2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
5 * gstelement.h: Header for GstElement
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24 #ifndef __GST_ELEMENT_H__
25 #define __GST_ELEMENT_H__
27 #include <gst/gstconfig.h>
29 #include <gst/gsttypes.h>
30 #include <gst/gstobject.h>
31 #include <gst/gstpad.h>
32 #include <gst/gstclock.h>
33 #include <gst/gstpluginfeature.h>
37 #endif /* __cplusplus */
39 #define GST_NUM_STATES 4
41 /* NOTE: this probably should be done with an #ifdef to decide
42 * whether to safe-cast or to just do the non-checking cast.
44 #define GST_STATE(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->current_state)
45 #define GST_STATE_PENDING(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->pending_state)
47 /* Note: using 8 bit shift mostly "just because", it leaves us enough room to grow <g> */
48 #define GST_STATE_TRANSITION(obj) ((GST_STATE(obj)<<8) | GST_STATE_PENDING(obj))
49 #define GST_STATE_NULL_TO_READY ((GST_STATE_NULL<<8) | GST_STATE_READY)
50 #define GST_STATE_READY_TO_PAUSED ((GST_STATE_READY<<8) | GST_STATE_PAUSED)
51 #define GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING ((GST_STATE_PAUSED<<8) | GST_STATE_PLAYING)
52 #define GST_STATE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED ((GST_STATE_PLAYING<<8) | GST_STATE_PAUSED)
53 #define GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_READY ((GST_STATE_PAUSED<<8) | GST_STATE_READY)
54 #define GST_STATE_READY_TO_NULL ((GST_STATE_READY<<8) | GST_STATE_NULL)
56 extern GType _gst_element_type;
58 #define GST_TYPE_ELEMENT (_gst_element_type)
60 #define GST_ELEMENT_CAST(obj) ((GstElement*)(obj))
61 #define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS_CAST(klass) ((GstElementClass*)(klass))
62 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT))
63 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT))
65 #ifdef GST_TYPE_PARANOID
66 # define GST_ELEMENT(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElement))
67 # define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElementClass))
69 # define GST_ELEMENT GST_ELEMENT_CAST
70 # define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS GST_ELEMENT_CLASS_CAST
74 /* element is complex (for some def.) and generally require a cothread */
75 GST_ELEMENT_COMPLEX = GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST,
76 /* input and output pads aren't directly coupled to each other
77 examples: queues, multi-output async readers, etc. */
78 GST_ELEMENT_DECOUPLED,
79 /* this element should be placed in a thread if at all possible */
80 GST_ELEMENT_THREAD_SUGGESTED,
81 /* this element is incable of seeking (FIXME: does this apply to filters?) */
84 /* this element, for some reason, has a loop function that performs
85 * an infinite loop without calls to gst_element_yield () */
86 GST_ELEMENT_INFINITE_LOOP,
88 /* private flags that can be used by the scheduler */
89 GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE1,
90 GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE2,
92 /* there is a new loopfunction ready for placement */
93 GST_ELEMENT_NEW_LOOPFUNC,
95 /* if this element can handle events */
96 GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE,
98 /* use some padding for future expansion */
99 GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST = GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST + 12,
102 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_THREAD_SUGGESTED(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_THREAD_SUGGESTED))
103 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_EOS(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_EOS))
104 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_EVENT_AWARE(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE))
105 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_DECOUPLED(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_DECOUPLED))
107 #define GST_ELEMENT_NAME(obj) (GST_OBJECT_NAME(obj))
108 #define GST_ELEMENT_PARENT(obj) (GST_OBJECT_PARENT(obj))
109 #define GST_ELEMENT_MANAGER(obj) (((GstElement*)(obj))->manager)
110 #define GST_ELEMENT_SCHED(obj) (((GstElement*)(obj))->sched)
111 #define GST_ELEMENT_CLOCK(obj) (((GstElement*)(obj))->clock)
112 #define GST_ELEMENT_PADS(obj) ((obj)->pads)
114 /*typedef struct _GstElement GstElement;*/
115 /*typedef struct _GstElementClass GstElementClass;*/
116 typedef struct _GstElementFactory GstElementFactory;
117 typedef struct _GstElementFactoryClass GstElementFactoryClass;
119 typedef void (*GstElementLoopFunction) (GstElement *element);
120 typedef void (*GstElementSetClockFunction) (GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);
121 typedef GstClock* (*GstElementGetClockFunction) (GstElement *element);
126 /* element state and scheduling */
127 guint8 current_state;
128 guint8 pending_state;
130 GstElementLoopFunction loopfunc;
133 gpointer sched_private;
134 GstElementSetClockFunction setclockfunc;
135 GstElementGetClockFunction getclockfunc;
148 struct _GstElementClass {
149 GstObjectClass parent_class;
151 /* the elementfactory that created us */
152 GstElementFactory *elementfactory;
153 /* templates for our pads */
155 gint numpadtemplates;
157 /* signal callbacks */
158 void (*state_change) (GstElement *element, GstElementState old, GstElementState state);
159 void (*new_pad) (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
160 void (*pad_removed) (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
161 void (*error) (GstElement *element, GstElement *source, gchar *error);
162 void (*eos) (GstElement *element);
163 void (*deep_notify) (GstObject *object, GstObject *orig, GParamSpec *pspec);
165 /* local pointers for get/set */
166 void (*set_property) (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
167 void (*get_property) (GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
170 /* change the element state */
171 GstElementStateReturn (*change_state) (GstElement *element);
172 /* request a new pad */
173 GstPad* (*request_new_pad) (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ, const gchar* name);
