2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
4 * 2003 Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
6 * gstelementfactory.c: GstElementFactory object, support routines
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25 * SECTION:gstelementfactory
26 * @short_description: Create GstElements from a factory
27 * @see_also: #GstElement, #GstPlugin, #GstPluginFeature, #GstPadTemplate.
29 * #GstElementFactory is used to create instances of elements. A
30 * GstElementFactory can be added to a #GstPlugin as it is also a
33 * Use the gst_element_factory_find() and gst_element_factory_create()
34 * functions to create element instances or use gst_element_factory_make() as a
35 * convenient shortcut.
37 * The following code example shows you how to create a GstFileSrc element.
40 * <title>Using an element factory</title>
41 * <programlisting language="c">
42 * #include <gst/gst.h>
45 * GstElementFactory *srcfactory;
47 * gst_init (&argc, &argv);
49 * srcfactory = gst_element_factory_find ("filesrc");
50 * g_return_if_fail (srcfactory != NULL);
51 * src = gst_element_factory_create (srcfactory, "src");
52 * g_return_if_fail (src != NULL);
58 #include "gst_private.h"
60 #include "gstelement.h"
61 #include "gstelementmetadata.h"
64 #include "gstregistry.h"
67 #include "glib-compat-private.h"
69 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (element_factory_debug);
70 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT element_factory_debug
72 static void gst_element_factory_finalize (GObject * object);
73 static void gst_element_factory_cleanup (GstElementFactory * factory);
75 /* static guint gst_element_factory_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 }; */
77 /* this is defined in gstelement.c */
78 extern GQuark __gst_elementclass_factory;
82 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (element_factory_debug, "GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY", \
83 GST_DEBUG_BOLD | GST_DEBUG_FG_WHITE | GST_DEBUG_BG_RED, \
84 "element factories keep information about installed elements"); \
87 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstElementFactory, gst_element_factory,
88 GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE, _do_init);
91 gst_element_factory_class_init (GstElementFactoryClass * klass)
93 GObjectClass *gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
95 gobject_class->finalize = gst_element_factory_finalize;
99 gst_element_factory_init (GstElementFactory * factory)
101 factory->staticpadtemplates = NULL;
102 factory->numpadtemplates = 0;
104 factory->uri_type = GST_URI_UNKNOWN;
105 factory->uri_protocols = NULL;
107 factory->interfaces = NULL;
111 gst_element_factory_finalize (GObject * object)
113 GstElementFactory *factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (object);
115 gst_element_factory_cleanup (factory);
116 G_OBJECT_CLASS (gst_element_factory_parent_class)->finalize (object);
120 * gst_element_factory_find:
121 * @name: name of factory to find
123 * Search for an element factory of the given name. Refs the returned
124 * element factory; caller is responsible for unreffing.
126 * Returns: (transfer full): #GstElementFactory if found, NULL otherwise
129 gst_element_factory_find (const gchar * name)
131 GstPluginFeature *feature;
133 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
135 feature = gst_registry_find_feature (gst_registry_get (), name,
136 GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY);
138 return GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature);
140 /* this isn't an error, for instance when you query if an element factory is
142 GST_LOG ("no such element factory \"%s\"", name);
147 gst_element_factory_cleanup (GstElementFactory * factory)
151 if (factory->metadata) {
152 gst_structure_free ((GstStructure *) factory->metadata);
153 factory->metadata = NULL;
156 factory->type = G_TYPE_INVALID;
159 for (item = factory->staticpadtemplates; item; item = item->next) {
160 GstStaticPadTemplate *templ = item->data;
162 gst_static_caps_cleanup (&templ->static_caps);
163 g_slice_free (GstStaticPadTemplate, templ);
165 g_list_free (factory->staticpadtemplates);
166 factory->staticpadtemplates = NULL;
167 factory->numpadtemplates = 0;
168 factory->uri_type = GST_URI_UNKNOWN;
169 if (factory->uri_protocols) {
170 g_strfreev (factory->uri_protocols);
171 factory->uri_protocols = NULL;
174 g_list_free (factory->interfaces);
175 factory->interfaces = NULL;
178 #define CHECK_METADATA_FIELD(klass, name, key) \
180 const gchar *metafield = gst_element_class_get_metadata (klass, key); \
181 if (G_UNLIKELY (metafield == NULL || *metafield == '\0')) { \
182 g_warning ("Element factory metadata for '%s' has no valid %s field", name, key); \
188 * gst_element_register:
189 * @plugin: (allow-none): #GstPlugin to register the element with, or NULL for
191 * @name: name of elements of this type
192 * @rank: rank of element (higher rank means more importance when autoplugging)
193 * @type: GType of element to register
195 * Create a new elementfactory capable of instantiating objects of the
196 * @type and add the factory to @plugin.
