2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
4 * 2005 Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>
6 * gstformat.c: GstFormat registration
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26 * @short_description: Dynamically register new data formats
27 * @see_also: #GstPad, #GstElement
29 * GstFormats functions are used to register a new format to the gstreamer
30 * core. Formats can be used to perform seeking or conversions/query
36 #include "gst_private.h"
37 #include "gstformat.h"
39 static GStaticMutex mutex = G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT;
40 static GList *_gst_formats = NULL;
41 static GHashTable *_nick_to_format = NULL;
42 static GHashTable *_format_to_nick = NULL;
43 static guint32 _n_values = 1; /* we start from 1 because 0 reserved for UNDEFINED */
45 static GstFormatDefinition standard_definitions[] = {
46 {GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT, "default", "Default format for the media type"},
47 {GST_FORMAT_BYTES, "bytes", "Bytes"},
48 {GST_FORMAT_TIME, "time", "Time"},
49 {GST_FORMAT_BUFFERS, "buffers", "Buffers"},
50 {GST_FORMAT_PERCENT, "percent", "Percent"},
55 _gst_format_initialize (void)
57 GstFormatDefinition *standards = standard_definitions;
59 g_static_mutex_lock (&mutex);
60 if (_nick_to_format == NULL) {
61 _nick_to_format = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
62 _format_to_nick = g_hash_table_new (NULL, NULL);
65 while (standards->nick) {
66 g_hash_table_insert (_nick_to_format, standards->nick, standards);
67 g_hash_table_insert (_format_to_nick, GINT_TO_POINTER (standards->value),
70 _gst_formats = g_list_append (_gst_formats, standards);
74 g_static_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
78 * gst_format_register:
79 * @nick: The nick of the new format
80 * @description: The description of the new format
82 * Create a new GstFormat based on the nick or return an
83 * already registered format with that nick.
85 * Returns: A new GstFormat or an already registered format
91 gst_format_register (const gchar * nick, const gchar * description)
93 GstFormatDefinition *format;
96 g_return_val_if_fail (nick != NULL, 0);
97 g_return_val_if_fail (description != NULL, 0);
99 query = gst_format_get_by_nick (nick);
100 if (query != GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED)
103 format = g_new0 (GstFormatDefinition, 1);
104 format->value = _n_values;
105 format->nick = g_strdup (nick);
106 format->description = g_strdup (description);
108 g_static_mutex_lock (&mutex);
109 g_hash_table_insert (_nick_to_format, format->nick, format);
110 g_hash_table_insert (_format_to_nick, GINT_TO_POINTER (format->value),
112 _gst_formats = g_list_append (_gst_formats, format);
114 g_static_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
116 return format->value;
120 * gst_format_get_by_nick:
121 * @nick: The nick of the format
123 * Return the format registered with the given nick.
125 * Returns: The format with @nick or GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED
126 * if the format was not registered.
129 gst_format_get_by_nick (const gchar * nick)
131 GstFormatDefinition *format;
133 g_return_val_if_fail (nick != NULL, 0);
135 g_static_mutex_lock (&mutex);
136 format = g_hash_table_lookup (_nick_to_format, nick);
137 g_static_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
140 return format->value;
142 return GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED;
146 * gst_formats_contains:
147 * @formats: The format array to search
148 * @format: the format to find
150 * See if the given format is inside the format array.
152 * Returns: TRUE if the format is found inside the array
155 gst_formats_contains (const GstFormat * formats, GstFormat format)
161 if (*formats == format)
171 * gst_format_get_details:
172 * @format: The format to get details of
174 * Get details about the given format.
176 * Returns: The #GstFormatDefinition for @format or NULL on failure.
180 const GstFormatDefinition *
181 gst_format_get_details (GstFormat format)
183 const GstFormatDefinition *result;
185 g_static_mutex_lock (&mutex);
186 result = g_hash_table_lookup (_format_to_nick, GINT_TO_POINTER (format));
187 g_static_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
193 * gst_format_iterate_definitions:
195 * Iterate all the registered formats. The format definition is read
198 * Returns: A GstIterator of #GstFormatDefinition.
201 gst_format_iterate_definitions (void)
205 g_static_mutex_lock (&mutex);
206 /* FIXME: register a boxed type for GstFormatDefinition */
207 result = gst_iterator_new_list (G_TYPE_POINTER,
208 g_static_mutex_get_mutex (&mutex), &_n_values, &_gst_formats,
210 g_static_mutex_unlock (&mutex);