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);
57 * Last reviewed on 2005-11-23 (0.9.5)
60 #include "gst_private.h"
62 #include "gstelement.h"
63 #include "gstelementdetails.h"
66 #include "gstregistry.h"
69 #include "glib-compat-private.h"
71 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (element_factory_debug);
72 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT element_factory_debug
74 static void gst_element_factory_finalize (GObject * object);
75 static void gst_element_factory_cleanup (GstElementFactory * factory);
77 /* static guint gst_element_factory_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 }; */
79 /* this is defined in gstelement.c */
80 extern GQuark _gst_elementclass_factory;
84 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (element_factory_debug, "GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY", \
85 GST_DEBUG_BOLD | GST_DEBUG_FG_WHITE | GST_DEBUG_BG_RED, \
86 "element factories keep information about installed elements"); \
89 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstElementFactory, gst_element_factory,
90 GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE, _do_init);
93 gst_element_factory_class_init (GstElementFactoryClass * klass)
95 GObjectClass *gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
97 gobject_class->finalize = gst_element_factory_finalize;
101 gst_element_factory_init (GstElementFactory * factory)
103 factory->staticpadtemplates = NULL;
104 factory->numpadtemplates = 0;
106 factory->uri_type = GST_URI_UNKNOWN;
107 factory->uri_protocols = NULL;
109 factory->interfaces = NULL;
113 gst_element_factory_finalize (GObject * object)
115 GstElementFactory *factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (object);
117 gst_element_factory_cleanup (factory);
118 G_OBJECT_CLASS (gst_element_factory_parent_class)->finalize (object);
122 * gst_element_factory_find:
123 * @name: name of factory to find
125 * Search for an element factory of the given name. Refs the returned
126 * element factory; caller is responsible for unreffing.
128 * Returns: (transfer full): #GstElementFactory if found, NULL otherwise
131 gst_element_factory_find (const gchar * name)
133 GstPluginFeature *feature;
135 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
137 feature = gst_registry_find_feature (gst_registry_get_default (), name,
138 GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY);
140 return GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature);
142 /* this isn't an error, for instance when you query if an element factory is
144 GST_LOG ("no such element factory \"%s\"", name);
149 gst_element_factory_cleanup (GstElementFactory * factory)
153 __gst_element_details_clear (&factory->details);
154 if (factory->meta_data) {
155 gst_structure_free ((GstStructure *) factory->meta_data);
156 factory->meta_data = NULL;
159 factory->type = G_TYPE_INVALID;
162 for (item = factory->staticpadtemplates; item; item = item->next) {
163 GstStaticPadTemplate *templ = item->data;
164 GstCaps *caps = (GstCaps *) & (templ->static_caps);
166 /* FIXME: this is not threadsafe */
167 if (caps->refcount == 1) {
168 GstStructure *structure;
171 for (i = 0; i < caps->structs->len; i++) {
172 structure = (GstStructure *) gst_caps_get_structure (caps, i);
173 gst_structure_set_parent_refcount (structure, NULL);
174 gst_structure_free (structure);
176 g_ptr_array_free (caps->structs, TRUE);
179 g_slice_free (GstStaticPadTemplate, templ);
181 g_list_free (factory->staticpadtemplates);
182 factory->staticpadtemplates = NULL;
183 factory->numpadtemplates = 0;
184 factory->uri_type = GST_URI_UNKNOWN;
185 if (factory->uri_protocols) {
186 g_strfreev (factory->uri_protocols);
187 factory->uri_protocols = NULL;
190 g_list_free (factory->interfaces);
191 factory->interfaces = NULL;
195 * gst_element_register:
196 * @plugin: (allow-none): #GstPlugin to register the element with, or NULL for
197 * a static element (note that passing NULL only works in GStreamer 0.10.13
199 * @name: name of elements of this type
200 * @rank: rank of element (higher rank means more importance when autoplugging)
201 * @type: GType of element to register
203 * Create a new elementfactory capable of instantiating objects of the
204 * @type and add the factory to @plugin.
