Re: [permissions] Mediacapture permissions (#57)

> +     PermissionDescriptor'>
> +   <dt>
> +     DOMString deviceId
> +   </dt>
> + </dl>
> + <p>A permission covers access to the device given in the
> + associated descriptor.
> + </p>
> + <p>
> +   If the descriptor does not have a deviceId, its semantic is that
> +   it queries for access to any device of that class.
> + </p>
> + <p>
> +   If the deviceId is the special string "*", it queries for
> +   access to all devices of that class, whether they exist
> +   at the moment or are attached at a later time. When such a

The first one means that getusermedia(...) (no deviceid constraint) will succeed, but you don't know which device you're getting - there might be other cameras you don't have permission to access.

The second means that getusermedia({video: {deviceId: xxx}}) will succeed as long as xxx is a legal deviceid.

(it can fail for other reasons than permission, of course. I'm simplifying).

But as I said, I'm not sure the extra complexity is really worth it.


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