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_get_request_pad()
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 * GstStaticPadTemplate my_template =
59 * GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE (
60 * "sink", // the name of the pad
61 * GST_PAD_SINK, // the direction of the pad
62 * GST_PAD_ALWAYS, // when this pad will be present
63 * GST_STATIC_CAPS ( // the capabilities of the padtemplate
65 * "channels = (int) [ 1, 6 ]"
72 * pad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&my_template, "sink");
77 * The following example shows you how to add the padtemplate to an
78 * element class, this is usually done in the class_init of the class:
81 * my_element_class_init (GstMyElementClass *klass)
83 * GstElementClass *gstelement_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
85 * gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
86 * gst_static_pad_template_get (&my_template));
91 #include "gst_private.h"
94 #include "gstpadtemplate.h"
95 #include "gstenumtypes.h"
101 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_PADS
105 PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE = 1,
118 static guint gst_pad_template_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
120 static void gst_pad_template_dispose (GObject * object);
121 static void gst_pad_template_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
122 const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
123 static void gst_pad_template_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
124 GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
126 #define gst_pad_template_parent_class parent_class
127 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstPadTemplate, gst_pad_template, GST_TYPE_OBJECT);
130 gst_pad_template_class_init (GstPadTemplateClass * klass)
132 GObjectClass *gobject_class;
133 GstObjectClass *gstobject_class;
135 gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
136 gstobject_class = (GstObjectClass *) klass;
139 * GstPadTemplate::pad-created:
140 * @pad_template: the object which received the signal.
141 * @pad: the pad that was created.
143 * This signal is fired when an element creates a pad from this template.
145 gst_pad_template_signals[TEMPL_PAD_CREATED] =
146 g_signal_new ("pad-created", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
147 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstPadTemplateClass, pad_created),
148 NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_generic, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, GST_TYPE_PAD);
150 gobject_class->dispose = gst_pad_template_dispose;
152 gobject_class->get_property = gst_pad_template_get_property;
153 gobject_class->set_property = gst_pad_template_set_property;
156 * GstPadTemplate:name-template:
158 * The name template of the pad template.
160 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE,
161 g_param_spec_string ("name-template", "Name template",
162 "The name template of the pad template", NULL,
163 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
166 * GstPadTemplate:direction:
168 * The direction of the pad described by the pad template.
170 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DIRECTION,
171 g_param_spec_enum ("direction", "Direction",
172 "The direction of the pad described by the pad template",
173 GST_TYPE_PAD_DIRECTION, GST_PAD_UNKNOWN,
174 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
177 * GstPadTemplate:presence:
179 * When the pad described by the pad template will become available.
181 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_PRESENCE,
182 g_param_spec_enum ("presence", "Presence",
183 "When the pad described by the pad template will become available",
184 GST_TYPE_PAD_PRESENCE, GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
185 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
188 * GstPadTemplate:caps:
190 * The capabilities of the pad described by the pad template.
192 g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CAPS,
193 g_param_spec_boxed ("caps", "Caps",
194 "The capabilities of the pad described by the pad template",
196 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
198 gstobject_class->path_string_separator = "*";
202 gst_pad_template_init (GstPadTemplate * templ)
207 gst_pad_template_dispose (GObject * object)
209 GstPadTemplate *templ = GST_PAD_TEMPLATE (object);
211 g_free (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE (templ));
212 if (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (templ)) {
213 gst_caps_unref (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (templ));
216 G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
219 /* ALWAYS padtemplates cannot have conversion specifications (like src_%d),
220 * since it doesn't make sense.
221 * SOMETIMES padtemplates can do whatever they want, they are provided by the
223 * REQUEST padtemplates can be reverse-parsed (the user asks for 'sink1', the
224 * 'sink%d' template is automatically selected), so we need to restrict their
228 name_is_valid (const gchar * name, GstPadPresence presence)
232 if (presence == GST_PAD_ALWAYS) {
233 if (strchr (name, '%')) {
234 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: conversion specifications are not"
235 " allowed for GST_PAD_ALWAYS padtemplates", name);
238 } else if (presence == GST_PAD_REQUEST) {
239 if ((str = strchr (name, '%')) && strchr (str + 1, '%')) {
240 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: only one conversion specification"
241 " allowed in GST_PAD_REQUEST padtemplate", name);
244 if (str && (*(str + 1) != 's' && *(str + 1) != 'd' && *(str + 1) != 'u')) {
245 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: conversion specification must be of"
246 " type '%%d', '%%u' or '%%s' for GST_PAD_REQUEST padtemplate", name);
249 if (str && (*(str + 2) != '\0')) {
250 g_warning ("invalid name template %s: conversion specification must"
251 " appear at the end of the GST_PAD_REQUEST padtemplate name", name);
259 G_DEFINE_POINTER_TYPE (GstStaticPadTemplate, gst_static_pad_template);
262 * gst_static_pad_template_get:
263 * @pad_template: the static pad template
265 * Converts a #GstStaticPadTemplate into a #GstPadTemplate.
