device.inventory

Reads from AVCaptureDevice.DiscoverySession. One reading per camera the hardware exposes, taken once when the instrument activates.


Delivery	stream, once
Mechanism	statusRead
Requires	iOS 17+, hardware only, no simulator, basset 0.1.1+

Real output from basset request get, captured against a running AVCaptureSession:

CAPTURED                  ELAPSED  INSTRUMENT

launch 13622113417768496974
2026-08-23T13:12:35.220Z  +0.0s    camera.device.inventory(captureDevice)
├─ deviceType               AVCaptureDeviceTypeBuiltInWideAngleCamera
├─ devicePosition           back
├─ deviceUniqueId           com.apple.avfoundation.avcapturedevice.built-in_video:0
├─ formatCount              50
└─ formatMultiCamSupported  true
2026-08-23T13:12:35.220Z  +0.0s    camera.device.inventory(captureDevice)
├─ deviceType               AVCaptureDeviceTypeBuiltInWideAngleCamera
├─ devicePosition           front
├─ deviceUniqueId           com.apple.avfoundation.avcapturedevice.built-in_video:1
├─ formatCount              26
└─ formatMultiCamSupported  true

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Reference

device.inventory