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>
28 #include <gst/gsttypes.h>
29 #include <gst/gstobject.h>
30 #include <gst/gstpad.h>
31 #include <gst/gstclock.h>
32 #include <gst/gstpluginfeature.h>
33 #include <gst/gstcache.h>
37 #define GST_NUM_STATES 4
39 /* NOTE: this probably should be done with an #ifdef to decide
40 * whether to safe-cast or to just do the non-checking cast.
42 #define GST_STATE(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->current_state)
43 #define GST_STATE_PENDING(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->pending_state)
45 /* Note: using 8 bit shift mostly "just because", it leaves us enough room to grow <g> */
46 #define GST_STATE_TRANSITION(obj) ((GST_STATE(obj)<<8) | GST_STATE_PENDING(obj))
47 #define GST_STATE_NULL_TO_READY ((GST_STATE_NULL<<8) | GST_STATE_READY)
48 #define GST_STATE_READY_TO_PAUSED ((GST_STATE_READY<<8) | GST_STATE_PAUSED)
49 #define GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING ((GST_STATE_PAUSED<<8) | GST_STATE_PLAYING)
50 #define GST_STATE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED ((GST_STATE_PLAYING<<8) | GST_STATE_PAUSED)
51 #define GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_READY ((GST_STATE_PAUSED<<8) | GST_STATE_READY)
52 #define GST_STATE_READY_TO_NULL ((GST_STATE_READY<<8) | GST_STATE_NULL)
54 extern GType _gst_element_type;
56 #define GST_TYPE_ELEMENT (_gst_element_type)
58 #define GST_ELEMENT_CAST(obj) ((GstElement*)(obj))
59 #define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS_CAST(klass) ((GstElementClass*)(klass))
60 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT))
61 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT))
63 #ifdef GST_TYPE_PARANOID
64 # define GST_ELEMENT(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElement))
65 # define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElementClass))
67 # define GST_ELEMENT GST_ELEMENT_CAST
68 # define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS GST_ELEMENT_CLASS_CAST
72 /* element is complex (for some def.) and generally require a cothread */
73 GST_ELEMENT_COMPLEX = GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST,
74 /* input and output pads aren't directly coupled to each other
75 examples: queues, multi-output async readers, etc. */
76 GST_ELEMENT_DECOUPLED,
77 /* this element should be placed in a thread if at all possible */
78 GST_ELEMENT_THREAD_SUGGESTED,
79 /* this element, for some reason, has a loop function that performs
80 * an infinite loop without calls to gst_element_yield () */
81 GST_ELEMENT_INFINITE_LOOP,
82 /* there is a new loopfunction ready for placement */
83 GST_ELEMENT_NEW_LOOPFUNC,
84 /* if this element can handle events */
85 GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE,
86 /* use threadsafe property get/set implementation */
87 GST_ELEMENT_USE_THREADSAFE_PROPERTIES,
89 /* private flags that can be used by the scheduler */
90 GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE1,
91 GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE2,
93 /* use some padding for future expansion */
94 GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST = GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST + 16
97 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_THREAD_SUGGESTED(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_THREAD_SUGGESTED))
98 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_EOS(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_EOS))
99 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_EVENT_AWARE(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE))
100 #define GST_ELEMENT_IS_DECOUPLED(obj) (GST_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_DECOUPLED))
102 #define GST_ELEMENT_NAME(obj) (GST_OBJECT_NAME(obj))
103 #define GST_ELEMENT_PARENT(obj) (GST_OBJECT_PARENT(obj))
104 #define GST_ELEMENT_MANAGER(obj) (((GstElement*)(obj))->manager)
105 #define GST_ELEMENT_SCHED(obj) (((GstElement*)(obj))->sched)
106 #define GST_ELEMENT_CLOCK(obj) (((GstElement*)(obj))->clock)
107 #define GST_ELEMENT_PADS(obj) ((obj)->pads)
109 typedef struct _GstElementFactory GstElementFactory;
110 typedef struct _GstElementFactoryClass GstElementFactoryClass;
112 typedef void (*GstElementLoopFunction) (GstElement *element);
113 typedef void (*GstElementPreRunFunction) (GstElement *element);
114 typedef void (*GstElementPostRunFunction) (GstElement *element);
119 /* element state and scheduling */
120 guint8 current_state;
121 guint8 pending_state;
123 GstElementLoopFunction loopfunc;
126 gpointer sched_private;
128 GstClockTime base_time;
140 GstElementPreRunFunction pre_run_func;
141 GstElementPostRunFunction post_run_func;
142 GAsyncQueue *prop_value_queue;
143 GMutex *property_mutex;
146 struct _GstElementClass {
147 GstObjectClass parent_class;
