Daniel ec3fb00494
perf(track): use sum()/len() instead of np.mean in average_boxes (#23521)
* perf(track): avoid numpy reductions on tiny box lists in position smoothing

update_position runs per tracked object per frame. While a position has
fewer than 10 samples it calls np.percentile four times, and average_boxes
(per stationary object per frame) calls np.mean four times - all on lists of
at most 10 ints, where numpy's per-call dispatch/validation overhead
dominates the actual work.

Replace them with pure-Python equivalents:
- average_boxes: sum()/len() instead of np.mean (bit-identical output)
- interpolated_percentile(): linear-interpolated percentile matching
  numpy.percentile (including its lerp branch at frac>=0.5) for the small
  lists used here, in place of np.percentile

Measured in the release image (numpy 1.26.4) on a 10-element list:
np.percentile 18735 ns -> 191 ns/call (98x); np.mean-based average_boxes
7480 ns -> 591 ns (12.7x); ~74 us saved per object-frame in update_position.
A live py-spy --gil profile of a camera process_frames worker showed
np.percentile (update_position) and np.mean (average_boxes) among the top
Frigate-owned on-CPU frames.

Output is unchanged: added tests assert both helpers are bit-identical to
numpy over randomized small inputs.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Drop interpolated_percentile, keep only average_boxes

Per review: reimplementing np.percentile hurts readability and risks
divergence from numpy (e.g. numpy 2.x). Revert update_position to
np.percentile and remove the helper; keep only the average_boxes change
(sum()/len() instead of np.mean), which stays bit-identical.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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A complete and local NVR designed for Home Assistant with AI object detection. Uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to perform realtime object detection locally for IP cameras.

Use of a GPU or AI accelerator is highly recommended. AI accelerators will outperform even the best CPUs with very little overhead. See Frigate's supported object detectors.

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