make ("nvtracker", "tracker");

  /* Use convertor to convert from NV12 to RGBA as required by nvosd */
  nvvidconv = gst_element_factory_make ("nvvideoconvert", "nvvideo-converter");

  /* Create OSD to draw on the converted RGBA buffer */
  nvosd = gst_element_factory_make ("nvdsosd", "nv-onscreendisplay");

  /* Finally render the osd output */
#ifdef PLATFORM_TEGRA
  transform = gst_element_factory_make ("nvegltransform", "nvegl-transform");
#endif
  sink = gst_element_factory_make ("nveglglessink", "nvvideo-renderer");

  if (!source || !h264parser || !decoder || !pgie ||
      !nvtracker || !nvvidconv || !nvosd || !sink) {
    g_printerr ("One element could not be created. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }

#ifdef PLATFORM_TEGRA
  if(!transform) {
    g_printerr ("One tegra element could not be created. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }
#endif

  /* Set the input filename to the source element */
  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (source), "location", argv[1], NULL);

  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (streammux), "width", MUXER_OUTPUT_WIDTH, "height",
      MUXER_OUTPUT_HEIGHT, "batch-size", 1,
      "batched-push-timeout", MUXER_BATCH_TIMEOUT_USEC, NULL);

  /* Set all the necessary properties of the nvinfer element,
   * the necessary ones are : */
  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (pgie), "config-file-path", PGIE_CONFIG_FILE, NULL);
  // g_object_set (G_OBJECT (sgie1), "config-file-path", SGIE1_CONFIG_FILE, NULL);
  // g_object_set (G_OBJECT (sgie2), "config-file-path", SGIE2_CONFIG_FILE, NULL);
  // g_object_set (G_OBJECT (sgie3), "config-file-path", SGIE3_CONFIG_FILE, NULL);

  /* Set necessary properties of the tracker element. */
  if (!set_tracker_properties(nvtracker)) {
    g_printerr ("Failed to set tracker properties. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }

  /* we add a message handler */
  bus = gst_pipeline_get_bus (GST_PIPELINE (pipeline));
  bus_watch_id = gst_bus_add_watch (bus, bus_call, loop);
  gst_object_unref (bus);

  /* Set up the pipeline */
  /* we add all elements into the pipeline */
  /* decoder | pgie1 | nvtracker | sgie1 | sgie2 | sgie3 | etc.. */
#ifdef PLATFORM_TEGRA
  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline),
      source, h264parser, decoder, streammux, pgie, nvtracker,
      nvvidconv, nvosd, transform, sink, NULL);
#else
  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline),
      source, h264parser, decoder, streammux, pgie, nvtracker,
      nvvidconv, nvosd, sink, NULL);
#endif

  GstPad *sinkpad, *srcpad;
  gchar pad_name_sink[16] = "sink_0";
  gchar pad_name_src[16] = "src";

  sinkpad = gst_element_get_request_pad (streammux, pad_name_sink);
  if (!sinkpad) {
    g_printerr ("Streammux request sink pad failed. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }

  srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (decoder, pad_name_src);
  if (!srcpad) {
    g_printerr ("Decoder request src pad failed. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }

  if (gst_pad_link (srcpad, sinkpad) != GST_PAD_LINK_OK) {
      g_printerr ("Failed to link decoder to stream muxer. Exiting.\n");
      return -1;
  }

  gst_object_unref (sinkpad);
  gst_object_unref (srcpad);

  /* Link the elements together */
  if (!gst_element_link_many (source, h264parser, decoder, NULL)) {
    g_printerr ("Elements could not be linked: 1. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }

#ifdef PLATFORM_TEGRA
  if (!gst_element_link_many (streammux, pgie, nvtracker, nvvidconv, nvosd, transform, sink, NULL)) {
    g_printerr ("Elements could not be linked. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }
#else
  if (!gst_element_link_many (streammux, pgie, nvtracker, nvvidconv, nvosd, sink, NULL)) {
    g_printerr ("Elements could not be linked. Exiting.\n");
    return -1;
  }
#endif

  /* Lets add probe to get informed of the meta data generated, we add probe to
   * the sink pad of the osd element, since by that time, the buffer would have
   * had got all the metadata. */
  osd_sink_pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (nvosd, "sink");
  if (!osd_sink_pad)
    g_print ("Unable to get sink pad\n");
  else
    gst_pad_add_probe (osd_sink_pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER,
        osd_sink_pad_buffer_probe, NULL, NULL);

  /* Set the pipeline to "playing" state */
  g_print ("Now playing: %s\n", argv[1]);
  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);

  /* Iterate */
  g_print ("Running...\n");
  g_main_loop_run (loop);

  /* Out of the main loop, clean up nicely */
  g_print ("Returned, stopping playback\n");
  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);
  g_print ("Deleting pipeline\n");
  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pipeline));
  g_source_remove (bus_watch_id);
  g_main_loop_unref (loop);
  return 0;
}

"osd_sink_pad_buffer_probe " can only get the current batch frames info.
You can get metadata when “previous 5 to 6 frames” is doing inference.

You can also refer https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1061798/deepstream-sdk/how-to-obtain-previous-states-of-tracked-object-/