149 /* the elementfactory that created us */
150 GstElementFactory *elementfactory;
151 /* templates for our pads */
153 gint numpadtemplates;
155 /* signal callbacks */
156 void (*state_change) (GstElement *element, GstElementState old, GstElementState state);
157 void (*new_pad) (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
158 void (*pad_removed) (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
159 void (*error) (GstElement *element, GstElement *source, gchar *error);
160 void (*eos) (GstElement *element);
162 /* local pointers for get/set */
163 void (*set_property) (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
164 void (*get_property) (GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
167 gboolean (*release_locks) (GstElement *element);
168 gboolean (*send_event) (GstElement *element, GstEvent *event);
169 gboolean (*query) (GstElement *element, GstPadQueryType type,
170 GstFormat *format, gint64 *value);
171 /* change the element state */
172 GstElementStateReturn (*change_state) (GstElement *element);
173 /* request a new pad */
174 GstPad* (*request_new_pad) (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ, const gchar* name);
175 void (*release_pad) (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
177 GstClock* (*get_clock) (GstElement *element);
178 void (*set_clock) (GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);
180 GstCache* (*get_cache) (GstElement *element);
181 void (*set_cache) (GstElement *element, GstCache *cache);
184 void gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GstElementClass *klass, GstPadTemplate *templ);
185 void gst_element_class_install_std_props (GstElementClass *klass,
186 const gchar *first_name, ...);
188 #define gst_element_default_deep_notify gst_object_default_deep_notify
190 void gst_element_default_error (GObject *object, GstObject *orig, gchar *error);
192 GType gst_element_get_type (void);
193 #define gst_element_destroy(element) gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (element))
195 void gst_element_set_loop_function (GstElement *element,
196 GstElementLoopFunction loop);
198 /* threadsafe versions of their g_object_* counterparts */
199 void gst_element_set (GstElement *element, const gchar *first_property_name, ...);
200 void gst_element_get (GstElement *element, const gchar *first_property_name, ...);
201 void gst_element_set_valist (GstElement *element, const gchar *first_property_name,
203 void gst_element_get_valist (GstElement *element, const gchar *first_property_name,
205 void gst_element_set_property (GstElement *element, const gchar *property_name,
206 const GValue *value);
207 void gst_element_get_property (GstElement *element, const gchar *property_name,
210 void gst_element_enable_threadsafe_properties (GstElement *element);
211 void gst_element_disable_threadsafe_properties (GstElement *element);
212 void gst_element_set_pending_properties (GstElement *element);
214 void gst_element_set_name (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
215 const gchar* gst_element_get_name (GstElement *element);
217 void gst_element_set_parent (GstElement *element, GstObject *parent);
218 GstObject* gst_element_get_parent (GstElement *element);
221 gboolean gst_element_requires_clock (GstElement *element);
222 gboolean gst_element_provides_clock (GstElement *element);
223 GstClock* gst_element_get_clock (GstElement *element);
224 void gst_element_set_clock (GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);
225 GstClockReturn gst_element_clock_wait (GstElement *element, GstClock *clock,
226 GstClockTime time, GstClockTimeDiff *jitter);
228 gboolean gst_element_is_cachable (GstElement *element);
229 void gst_element_set_cache (GstElement *element, GstCache *cache);
230 GstCache* gst_element_get_cache (GstElement *element);
233 gboolean gst_element_release_locks (GstElement *element);
235 void gst_element_yield (GstElement *element);
236 gboolean gst_element_interrupt (GstElement *element);
237 void gst_element_set_scheduler (GstElement *element, GstScheduler *sched);
238 GstScheduler* gst_element_get_scheduler (GstElement *element);
240 void gst_element_add_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
241 void gst_element_remove_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
242 GstPad * gst_element_add_ghost_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad, const gchar *name);
243 void gst_element_remove_ghost_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
245 GstPad* gst_element_get_pad (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
246 GstPad* gst_element_get_static_pad (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
247 GstPad* gst_element_get_request_pad (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
248 void gst_element_release_request_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
