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[platform/upstream/gstreamer.git] / gst / gstcaps.h
1 /* GStreamer
2  * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3  *                    2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
4  *
5  * gstcaps.h: Header for caps subsystem
6  *
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22
23
24 #ifndef __GST_CAPS_H__
25 #define __GST_CAPS_H__
26
27 #include <gst/gstconfig.h>
28
29 #include <gst/gstprops.h>
30
31 typedef struct _GstCaps GstCaps;
32
33 #define GST_CAPS(caps) \
34   ((GstCaps *)(caps))
35
36 #define GST_CAPS_LOCK(caps)    (g_mutex_lock(GST_CAPS(caps)->lock))
37 #define GST_CAPS_TRYLOCK(caps) (g_mutex_trylock(GST_CAPS(caps)->lock))
38 #define GST_CAPS_UNLOCK(caps)  (g_mutex_unlock(GST_CAPS(caps)->lock))
39
40 struct _GstCaps {
41   gchar *name;                  /* the name of this caps */
42   guint16 id;                   /* type id (major type) */
43
44   guint refcount;               
45   GMutex *lock;                 /* global lock for this capability */
46
47   GstProps *properties;         /* properties for this capability */
48
49   GstCaps *next;
50 };
51
52 #define GST_CAPS_NEW(name, type, a...)          \
53 gst_caps_new (                                  \
54   name,                                         \
55   type,                                         \
56   gst_props_new (                               \
57     a,                                          \
58     NULL))
59
60 #define GST_CAPS_FACTORY(factoryname, a...)     \
61 static GstCaps*                                 \
62 factoryname (void)                              \
63 {                                               \
64   static GstCaps *caps = NULL;                  \
65   if (!caps) {                                  \
66     caps = gst_caps_chain (a, NULL);            \
67   }                                             \
68   return caps;                                  \
69 }
70
71 #define GST_CAPS_GET(fact) (fact)()
72
73
74 /* initialize the subsystem */
75 void            _gst_caps_initialize                    (void);
76
77 GstCaps*        gst_caps_new                            (const gchar *name, const gchar *mime, GstProps *props);
78
79 GstCaps*        gst_caps_unref                          (GstCaps *caps);
80 GstCaps*        gst_caps_ref                            (GstCaps *caps);
81 void            gst_caps_destroy                        (GstCaps *caps);
82
83 GstCaps*        gst_caps_copy                           (GstCaps *caps);
84 GstCaps*        gst_caps_copy_on_write                  (GstCaps *caps);
85
86 const gchar*    gst_caps_get_name                       (GstCaps *caps);
87 void            gst_caps_set_name                       (GstCaps *caps, const gchar *name);
88
89 const gchar*    gst_caps_get_mime                       (GstCaps *caps);
90 void            gst_caps_set_mime                       (GstCaps *caps, const gchar *mime);
91
92 guint16         gst_caps_get_type_id                    (GstCaps *caps);
93 void            gst_caps_set_type_id                    (GstCaps *caps, guint16 type_id);
94
95 GstCaps*        gst_caps_set_props                      (GstCaps *caps, GstProps *props);
96 GstProps*       gst_caps_get_props                      (GstCaps *caps);
97
98 #define         gst_caps_set(caps, name, args...)       gst_props_set ((caps)->properties, name, args)
99
100 #define         gst_caps_get_int(caps, name)            gst_props_get_int ((caps)->properties, name)
101 #define         gst_caps_get_float(caps, name)          gst_props_get_float ((caps)->properties, name)
102 #define         gst_caps_get_fourcc_int(caps, name)     gst_props_get_fourcc_int ((caps)->properties, name)
103 #define         gst_caps_get_boolean(caps, name)        gst_props_get_boolean ((caps)->properties, name)
104 #define         gst_caps_get_string(caps, name)         gst_props_get_string ((caps)->properties, name)
105
106 GstCaps*        gst_caps_get_by_name                    (GstCaps *caps, const gchar *name);
107
108 GstCaps*        gst_caps_chain                          (GstCaps *caps, ...); 
109 GstCaps*        gst_caps_append                         (GstCaps *caps, GstCaps *capstoadd); 
110 GstCaps*        gst_caps_prepend                        (GstCaps *caps, GstCaps *capstoadd); 
111
112 gboolean        gst_caps_check_compatibility            (GstCaps *fromcaps, GstCaps *tocaps);
113
114 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE
115 xmlNodePtr      gst_caps_save_thyself                   (GstCaps *caps, xmlNodePtr parent);
116 GstCaps*        gst_caps_load_thyself                   (xmlNodePtr parent);
117 #endif
118
119 #endif /* __GST_CAPS_H__ */