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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/gstcapsfeatures.h>
27 #include <gst/glib-compat.h>
31 GST_EXPORT GType _gst_caps_type;
33 #define GST_TYPE_CAPS (_gst_caps_type)
34 #define GST_IS_CAPS(obj) (GST_IS_MINI_OBJECT_TYPE((obj), GST_TYPE_CAPS))
35 #define GST_CAPS_CAST(obj) ((GstCaps*)(obj))
36 #define GST_CAPS(obj) (GST_CAPS_CAST(obj))
38 #define GST_TYPE_STATIC_CAPS (gst_static_caps_get_type())
42 * @GST_CAPS_FLAG_ANY: Caps has no specific content, but can contain
45 * Extra flags for a caps.
48 GST_CAPS_FLAG_ANY = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0)
52 * GstCapsIntersectMode:
53 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_ZIG_ZAG : Zig-zags over both caps.
54 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST : Keeps the first caps order.
56 * Modes of caps intersection
58 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_ZIG_ZAG tries to preserve overall order of both caps
59 * by iterating on the caps' structures as the following matrix shows:
67 * Used when there is no explicit precedence of one caps over the other. e.g.
68 * tee's sink pad getcaps function, it will probe its src pad peers' for their
69 * caps and intersect them with this mode.
71 * @GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST is useful when an element wants to preserve
72 * another element's caps priority order when intersecting with its own caps.
73 * Example: If caps1 is [A, B, C] and caps2 is [E, B, D, A], the result
74 * would be [A, B], maintaining the first caps priority on the intersection.
77 GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_ZIG_ZAG = 0,
78 GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST = 1
79 } GstCapsIntersectMode;
84 * Means that the element/pad can output 'anything'. Useful for elements
85 * that output unknown media, such as filesrc. This macro returns a singleton and
86 * should not be unreffed.
88 #define GST_CAPS_ANY _gst_caps_any
92 * The opposite of %GST_CAPS_ANY: it means that the pad/element outputs an
93 * undefined media type that can not be detected. This macro returns a singleton
94 * and should not be unreffed.
96 #define GST_CAPS_NONE _gst_caps_none
99 * GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY:
101 * Creates a new #GstCaps static caps that matches anything.
102 * This can be used in pad templates.
104 #define GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY GST_STATIC_CAPS("ANY")
106 * GST_STATIC_CAPS_NONE:
108 * Creates a new #GstCaps static caps that matches nothing.
109 * This can be used in pad templates.
111 #define GST_STATIC_CAPS_NONE GST_STATIC_CAPS("NONE")
114 * GST_CAPS_IS_SIMPLE:
115 * @caps: the #GstCaps instance to check
117 * Convenience macro that checks if the number of structures in the given caps
120 #define GST_CAPS_IS_SIMPLE(caps) (gst_caps_get_size(caps) == 1)
124 * @string: the string describing the caps
126 * Creates a new #GstCaps static caps from an input string.
127 * This can be used in pad templates.
129 #define GST_STATIC_CAPS(string) \
132 /* string */ string, \
136 typedef struct _GstCaps GstCaps;
137 typedef struct _GstStaticCaps GstStaticCaps;
139 GST_EXPORT GstCaps * _gst_caps_any;
140 GST_EXPORT GstCaps * _gst_caps_none;
145 * A flags word containing #GstCapsFlags flags set on this caps.
147 #define GST_CAPS_FLAGS(caps) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS(caps)
154 * Get access to the reference count field of the caps
156 #define GST_CAPS_REFCOUNT(caps) GST_MINI_OBJECT_REFCOUNT(caps)
158 * GST_CAPS_REFCOUNT_VALUE:
161 * Get the reference count value of the caps.
163 #define GST_CAPS_REFCOUNT_VALUE(caps) GST_MINI_OBJECT_REFCOUNT_VALUE(caps)
166 * GST_CAPS_FLAG_IS_SET:
168 * @flag: the #GstCapsFlags to check.
170 * Gives the status of a specific flag on a caps.
172 #define GST_CAPS_FLAG_IS_SET(caps,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET (caps, flag)
176 * @flag: the #GstCapsFlags to set.
178 * Sets a caps flag on a caps.
180 #define GST_CAPS_FLAG_SET(caps,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (caps, flag)
182 * GST_CAPS_FLAG_UNSET:
184 * @flag: the #GstCapsFlags to clear.
186 * Clears a caps flag.
