fix: do not check file path for viewfinder, comments

checkbox-support/checkbox_support/camera_pipelines.py

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def get_all_fixated_caps(
                         for elem in self.select_known_values_from_range(
                             prop, low, high
                         ):
-                            finite_list.append(elem)  # type: ignore
+                            finite_list.append(elem)
 
                     elif struct.has_field_typed(prop, Gst.FractionRange):
                         low, high = self.extract_fraction_range(struct, prop)
@@ -330,15 +330,19 @@ def send_eos():
 
     pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
     # get_state returns (state_change_result, curr_state, target_state)
+    # the 1st element isn't named, so we must access by index
     source_state_change_result = pipeline.get_child_by_index(0).get_state(
         500 * Gst.MSECOND
-    )[0]
-    if source_state_change_result != Gst.StateChangeReturn.SUCCESS:
+    )
+    if source_state_change_result[0] != Gst.StateChangeReturn.SUCCESS:
         pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
         raise RuntimeError(
             "Failed to transition to playing state. "
-            "Source is still in {} state after 500ms.".format(
-                source_state_change_result
+            + "Source is still in {} state after 500ms, ".format(
+                source_state_change_result.state
+            )
+            + "was trying to transition to {}".format(
+                source_state_change_result.pending
             )
         )
 

providers/base/bin/camera_test_auto_gst_source.py

@@ -289,18 +289,16 @@ def parse_args():
 
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
-    print(args)
     if os.getuid() == 0:
         logger.warning(
             "Running this script as root. "
             "This may lead to different results than running as regular user."
         )
 
-    abs_path = os.path.abspath(
-        os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(args.path))
-    )
-
     if args.subcommand == "play-video":
+        abs_path = os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(args.path))
+        )
         cam.play_video(abs_path)
         return
 
@@ -329,6 +327,9 @@ def main():
             cam.show_viewfinder(dev_element, show_n_seconds=args.seconds)
             continue
 
+        abs_path = os.path.abspath(
+            os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(args.path))
+        )
         if not os.path.isdir(abs_path):
             # must validate early
             # multifilesink does not check if the path exists