Add use_wallclock_as_timestamps option to generic

homeassistant/components/generic/camera.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT,
     CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL,
     CONF_STREAM_SOURCE,
+    CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS,
     DEFAULT_NAME,
     FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP,
     GET_IMAGE_TIMEOUT,
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ def __init__(self, hass, device_info, identifier, title):
                 CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT
             ]
         self._auth = generate_auth(device_info)
+        if device_info.get(CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS):
+            self.stream_options[
+                FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP[CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS]
+            ] = "1"
 
         self._last_url = None
         self._last_image = None

homeassistant/components/generic/config_flow.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT,
     CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL,
     CONF_STREAM_SOURCE,
+    CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS,
     DEFAULT_NAME,
     DOMAIN,
     FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 def build_schema(
     user_input: dict[str, Any] | MappingProxyType[str, Any],
     is_options_flow: bool = False,
+    show_advanced_options=False,
 ):
     """Create schema for camera config setup."""
     spec = {
@@ -106,6 +108,13 @@ def build_schema(
                 default=user_input.get(CONF_LIMIT_REFETCH_TO_URL_CHANGE, False),
             )
         ] = bool
+        if show_advanced_options:
+            spec[
+                vol.Required(
+                    CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS,
+                    default=user_input.get(CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS, False),
+                )
+            ] = bool
     return vol.Schema(spec)
 
 
@@ -199,6 +208,8 @@ async def async_test_stream(hass, info) -> dict[str, str]:
             }
         if rtsp_transport := info.get(CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT):
             stream_options[FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP[CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT]] = rtsp_transport
+        if info.get(CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS):
+            stream_options[FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP[CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS]] = "1"
         _LOGGER.debug("Attempting to open stream %s", stream_source)
         container = await hass.async_add_executor_job(
             partial(
@@ -356,13 +367,20 @@ async def async_step_init(
                     ],
                     CONF_FRAMERATE: user_input[CONF_FRAMERATE],
                     CONF_VERIFY_SSL: user_input[CONF_VERIFY_SSL],
+                    CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS: user_input.get(
+                        CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS
+                    ),
                 }
                 return self.async_create_entry(
                     title=title,
                     data=data,
                 )
         return self.async_show_form(
             step_id="init",
-            data_schema=build_schema(user_input or self.config_entry.options, True),
+            data_schema=build_schema(
+                user_input or self.config_entry.options,
+                True,
+                self.show_advanced_options,
+            ),
             errors=errors,
         )

homeassistant/components/generic/const.py

@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 CONF_STREAM_SOURCE = "stream_source"
 CONF_FRAMERATE = "framerate"
 CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT = "rtsp_transport"
-FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP = {CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT: "rtsp_transport"}
+CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS = "use_wallclock_as_timestamps"
+FFMPEG_OPTION_MAP = {
+    CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT: "rtsp_transport",
+    CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS: "use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
+}
 RTSP_TRANSPORTS = {
     "tcp": "TCP",
     "udp": "UDP",

homeassistant/components/generic/strings.json

@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@
           "authentication": "[%key:component::generic::config::step::user::data::authentication%]",
           "limit_refetch_to_url_change": "[%key:component::generic::config::step::user::data::limit_refetch_to_url_change%]",
           "password": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::password%]",
+          "use_wallclock_as_timestamps": "Use wallclock as timestamps",
           "username": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::username%]",
           "framerate": "[%key:component::generic::config::step::user::data::framerate%]",
           "verify_ssl": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::verify_ssl%]"
+        },
+        "data_description": {
+          "use_wallclock_as_timestamps": "This option may correct segmenting or crashing issues arising from buggy timestamp implementations on some cameras"
         }
       },
       "content_type": {

homeassistant/components/generic/translations/en.json

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
             "user": {
                 "data": {
                     "authentication": "Authentication",
-                    "content_type": "Content Type",
                     "framerate": "Frame Rate (Hz)",
                     "limit_refetch_to_url_change": "Limit refetch to url change",
                     "password": "Password",
@@ -72,15 +71,18 @@
             "init": {
                 "data": {
                     "authentication": "Authentication",
-                    "content_type": "Content Type",
                     "framerate": "Frame Rate (Hz)",
                     "limit_refetch_to_url_change": "Limit refetch to url change",
                     "password": "Password",
                     "rtsp_transport": "RTSP transport protocol",
                     "still_image_url": "Still Image URL (e.g. http://...)",
                     "stream_source": "Stream Source URL (e.g. rtsp://...)",
+                    "use_wallclock_as_timestamps": "Use wallclock as timestamps",
                     "username": "Username",
                     "verify_ssl": "Verify SSL certificate"
+                },
+                "data_description": {
+                    "use_wallclock_as_timestamps": "This option may correct segmenting or crashing issues arising from buggy timestamp implementations on some cameras"
                 }
             }
         }

tests/components/generic/test_config_flow.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     CONF_RTSP_TRANSPORT,
     CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL,
     CONF_STREAM_SOURCE,
+    CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS,
     DOMAIN,
 )
 from homeassistant.const import (
@@ -653,3 +654,32 @@ async def test_migrate_existing_ids(hass) -> None:
 
     entity_entry = registry.async_get(entity_id)
     assert entity_entry.unique_id == new_unique_id
+
+
+@respx.mock
+async def test_use_wallclock_as_timestamps_option(hass, fakeimg_png, mock_av_open):
+    """Test the use_wallclock_as_timestamps option flow."""
+
+    mock_entry = MockConfigEntry(
+        title="Test Camera",
+        domain=DOMAIN,
+        data={},
+        options=TESTDATA,
+    )
+
+    with mock_av_open:
+        mock_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+        await hass.config_entries.async_setup(mock_entry.entry_id)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+        result = await hass.config_entries.options.async_init(
+            mock_entry.entry_id, context={"show_advanced_options": True}
+        )
+        assert result["type"] == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_FORM
+        assert result["step_id"] == "init"
+
+        result2 = await hass.config_entries.options.async_configure(
+            result["flow_id"],
+            user_input={CONF_USE_WALLCLOCK_AS_TIMESTAMPS: True, **TESTDATA},
+        )
+        assert result2["type"] == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_CREATE_ENTRY