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camera-directshow: remove a .expect() and fix clippy warning#854

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of cases where no video input devices are found, preventing potential errors during device enumeration.
    • Enhanced memory safety when managing media types to avoid undefined behavior.
  • Chores

    • Updated internal imports to align with best practices and maintain compatibility with newer Rust standards.

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Walkthrough

The update modifies the VideoInputDeviceIterator struct and its methods to safely handle cases where no device enumerator is produced, using Option<IEnumMoniker>. It also replaces deprecated and unsafe memory initialization in AMMediaType::into_inner with a safer approach using MaybeUninit. Imports are adjusted accordingly.

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Cohort / File(s) Change Summary
DirectShow Iterator and Memory Safety Refactor
crates/camera-directshow/src/lib.rs
- VideoInputDeviceIterator now uses Option<IEnumMoniker> to handle absent enumerators.
- Constructor and iterator logic updated to account for possible absence of enumerator.
- AMMediaType::into_inner now uses MaybeUninit for safer uninitialized memory.
- Imports updated for MaybeUninit and warn from tracing.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant App
    participant VideoInputDeviceIterator
    participant System (DirectShow)

    App->>VideoInputDeviceIterator: new()
    VideoInputDeviceIterator->>System (DirectShow): CreateClassEnumerator
    alt Enumerator returned
        System (DirectShow)-->>VideoInputDeviceIterator: IEnumMoniker
        VideoInputDeviceIterator-->>App: Some(iterator)
    else No enumerator (S_FALSE)
        System (DirectShow)-->>VideoInputDeviceIterator: None
        VideoInputDeviceIterator-->>App: None (warn)
    end

    App->>VideoInputDeviceIterator: next()
    alt Enumerator present
        VideoInputDeviceIterator->>System (DirectShow): Next()
        System (DirectShow)-->>VideoInputDeviceIterator: Moniker or None
        VideoInputDeviceIterator-->>App: Moniker or None
    else Enumerator absent
        VideoInputDeviceIterator-->>App: None
    end
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crates/camera-directshow/src/lib.rs (5)

7-7: LGTM! Import additions support safer memory handling and better error reporting.

The addition of MaybeUninit and warn imports correctly supports the changes made to handle unsafe memory operations and add warning logging.

Also applies to: 13-13


278-278: Excellent safety improvement using Option to handle potential absence.

Changing from IEnumMoniker to Option<IEnumMoniker> correctly handles the case where CreateClassEnumerator returns S_FALSE, preventing potential panics and making the API more explicit about possible failure states.


299-306: Excellent error handling and documentation improvements.

The addition of warning logging and explanatory comments significantly improves the code:

  • Warning helps with debugging when no devices are available
  • Clear comments explain Windows API behavior regarding S_FALSE
  • Removal of .expect() prevents panics in legitimate edge cases

319-323: Clean and safe iterator implementation handling Optional enumerator.

The early return pattern correctly handles the case where no enumerator is available, and the subsequent unwrap is safe since we've already pattern-matched on Some. This follows good Rust practices for handling Option types.


541-543: Critical memory safety fix replacing deprecated uninitialized memory.

This change correctly addresses the unsafe use of std::mem::uninitialized() by replacing it with the modern MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init() pattern. The #[expect(invalid_value)] attribute and safety comment appropriately document the intentional use of uninitialized memory to avoid triggering Drop.

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@Brendonovich Brendonovich merged commit 39f13a3 into main Aug 7, 2025
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