2 * Copyright (C) 2013 Collabora Ltd.
3 * Author: Sebastian Dröge <sebastian.droege@collabora.co.uk>
4 * Copyright (C) 2013 Sebastian Dröge <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
6 * gstcontext.h: Header for GstContext subsystem
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27 * @short_description: Lightweight objects to represent element contexts
28 * @see_also: #GstMiniObject, #GstElement
30 * #GstContext is a container object used to store contexts like a device
31 * context, a display server connection and similar concepts that should
32 * be shared between multiple elements.
34 * Applications can set a context on a complete pipeline by using
35 * gst_element_set_context(), which will then be propagated to all
36 * child elements. Elements can handle these in #GstElementClass.set_context()
37 * and merge them with the context information they already have.
39 * When an element needs a context it will do the following actions in this
40 * order until one step succeeds:
41 * 1. Check if the element already has a context
42 * 2. Query downstream with GST_QUERY_CONTEXT for the context
43 * 3. Query upstream with GST_QUERY_CONTEXT for the context
44 * 4. Post a GST_MESSAGE_NEED_CONTEXT message on the bus with the required
45 * context types and afterwards check if a usable context was set now
46 * 5. Create a context by itself and post a GST_MESSAGE_HAVE_CONTEXT message
49 * Bins will catch GST_MESSAGE_NEED_CONTEXT messages and will set any previously
50 * known context on the element that asks for it if possible. Otherwise the
51 * application should provide one if it can.
53 * #GstContext<!-- -->s can be persistent.
54 * A persistent #GstContext is kept in elements when they reach
55 * %GST_STATE_NULL, non-persistent ones will be removed.
56 * Also, a non-persistent context won't override a previous persistent
57 * context set to an element.
62 #include "gst_private.h"
64 #include "gstcontext.h"
69 GstMiniObject mini_object;
72 GstStructure *structure;
76 #define GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE(c) (((GstContext *)(c))->structure)
78 GType _gst_context_type = 0;
79 GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT_TYPE (GstContext, gst_context);
82 _priv_gst_context_initialize (void)
84 GST_CAT_INFO (GST_CAT_GST_INIT, "init contexts");
86 /* the GstMiniObject types need to be class_ref'd once before it can be
87 * done from multiple threads;
88 * see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=304551 */
89 gst_context_get_type ();
91 _gst_context_type = gst_context_get_type ();
95 _gst_context_free (GstContext * context)
97 GstStructure *structure;
99 g_return_if_fail (context != NULL);
101 GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_CONTEXT, "finalize context %p: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
102 context, GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context));
104 structure = GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context);
106 gst_structure_set_parent_refcount (structure, NULL);
107 gst_structure_free (structure);
109 g_free (context->context_type);
111 g_slice_free1 (sizeof (GstContext), context);
114 static void gst_context_init (GstContext * context);
117 _gst_context_copy (GstContext * context)
120 GstStructure *structure;
122 GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_CONTEXT, "copy context %p: %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, context,
123 GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context));
125 copy = g_slice_new0 (GstContext);
127 gst_context_init (copy);
129 copy->context_type = g_strdup (context->context_type);
131 structure = GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context);
132 GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (copy) = gst_structure_copy (structure);
133 gst_structure_set_parent_refcount (GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (copy),
134 ©->mini_object.refcount);
136 copy->persistent = context->persistent;
138 return GST_CONTEXT_CAST (copy);
142 gst_context_init (GstContext * context)
144 gst_mini_object_init (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (context), 0, _gst_context_type,
145 (GstMiniObjectCopyFunction) _gst_context_copy, NULL,
146 (GstMiniObjectFreeFunction) _gst_context_free);
151 * @context_type: Context type
152 * @persistent: Persistent context
154 * Create a new context.
156 * Returns: (transfer full): The new context.
161 gst_context_new (const gchar * context_type, gboolean persistent)
164 GstStructure *structure;
166 g_return_val_if_fail (context_type != NULL, NULL);
168 context = g_slice_new0 (GstContext);
170 GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_CONTEXT, "creating new context %p", context);
172 structure = gst_structure_new_id_empty (GST_QUARK (CONTEXT));
173 gst_structure_set_parent_refcount (structure, &context->mini_object.refcount);
174 gst_context_init (context);
176 context->context_type = g_strdup (context_type);
177 GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context) = structure;
178 context->persistent = persistent;
184 * gst_context_get_context_type:
185 * @context: The #GstContext.
187 * Get the type of @context.
189 * Returns: The type of the context.
194 gst_context_get_context_type (const GstContext * context)
196 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTEXT (context), NULL);
198 return context->context_type;
202 * gst_context_has_context_type:
203 * @context: The #GstContext.
204 * @context_type: Context type to check.
206 * Checks if @context has @context_type.
208 * Returns: %TRUE if @context has @context_type.
213 gst_context_has_context_type (const GstContext * context,
214 const gchar * context_type)
216 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTEXT (context), FALSE);
217 g_return_val_if_fail (context_type != NULL, FALSE);
219 return strcmp (context->context_type, context_type) == 0;
223 * gst_context_get_structure:
224 * @context: The #GstContext.
226 * Access the structure of the context.
228 * Returns: (transfer none): The structure of the context. The structure is
229 * still owned by the context, which means that you should not modify it,
230 * free it and that the pointer becomes invalid when you free the context.
235 gst_context_get_structure (const GstContext * context)
237 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTEXT (context), NULL);
239 return GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context);
243 * gst_context_writable_structure:
244 * @context: The #GstContext.
246 * Get a writable version of the structure.
248 * Returns: The structure of the context. The structure is still
249 * owned by the context, which means that you should not free it and
250 * that the pointer becomes invalid when you free the context.
251 * This function checks if @context is writable.
256 gst_context_writable_structure (GstContext * context)
258 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTEXT (context), NULL);
259 g_return_val_if_fail (gst_context_is_writable (context), NULL);
261 return GST_CONTEXT_STRUCTURE (context);
265 * gst_context_is_persistent:
266 * @context: The #GstContext.
268 * Check if @context is persistent.
270 * Returns: %TRUE if the context is persistent.
275 gst_context_is_persistent (const GstContext * context)
277 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CONTEXT (context), FALSE);
279 return context->persistent;