2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
5 * gstpadtemplate.c: Templates for pad creation
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24 * SECTION:gstpadtemplate
25 * @short_description: Describe the media type of a pad.
26 * @see_also: #GstPad, #GstElementFactory
28 * Padtemplates describe the possible media types a pad or an elementfactory can
29 * handle. This allows for both inspection of handled types before loading the
30 * element plugin as well as identifying pads on elements that are not yet
31 * created (request or sometimes pads).
33 * Pad and PadTemplates have #GstCaps attached to it to describe the media type
34 * they are capable of dealing with. gst_pad_template_get_caps() or
35 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS() are used to get the caps of a padtemplate. It's not
36 * possible to modify the caps of a padtemplate after creation.
38 * PadTemplates have a #GstPadPresence property which identifies the lifetime
39 * of the pad and that can be retrieved with GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE(). Also
40 * the direction of the pad can be retrieved from the #GstPadTemplate with
41 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION().
43 * The GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE () is important for GST_PAD_REQUEST pads
44 * because it has to be used as the name in the gst_element_request_pad_by_name()
45 * call to instantiate a pad from this template.
47 * Padtemplates can be created with gst_pad_template_new() or with
48 * gst_static_pad_template_get (), which creates a #GstPadTemplate from a
49 * #GstStaticPadTemplate that can be filled with the
50 * convenient GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE() macro.
52 * A padtemplate can be used to create a pad (see gst_pad_new_from_template()
53 * or gst_pad_new_from_static_template ()) or to add to an element class
54 * (see gst_element_class_add_pad_template ()).
56 * The following code example shows the code to create a pad from a padtemplate.
58 * <title>Create a pad from a padtemplate</title>
60 * GstStaticPadTemplate my_template =
61 * GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE (
62 * "sink", // the name of the pad
63 * GST_PAD_SINK, // the direction of the pad
64 * GST_PAD_ALWAYS, // when this pad will be present
65 * GST_STATIC_CAPS ( // the capabilities of the padtemplate
67 * "channels = (int) [ 1, 6 ]"
74 * pad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&my_template, "sink");
80 * The following example shows you how to add the padtemplate to an
81 * element class, this is usually done in the base_init of the class:
85 * my_element_base_init (gpointer g_class)
87 * GstElementClass *gstelement_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
89 * gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
90 * gst_static_pad_template_get (&my_template));
95 * Last reviewed on 2006-02-14 (0.10.3)
98 #include "gst_private.h"
101 #include "gstpadtemplate.h"
102 #include "gstenumtypes.h"
103 #include "gstmarshal.h"
104 #include "gstutils.h"
106 #include "gsterror.h"
107 #include "gstvalue.h"
109 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_PADS
113 PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE = 1,
126 static GstObject *parent_class = NULL;
127 static guint gst_pad_template_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
129 static void gst_pad_template_dispose (GObject * object);
130 static void gst_pad_template_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
131 const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
132 static void gst_pad_template_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
133 GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
135 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstPadTemplate, gst_pad_template, GST_TYPE_OBJECT);
138 gst_pad_template_class_init (GstPadTemplateClass * klass)
140 GObjectClass *gobject_class;
141 GstObjectClass *gstobject_class;
143 gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
144 gstobject_class = (GstObjectClass *) klass;
146 parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
149 * GstPadTemplate::pad-created:
150 * @pad_template: the object which received the signal.
151 * @pad: the pad that was created.
153 * This signal is fired when an element creates a pad from this template.
155 gst_pad_template_signals[TEMPL_PAD_CREATED] =
156 g_signal_new ("pad-created", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
157 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstPadTemplateClass, pad_created),
158 NULL, NULL, gst_marshal_VOID__OBJECT, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, GST_TYPE_PAD);
160 gobject_class->dispose = gst_pad_template_dispose;
162 gobject_class->get_property = gst_pad_template_get_property;
163 gobject_class->set_property = gst_pad_template_set_property;
166 * GstPadTemplate:name-template
168 * The name template of the pad template.
