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20 #ifndef __GST_CAPS_H__
21 #define __GST_CAPS_H__
23 #include <gst/gstconfig.h>
24 #include <gst/gstminiobject.h>
25 #include <gst/gststructure.h>
26 #include <gst/glib-compat.h>
30 GST_EXPORT GType _gst_caps_type;
32 #define GST_TYPE_CAPS (_gst_caps_type)
33 #define GST_IS_CAPS(obj) (GST_IS_MINI_OBJECT_TYPE((obj), GST_TYPE_CAPS))
34 #define GST_CAPS_CAST(obj) ((GstCaps*)(obj))
35 #define GST_CAPS(obj) (GST_CAPS_CAST(obj))
37 #define GST_TYPE_STATIC_CAPS (gst_static_caps_get_type())
41 * @GST_CAPS_FLAG_ANY: Caps has no specific content, but can contain
44 * Extra flags for a caps.
47 GST_CAPS_FLAG_ANY = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0)
51 * GstCapsIntersectMode:
52 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_ZIG_ZAG : Zig-zags over both caps.
53 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST : Keeps the first caps order.
55 * Modes of caps intersection
57 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_ZIG_ZAG tries to preserve overall order of both caps
58 * by iterating on the caps' structures as the following matrix shows:
66 * Used when there is no explicit precedence of one caps over the other. e.g.
67 * tee's sink pad getcaps function, it will probe its src pad peers' for their
68 * caps and intersect them with this mode.
70 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST is useful when an element wants to preserve
71 * another element's caps priority order when intersecting with its own caps.
72 * Example: If caps1 is [A, B, C] and caps2 is [E, B, D, A], the result
73 * would be [A, B], maintaining the first caps priority on the intersection.
78 GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_ZIG_ZAG = 0,
79 GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST = 1
80 } GstCapsIntersectMode;
85 * Means that the element/pad can output 'anything'. Useful for elements
86 * that output unknown media, such as filesrc. This macro returns a singleton and
87 * should not be unreffed.
89 #define GST_CAPS_ANY _gst_caps_any
93 * The opposite of %GST_CAPS_ANY: it means that the pad/element outputs an
94 * undefined media type that can not be detected. This macro returns a singleton
95 * and should not be unreffed.
97 #define GST_CAPS_NONE _gst_caps_none
100 * GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY:
102 * Creates a new #GstCaps static caps that matches anything.
103 * This can be used in pad templates.
105 #define GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY GST_STATIC_CAPS("ANY")
107 * GST_STATIC_CAPS_NONE:
109 * Creates a new #GstCaps static caps that matches nothing.
110 * This can be used in pad templates.
112 #define GST_STATIC_CAPS_NONE GST_STATIC_CAPS("NONE")
115 * GST_CAPS_IS_SIMPLE:
116 * @caps: the #GstCaps instance to check
118 * Convenience macro that checks if the number of structures in the given caps
121 #define GST_CAPS_IS_SIMPLE(caps) (gst_caps_get_size(caps) == 1)
125 * @string: the string describing the caps
127 * Creates a new #GstCaps static caps from an input string.
128 * This can be used in pad templates.
130 #define GST_STATIC_CAPS(string) \
133 /* string */ string, \
137 typedef struct _GstCaps GstCaps;
138 typedef struct _GstStaticCaps GstStaticCaps;
140 GST_EXPORT GstCaps * _gst_caps_any;
141 GST_EXPORT GstCaps * _gst_caps_none;
146 * A flags word containing #GstCapsFlags flags set on this caps.
148 #define GST_CAPS_FLAGS(caps) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS(caps)
155 * Get access to the reference count field of the caps
157 #define GST_CAPS_REFCOUNT(caps) GST_MINI_OBJECT_REFCOUNT(caps)
159 * GST_CAPS_REFCOUNT_VALUE:
162 * Get the reference count value of the caps.
164 #define GST_CAPS_REFCOUNT_VALUE(caps) GST_MINI_OBJECT_REFCOUNT_VALUE(caps)
167 * GST_CAPS_FLAG_IS_SET:
169 * @flag: the #GstCapsFlags to check.
171 * Gives the status of a specific flag on a caps.
173 #define GST_CAPS_FLAG_IS_SET(caps,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET (caps, flag)
177 * @flag: the #GstCapsFlags to set.
