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Update the snapshot download method to use more reliable endpoint#528

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@reeve reeve commented Jun 10, 2026

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Resolves #527

This PR replaces the implementation of async_get_snapshot with a call to the same snapshot endpoint used by ring-mqtt. This endpoint essentially does a search query, you can pass in a "must be after" timestamp, and if an image already exists that is younger than that it will be returned. Otherwise, if the force flag is set, a new image will be generated on the fly and returned, provided the timeout doesn't elapse. This removes the need to make multiple API calls, and the fail/retry logic of the old method.

I wasn't sure how you like to handle API changes (as the parameters are quite different given this code works differently) - I elected to mark the old one deprecated and create a whole new method. But if you prefer to just replace the old one with the same name and flag a breaking change in the release notes I'm happy to make that update. I also added some basic tests.

LMK if you have questions/comments :)

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async_get_snapshot doesn't seem to work well with battery cams (fix incoming)

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