174 void (*release_pad) (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
177 void gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GstElementClass *klass, GstPadTemplate *templ);
179 GType gst_element_get_type (void);
180 #define gst_element_destroy(element) gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (element))
182 void gst_element_set_loop_function (GstElement *element,
183 GstElementLoopFunction loop);
185 void gst_element_set_name (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
186 const gchar* gst_element_get_name (GstElement *element);
188 void gst_element_set_parent (GstElement *element, GstObject *parent);
189 GstObject* gst_element_get_parent (GstElement *element);
191 GstClock* gst_element_get_clock (GstElement *element);
192 void gst_element_set_clock (GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);
193 GstClockReturn gst_element_clock_wait (GstElement *element, GstClock *clock, GstClockTime time);
195 void gst_element_yield (GstElement *element);
196 gboolean gst_element_interrupt (GstElement *element);
197 void gst_element_set_sched (GstElement *element, GstScheduler *sched);
198 GstScheduler* gst_element_get_sched (GstElement *element);
200 void gst_element_add_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
201 void gst_element_remove_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
202 GstPad * gst_element_add_ghost_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad, gchar *name);
203 void gst_element_remove_ghost_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
205 GstPad* gst_element_get_pad (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
206 GstPad* gst_element_get_static_pad (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
207 GstPad* gst_element_get_request_pad (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
208 void gst_element_release_request_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
210 GList* gst_element_get_pad_list (GstElement *element);
211 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
212 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_pad_filtered (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad,
213 GstCaps *filtercaps);
215 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_request_pad (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ);
216 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_static_pad (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ);
219 GstPadTemplate* gst_element_get_pad_template (GstElement *element, const guchar *name);
220 GList* gst_element_get_pad_template_list (GstElement *element);
221 GstPadTemplate* gst_element_get_compatible_pad_template (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *compattempl);
223 gboolean gst_element_connect (GstElement *src, GstElement *dest);
224 gboolean gst_element_connect_many (GstElement *element_1, GstElement *element_2, ...);
225 gboolean gst_element_connect_filtered (GstElement *src, GstElement *dest,
226 GstCaps *filtercaps);
227 void gst_element_disconnect (GstElement *src, GstElement *dest);
228 void gst_element_disconnect_many (GstElement *element_1, GstElement *element_2, ...);
230 gboolean gst_element_connect_pads (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
231 GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname);
232 gboolean gst_element_connect_pads_filtered (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
233 GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname,
234 GstCaps *filtercaps);
235 void gst_element_disconnect_pads (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
236 GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname);
238 void gst_element_set_eos (GstElement *element);
240 void gst_element_error (GstElement *element, const gchar *error, ...);
242 GstElementState gst_element_get_state (GstElement *element);
243 gint gst_element_set_state (GstElement *element, GstElementState state);
245 void gst_element_wait_state_change (GstElement *element);
247 const gchar* gst_element_state_get_name (GstElementState state);
249 GstElementFactory* gst_element_get_factory (GstElement *element);
251 void gst_element_class_install_std_props (GstElementClass *klass,
252 const char *first_name, ...);
254 GstBin* gst_element_get_managing_bin (GstElement *element);
262 typedef struct _GstElementDetails GstElementDetails;
264 struct _GstElementDetails {
265 gchar *longname; /* long, english name */
266 gchar *klass; /* type of element, as hierarchy */
267 gchar *description; /* insights of one form or another */
268 gchar *version; /* version of the element */
269 gchar *author; /* who wrote this thing? */
270 gchar *copyright; /* copyright details (year, etc.) */
273 #define GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY (gst_element_factory_get_type())
274 #define GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY,\
276 #define GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY,\
277 GstElementFactoryClass))
278 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY))
279 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY))
281 struct _GstElementFactory {
282 GstPluginFeature feature;
284 GType type; /* unique GType of element */
286 guint details_dynamic : 1;
288 GstElementDetails *details; /* pointer to details struct */
291 guint16 numpadtemplates;
294 struct _GstElementFactoryClass {
295 GstPluginFeatureClass parent_class;
298 GType gst_element_factory_get_type (void);
300 GstElementFactory* gst_element_factory_new (const gchar *name, GType type,
301 GstElementDetails *details);
302 GstElementFactory* gst_element_factory_find (const gchar *name);
304 void gst_element_factory_add_pad_template (GstElementFactory *elementfactory,
305 GstPadTemplate *templ);
307 gboolean gst_element_factory_can_src_caps (GstElementFactory *factory,
309 gboolean gst_element_factory_can_sink_caps (GstElementFactory *factory,
312 GstElement* gst_element_factory_create (GstElementFactory *factory,
314 /* FIXME this name is wrong, probably so is the one above it */
315 GstElement* gst_element_factory_make (const gchar *factoryname, const gchar *name);
319 #endif /* __cplusplus */
322 #endif /* __GST_ELEMENT_H__ */