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gods-eye-view/server/vcam/phone/phone.js
Claude 56586a234b feat(vcam): use a phone on the network as a virtual camera
SCENES > VCAM pairs a phone through a QR code and turns it into a
handheld camera, after Unreal's Live Link VCAM and Blender's VirtuCamera:

- Android Chrome tracks 6DoF through WebXR immersive-ar; iPhone Safari,
  which has no WebXR AR, tracks rotation through DeviceOrientation, and
  thumb sticks dolly, truck, crane and pan.
- A motion scale (1:1 walk to 1:10000 orbit), smoothing, height and
  horizon locks, hold/clutch and recenter, none of which make the camera
  jump. Focal length and scale-aware depth of field with tap-to-focus.
- The phone shows the app's render as a monitor (newest-frame JPEG pull).
- REC records a take as a version-7 track shot in the selected scene.
- The rig claims the camera through the navigation seam (Cockpit refuses
  it) and holds on any other navigation, scene run or globe input.

Pairing never exposes the app: a loopback-only session request starts a
separate HTTPS listener (VCAM_PORT, default 4174) that serves only the
static phone page and a token-paired relay, and stops after the last
session. Its certificate comes from a local CA built with node:crypto, which
an iPhone can trust once; without it the phone falls back from WebSocket to
HTTPS requests, which iOS allows past a certificate warning.

scripts/qa-vcam.mjs drives it end to end: the real phone page over the
HTTPS fallback, a scripted 6DoF phone, a recorded and replayed take, depth
of field and camera handoff.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_015H1iLusTzWpVKitGic2AW8
2026-10-19 04:03:02 +00:00

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/**
* God's Eye View virtual camera — phone side.
*
* Streams this phone's pose to the desktop app and shows the app's render as
* a monitor. Tracking uses WebXR `immersive-ar` (6DoF, Android Chrome with
* ARCore) when available, otherwise device orientation (3DoF, iPhone Safari)
* with on-screen sticks for movement. Poses are sent in one Y-up frame for
* both: +x right, +y up, -z forward (WebXR's convention); yaw is arbitrary
* and the desktop aligns it on recenter.
*
* Transport: a WebSocket when the connection allows it, otherwise HTTPS
* requests (iOS refuses WebSockets under a tapped-through certificate). The
* monitor always pulls the newest frame, so a slow network drops frames
* instead of building a backlog.
*/
import { orientationQuaternion } from './orientation.js';
const $ = (id) => document.getElementById(id);
const KEY_STORAGE = 'gevVcam.phoneKey';
const CODE_STORAGE = 'gevVcam.code';
const SCALE_PRESETS = [1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000];
const FOCAL_RANGE = [12, 400];
const FSTOP_RANGE = [1.2, 22];
const STICK_DEADZONE = 0.12;
const store = {
get(key) {
try {
return sessionStorage.getItem(key);
} catch {
return null;
}
},
set(key, value) {
try {
if (value === null) sessionStorage.removeItem(key);
else sessionStorage.setItem(key, value);
} catch {
// Private browsing: pairing still works for this page load.