172 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE,
173 g_param_spec_string ("name-template", "Name template",
174 "The name template of the pad template", NULL,
175 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
178 * GstPadTemplate:direction
180 * The direction of the pad described by the pad template.
184 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DIRECTION,
185 g_param_spec_enum ("direction", "Direction",
186 "The direction of the pad described by the pad template",
187 GST_TYPE_PAD_DIRECTION, GST_PAD_UNKNOWN,
188 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
191 * GstPadTemplate:presence
193 * When the pad described by the pad template will become available.
197 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_PRESENCE,
198 g_param_spec_enum ("presence", "Presence",
199 "When the pad described by the pad template will become available",
200 GST_TYPE_PAD_PRESENCE, GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
201 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
204 * GstPadTemplate:caps
206 * The capabilities of the pad described by the pad template.
210 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
211 g_param_spec_boxed ("caps", "Caps",
212 "The capabilities of the pad described by the pad template",
214 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
216 gstobject_class->path_string_separator = "*";
220 gst_pad_template_init (GstPadTemplate * templ)
222 /* FIXME 0.11: Does anybody remember why this is here? If not, let's
223 * change it for 0.11 and let gst_element_class_add_pad_template() for
224 * example ref/sink the pad templates.
226 /* We ensure that the pad template we're creating has a sunken reference.
227 * Inconsistencies in pad templates being floating or sunken has caused
228 * problems in the past with leaks, etc.
230 * For consistency, then, we only produce them with sunken references
231 * owned by the creator of the object
233 if (GST_OBJECT_IS_FLOATING (templ)) {
234 gst_object_ref_sink (templ);
239 gst_pad_template_dispose (GObject * object)
241 GstPadTemplate *templ = GST_PAD_TEMPLATE (object);
243 g_free (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE (templ));
244 if (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (templ)) {
245 gst_caps_unref (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (templ));
248 G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
251 /* ALWAYS padtemplates cannot have conversion specifications (like src_%d),
252 * since it doesn't make sense.
253 * SOMETIMES padtemplates can do whatever they want, they are provided by the
255 * REQUEST padtemplates can be reverse-parsed (the user asks for 'sink1', the
256 * 'sink%d' template is automatically selected), so we need to restrict their
260 name_is_valid (const gchar * name, GstPadPresence presence)
264 if (presence == GST_PAD_ALWAYS) {
265 if (strchr (name, '%')) {
266 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: conversion specifications are not"
267 " allowed for GST_PAD_ALWAYS padtemplates", name);
270 } else if (presence == GST_PAD_REQUEST) {
271 if ((str = strchr (name, '%')) && strchr (str + 1, '%')) {
272 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: only one conversion specification"
273 " allowed in GST_PAD_REQUEST padtemplate", name);
276 if (str && (*(str + 1) != 's' && *(str + 1) != 'd' && *(str + 1) != 'u')) {
277 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: conversion specification must be of"
278 " type '%%d', '%%u' or '%%s' for GST_PAD_REQUEST padtemplate", name);
281 if (str && (*(str + 2) != '\0')) {
282 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: conversion specification must"
283 " appear at the end of the GST_PAD_REQUEST padtemplate name", name);
292 gst_static_pad_template_get_type (void)
294 static GType staticpadtemplate_type = 0;
296 if (G_UNLIKELY (staticpadtemplate_type == 0)) {
297 staticpadtemplate_type =
298 g_pointer_type_register_static ("GstStaticPadTemplate");
300 return staticpadtemplate_type;
304 * gst_static_pad_template_get:
305 * @pad_template: the static pad template
307 * Converts a #GstStaticPadTemplate into a #GstPadTemplate.
309 * Returns: a new #GstPadTemplate.