198 * Returns: TRUE, if the registering succeeded, FALSE on error
201 gst_element_register (GstPlugin * plugin, const gchar * name, guint rank,
204 GstPluginFeature *existing_feature;
205 GstRegistry *registry;
206 GstElementFactory *factory;
208 guint n_interfaces, i;
209 GstElementClass *klass;
212 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, FALSE);
213 g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT), FALSE);
215 registry = gst_registry_get ();
217 /* check if feature already exists, if it exists there is no need to update it
218 * when the registry is getting updated, outdated plugins and all their
219 * features are removed and readded.
221 existing_feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature (registry, name);
222 if (existing_feature) {
223 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "update existing feature %p (%s)",
224 existing_feature, name);
225 factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (existing_feature);
226 factory->type = type;
227 existing_feature->loaded = TRUE;
228 g_type_set_qdata (type, __gst_elementclass_factory, factory);
229 gst_object_unref (existing_feature);
234 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (g_object_newv (GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY, 0,
236 gst_plugin_feature_set_name (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory), name);
237 GST_LOG_OBJECT (factory, "Created new elementfactory for type %s",
240 /* provide info needed during class structure setup */
241 g_type_set_qdata (type, __gst_elementclass_factory, factory);
242 klass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (type));
244 CHECK_METADATA_FIELD (klass, name, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_LONGNAME);
245 CHECK_METADATA_FIELD (klass, name, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
246 CHECK_METADATA_FIELD (klass, name, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_DESCRIPTION);
247 CHECK_METADATA_FIELD (klass, name, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_AUTHOR);
249 factory->type = type;
250 factory->metadata = gst_structure_copy ((GstStructure *) klass->metadata);
252 for (item = klass->padtemplates; item; item = item->next) {
253 GstPadTemplate *templ = item->data;
254 GstStaticPadTemplate *newt;
255 gchar *caps_string = gst_caps_to_string (templ->caps);
257 newt = g_slice_new (GstStaticPadTemplate);
258 newt->name_template = g_intern_string (templ->name_template);
259 newt->direction = templ->direction;
260 newt->presence = templ->presence;
261 newt->static_caps.caps = NULL;
262 newt->static_caps.string = g_intern_string (caps_string);
263 factory->staticpadtemplates =
264 g_list_append (factory->staticpadtemplates, newt);
266 g_free (caps_string);
268 factory->numpadtemplates = klass->numpadtemplates;
270 /* special stuff for URI handling */
271 if (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_URI_HANDLER)) {
272 GstURIHandlerInterface *iface = (GstURIHandlerInterface *)
273 g_type_interface_peek (klass, GST_TYPE_URI_HANDLER);
275 if (!iface || !iface->get_type || !iface->get_protocols)
278 factory->uri_type = iface->get_type (factory->type);
279 if (!GST_URI_TYPE_IS_VALID (factory->uri_type))
281 if (iface->get_protocols) {
282 const gchar *const *protocols;
284 protocols = iface->get_protocols (factory->type);
285 factory->uri_protocols = g_strdupv ((gchar **) protocols);
287 if (!factory->uri_protocols)
291 interfaces = g_type_interfaces (type, &n_interfaces);
292 for (i = 0; i < n_interfaces; i++) {
293 __gst_element_factory_add_interface (factory, g_type_name (interfaces[i]));
297 if (plugin && plugin->desc.name) {
298 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin_name = plugin->desc.name;
299 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin = plugin;
300 g_object_add_weak_pointer ((GObject *) plugin,
301 (gpointer *) & GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin);
303 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin_name = "NULL";
304 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin = NULL;
306 gst_plugin_feature_set_rank (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory), rank);
307 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->loaded = TRUE;
309 gst_registry_add_feature (registry, GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory));
316 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory, "error with uri handler!");
317 gst_element_factory_cleanup (factory);
323 gst_element_factory_cleanup (factory);
329 * gst_element_factory_create:
330 * @factory: factory to instantiate
331 * @name: (allow-none): name of new element, or NULL to automatically create
334 * Create a new element of the type defined by the given elementfactory.