179 * Sets a caps flag on a caps.
181 #define GST_CAPS_FLAG_SET(caps,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (caps, flag)
183 * GST_CAPS_FLAG_UNSET:
185 * @flag: the #GstCapsFlags to clear.
187 * Clears a caps flag.
189 #define GST_CAPS_FLAG_UNSET(caps,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_UNSET (caps, flag)
194 * @caps: the #GstCaps to reference
196 * Add a reference to a #GstCaps object.
198 * From this point on, until the caller calls gst_caps_unref() or
199 * gst_caps_make_writable(), it is guaranteed that the caps object will not
200 * change. This means its structures won't change, etc. To use a #GstCaps
201 * object, you must always have a refcount on it -- either the one made
202 * implicitly by e.g. gst_caps_new_simple(), or via taking one explicitly with
205 * Returns: the same #GstCaps object.
207 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
208 G_INLINE_FUNC GstCaps * gst_caps_ref (GstCaps * caps);
211 static inline GstCaps *
212 gst_caps_ref (GstCaps * caps)
214 return (GstCaps *) gst_mini_object_ref (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps));
221 * Unref a #GstCaps and and free all its structures and the
222 * structures' values when the refcount reaches 0.
224 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
225 G_INLINE_FUNC void gst_caps_unref (GstCaps * caps);
229 gst_caps_unref (GstCaps * caps)
231 gst_mini_object_unref (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps));
239 * Creates a new #GstCaps as a copy of the old @caps. The new caps will have a
240 * refcount of 1, owned by the caller. The structures are copied as well.
242 * Note that this function is the semantic equivalent of a gst_caps_ref()
243 * followed by a gst_caps_make_writable(). If you only want to hold on to a
244 * reference to the data, you should use gst_caps_ref().
246 * When you are finished with the caps, call gst_caps_unref() on it.
248 * Returns: the new #GstCaps
250 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
251 G_INLINE_FUNC GstCaps * gst_caps_copy (const GstCaps * caps);
254 static inline GstCaps *
255 gst_caps_copy (const GstCaps * caps)
257 return GST_CAPS (gst_mini_object_copy (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps)));
261 * gst_caps_is_writable:
264 * Tests if you can safely modify @caps. It is only safe to modify caps when
265 * there is only one owner of the caps - ie, the refcount is 1.
267 #define gst_caps_is_writable(caps) gst_mini_object_is_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps))
270 * gst_caps_make_writable:
271 * @caps: (transfer full): a #GstCaps
273 * Returns a writable copy of @caps.
275 * If there is only one reference count on @caps, the caller must be the owner,
276 * and so this function will return the caps object unchanged. If on the other
277 * hand there is more than one reference on the object, a new caps object will
278 * be returned. The caller's reference on @caps will be removed, and instead the
279 * caller will own a reference to the returned object.
281 * In short, this function unrefs the caps in the argument and refs the caps
282 * that it returns. Don't access the argument after calling this function. See
283 * also: gst_caps_ref().
285 * Returns: (transfer full): a writable caps which may or may not be the
288 #define gst_caps_make_writable(caps) GST_CAPS_CAST (gst_mini_object_make_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps)))
292 * @old_caps: (inout) (transfer full): pointer to a pointer to a #GstCaps to be
294 * @new_caps: (transfer none) (allow-none): pointer to a #GstCaps that will
295 * replace the caps pointed to by @ocaps.
297 * Modifies a pointer to a #GstCaps to point to a different #GstCaps. The
298 * modification is done atomically (so this is useful for ensuring thread safety
299 * in some cases), and the reference counts are updated appropriately (the old
300 * caps is unreffed, the new is reffed).
302 * Either @ncaps or the #GstCaps pointed to by @ocaps may be NULL.
304 * Returns: TRUE if @new_caps was different from @old_caps
306 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
307 G_INLINE_FUNC gboolean gst_caps_replace (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps);
310 static inline gboolean
311 gst_caps_replace (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps)
313 return gst_mini_object_replace ((GstMiniObject **) old_caps, (GstMiniObject *) new_caps);
318 * @old_caps: (inout) (transfer full): pointer to a pointer to a #GstCaps to be
320 * @new_caps: (transfer full) (allow-none): pointer to a #GstCaps that will
321 * replace the caps pointed to by @ocaps.