188 #define GST_CAPS_FLAG_UNSET(caps,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_UNSET (caps, flag)
193 * @caps: the #GstCaps to reference
195 * Add a reference to a #GstCaps object.
197 * From this point on, until the caller calls gst_caps_unref() or
198 * gst_caps_make_writable(), it is guaranteed that the caps object will not
199 * change. This means its structures won't change, etc. To use a #GstCaps
200 * object, you must always have a refcount on it -- either the one made
201 * implicitly by e.g. gst_caps_new_simple(), or via taking one explicitly with
204 * Returns: the same #GstCaps object.
206 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
207 G_INLINE_FUNC GstCaps * gst_caps_ref (GstCaps * caps);
210 static inline GstCaps *
211 gst_caps_ref (GstCaps * caps)
213 return (GstCaps *) gst_mini_object_ref (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps));
220 * Unref a #GstCaps and and free all its structures and the
221 * structures' values when the refcount reaches 0.
223 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
224 G_INLINE_FUNC void gst_caps_unref (GstCaps * caps);
228 gst_caps_unref (GstCaps * caps)
230 gst_mini_object_unref (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps));
238 * Creates a new #GstCaps as a copy of the old @caps. The new caps will have a
239 * refcount of 1, owned by the caller. The structures are copied as well.
241 * Note that this function is the semantic equivalent of a gst_caps_ref()
242 * followed by a gst_caps_make_writable(). If you only want to hold on to a
243 * reference to the data, you should use gst_caps_ref().
245 * When you are finished with the caps, call gst_caps_unref() on it.
247 * Returns: the new #GstCaps
249 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
250 G_INLINE_FUNC GstCaps * gst_caps_copy (const GstCaps * caps);
253 static inline GstCaps *
254 gst_caps_copy (const GstCaps * caps)
256 return GST_CAPS (gst_mini_object_copy (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps)));
260 * gst_caps_is_writable:
263 * Tests if you can safely modify @caps. It is only safe to modify caps when
264 * there is only one owner of the caps - ie, the object is writable.
266 #define gst_caps_is_writable(caps) gst_mini_object_is_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps))
269 * gst_caps_make_writable:
270 * @caps: (transfer full): a #GstCaps
272 * Returns a writable copy of @caps.
274 * If there is only one reference count on @caps, the caller must be the owner,
275 * and so this function will return the caps object unchanged. If on the other
276 * hand there is more than one reference on the object, a new caps object will
277 * be returned. The caller's reference on @caps will be removed, and instead the
278 * caller will own a reference to the returned object.
280 * In short, this function unrefs the caps in the argument and refs the caps
281 * that it returns. Don't access the argument after calling this function. See
282 * also: gst_caps_ref().
284 * Returns: (transfer full): a writable caps which may or may not be the
287 #define gst_caps_make_writable(caps) GST_CAPS_CAST (gst_mini_object_make_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (caps)))
291 * @old_caps: (inout) (transfer full): pointer to a pointer to a #GstCaps to be
293 * @new_caps: (transfer none) (allow-none): pointer to a #GstCaps that will
294 * replace the caps pointed to by @ocaps.
296 * Modifies a pointer to a #GstCaps to point to a different #GstCaps. The
297 * modification is done atomically (so this is useful for ensuring thread safety
298 * in some cases), and the reference counts are updated appropriately (the old
299 * caps is unreffed, the new is reffed).
301 * Either @ncaps or the #GstCaps pointed to by @ocaps may be %NULL.
303 * Returns: %TRUE if @new_caps was different from @old_caps
305 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
306 G_INLINE_FUNC gboolean gst_caps_replace (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps);
309 static inline gboolean
310 gst_caps_replace (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps)
312 return gst_mini_object_replace ((GstMiniObject **) old_caps, (GstMiniObject *) new_caps);
317 * @old_caps: (inout) (transfer full): pointer to a pointer to a #GstCaps to be
319 * @new_caps: (transfer full) (allow-none): pointer to a #GstCaps that will
320 * replace the caps pointed to by @ocaps.
322 * Modifies a pointer to a #GstCaps to point to a different #GstCaps. This
323 * function is similar to gst_caps_replace() except that it takes ownership
326 * Returns: %TRUE if @new_caps was different from @old_caps
328 #ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
329 G_INLINE_FUNC gboolean gst_caps_take (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps);
332 static inline gboolean
333 gst_caps_take (GstCaps **old_caps, GstCaps *new_caps)
335 return gst_mini_object_take ((GstMiniObject **) old_caps, (GstMiniObject *) new_caps);
340 * @mini_object: the parent type
342 * Object describing media types.
