checkbox should include a webcam test

[komputes]

Binary package hint: hwtest

checkbox should include a test for integrated webcams. Webcams should also been seen as a required criteria for certification. If a webcam is detected, the user should be prompted to confirm whether he/she can see themselves.

[David Murphy (schwuk)]

This won't be addressed in hwtest, but will be addressed in checkbox in the future.

[Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik)]

This might be a good test to write during the UDS tutorial session - it's usefulness is obvious.

What should it do? Promt the user to install and run Cheese to check that the webcam works?

[komputes (komputes)]

I would suggest that the test should be more integrated, meaning we would detect the right type of camera and device name and then have checkbox spawn another window, just as you currently have with the colour bars test. This window would simply show you what the webcam sees. From there, the user can manually confirm or deny that he/she can see themselves and any other issues they may have with the camera (colour/tint). We should see if this is possible simply with the v4l or v4l2 libraries without pointing to an external application (at least not as heavy as Cheese).

[David Murphy (schwuk)]

Checkbox should include tests for cameras. This should include both still and video tests.

[David Murphy (schwuk)]

This will be (initially) addressed in checkbox-qa, not in checkbox itself.

[Mathieu Benoit (mathben)]

I will work about this problem this week and I will show my result as soon as possible!

[Mathieu Benoit (mathben)]

Ok, i write a script for testing the webcam. This script open a streamer about the default device video. This open the device 'v4l2src' and shoot a video test of the webcam.

I think it's not a good idea to open the application 'cheese' for testing a webcam, because checkbox will depend on cheese!

You add this script ont the repertory 'suites' of checkbox.
==
name: media video
plugin: manual
command: gst_pipeline_test -t 2 'v4l2src ! xvimagesink'
_description:
 Click the Test button to display a video test.
==
What are you thinking about the script?
It's samething if you launch this on a terminal : gst-launch 'v4l2src ! xvimagesink'