323 * Modifies a pointer to a #GstCaps to point to a different #GstCaps. This
324 * function is similar to gst_caps_replace() except that it takes ownership
327 * Returns: TRUE if @new_caps was different from @old_caps
329 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
330 G_INLINE_FUNC gboolean gst_caps_take (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps);
333 static inline gboolean
334 gst_caps_take (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps)
336 return gst_mini_object_take ((GstMiniObject **) old_caps, (GstMiniObject *) new_caps);
341 * @mini_object: the parent type
343 * Object describing media types.
346 GstMiniObject mini_object;
351 * @caps: the cached #GstCaps
352 * @string: a string describing a caps
354 * Datastructure to initialize #GstCaps from a string description usually
355 * used in conjunction with GST_STATIC_CAPS() and gst_static_caps_get() to
356 * instantiate a #GstCaps.
358 struct _GstStaticCaps {
364 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
367 GType gst_caps_get_type (void);
369 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_empty (void);
370 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_any (void);
371 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_empty_simple (const char *media_type) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
372 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_simple (const char *media_type,
373 const char *fieldname,
374 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
375 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_full (GstStructure *struct1,
376 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
377 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_full_valist (GstStructure *structure,
378 va_list var_args) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
380 GType gst_static_caps_get_type (void);
381 GstCaps * gst_static_caps_get (GstStaticCaps *static_caps);
382 void gst_static_caps_cleanup (GstStaticCaps *static_caps);
385 void gst_caps_append (GstCaps *caps1,
387 void gst_caps_append_structure (GstCaps *caps,
388 GstStructure *structure);
389 void gst_caps_remove_structure (GstCaps *caps, guint idx);
390 GstCaps * gst_caps_merge (GstCaps *caps1,
391 GstCaps *caps2) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
392 GstCaps * gst_caps_merge_structure (GstCaps *caps,
393 GstStructure *structure) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
394 guint gst_caps_get_size (const GstCaps *caps);
395 GstStructure * gst_caps_get_structure (const GstCaps *caps,
397 GstStructure * gst_caps_steal_structure (GstCaps *caps,
398 guint index) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
399 GstCaps * gst_caps_copy_nth (const GstCaps *caps, guint nth) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
400 GstCaps * gst_caps_truncate (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
401 void gst_caps_set_value (GstCaps *caps,
403 const GValue *value);
404 void gst_caps_set_simple (GstCaps *caps,
405 const char *field, ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
406 void gst_caps_set_simple_valist (GstCaps *caps,
411 gboolean gst_caps_is_any (const GstCaps *caps);
412 gboolean gst_caps_is_empty (const GstCaps *caps);
413 gboolean gst_caps_is_fixed (const GstCaps *caps);
414 gboolean gst_caps_is_always_compatible (const GstCaps *caps1,
415 const GstCaps *caps2);
416 gboolean gst_caps_is_subset (const GstCaps *subset,
417 const GstCaps *superset);
418 gboolean gst_caps_is_subset_structure (const GstCaps *caps,
419 const GstStructure *structure);
420 gboolean gst_caps_is_equal (const GstCaps *caps1,
421 const GstCaps *caps2);
422 gboolean gst_caps_is_equal_fixed (const GstCaps *caps1,
423 const GstCaps *caps2);
424 gboolean gst_caps_can_intersect (const GstCaps * caps1,
425 const GstCaps * caps2);
426 gboolean gst_caps_is_strictly_equal (const GstCaps *caps1,
427 const GstCaps *caps2);
431 GstCaps * gst_caps_intersect (GstCaps *caps1,
432 GstCaps *caps2) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
433 GstCaps * gst_caps_intersect_full (GstCaps *caps1,
435 GstCapsIntersectMode mode) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
436 GstCaps * gst_caps_subtract (GstCaps *minuend,
437 GstCaps *subtrahend) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
438 GstCaps * gst_caps_union (GstCaps *caps1,
439 GstCaps *caps2) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
440 GstCaps * gst_caps_normalize (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
441 GstCaps * gst_caps_simplify (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
443 GstCaps * gst_caps_fixate (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
446 gchar * gst_caps_to_string (const GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
447 GstCaps * gst_caps_from_string (const gchar *string) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
451 #endif /* __GST_CAPS_H__ */