}
},
};
const logMap = ([low, high], v) => low * (high / low) ** v;
const logUnmap = ([low, high], value) =>
Math.log(value / low) / Math.log(high / low);
const round = (value, places = 5) => {
const k = 10 ** places;
return Math.round(value * k) / k;
};
const formatScale = (scale) =>
scale >= 1000
? `1:${+(scale / 1000).toFixed(scale >= 10000 ? 0 : 1)}K`
: `1:${+scale.toFixed(scale < 10 ? 1 : 0)}`;
const formatTime = (sec) => {
const s = Math.max(0, Math.floor(sec));
return `${String(Math.floor(s / 60)).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(s % 60).padStart(2, '0')}`;
};
const screenAngle = () =>
screen.orientation?.angle ?? (Number(window.orientation) || 0);
// ------------------------------------------------------------------ transport
class Link {
constructor(key, { onMessage, onStatus, onUnpaired }) {
this.key = key;
this.onMessage = onMessage;
this.onStatus = onStatus;
this.onUnpaired = onUnpaired;
this.ws = null;
this.events = null;
this.mode = 'connecting';
this.queue = [];
this.pendingPose = null;
this.inFlight = false;
this.closed = false;
this.webSocketFailed = false;
this.retryTimer = null;
}
async start() {
if (this.closed) return;
this.onStatus('connecting');
if (!this.webSocketFailed && (await this.openWebSocket())) return;
this.webSocketFailed = true;
this.openHttp();
}
openWebSocket() {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
let settled = false;
let ws;
try {
ws = new WebSocket(
`wss://${location.host}/ws?key=${encodeURIComponent(this.key)}`,
);
} catch {
resolve(false);
return;
}
const done = (ok) => {
if (settled) return;
settled = true;
clearTimeout(timer);
resolve(ok);
};
const timer = setTimeout(() => {
ws.close();
done(false);
}, 3500);
ws.onopen = () => {
this.ws = ws;
this.mode = 'ws';
this.onStatus('live');
done(true);
};
ws.onerror = () => done(false);
ws.onmessage = (event) => this.receive(event.data);
ws.onclose = (event) => {
done(false);
if (this.ws !== ws) return;
this.ws = null;
this.mode = 'connecting';
this.handleClose(event.code);
};
});
}
openHttp() {
if (this.closed) return;
this.mode = 'http';
const events = new EventSource(
`/api/events?key=${encodeURIComponent(this.key)}`,
);
this.events = events;
events.onopen = () => this.onStatus('slow');
events.onmessage = (event) => this.receive(event.data);
events.onerror = async () => {
if (events.readyState !== EventSource.CLOSED || this.closed) return;
this.events = null;
// A closed stream is either a lost network or an ended session.
try {
const probe = await fetch('/api/send', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'X-Vcam-Key': this.key,
},
body: '[]',
cache: 'no-store',
});
if (probe.status === 403) return this.handleClose(4003);
} catch {
// Offline: retry below.
}
this.handleClose(1006);
};
this.flush();
}
handleClose(code) {
if (this.closed) return;
if (code === 4003 || code === 4000) {
this.onUnpaired(code === 4000 ? 'ended' : 'unpaired');
return;
}
if (code === 4001) {
this.onStatus('replaced');
this.close();
return;
}
this.onStatus('connecting');
clearTimeout(this.retryTimer);
this.retryTimer = setTimeout(() => this.start(), 1000);
}
receive(text) {
try {
this.onMessage(JSON.parse(text));
} catch {
// Ignore malformed relay input.
}
}
/** Poses are latest-wins; every other message is delivered in order. */
send(message) {
if (this.closed) return;
// 1 is WebSocket.OPEN.
if (this.ws && this.ws.readyState === 1) {
this.ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
return;
}
if (message.type === 'pose') this.pendingPose = message;
else this.queue.push(message);
if (this.mode === 'http') this.flush();
}
async flush() {
if (this.inFlight || this.mode !== 'http' || this.closed) return;
const batch = this.queue.splice(0, 32);
if (this.pendingPose) batch.push(this.pendingPose);
this.pendingPose = null;
if (!batch.length) return;
this.inFlight = true;
try {
const response = await fetch('/api/send', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'X-Vcam-Key': this.key,
},
body: JSON.stringify(batch),
cache: 'no-store',
});
if (response.status === 403) this.handleClose(4003);
} catch {
// The event stream's error handling owns reconnection.
