MJPEG IP Camera Device Requires still_image_url, username & password

richard4 · July 24, 2022, 9:45am

Home Assistant core-2022.7.6 errors if no still_image_url, username or password is supplied even though these fields are marked as optional.

User input malformed: expected str for dictionary value @ data[‘still_image_url’]

nodinosaur · July 24, 2022, 10:22am

Agree, I saw the similar behaviour with the Generic Cam integration too.
For now I made my changes by editing relevant files in . storage

dave_t_uk · July 30, 2022, 5:15am

Sounds like this issue:

github.com/home-assistant/core

Cannot Reconfigure Generic Camera with No Still Image

opened 12:49PM - 15 Jul 22 UTC

EnochPrime

integration: generic

### The problem When attempted to reconfigure a generic camera entry changes ca…nnot be saved as the dialog is expecting something entered in the still image field. However, the integration is setup and states that a still image URL is not required if a steam source URL is provided. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.7.5 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container ### Integration causing the issue Generic Camera ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/generic ### Diagnostics information [config_entry-generic-c6b4661759a389ba4007ab030edc61e9.json.txt](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/files/9120848/config_entry-generic-c6b4661759a389ba4007ab030edc61e9.json.txt) ### Example YAML snippet _No response_ ### Anything in the logs that might be useful for us? ```txt User input malformed: expected str for dictionary value @ data['still_image_url'] ``` ### Additional information _No response_

If so, a fix PR is ready.