267 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstPadTemplate.
269 /* FIXME0.11: rename to gst_pad_template_new_from_static_pad_template() */
271 gst_static_pad_template_get (GstStaticPadTemplate * pad_template)
276 if (!name_is_valid (pad_template->name_template, pad_template->presence))
279 caps = gst_static_caps_get (&pad_template->static_caps);
281 new = g_object_new (gst_pad_template_get_type (),
282 "name", pad_template->name_template,
283 "name-template", pad_template->name_template,
284 "direction", pad_template->direction,
285 "presence", pad_template->presence, "caps", caps, NULL);
287 gst_caps_unref (caps);
293 * gst_pad_template_new:
294 * @name_template: the name template.
295 * @direction: the #GstPadDirection of the template.
296 * @presence: the #GstPadPresence of the pad.
297 * @caps: (transfer none): a #GstCaps set for the template.
299 * Creates a new pad template with a name according to the given template
300 * and with the given arguments.
302 * Returns: (transfer floating): a new #GstPadTemplate.
305 gst_pad_template_new (const gchar * name_template,
306 GstPadDirection direction, GstPadPresence presence, GstCaps * caps)
310 g_return_val_if_fail (name_template != NULL, NULL);
311 g_return_val_if_fail (caps != NULL, NULL);
312 g_return_val_if_fail (direction == GST_PAD_SRC
313 || direction == GST_PAD_SINK, NULL);
314 g_return_val_if_fail (presence == GST_PAD_ALWAYS
315 || presence == GST_PAD_SOMETIMES || presence == GST_PAD_REQUEST, NULL);
317 if (!name_is_valid (name_template, presence)) {
321 new = g_object_new (gst_pad_template_get_type (),
322 "name", name_template, "name-template", name_template,
323 "direction", direction, "presence", presence, "caps", caps, NULL);
329 * gst_static_pad_template_get_caps:
330 * @templ: a #GstStaticPadTemplate to get capabilities of.
332 * Gets the capabilities of the static pad template.
334 * Returns: (transfer full): the #GstCaps of the static pad template.
335 * Unref after usage. Since the core holds an additional
336 * ref to the returned caps, use gst_caps_make_writable()
337 * on the returned caps to modify it.
340 gst_static_pad_template_get_caps (GstStaticPadTemplate * templ)
342 g_return_val_if_fail (templ, NULL);
344 return gst_static_caps_get (&templ->static_caps);
348 * gst_pad_template_get_caps:
349 * @templ: a #GstPadTemplate to get capabilities of.
351 * Gets the capabilities of the pad template.
353 * Returns: (transfer full): the #GstCaps of the pad template.
357 gst_pad_template_get_caps (GstPadTemplate * templ)
360 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD_TEMPLATE (templ), NULL);
362 caps = GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (templ);
364 return (caps ? gst_caps_ref (caps) : NULL);
368 * gst_pad_template_pad_created:
369 * @templ: a #GstPadTemplate that has been created
370 * @pad: the #GstPad that created it
372 * Emit the pad-created signal for this template when created by this pad.
375 gst_pad_template_pad_created (GstPadTemplate * templ, GstPad * pad)
377 g_signal_emit (templ, gst_pad_template_signals[TEMPL_PAD_CREATED], 0, pad);
381 gst_pad_template_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
382 const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
384 /* these properties are all construct-only */
386 case PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE:
387 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE (object) = g_value_dup_string (value);
390 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION (object) =
391 (GstPadDirection) g_value_get_enum (value);
394 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE (object) =
395 (GstPadPresence) g_value_get_enum (value);
398 GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (object) = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
401 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
407 gst_pad_template_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
410 /* these properties are all construct-only */
412 case PROP_NAME_TEMPLATE:
413 g_value_set_string (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE (object));
416 g_value_set_enum (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION (object));
419 g_value_set_enum (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE (object));
422 g_value_set_boxed (value, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS (object));
425 G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);