206 * Returns: TRUE, if the registering succeeded, FALSE on error
209 gst_element_register (GstPlugin * plugin, const gchar * name, guint rank,
212 GstPluginFeature *existing_feature;
213 GstRegistry *registry;
214 GstElementFactory *factory;
216 guint n_interfaces, i;
217 GstElementClass *klass;
220 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, FALSE);
221 g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT), FALSE);
223 registry = gst_registry_get_default ();
225 /* check if feature already exists, if it exists there is no need to update it
226 * when the registry is getting updated, outdated plugins and all their
227 * features are removed and readded.
229 existing_feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature (registry, name);
230 if (existing_feature) {
231 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "update existing feature %p (%s)",
232 existing_feature, name);
233 factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (existing_feature);
234 factory->type = type;
235 existing_feature->loaded = TRUE;
236 g_type_set_qdata (type, _gst_elementclass_factory, factory);
237 gst_object_unref (existing_feature);
242 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (g_object_newv (GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY, 0,
244 gst_plugin_feature_set_name (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory), name);
245 GST_LOG_OBJECT (factory, "Created new elementfactory for type %s",
248 /* provide info needed during class structure setup */
249 g_type_set_qdata (type, _gst_elementclass_factory, factory);
250 klass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (type));
251 if ((klass->details.longname == NULL) ||
252 (klass->details.klass == NULL) || (klass->details.author == NULL))
255 factory->type = type;
256 __gst_element_details_copy (&factory->details, &klass->details);
257 if (klass->meta_data) {
258 factory->meta_data = gst_structure_copy ((GstStructure *) klass->meta_data);
260 factory->meta_data = NULL;
262 for (item = klass->padtemplates; item; item = item->next) {
263 GstPadTemplate *templ = item->data;
264 GstStaticPadTemplate *newt;
265 gchar *caps_string = gst_caps_to_string (templ->caps);
267 newt = g_slice_new (GstStaticPadTemplate);
268 newt->name_template = g_intern_string (templ->name_template);
269 newt->direction = templ->direction;
270 newt->presence = templ->presence;
271 newt->static_caps.caps.refcount = 0;
272 newt->static_caps.string = g_intern_string (caps_string);
273 factory->staticpadtemplates =
274 g_list_append (factory->staticpadtemplates, newt);
276 g_free (caps_string);
278 factory->numpadtemplates = klass->numpadtemplates;
280 /* special stuff for URI handling */
281 if (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_URI_HANDLER)) {
282 GstURIHandlerInterface *iface = (GstURIHandlerInterface *)
283 g_type_interface_peek (klass, GST_TYPE_URI_HANDLER);
285 if (!iface || (!iface->get_type && !iface->get_type_full) ||
286 (!iface->get_protocols && !iface->get_protocols_full))
289 factory->uri_type = iface->get_type ();
290 else if (iface->get_type_full)
291 factory->uri_type = iface->get_type_full (factory->type);
292 if (!GST_URI_TYPE_IS_VALID (factory->uri_type))
294 if (iface->get_protocols)
295 factory->uri_protocols = g_strdupv (iface->get_protocols ());
296 else if (iface->get_protocols_full)
297 factory->uri_protocols = iface->get_protocols_full (factory->type);
298 if (!factory->uri_protocols)
302 interfaces = g_type_interfaces (type, &n_interfaces);
303 for (i = 0; i < n_interfaces; i++) {
304 __gst_element_factory_add_interface (factory, g_type_name (interfaces[i]));
308 if (plugin && plugin->desc.name) {
309 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin_name = plugin->desc.name;
311 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin_name = "NULL";
313 gst_plugin_feature_set_rank (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory), rank);
314 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->loaded = TRUE;
316 gst_registry_add_feature (registry, GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory));
323 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory, "error with uri handler!");
324 gst_element_factory_cleanup (factory);
330 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory,
331 "The GstElementDetails don't seem to have been set properly");
332 gst_element_factory_cleanup (factory);
338 * gst_element_factory_create:
339 * @factory: factory to instantiate
340 * @name: name of new element
342 * Create a new element of the type defined by the given elementfactory.
343 * It will be given the name supplied, since all elements require a name as
344 * their first argument.