} finally {
this.inFlight = false;
}
if (this.queue.length || this.pendingPose) this.flush();
}
close() {
this.closed = true;
clearTimeout(this.retryTimer);
this.ws?.close();
this.events?.close();
this.ws = null;
this.events = null;
}
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------- state
const app = {
key: store.get(KEY_STORAGE),
link: null,
tracking: null, // { mode: '6dof'|'3dof', stop() }
orientation: null,
sticks: { left: [0, 0], right: [0, 0] },
host: {
connected: false,
recording: false,
elapsedSec: 0,
scale: 1,
focalMm: 31.18,
fStop: 2.8,
dof: false,
held: false,
smoothing: 0.3,
heightLock: false,
horizonLock: false,
},
recordingSince: 0,
monitorRunning: false,
wakeLock: null,
};
function show(screenId) {
for (const id of ['pair', 'start', 'camera']) $(id).hidden = id !== screenId;
}
function setStatus(element, text, error = false) {
element.textContent = text || '';
element.classList.toggle('error', !!error);
}
let toastTimer = null;
function toast(text) {
const element = $('camera-status');
element.textContent = text;
element.hidden = false;
clearTimeout(toastTimer);
toastTimer = setTimeout(() => (element.hidden = true), 2600);
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- pairing
async function join(code) {
setStatus($('pair-status'), 'Pairing…');
try {
const response = await fetch('/api/join', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ code }),
cache: 'no-store',
});
if (response.status === 403) {
setStatus(
$('pair-status'),
'That code is not active. Check the code on the desktop.',
true,
);
return false;
}
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(String(response.status));
const { phoneKey } = await response.json();
app.key = phoneKey;
store.set(KEY_STORAGE, phoneKey);
store.set(CODE_STORAGE, code);
setStatus($('pair-status'), '');
connect();
showStart();
return true;
} catch {
setStatus(
$('pair-status'),
'Could not reach the desktop. Is it on the same network?',
true,
);
return false;
}
}
function connect() {
app.link?.close();
app.link = new Link(app.key, {
onMessage: handleMessage,
onStatus: presentLink,
onUnpaired: async (reason) => {
app.link?.close();
app.link = null;
store.set(KEY_STORAGE, null);
stopTracking();
const code = store.get(CODE_STORAGE);
if (reason === 'unpaired' && code && (await join(code))) return;
show('pair');
setStatus(
$('pair-status'),
reason === 'ended'
? 'The desktop ended this session. Enter a new code.'
: 'Pairing expired. Enter the code shown on the desktop.',
true,
);
},
});
app.link.start();
}
function presentLink(status) {
const dot = $('link-dot');
dot.classList.toggle('live', status === 'live');
dot.classList.toggle('slow', status === 'slow');
dot.title =
status === 'live'
? 'Live connection'
: status === 'slow'
? 'Fallback connection (install the certificate for lower latency)'
: 'Connecting…';
if (status === 'replaced') toast('Another phone took over this session');
}
async function showStart() {
show('start');
const xr = await xrSupported();
$('start-xr').hidden = !xr;
$('support').textContent = xr
? 'This phone supports AR tracking. Point it like a camera.'
: 'AR tracking is not available in this browser, so the gyro camera tracks rotation and the sticks move you.';
}
async function xrSupported() {
try {
return !!(await navigator.xr?.isSessionSupported('immersive-ar'));
} catch {
return false;
}
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------ tracking
function sendPose(q, p) {
const { left, right } = app.sticks;
app.link?.send({
type: 'pose',
t: Math.round(performance.now()),
mode: app.tracking?.mode,
q: q.map((v) => round(v)),
p: p ? p.map((v) => round(v, 4)) : null,
j: [left[0], left[1], right[0], right[1]].map((v) => round(v, 3)),
});
}
async function startXr() {
setStatus($('start-status'), 'Starting AR…');
try {
const root = $('camera');
const session = await navigator.xr.requestSession('immersive-ar', {
requiredFeatures: ['local'],
optionalFeatures: ['dom-overlay'],
domOverlay: { root },
});
// Screen taps on controls must not become XR select input.