335 * It will be given the name supplied, since all elements require a name as
336 * their first argument.
338 * Returns: (transfer floating): new #GstElement or NULL if the element couldn't
342 gst_element_factory_create (GstElementFactory * factory, const gchar * name)
345 GstElementClass *oclass;
346 GstElementFactory *newfactory;
348 g_return_val_if_fail (factory != NULL, NULL);
351 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (gst_plugin_feature_load (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE
354 if (newfactory == NULL)
357 factory = newfactory;
360 GST_INFO ("creating element \"%s\" named \"%s\"",
361 GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory), GST_STR_NULL (name));
363 GST_INFO ("creating element \"%s\"", GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory));
365 if (factory->type == 0)
368 /* create an instance of the element, cast so we don't assert on NULL
369 * also set name as early as we can
373 GST_ELEMENT_CAST (g_object_new (factory->type, "name", name, NULL));
375 element = GST_ELEMENT_CAST (g_object_newv (factory->type, 0, NULL));
376 if (G_UNLIKELY (element == NULL))
379 /* fill in the pointer to the factory in the element class. The
380 * class will not be unreffed currently.
381 * Be thread safe as there might be 2 threads creating the first instance of
382 * an element at the same moment
384 oclass = GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS (element);
385 if (!g_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange (&oclass->elementfactory, NULL,
387 gst_object_unref (factory);
389 GST_DEBUG ("created element \"%s\"", GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory));
396 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory,
397 "loading plugin containing feature %s returned NULL!", name);
402 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory, "factory has no type");
403 gst_object_unref (factory);
408 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory, "could not create element");
409 gst_object_unref (factory);
415 * gst_element_factory_make:
416 * @factoryname: a named factory to instantiate
417 * @name: (allow-none): name of new element, or NULL to automatically create
420 * Create a new element of the type defined by the given element factory.
421 * If name is NULL, then the element will receive a guaranteed unique name,
422 * consisting of the element factory name and a number.
423 * If name is given, it will be given the name supplied.
425 * Returns: (transfer floating): new #GstElement or NULL if unable to create element
428 gst_element_factory_make (const gchar * factoryname, const gchar * name)
430 GstElementFactory *factory;
433 g_return_val_if_fail (factoryname != NULL, NULL);
434 g_return_val_if_fail (gst_is_initialized (), NULL);
436 GST_LOG ("gstelementfactory: make \"%s\" \"%s\"",
437 factoryname, GST_STR_NULL (name));
439 factory = gst_element_factory_find (factoryname);
443 GST_LOG_OBJECT (factory, "found factory %p", factory);
444 element = gst_element_factory_create (factory, name);
448 gst_object_unref (factory);
454 GST_INFO ("no such element factory \"%s\"!", factoryname);
459 GST_INFO_OBJECT (factory, "couldn't create instance!");
460 gst_object_unref (factory);
466 __gst_element_factory_add_static_pad_template (GstElementFactory * factory,
467 GstStaticPadTemplate * templ)
469 g_return_if_fail (factory != NULL);
470 g_return_if_fail (templ != NULL);
472 factory->staticpadtemplates =
473 g_list_append (factory->staticpadtemplates, templ);
474 factory->numpadtemplates++;
478 * gst_element_factory_get_element_type:
479 * @factory: factory to get managed #GType from
481 * Get the #GType for elements managed by this factory. The type can
482 * only be retrieved if the element factory is loaded, which can be
483 * assured with gst_plugin_feature_load().
485 * Returns: the #GType for elements managed by this factory or 0 if
486 * the factory is not loaded.
489 gst_element_factory_get_element_type (GstElementFactory * factory)
491 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), 0);
493 return factory->type;
497 * gst_element_factory_get_metadata:
498 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
501 * Get the metadata on @factory with @key.
503 * Returns: the metadata with @key on @factory or %NULL when there was no
504 * metadata with the given @key.
507 gst_element_factory_get_metadata (GstElementFactory * factory,
510 return gst_structure_get_string ((GstStructure *) factory->metadata, key);
514 * gst_element_factory_get_metadata_keys:
515 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
517 * Get the available keys for the metadata on @factory.