312 gst_static_pad_template_get (GstStaticPadTemplate * pad_template)
317 if (!name_is_valid (pad_template->name_template, pad_template->presence))
320 caps = gst_static_caps_get (&pad_template->static_caps);
322 new = g_object_new (gst_pad_template_get_type (),
323 "name", pad_template->name_template,
324 "name-template", pad_template->name_template,
325 "direction", pad_template->direction,
326 "presence", pad_template->presence, "caps", caps, NULL);
328 gst_caps_unref (caps);
334 * gst_pad_template_new:
335 * @name_template: the name template.
336 * @direction: the #GstPadDirection of the template.
337 * @presence: the #GstPadPresence of the pad.
338 * @caps: a #GstCaps set for the template. The caps are taken ownership of.
340 * Creates a new pad template with a name according to the given template
341 * and with the given arguments. This functions takes ownership of the provided
342 * caps, so be sure to not use them afterwards.
344 * Returns: a new #GstPadTemplate.
347 gst_pad_template_new (const gchar * name_template,
348 GstPadDirection direction, GstPadPresence presence, GstCaps * caps)
352 g_return_val_if_fail (name_template != NULL, NULL);
353 g_return_val_if_fail (caps != NULL, NULL);
354 g_return_val_if_fail (direction == GST_PAD_SRC
355 || direction == GST_PAD_SINK, NULL);
356 g_return_val_if_fail (presence == GST_PAD_ALWAYS
357 || presence == GST_PAD_SOMETIMES || presence == GST_PAD_REQUEST, NULL);
359 if (!name_is_valid (name_template, presence)) {
360 gst_caps_unref (caps);
364 new = g_object_new (gst_pad_template_get_type (),
365 "name", name_template, "name-template", name_template,
366 "direction", direction, "presence", presence, "caps", caps, NULL);
369 gst_caps_unref (caps);
375 * gst_static_pad_template_get_caps:
376 * @templ: a #GstStaticPadTemplate to get capabilities of.
378 * Gets the capabilities of the static pad template.
380 * Returns: the #GstCaps of the static pad template.
381 * Unref after usage. Since the core holds an additional
382 * ref to the returned caps, use gst_caps_make_writable()
383 * on the returned caps to modify it.
386 gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (GstStaticPadTemplate * templ)
388 g_return_val_if_fail (templ, NULL);
390 return (GstCaps *) gst_static_caps_get (&templ->static_caps);
394 * gst_pad_template_get_caps:
395 * @templ: a #GstPadTemplate to get capabilities of.
397 * Gets the capabilities of the pad template.
399 * Returns: the #GstCaps of the pad template. If you need to keep a reference to
400 * the caps, take a ref (see gst_caps_ref ()).
403 gst_pad_template_get_caps (GstPadTemplate * templ)
405 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD_TEMPLATE (templ), NULL);
407 return GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (templ);
411 * gst_pad_template_pad_created:
412 * @templ: a #GstPadTemplate that has been created
413 * @pad: the #GstPad that created it
415 * Emit the pad-created signal for this template when created by this pad.
418 gst_pad_template_pad_created (GstPadTemplate * templ, GstPad * pad)
420 g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (templ),
421 gst_pad_template_signals[TEMPL_PAD_CREATED], 0, pad);
425 gst_pad_template_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
426 const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
428 /* these properties are all construct-only */
430 case PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE:
431 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE (object) = g_value_dup_string (value);
434 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION (object) = g_value_get_enum (value);
437 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE (object) = g_value_get_enum (value);
440 /* allow caps == NULL for backwards compatibility (ie. g_object_new()
441 * called without any of the new properties) (FIXME 0.11) */
442 if (g_value_get_boxed (value) != NULL) {
443 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (object) =
444 gst_caps_copy (g_value_get_boxed (value));
448 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
454 gst_pad_template_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
457 /* these properties are all construct-only */
459 case PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE:
460 g_value_set_string (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE (object));
463 g_value_set_enum (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION (object));
466 g_value_set_enum (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE (object));
469 g_value_set_boxed (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (object));
472 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);