root.addEventListener('beforexrselect', (event) => event.preventDefault());
const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
const gl = canvas.getContext('webgl', { xrCompatible: true, alpha: true });
await gl.makeXRCompatible?.();
session.updateRenderState({ baseLayer: new XRWebGLLayer(session, gl) });
const space = await session.requestReferenceSpace('local');
let stopped = false;
const onFrame = (_time, frame) => {
if (stopped) return;
session.requestAnimationFrame(onFrame);
const pose = frame.getViewerPose(space);
if (pose) {
const { position, orientation } = pose.transform;
sendPose(
[orientation.x, orientation.y, orientation.z, orientation.w],
pose.emulatedPosition ? null : [position.x, position.y, position.z],
);
}
const layer = session.renderState.baseLayer;
gl.bindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, layer.framebuffer);
gl.clearColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
};
session.requestAnimationFrame(onFrame);
session.addEventListener('end', () => {
stopped = true;
if (app.tracking?.session === session) {
app.tracking = null;
showStart();
}
});
app.tracking = {
mode: '6dof',
session,
stop: () => session.end().catch(() => {}),
};
enterCamera();
} catch (error) {
setStatus(
$('start-status'),
`AR could not start (${error?.message || error}). Try the gyro camera.`,
true,
);
}
}
async function startGyro() {
// iOS asks for motion access only from a tap, before anything else awaits.
try {
if (typeof DeviceOrientationEvent?.requestPermission === 'function') {
const answer = await DeviceOrientationEvent.requestPermission();
if (answer !== 'granted') {
setStatus(
$('start-status'),
'Motion access was denied. Allow it in Safari settings for this site, then reload.',
true,
);
return;
}
}
} catch {
setStatus($('start-status'), 'Motion access is unavailable.', true);
return;
}
let stopped = false;
const onOrientation = (event) => {
if (event.alpha === null && event.beta === null) return;
app.orientation = orientationQuaternion(
event.alpha,
event.beta,
event.gamma,
screenAngle(),
);
};
window.addEventListener('deviceorientation', onOrientation);
const tick = () => {
if (stopped) return;
requestAnimationFrame(tick);
if (app.orientation) sendPose(app.orientation, null);
};
requestAnimationFrame(tick);
app.tracking = {
mode: '3dof',
stop: () => {
stopped = true;
window.removeEventListener('deviceorientation', onOrientation);
},
};
document.documentElement.requestFullscreen?.().catch(() => {});
enterCamera();
setTimeout(() => {
if (!app.orientation && !stopped)
toast('No motion data yet — this browser may block the gyroscope');
}, 1500);
}
function stopTracking() {
app.tracking?.stop();
app.tracking = null;
app.monitorRunning = false;
}
async function enterCamera() {
show('camera');
$('mode-readout').textContent =
app.tracking?.mode === '6dof' ? 'AR 6DOF' : 'GYRO 3DOF';
app.link?.send({
type: 'hello',
mode: app.tracking?.mode,
screen: [window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight],
});
try {
app.wakeLock = await navigator.wakeLock?.request('screen');
} catch {
// Optional: the screen may dim during long takes.
}
runMonitor();
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- monitor
async function runMonitor() {
if (app.monitorRunning) return;
app.monitorRunning = true;
const monitor = $('monitor');
let seq = 0;
let previousUrl = null;
while (app.monitorRunning && app.key) {
if (document.hidden) {
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
continue;
}
try {
const response = await fetch(
`/api/frame?key=${encodeURIComponent(app.key)}&after=${seq}`,
{ cache: 'no-store' },
);
if (response.status === 403) break;
if (response.status !== 200) continue;
seq = Number(response.headers.get('X-Frame-Seq')) || seq + 1;
const url = URL.createObjectURL(await response.blob());
await new Promise((resolve) => {
monitor.onload = resolve;
monitor.onerror = resolve;
monitor.src = url;
});
if (previousUrl) URL.revokeObjectURL(previousUrl);
previousUrl = url;
} catch {
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
}
}
app.monitorRunning = false;
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------ controls
function stick(element, target) {
const knob = element.querySelector('.knob');
let pointer = null;
const set = (x, y) => {
target[0] = x;
target[1] = y;
const radius = element.clientWidth / 2 - 26;
knob.style.transform = `translate(${x * radius}px, ${-y * radius}px)`;
};
const move = (event) => {
const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
const radius = rect.width / 2;
let x = (event.clientX - rect.left - radius) / radius;
let y = -(event.clientY - rect.top - radius) / radius;
const length = Math.hypot(x, y);
if (length > 1) {
x /= length;
y /= length;
}
// Rescale past the dead zone so small nudges stay precise.