519 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8) (array zero-terminated=1):
520 * a %NULL-terminated array of key strings, or %NULL when there is no
521 * metadata. Free with g_strfreev() when no longer needed.
524 gst_element_factory_get_metadata_keys (GstElementFactory * factory)
526 GstStructure *metadata;
530 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
532 metadata = (GstStructure *) factory->metadata;
533 if (metadata == NULL)
536 num = gst_structure_n_fields (metadata);
540 arr = g_new (gchar *, num + 1);
541 for (i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
542 arr[i] = g_strdup (gst_structure_nth_field_name (metadata, i));
549 * gst_element_factory_get_num_pad_templates:
550 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
552 * Gets the number of pad_templates in this factory.
554 * Returns: the number of pad_templates
557 gst_element_factory_get_num_pad_templates (GstElementFactory * factory)
559 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), 0);
561 return factory->numpadtemplates;
565 * __gst_element_factory_add_interface:
566 * @elementfactory: The elementfactory to add the interface to
567 * @interfacename: Name of the interface
569 * Adds the given interfacename to the list of implemented interfaces of the
573 __gst_element_factory_add_interface (GstElementFactory * elementfactory,
574 const gchar * interfacename)
576 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (elementfactory));
577 g_return_if_fail (interfacename != NULL);
578 g_return_if_fail (interfacename[0] != '\0'); /* no empty string */
580 elementfactory->interfaces =
581 g_list_prepend (elementfactory->interfaces,
582 (gpointer) g_intern_string (interfacename));
586 * gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates:
587 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
589 * Gets the #GList of #GstStaticPadTemplate for this factory.
591 * Returns: (transfer none) (element-type Gst.StaticPadTemplate): the
592 * static pad templates
595 gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates (GstElementFactory * factory)
597 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
599 return factory->staticpadtemplates;
603 * gst_element_factory_get_uri_type:
604 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
606 * Gets the type of URIs the element supports or #GST_URI_UNKNOWN if none.
608 * Returns: type of URIs this element supports
611 gst_element_factory_get_uri_type (GstElementFactory * factory)
613 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), GST_URI_UNKNOWN);
615 return factory->uri_type;
619 * gst_element_factory_get_uri_protocols:
620 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
622 * Gets a NULL-terminated array of protocols this element supports or NULL if
623 * no protocols are supported. You may not change the contents of the returned
624 * array, as it is still owned by the element factory. Use g_strdupv() to
625 * make a copy of the protocol string array if you need to.
627 * Returns: (transfer none) (array zero-terminated=1): the supported protocols
631 gst_element_factory_get_uri_protocols (GstElementFactory * factory)
633 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
635 return (const gchar * const *) factory->uri_protocols;
639 * gst_element_factory_has_interface:
640 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
641 * @interfacename: an interface name
643 * Check if @factory implements the interface with name @interfacename.
645 * Returns: #TRUE when @factory implement the interface.
648 gst_element_factory_has_interface (GstElementFactory * factory,
649 const gchar * interfacename)
653 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), FALSE);
655 for (walk = factory->interfaces; walk; walk = g_list_next (walk)) {
656 gchar *iname = (gchar *) walk->data;
658 if (!strcmp (iname, interfacename))
667 GstElementFactoryListType type;
673 * gst_element_factory_list_is_type:
674 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
675 * @type: a #GstElementFactoryListType
677 * Check if @factory is of the given types.
679 * Returns: %TRUE if @factory is of @type.
