Reliable way to get webvr device id

[1glayfan]

Current this is what I need to do to get the device id, using webvr api directly.

 this.vrHelper.onEnteringVR.add(() => {
                
                navigator.getVRDisplays().then((displays) => {
                    for (let display of displays) {
                        console.log(`**** Device: id=${display.displayId}, name=${display.displayName}`);
                    }
                });

The displayId prop is not reliable as it always returns 1 regardless which actual hmd I am using (vive or winmr or other)

The displayName prop is also not consistent among browsers. For ex: when I am using vive hmd, firefox returns 'OpenVR HMD' while chrome returns 'HTC Vive MV.'

I wonder if bjs has api to do this. Ideally returning some kind of enum which we can use it reliably.

[Sebavan]

Ping @trevordev Thanks :-)
 

[HoloLite]

If your app forces the user to use the controller from the beginning then you can call BABYLON.WebVRController.controllerType to get the enum which is defined like the following:

 enum PoseEnabledControllerType {
        /**
         * HTC Vive
         */
        VIVE = 0,
        /**
         * Oculus Rift
         */
        OCULUS = 1,
        /**
         * Windows mixed reality
         */
        WINDOWS = 2,
        /**
         * Samsung gear VR
         */
        GEAR_VR = 3,
        /**
         * Google Daydream
         */
        DAYDREAM = 4,
        /**
         * Generic
         */
        GENERIC = 5,
    }

But again this will work only if your app always uses the controller. 

[trevordev]

Babylon can only expose what the browser makes available and to my knowledge the webVR spec does not provide any way to do this, I believe by design(spec). 

If you are trying to figure out the capabilities of the device currently connected you could use display.capabilities otherwise if you are trying to show a different ui for a device type HoloLites solution seems like the best option at this time.

[1glayfan]

Not capabilities, only the device ID, as the app logic may depend on certain hardware idiosyncrasies.