346 * Returns: (transfer full): new #GstElement or NULL if the element couldn't
350 gst_element_factory_create (GstElementFactory * factory, const gchar * name)
353 GstElementClass *oclass;
354 GstElementFactory *newfactory;
356 g_return_val_if_fail (factory != NULL, NULL);
359 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (gst_plugin_feature_load (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE
362 if (newfactory == NULL)
365 factory = newfactory;
368 GST_INFO ("creating element \"%s\" named \"%s\"",
369 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (factory), GST_STR_NULL (name));
371 GST_INFO ("creating element \"%s\"", GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (factory));
373 if (factory->type == 0)
376 /* create an instance of the element, cast so we don't assert on NULL
377 * also set name as early as we can
381 GST_ELEMENT_CAST (g_object_new (factory->type, "name", name, NULL));
383 element = GST_ELEMENT_CAST (g_object_newv (factory->type, 0, NULL));
384 if (G_UNLIKELY (element == NULL))
387 /* fill in the pointer to the factory in the element class. The
388 * class will not be unreffed currently.
389 * Be thread safe as there might be 2 threads creating the first instance of
390 * an element at the same moment
392 oclass = GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS (element);
393 if (!g_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange (
394 (gpointer) & oclass->elementfactory, NULL, factory))
395 gst_object_unref (factory);
397 GST_DEBUG ("created element \"%s\"", GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (factory));
404 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory,
405 "loading plugin containing feature %s returned NULL!", name);
410 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory, "factory has no type");
411 gst_object_unref (factory);
416 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (factory, "could not create element");
417 gst_object_unref (factory);
423 * gst_element_factory_make:
424 * @factoryname: a named factory to instantiate
425 * @name: (allow-none): name of new element
427 * Create a new element of the type defined by the given element factory.
428 * If name is NULL, then the element will receive a guaranteed unique name,
429 * consisting of the element factory name and a number.
430 * If name is given, it will be given the name supplied.
432 * Returns: (transfer full): new #GstElement or NULL if unable to create element
435 gst_element_factory_make (const gchar * factoryname, const gchar * name)
437 GstElementFactory *factory;
440 g_return_val_if_fail (factoryname != NULL, NULL);
441 g_return_val_if_fail (gst_is_initialized (), NULL);
443 GST_LOG ("gstelementfactory: make \"%s\" \"%s\"",
444 factoryname, GST_STR_NULL (name));
446 factory = gst_element_factory_find (factoryname);
450 GST_LOG_OBJECT (factory, "found factory %p", factory);
451 element = gst_element_factory_create (factory, name);
455 gst_object_unref (factory);
461 GST_INFO ("no such element factory \"%s\"!", factoryname);
466 GST_INFO_OBJECT (factory, "couldn't create instance!");
467 gst_object_unref (factory);
473 __gst_element_factory_add_static_pad_template (GstElementFactory * factory,
474 GstStaticPadTemplate * templ)
476 g_return_if_fail (factory != NULL);
477 g_return_if_fail (templ != NULL);
479 factory->staticpadtemplates =
480 g_list_append (factory->staticpadtemplates, templ);
481 factory->numpadtemplates++;
485 * gst_element_factory_get_element_type:
486 * @factory: factory to get managed #GType from
488 * Get the #GType for elements managed by this factory. The type can
489 * only be retrieved if the element factory is loaded, which can be
490 * assured with gst_plugin_feature_load().
492 * Returns: the #GType for elements managed by this factory or 0 if
493 * the factory is not loaded.
496 gst_element_factory_get_element_type (GstElementFactory * factory)
498 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), 0);
500 return factory->type;
504 * gst_element_factory_get_longname:
505 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
507 * Gets the longname for this factory
509 * Returns: the longname
511 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
512 gst_element_factory_get_longname (GstElementFactory * factory)
514 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
516 return factory->details.longname;
520 * gst_element_factory_get_klass:
521 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
523 * Gets the class for this factory.
527 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
528 gst_element_factory_get_klass (GstElementFactory * factory)
530 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
532 return factory->details.klass;
536 * gst_element_factory_get_description:
537 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
539 * Gets the description for this factory.
541 * Returns: the description
543 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
544 gst_element_factory_get_description (GstElementFactory * factory)
546 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
548 return factory->details.description;
552 * gst_element_factory_get_author:
553 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
555 * Gets the author for this factory.
557 * Returns: the author
559 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
560 gst_element_factory_get_author (GstElementFactory * factory)
562 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
564 return factory->details.author;
567 static G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
568 gst_element_factory_get_meta_data (GstElementFactory * factory,
571 if (!factory->meta_data)
574 /* FIXME: do we want to support other types? */
575 return gst_structure_get_string ((GstStructure *) factory->meta_data, key);
579 * gst_element_factory_get_documentation_uri:
580 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
582 * Gets documentation uri for this factory if set.