const live = Math.min(1, Math.hypot(x, y));
const scale =
live < STICK_DEADZONE
? 0
: (live - STICK_DEADZONE) / (1 - STICK_DEADZONE) / live;
set(x * scale, y * scale);
};
element.addEventListener('pointerdown', (event) => {
if (pointer !== null) return;
pointer = event.pointerId;
element.setPointerCapture(pointer);
move(event);
});
element.addEventListener('pointermove', (event) => {
if (event.pointerId === pointer) move(event);
});
const release = (event) => {
if (event.pointerId !== pointer) return;
pointer = null;
set(0, 0);
};
element.addEventListener('pointerup', release);
element.addEventListener('pointercancel', release);
}
const sendSet = (key, value) => app.link?.send({ type: 'set', key, value });
const sendCommand = (command) => app.link?.send({ type: 'cmd', cmd: command });
function presentHost() {
const h = app.host;
$('record-btn').setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(h.recording));
$('rec-readout').hidden = !h.recording;
$('hold-btn').setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(h.held));
$('scale-readout').textContent = formatScale(h.scale);
$('scale-value').textContent = formatScale(h.scale);
$('focal-readout').textContent = `${Math.round(h.focalMm)}mm`;
$('focal-value').textContent = `${Math.round(h.focalMm)}mm`;
$('fstop-value').textContent = `f/${h.fStop.toFixed(1)}`;
$('smooth-value').textContent = `${Math.round(h.smoothing * 100)}%`;
const active = (element) =>
element === document.activeElement && element.matches(':active');
if (!active($('scale-range')))
$('scale-range').value = String(Math.log10(h.scale));
if (!active($('focal-range')))
$('focal-range').value = String(logUnmap(FOCAL_RANGE, h.focalMm));
if (!active($('fstop-range')))
$('fstop-range').value = String(logUnmap(FSTOP_RANGE, h.fStop));
if (!active($('smooth-range')))
$('smooth-range').value = String(Math.round(h.smoothing * 100));
$('dof-toggle').checked = h.dof;
$('height-lock').checked = h.heightLock;
$('horizon-lock').checked = h.horizonLock;
for (const button of $('scale-presets').querySelectorAll('button'))
button.classList.toggle(
'active',
Math.abs(Number(button.dataset.scale) - h.scale) < 1e-6,
);
for (const button of $('focal-presets').querySelectorAll('button'))
button.classList.toggle(
'active',
Math.abs(Number(button.dataset.focal) - h.focalMm) < 0.5,
);
}
function handleMessage(message) {
if (message.type === 'state') {
const wasRecording = app.host.recording;
Object.assign(app.host, message.state);
if (app.host.recording && !wasRecording)
app.recordingSince = performance.now() - app.host.elapsedSec * 1000;
presentHost();
} else if (message.type === 'peer' && message.role === 'host') {
app.host.connected = message.connected;
if (!message.connected) toast('Desktop disconnected — waiting…');
} else if (message.type === 'toast' && typeof message.text === 'string') {
toast(message.text.slice(0, 140));
}
}
function toggleDrawer(name) {
for (const other of ['scale', 'lens']) {
const open = other === name && $(`${other}-drawer`).hidden;
$(`${other}-drawer`).hidden = !open;
$(`${other}-btn`).setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(open));
}
}
function bindControls() {
$('pair-form').addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
event.preventDefault();
const code = $('code').value.trim().toUpperCase();
if (code) join(code);
});
$('start-xr').addEventListener('click', startXr);
$('start-gyro').addEventListener('click', startGyro);
stick($('stick-left'), app.sticks.left);
stick($('stick-right'), app.sticks.right);
$('record-btn').addEventListener('click', () =>