250 const GList* gst_element_get_pad_list (GstElement *element);
251 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_pad (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
252 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_pad_filtered (GstElement *element, GstPad *pad,
253 GstCaps *filtercaps);
255 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_request_pad (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ);
256 GstPad* gst_element_get_compatible_static_pad (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ);
259 GstPadTemplate* gst_element_get_pad_template (GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
260 GList* gst_element_get_pad_template_list (GstElement *element);
261 GstPadTemplate* gst_element_get_compatible_pad_template (GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *compattempl);
263 gboolean gst_element_connect (GstElement *src, GstElement *dest);
264 gboolean gst_element_connect_many (GstElement *element_1, GstElement *element_2, ...);
265 gboolean gst_element_connect_filtered (GstElement *src, GstElement *dest,
266 GstCaps *filtercaps);
267 void gst_element_disconnect (GstElement *src, GstElement *dest);
268 void gst_element_disconnect_many (GstElement *element_1, GstElement *element_2, ...);
270 gboolean gst_element_connect_pads (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
271 GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname);
272 gboolean gst_element_connect_pads_filtered (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
273 GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname,
274 GstCaps *filtercaps);
275 void gst_element_disconnect_pads (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
276 GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname);
278 gboolean gst_element_send_event (GstElement *element, GstEvent *event);
279 gboolean gst_element_query (GstElement *element, GstPadQueryType type,
280 GstFormat *format, gint64 *value);
282 void gst_element_set_eos (GstElement *element);
284 void gst_element_error (GstElement *element, const gchar *error, ...);
286 GstElementState gst_element_get_state (GstElement *element);
287 GstElementStateReturn gst_element_set_state (GstElement *element, GstElementState state);
289 void gst_element_wait_state_change (GstElement *element);
291 const gchar* gst_element_state_get_name (GstElementState state);
293 GstElementFactory* gst_element_get_factory (GstElement *element);
295 GstBin* gst_element_get_managing_bin (GstElement *element);
303 typedef struct _GstElementDetails GstElementDetails;
305 struct _GstElementDetails {
306 gchar *longname; /* long, english name */
307 gchar *klass; /* type of element, as hierarchy */
308 gchar *license; /* license element is under */
309 gchar *description; /* insights of one form or another */
310 gchar *version; /* version of the element */
311 gchar *author; /* who wrote this thing? */
312 gchar *copyright; /* copyright details (year, etc.) */
315 #define GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY (gst_element_factory_get_type())
316 #define GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY,\
318 #define GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY,\
319 GstElementFactoryClass))
320 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY))
321 #define GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY))
323 #define GST_ELEMENT_RANK_PRIMARY 256
324 #define GST_ELEMENT_RANK_SECONDARY 128
325 #define GST_ELEMENT_RANK_MARGINAL 64
326 #define GST_ELEMENT_RANK_NONE 0
328 struct _GstElementFactory {
329 GstPluginFeature feature;
331 GType type; /* unique GType of element */
333 guint details_dynamic : 1;
335 GstElementDetails *details; /* pointer to details struct */
338 guint16 numpadtemplates;
340 guint16 rank; /* used by autoplug to prioritise elements to try */
343 struct _GstElementFactoryClass {
344 GstPluginFeatureClass parent_class;
347 GType gst_element_factory_get_type (void);
349 GstElementFactory* gst_element_factory_new (const gchar *name, GType type,
350 GstElementDetails *details);
351 GstElementFactory* gst_element_factory_find (const gchar *name);
353 void gst_element_factory_add_pad_template (GstElementFactory *elementfactory,
354 GstPadTemplate *templ);
356 gboolean gst_element_factory_can_src_caps (GstElementFactory *factory,
358 gboolean gst_element_factory_can_sink_caps (GstElementFactory *factory,
361 GstElement* gst_element_factory_create (GstElementFactory *factory,
363 GstElement* gst_element_factory_make (const gchar *factoryname, const gchar *name);
364 GstElement* gst_element_factory_make_or_warn (const gchar *factoryname, const gchar *name);
366 void gst_element_factory_set_rank (GstElementFactory *factory, guint16 rank);
371 #endif /* __GST_ELEMENT_H__ */