586 * Returns: the documentation uri
588 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
589 gst_element_factory_get_documentation_uri (GstElementFactory * factory)
591 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
592 return gst_element_factory_get_meta_data (factory, "doc-uri");
596 * gst_element_factory_get_documentation_uri:
597 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
599 * Gets icon name for this factory if set.
603 * Returns: the icon name
605 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
606 gst_element_factory_get_icon_name (GstElementFactory * factory)
608 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
609 return gst_element_factory_get_meta_data (factory, "icon-name");
613 * gst_element_factory_get_num_pad_templates:
614 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
616 * Gets the number of pad_templates in this factory.
618 * Returns: the number of pad_templates
621 gst_element_factory_get_num_pad_templates (GstElementFactory * factory)
623 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), 0);
625 return factory->numpadtemplates;
629 * __gst_element_factory_add_interface:
630 * @elementfactory: The elementfactory to add the interface to
631 * @interfacename: Name of the interface
633 * Adds the given interfacename to the list of implemented interfaces of the
637 __gst_element_factory_add_interface (GstElementFactory * elementfactory,
638 const gchar * interfacename)
640 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (elementfactory));
641 g_return_if_fail (interfacename != NULL);
642 g_return_if_fail (interfacename[0] != '\0'); /* no empty string */
644 elementfactory->interfaces =
645 g_list_prepend (elementfactory->interfaces,
646 (gpointer) g_intern_string (interfacename));
650 * gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates:
651 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
653 * Gets the #GList of #GstStaticPadTemplate for this factory.
655 * Returns: (transfer none) (element-type Gst.StaticPadTemplate): the
656 * static pad templates
658 G_CONST_RETURN GList *
659 gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates (GstElementFactory * factory)
661 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
663 return factory->staticpadtemplates;
667 * gst_element_factory_get_uri_type:
668 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
670 * Gets the type of URIs the element supports or #GST_URI_UNKNOWN if none.
672 * Returns: type of URIs this element supports
675 gst_element_factory_get_uri_type (GstElementFactory * factory)
677 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), GST_URI_UNKNOWN);
679 return factory->uri_type;
683 * gst_element_factory_get_uri_protocols:
684 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
686 * Gets a NULL-terminated array of protocols this element supports or NULL if
687 * no protocols are supported. You may not change the contents of the returned
688 * array, as it is still owned by the element factory. Use g_strdupv() to
689 * make a copy of the protocol string array if you need to.
691 * Returns: (transfer none) (array zero-terminated=1): the supported protocols
695 gst_element_factory_get_uri_protocols (GstElementFactory * factory)
697 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), NULL);
699 return factory->uri_protocols;
703 * gst_element_factory_has_interface:
704 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
705 * @interfacename: an interface name
707 * Check if @factory implements the interface with name @interfacename.
709 * Returns: #TRUE when @factory implement the interface.
714 gst_element_factory_has_interface (GstElementFactory * factory,
715 const gchar * interfacename)
719 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (factory), FALSE);
721 for (walk = factory->interfaces; walk; walk = g_list_next (walk)) {
722 gchar *iname = (gchar *) walk->data;
724 if (!strcmp (iname, interfacename))
733 GstElementFactoryListType type;
739 * gst_element_factory_list_is_type:
740 * @factory: a #GstElementFactory
741 * @type: a #GstElementFactoryListType
743 * Check if @factory if of the given types.
745 * Returns: %TRUE if @factory is of @type.