682 gst_element_factory_list_is_type (GstElementFactory * factory,
683 GstElementFactoryListType type)
685 gboolean res = FALSE;
689 gst_element_factory_get_metadata (factory, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
692 GST_ERROR_OBJECT (factory, "element factory is missing klass identifiers");
696 /* Filter by element type first, as soon as it matches
697 * one type, we skip all other tests */
698 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_SINK))
699 res = (strstr (klass, "Sink") != NULL);
701 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_SRC))
702 res = (strstr (klass, "Source") != NULL);
704 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DECODER))
705 res = (strstr (klass, "Decoder") != NULL);
707 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_ENCODER))
708 res = (strstr (klass, "Encoder") != NULL);
710 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MUXER))
711 res = (strstr (klass, "Muxer") != NULL);
713 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DEMUXER))
714 res = (strstr (klass, "Demux") != NULL);
716 /* FIXME : We're actually parsing two Classes here... */
717 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_PARSER))
718 res = ((strstr (klass, "Parser") != NULL)
719 && (strstr (klass, "Codec") != NULL));
721 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DEPAYLOADER))
722 res = (strstr (klass, "Depayloader") != NULL);
724 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_PAYLOADER))
725 res = (strstr (klass, "Payloader") != NULL);
727 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_FORMATTER))
728 res = (strstr (klass, "Formatter") != NULL);
730 /* Filter by media type now, we only test if it
731 * matched any of the types above or only checking the media
732 * type was requested. */
733 if ((res || !(type & (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MAX_ELEMENTS - 1)))
734 && (type & (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_AUDIO |
735 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_VIDEO |
736 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_IMAGE |
737 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_SUBTITLE |
738 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_METADATA)))
739 res = ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_AUDIO)
740 && (strstr (klass, "Audio") != NULL))
741 || ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_VIDEO)
742 && (strstr (klass, "Video") != NULL))
743 || ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_IMAGE)
744 && (strstr (klass, "Image") != NULL)) ||
745 ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_SUBTITLE)
746 && (strstr (klass, "Subtitle") != NULL)) ||
747 ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_METADATA)
748 && (strstr (klass, "Metadata") != NULL));
754 element_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, FilterData * data)
758 /* we only care about element factories */
759 if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature)))
762 res = (gst_plugin_feature_get_rank (feature) >= data->minrank) &&
763 gst_element_factory_list_is_type (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (feature),
770 * gst_element_factory_list_get_elements:
771 * @type: a #GstElementFactoryListType
772 * @minrank: Minimum rank
774 * Get a list of factories that match the given @type. Only elements
775 * with a rank greater or equal to @minrank will be returned.
776 * The list of factories is returned by decreasing rank.
778 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.ElementFactory): a #GList of
779 * #GstElementFactory elements. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after
783 gst_element_factory_list_get_elements (GstElementFactoryListType type,
791 data.minrank = minrank;
793 /* get the feature list using the filter */
794 result = gst_registry_feature_filter (gst_registry_get (),
795 (GstPluginFeatureFilter) element_filter, FALSE, &data);
797 /* sort on rank and name */
798 result = g_list_sort (result, gst_plugin_feature_rank_compare_func);
804 * gst_element_factory_list_filter:
805 * @list: (transfer none) (element-type Gst.ElementFactory): a #GList of
806 * #GstElementFactory to filter
808 * @direction: a #GstPadDirection to filter on
809 * @subsetonly: whether to filter on caps subsets or not.
811 * Filter out all the elementfactories in @list that can handle @caps in
812 * the given direction.
814 * If @subsetonly is %TRUE, then only the elements whose pads templates
815 * are a complete superset of @caps will be returned. Else any element
816 * whose pad templates caps can intersect with @caps will be returned.
818 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.ElementFactory): a #GList of
819 * #GstElementFactory elements that match the given requisites.
820 * Use #gst_plugin_feature_list_free after usage.
823 gst_element_factory_list_filter (GList * list,
824 const GstCaps * caps, GstPadDirection direction, gboolean subsetonly)
826 GQueue results = G_QUEUE_INIT;
828 GST_DEBUG ("finding factories");
830 /* loop over all the factories */
831 for (; list; list = list->next) {
832 GstElementFactory *factory;
833 const GList *templates;
836 factory = (GstElementFactory *) list->data;
838 GST_DEBUG ("Trying %s",
839 gst_plugin_feature_get_name ((GstPluginFeature *) factory));
841 /* get the templates from the element factory */
842 templates = gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates (factory);
843 for (walk = (GList *) templates; walk; walk = g_list_next (walk)) {
844 GstStaticPadTemplate *templ = walk->data;
846 /* we only care about the sink templates */
847 if (templ->direction == direction) {
850 /* try to intersect the caps with the caps of the template */
851 tmpl_caps = gst_static_caps_get (&templ->static_caps);
853 /* FIXME, intersect is not the right method, we ideally want to check
854 * for a subset here */
856 /* check if the intersection is empty */
857 if ((subsetonly && gst_caps_is_subset (caps, tmpl_caps)) ||
858 (!subsetonly && gst_caps_can_intersect (caps, tmpl_caps))) {
859 /* non empty intersection, we can use this element */
860 g_queue_push_tail (&results, gst_object_ref (factory));
861 gst_caps_unref (tmpl_caps);
864 gst_caps_unref (tmpl_caps);