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# Replay

## Replay driving data
`replay` allows you to simulate a driving session by replaying all messages logged during the use of openpilot. This provides a way to analyze and visualize system behavior as if it were live.

`replay` replays all the messages logged while running openpilot.
## Setup

Before starting a replay, you need to authenticate with your comma account using `auth.py`. This will allow you to access your routes from the server.

```bash
# Log in via browser to have access to routes from your comma account
# Authenticate to access routes from your comma account:
python3 tools/lib/auth.py
```

# Start a replay
## Replay a Remote Route
You can replay a route from your comma account by specifying the route name.

```bash
# Start a replay with a specific route:
tools/replay/replay <route-name>

# Example:
tools/replay/replay 'a2a0ccea32023010|2023-07-27--13-01-19'
# or use --demo to replay the default demo route:

# Replay the default demo route:
tools/replay/replay --demo
```

# watch the replay with the normal openpilot UI
cd selfdrive/ui && ./ui
## Replay a Local Route
To replay a route stored locally on your machine, specify the route name and provide the path to the directory where the route files are stored.

# or try out radar point visualization in Rerun:
python3 replay/rp_visualization.py
```bash
# Replay a local route
tools/replay/replay <route-name> --data_dir="/path_to/route"

# Example:
# If you have a local route stored at /path_to_routes with segments like:
# a2a0ccea32023010|2023-07-27--13-01-19--0
# a2a0ccea32023010|2023-07-27--13-01-19--1
# You can replay it like this:
tools/replay/replay "a2a0ccea32023010|2023-07-27--13-01-19" --data-dir="/path_to_routes"
```

# NOTE: To visualize radar points, make sure tools/replay/replay is running.
## Send Messages via ZMQ
By default, replay sends messages via MSGQ. To switch to ZMQ, set the ZMQ environment variable.

```bash
# Start replay and send messages via ZMQ:
ZMQ=1 tools/replay/replay <route-name>
```

## usage
## Usage
For more information on available options and arguments, use the help command:

``` bash
$ tools/replay/replay -h
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connect.comma.ai
```

## Visualize the Replay in the Openpilot UI
To visualize the replay within the openpilot UI, run the following commands:

```bash
tools/replay/replay <route-name>
cd selfdrive/ui && ./ui
```

## Try Radar Point Visualization with Rerun
To visualize radar points, run rp_visualization.py while tools/replay/replay is active.

```bash
tools/replay/replay <route-name>
python3 replay/rp_visualization.py
```

## Work with plotjuggler
If you want to use replay with plotjuggler, you can stream messages by running:

```bash
tools/replay/replay <route-name>
tools/plotjuggler/juggle.py --stream
```

## watch3

watch all three cameras simultaneously from your comma three routes with watch3
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