sendCommand(app.host.recording ? 'stop' : 'record'),
);
$('hold-btn').addEventListener('click', () =>
sendCommand(app.host.held ? 'release' : 'hold'),
);
$('recenter-btn').addEventListener('click', () => sendCommand('recenter'));
$('scale-btn').addEventListener('click', () => toggleDrawer('scale'));
$('lens-btn').addEventListener('click', () => toggleDrawer('lens'));
$('scale-presets').addEventListener('click', (event) => {
const value = Number(event.target.closest('button')?.dataset.scale);
if (SCALE_PRESETS.includes(value)) sendSet('scale', value);
});
$('scale-range').addEventListener('input', (event) => {
const scale = 10 ** Number(event.target.value);
$('scale-value').textContent = formatScale(scale);
sendSet('scale', round(scale, 3));
});
$('smooth-range').addEventListener('input', (event) =>
sendSet('smoothing', Number(event.target.value) / 100),
);
$('height-lock').addEventListener('change', (event) =>
sendSet('heightLock', event.target.checked),
);
$('horizon-lock').addEventListener('change', (event) =>
sendSet('horizonLock', event.target.checked),
);
$('focal-range').addEventListener('input', (event) => {
const focal = logMap(FOCAL_RANGE, Number(event.target.value));
$('focal-value').textContent = `${Math.round(focal)}mm`;
sendSet('focalMm', round(focal, 2));
});
$('focal-presets').addEventListener('click', (event) => {
const value = Number(event.target.closest('button')?.dataset.focal);
if (value) sendSet('focalMm', value);
});
$('dof-toggle').addEventListener('change', (event) =>
sendSet('dof', event.target.checked),
);
$('fstop-range').addEventListener('input', (event) => {
const fStop = logMap(FSTOP_RANGE, Number(event.target.value));
$('fstop-value').textContent = `f/${fStop.toFixed(1)}`;
sendSet('fStop', round(fStop, 2));
});
// Tap the monitor to focus: coordinates are within the shown picture.
$('monitor').addEventListener('click', (event) => {
const monitor = $('monitor');
if (!monitor.naturalWidth) return;
const rect = monitor.getBoundingClientRect();
const fit = Math.min(
rect.width / monitor.naturalWidth,
rect.height / monitor.naturalHeight,
);
const width = monitor.naturalWidth * fit;
const height = monitor.naturalHeight * fit;
const x = (event.clientX - rect.left - (rect.width - width) / 2) / width;
const y = (event.clientY - rect.top - (rect.height - height) / 2) / height;
if (x < 0 || x > 1 || y < 0 || y > 1) return;
app.link?.send({ type: 'focus', x: round(x, 4), y: round(y, 4) });
const ring = $('focus-ring');
ring.hidden = true;
ring.style.left = `${event.clientX}px`;
ring.style.top = `${event.clientY}px`;
void ring.offsetWidth;
ring.hidden = false;
});
setInterval(() => {
if (app.host.recording)
$('rec-readout').textContent =
`● ${formatTime((performance.now() - app.recordingSince) / 1000)}`;
}, 250);
// The system releases a wake lock whenever the page is hidden.
document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', async () => {
if (document.hidden || !app.tracking) return;
if (app.wakeLock && !app.wakeLock.released) return;
try {
app.wakeLock = await navigator.wakeLock?.request('screen');
} catch {
// Optional.
}
});
}
function boot() {
bindControls();
presentHost();
const fromLink = decodeURIComponent(location.hash.slice(1))
.toUpperCase()
.replace(/[^0-9A-Z]/g, '');
if (fromLink) {
$('code').value = fromLink;
store.set(CODE_STORAGE, fromLink);
// Keep the code out of the address bar once read.
history.replaceState(null, '', location.pathname);
}
if (app.key) {
connect();
showStart();
} else if (fromLink) {
join(fromLink);
} else {
show('pair');
}
}
boot();