2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
5 * gstpluginfeature.c: Abstract base class for all plugin features
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24 * SECTION:gstpluginfeature
25 * @short_description: Base class for contents of a GstPlugin
26 * @see_also: #GstPlugin
28 * This is a base class for anything that can be added to a #GstPlugin.
31 #include "gst_private.h"
33 #include "gstpluginfeature.h"
34 #include "gstplugin.h"
35 #include "gstregistry.h"
40 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_PLUGIN_LOADING
42 static void gst_plugin_feature_class_init (GstPluginFeatureClass * klass);
43 static void gst_plugin_feature_init (GstPluginFeature * feature);
44 static void gst_plugin_feature_finalize (GObject * object);
46 /* static guint gst_plugin_feature_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 }; */
48 G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (GstPluginFeature, gst_plugin_feature, GST_TYPE_OBJECT);
49 static GstObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
52 gst_plugin_feature_class_init (GstPluginFeatureClass * klass)
54 parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
56 G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->finalize =
57 GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_plugin_feature_finalize);
61 gst_plugin_feature_init (GstPluginFeature * feature)
67 gst_plugin_feature_finalize (GObject * object)
69 GstPluginFeature *feature = GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (object);
71 GST_DEBUG ("finalizing feature %p: '%s'", feature,
72 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature));
73 g_free (feature->name);
74 g_free (feature->plugin_name);
76 G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
80 * gst_plugin_feature_load:
81 * @feature: the plugin feature to check
83 * Loads the plugin containing @feature if it's not already loaded. @feature is
84 * unaffected; use the return value instead.
86 * Normally this function is used like this:
89 * GstPluginFeature *loaded_feature;
90 * loaded_feature = gst_plugin_feature_load (feature);
91 * // presumably, we're no longer interested in the potentially-unloaded feature
92 * gst_object_unref (feature);
93 * feature = loaded_feature;
96 * Returns: A reference to the loaded feature, or NULL on error.
99 gst_plugin_feature_load (GstPluginFeature * feature)
102 GstPluginFeature *real_feature;
104 g_return_val_if_fail (feature != NULL, FALSE);
105 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), FALSE);
107 GST_DEBUG ("loading plugin for feature %p; '%s'", feature,
108 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature));
112 GST_DEBUG ("loading plugin %s", feature->plugin_name);
113 plugin = gst_plugin_load_by_name (feature->plugin_name);
117 GST_DEBUG ("loaded plugin %s", feature->plugin_name);
118 gst_object_unref (plugin);
121 gst_registry_lookup_feature (gst_registry_get_default (), feature->name);
123 if (real_feature == NULL)
125 else if (!real_feature->loaded)
133 GST_WARNING ("Failed to load plugin containing feature '%s'.",
134 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature));
140 ("Loaded plugin containing feature '%s', but feature disappeared.",
146 GST_INFO ("Tried to load plugin containing feature '%s', but feature was "
147 "not found.", real_feature->name);
153 * gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter:
154 * @feature: the #GstPluginFeature
155 * @data: the type and name to check against
157 * Compares type and name of plugin feature. Can be used with gst_filter_run().
159 * Returns: TRUE if equal.
162 gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature,
163 GstTypeNameData * data)
165 return ((data->type == 0 || data->type == G_OBJECT_TYPE (feature)) &&
167 || !strcmp (data->name, GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature))));
171 * gst_plugin_feature_set_name:
172 * @feature: a feature
173 * @name: the name to set
175 * Sets the name of a plugin feature. The name uniquely identifies a feature
176 * within all features of the same type. Renaming a plugin feature is not
177 * allowed. A copy is made of the name so you should free the supplied @name
178 * after calling this function.
181 gst_plugin_feature_set_name (GstPluginFeature * feature, const gchar * name)
183 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature));
184 g_return_if_fail (name != NULL);
187 g_return_if_fail (strcmp (feature->name, name) == 0);
189 feature->name = g_strdup (name);
191 gst_object_set_name (GST_OBJECT (feature), feature->name);
195 * gst_plugin_feature_get_name:
196 * @feature: a feature
198 * Gets the name of a plugin feature.
202 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
203 gst_plugin_feature_get_name (GstPluginFeature * feature)
205 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), NULL);
207 return feature->name;
211 * gst_plugin_feature_set_rank:
212 * @feature: feature to rank
213 * @rank: rank value - higher number means more priority rank
215 * Specifies a rank for a plugin feature, so that autoplugging uses
216 * the most appropriate feature.
219 gst_plugin_feature_set_rank (GstPluginFeature * feature, guint rank)
221 g_return_if_fail (feature != NULL);
222 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature));
224 feature->rank = rank;
228 * gst_plugin_feature_get_rank:
229 * @feature: a feature
231 * Gets the rank of a plugin feature.
233 * Returns: The rank of the feature
236 gst_plugin_feature_get_rank (GstPluginFeature * feature)
238 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), GST_RANK_NONE);
240 return feature->rank;
244 * gst_plugin_feature_list_free:
245 * @list: list of #GstPluginFeature
247 * Unrefs each member of @list, then frees the list.
250 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (GList * list)
254 for (g = list; g; g = g->next) {
255 GstPluginFeature *feature = GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (g->data);
257 gst_object_unref (feature);
263 * gst_plugin_feature_check_version:
264 * @feature: a feature
265 * @min_major: minimum required major version
266 * @min_minor: minimum required minor version
267 * @min_micro: minimum required micro version
269 * Checks whether the given plugin feature is at least
270 * the required version
272 * Returns: #TRUE if the plugin feature has at least
273 * the required version, otherwise #FALSE.
276 gst_plugin_feature_check_version (GstPluginFeature * feature,
277 guint min_major, guint min_minor, guint min_micro)
279 GstRegistry *registry;
281 gboolean ret = FALSE;
283 g_return_val_if_fail (feature != NULL, FALSE);
284 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), FALSE);
286 GST_DEBUG ("Looking up plugin '%s' containing plugin feature '%s'",
287 feature->plugin_name, feature->name);
289 registry = gst_registry_get_default ();
290 plugin = gst_registry_find_plugin (registry, feature->plugin_name);
293 const gchar *ver_str;
294 guint major, minor, micro;
296 ver_str = gst_plugin_get_version (plugin);
297 g_return_val_if_fail (ver_str != NULL, FALSE);
299 if (sscanf (ver_str, "%u.%u.%u", &major, &minor, µ) == 3) {
300 if (major > min_major)
302 else if (major < min_major)
304 else if (minor > min_minor)
306 else if (minor < min_minor)
308 else if (micro > min_micro)
311 ret = (micro == min_micro);
313 GST_DEBUG ("Checking whether %u.%u.%u >= %u.%u.%u? %s", major, minor,
314 micro, min_major, min_minor, min_micro, (ret) ? "yes" : "no");
316 GST_WARNING ("Could not parse version string '%s' of plugin '%s'",
317 ver_str, feature->plugin_name);
320 gst_object_unref (plugin);
322 GST_DEBUG ("Could not find plugin '%s'", feature->plugin_name);