750 gst_element_factory_list_is_type (GstElementFactory * factory,
751 GstElementFactoryListType type)
753 gboolean res = FALSE;
756 klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (factory);
758 /* Filter by element type first, as soon as it matches
759 * one type, we skip all other tests */
760 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_SINK))
761 res = (strstr (klass, "Sink") != NULL);
763 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_SRC))
764 res = (strstr (klass, "Source") != NULL);
766 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DECODER))
767 res = (strstr (klass, "Decoder") != NULL);
769 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_ENCODER))
770 res = (strstr (klass, "Encoder") != NULL);
772 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MUXER))
773 res = (strstr (klass, "Muxer") != NULL);
775 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DEMUXER))
776 res = (strstr (klass, "Demux") != NULL);
778 /* FIXME : We're actually parsing two Classes here... */
779 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_PARSER))
780 res = ((strstr (klass, "Parser") != NULL)
781 && (strstr (klass, "Codec") != NULL));
783 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DEPAYLOADER))
784 res = (strstr (klass, "Depayloader") != NULL);
786 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_PAYLOADER))
787 res = (strstr (klass, "Payloader") != NULL);
789 if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_FORMATTER))
790 res = (strstr (klass, "Formatter") != NULL);
792 /* Filter by media type now, we only test if it
793 * matched any of the types above. */
795 && (type & (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_AUDIO |
796 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_VIDEO |
797 GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_IMAGE)))
798 res = ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_AUDIO)
799 && (strstr (klass, "Audio") != NULL))
800 || ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_VIDEO)
801 && (strstr (klass, "Video") != NULL))
802 || ((type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MEDIA_IMAGE)
803 && (strstr (klass, "Image") != NULL));
809 element_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, FilterData * data)
813 /* we only care about element factories */
814 if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature)))
817 res = (gst_plugin_feature_get_rank (feature) >= data->minrank) &&
818 gst_element_factory_list_is_type (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (feature),
825 * gst_element_factory_list_get_elements:
826 * @type: a #GstElementFactoryListType
827 * @minrank: Minimum rank
829 * Get a list of factories that match the given @type. Only elements
830 * with a rank greater or equal to @minrank will be returned.
831 * The list of factories is returned by decreasing rank.
833 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.ElementFactory): a #GList of
834 * #GstElementFactory elements. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after
840 gst_element_factory_list_get_elements (GstElementFactoryListType type,
848 data.minrank = minrank;
850 /* get the feature list using the filter */
851 result = gst_default_registry_feature_filter ((GstPluginFeatureFilter)
852 element_filter, FALSE, &data);
854 /* sort on rank and name */
855 result = g_list_sort (result, gst_plugin_feature_rank_compare_func);
861 * gst_element_factory_list_filter:
862 * @list: (transfer none) (element-type Gst.ElementFactory): a #GList of
863 * #GstElementFactory to filter
865 * @direction: a #GstPadDirection to filter on
866 * @subsetonly: whether to filter on caps subsets or not.
868 * Filter out all the elementfactories in @list that can handle @caps in
869 * the given direction.
871 * If @subsetonly is %TRUE, then only the elements whose pads templates
872 * are a complete superset of @caps will be returned. Else any element
873 * whose pad templates caps can intersect with @caps will be returned.
875 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.ElementFactory): a #GList of
876 * #GstElementFactory elements that match the given requisits.
877 * Use #gst_plugin_feature_list_free after usage.
882 gst_element_factory_list_filter (GList * list,
883 const GstCaps * caps, GstPadDirection direction, gboolean subsetonly)
885 GList *result = NULL;
887 GST_DEBUG ("finding factories");
889 /* loop over all the factories */
890 for (; list; list = list->next) {
891 GstElementFactory *factory;
892 const GList *templates;
895 factory = (GstElementFactory *) list->data;
897 GST_DEBUG ("Trying %s",
898 gst_plugin_feature_get_name ((GstPluginFeature *) factory));
900 /* get the templates from the element factory */
901 templates = gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates (factory);
902 for (walk = (GList *) templates; walk; walk = g_list_next (walk)) {
903 GstStaticPadTemplate *templ = walk->data;
905 /* we only care about the sink templates */
906 if (templ->direction == direction) {
909 /* try to intersect the caps with the caps of the template */
910 tmpl_caps = gst_static_caps_get (&templ->static_caps);
912 /* FIXME, intersect is not the right method, we ideally want to check
913 * for a subset here */
915 /* check if the intersection is empty */
916 if ((subsetonly && gst_caps_is_subset (caps, tmpl_caps)) ||
917 (!subsetonly && gst_caps_can_intersect (caps, tmpl_caps))) {
918 /* non empty intersection, we can use this element */
919 result = g_list_prepend (result, gst_object_ref (factory));
920 gst_caps_unref (tmpl_caps);
923 gst_caps_unref (tmpl_caps);
927 return g_list_reverse (result);