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[camera_web] Skip video input devices that cannot be started in availableCameras - #13196

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availableCameras opens every video input device to read its facing mode. If one device cannot be started (for example the OBS Virtual Camera on Windows while OBS is not running), getUserMedia rejects with NotReadableError and the whole call throws cameraNotReadable, so the cameras that work are not returned either.

This PR skips a device whose stream cannot be started and continues with the remaining devices. If no camera is available and a device failed, the first device error is still thrown, so a single broken camera keeps reporting its error instead of returning an empty list.

The platform interface documents that availableCameras returns an empty list when no cameras are available. availableCameras already throws today when a device cannot be started, and this PR keeps that behavior when no device can be started at all, so a single busy or broken camera still reports why it failed. I'm happy to return an empty list instead if that is preferred.

Fixes flutter/flutter#194184

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This pull request updates the camera_web package to version 0.3.5+7. The availableCameras method in CameraPlugin is modified to catch CameraWebException when retrieving the video stream for a device, allowing other functional cameras to be listed instead of failing the entire call. If no cameras are successfully retrieved, the first caught exception is thrown. Integration tests are added to verify these scenarios. There are no review comments, and there is no feedback to provide.

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@Piinks Piinks added the triage-web Should be looked at in web triage label Oct 20, 2026

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LGTM! Thanks for contributing!

Keeping the error when no camera can be started sounds good to me.

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Hi @mdebbar, thanks for the review! It looks like the CICD label was removed after I updated the branch, and CI is now waiting for it to be reapplied. Could you please reapply it when you have a chance? Please let me know if anything else is needed from my side. Thanks!

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cc @mdebbar Hey there, it looks like this is ready for another look :)

@mdebbar mdebbar added the CICD Run CI/CD label Oct 27, 2026
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2026-10-28 [email protected] [material_ui] Unskip long press drag test
on web (flutter/packages#13358)
2026-10-28 [email protected] [google_maps_flutter_ios, pigeon,
webview_flutter_wkwebview] Migrate remaining example apps to uiscene
(flutter/packages#13280)
2026-10-27 [email protected] manually roll flutter and fix flaky
video player test that is preventing roll from landing
(flutter/packages#13465)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [material_ui]
Unskip web tests that pass on CanvasKit and Skwasm: data_table_test,
floating_action_button_test, text_field_cursor_test
(flutter/packages#13460)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [material_ui] Decouple
disabled CheckboxListTile state in a11y_assessments
(flutter/packages#13177)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [camera_web] Skip video input
devices that cannot be started in availableCameras
(flutter/packages#13196)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [camera] Add support for
zero-shutter-lag capture (flutter/packages#12374)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [in_app_purchase_storekit} Fix more test
flakes (flutter/packages#13279)
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Refactor `typography.dart` and `text_theme.dart` in preparation for M3E
(flutter/packages#13371)

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2026-10-28 [email protected] [material_ui] Unskip long press drag test
on web (flutter/packages#13358)
2026-10-28 [email protected] [google_maps_flutter_ios, pigeon,
webview_flutter_wkwebview] Migrate remaining example apps to uiscene
(flutter/packages#13280)
2026-10-27 [email protected] manually roll flutter and fix flaky
video player test that is preventing roll from landing
(flutter/packages#13465)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [material_ui]
Unskip web tests that pass on CanvasKit and Skwasm: data_table_test,
floating_action_button_test, text_field_cursor_test
(flutter/packages#13460)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [material_ui] Decouple
disabled CheckboxListTile state in a11y_assessments
(flutter/packages#13177)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [camera_web] Skip video input
devices that cannot be started in availableCameras
(flutter/packages#13196)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [camera] Add support for
zero-shutter-lag capture (flutter/packages#12374)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [in_app_purchase_storekit} Fix more test
flakes (flutter/packages#13279)
2026-10-27 [email protected] [material_ui]
Refactor `typography.dart` and `text_theme.dart` in preparation for M3E
(flutter/packages#13371)

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[camera_web] availableCameras throws cameraNotReadable when one video device cannot be opened (e.g. OBS Virtual Camera)

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