345 GstMiniObject mini_object;
350 * @caps: the cached #GstCaps
351 * @string: a string describing a caps
353 * Datastructure to initialize #GstCaps from a string description usually
354 * used in conjunction with GST_STATIC_CAPS() and gst_static_caps_get() to
355 * instantiate a #GstCaps.
357 struct _GstStaticCaps {
363 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
366 GType gst_caps_get_type (void);
368 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_empty (void);
369 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_any (void);
370 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_empty_simple (const char *media_type) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
371 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_simple (const char *media_type,
372 const char *fieldname,
373 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
374 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_full (GstStructure *struct1,
375 ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
376 GstCaps * gst_caps_new_full_valist (GstStructure *structure,
377 va_list var_args) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
379 GType gst_static_caps_get_type (void);
380 GstCaps * gst_static_caps_get (GstStaticCaps *static_caps);
381 void gst_static_caps_cleanup (GstStaticCaps *static_caps);
384 void gst_caps_append (GstCaps *caps1,
386 void gst_caps_append_structure (GstCaps *caps,
387 GstStructure *structure);
388 void gst_caps_append_structure_full (GstCaps *caps,
389 GstStructure *structure,
390 GstCapsFeatures *features);
391 void gst_caps_remove_structure (GstCaps *caps, guint idx);
392 GstCaps * gst_caps_merge (GstCaps *caps1,
393 GstCaps *caps2) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
394 GstCaps * gst_caps_merge_structure (GstCaps *caps,
395 GstStructure *structure) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
396 GstCaps * gst_caps_merge_structure_full (GstCaps *caps,
397 GstStructure *structure,
398 GstCapsFeatures *features) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
399 guint gst_caps_get_size (const GstCaps *caps);
400 GstStructure * gst_caps_get_structure (const GstCaps *caps,
402 GstStructure * gst_caps_steal_structure (GstCaps *caps,
403 guint index) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
404 void gst_caps_set_features (GstCaps *caps,
406 GstCapsFeatures * features);
407 GstCapsFeatures * gst_caps_get_features (const GstCaps *caps,
409 GstCaps * gst_caps_copy_nth (const GstCaps *caps, guint nth) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
410 GstCaps * gst_caps_truncate (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
411 void gst_caps_set_value (GstCaps *caps,
413 const GValue *value);
414 void gst_caps_set_simple (GstCaps *caps,
415 const char *field, ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
416 void gst_caps_set_simple_valist (GstCaps *caps,
421 gboolean gst_caps_is_any (const GstCaps *caps);
422 gboolean gst_caps_is_empty (const GstCaps *caps);
423 gboolean gst_caps_is_fixed (const GstCaps *caps);
424 gboolean gst_caps_is_always_compatible (const GstCaps *caps1,
425 const GstCaps *caps2);
426 gboolean gst_caps_is_subset (const GstCaps *subset,
427 const GstCaps *superset);
428 gboolean gst_caps_is_subset_structure (const GstCaps *caps,
429 const GstStructure *structure);
430 gboolean gst_caps_is_subset_structure_full (const GstCaps *caps,
431 const GstStructure *structure,
432 const GstCapsFeatures *features);
433 gboolean gst_caps_is_equal (const GstCaps *caps1,
434 const GstCaps *caps2);
435 gboolean gst_caps_is_equal_fixed (const GstCaps *caps1,
436 const GstCaps *caps2);
437 gboolean gst_caps_can_intersect (const GstCaps * caps1,
438 const GstCaps * caps2);
439 gboolean gst_caps_is_strictly_equal (const GstCaps *caps1,
440 const GstCaps *caps2);
444 GstCaps * gst_caps_intersect (GstCaps *caps1,
445 GstCaps *caps2) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
446 GstCaps * gst_caps_intersect_full (GstCaps *caps1,
448 GstCapsIntersectMode mode) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
449 GstCaps * gst_caps_subtract (GstCaps *minuend,
450 GstCaps *subtrahend) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
451 GstCaps * gst_caps_normalize (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
452 GstCaps * gst_caps_simplify (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
454 GstCaps * gst_caps_fixate (GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
457 gchar * gst_caps_to_string (const GstCaps *caps) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
458 GstCaps * gst_caps_from_string (const gchar *string) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
462 #endif /* __GST_CAPS_H__ */