2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
4 * 2005 David A. Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
6 * gstregistry.c: handle registry
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26 * @short_description: Abstract base class for management of #GstPlugin objects
27 * @see_also: #GstPlugin, #GstPluginFeature
29 * One registry holds the metadata of a set of plugins.
31 * <emphasis role="bold">Design:</emphasis>
33 * The #GstRegistry object is a list of plugins and some functions for dealing
34 * with them. Each #GstPlugin is matched 1-1 with a file on disk, and may or may
35 * not be loaded at a given time. There may be multiple #GstRegistry objects,
36 * but the "default registry" is the only object that has any meaning to the
39 * The registry file is actually a cache of plugin information. This is
40 * unlike versions prior to 0.10, where the registry file was the primary source
41 * of plugin information, and was created by the gst-register command.
43 * The primary source, at all times, of plugin information is each plugin file
44 * itself. Thus, if an application wants information about a particular plugin,
45 * or wants to search for a feature that satisfies given criteria, the primary
46 * means of doing so is to load every plugin and look at the resulting
47 * information that is gathered in the default registry. Clearly, this is a time
48 * consuming process, so we cache information in the registry file. The format
49 * and location of the cache file is internal to gstreamer.
51 * On startup, plugins are searched for in the plugin search path. The following
52 * locations are checked in this order:
55 * <para>location from --gst-plugin-path commandline option.</para>
58 * <para>the GST_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable.</para>
61 * <para>the GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH environment variable.</para>
64 * <para>default locations (if GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH is not set). Those
65 * default locations are:
66 * <filename>~/.gstreamer-$GST_MAJORMINOR/plugins/</filename>
67 * and <filename>$prefix/libs/gstreamer-$GST_MAJORMINOR/</filename>.
71 * The registry cache file is loaded from
72 * <filename>~/.gstreamer-$GST_MAJORMINOR/registry-$ARCH.bin</filename> or the
73 * file listed in the GST_REGISTRY env var. One reason to change the registry
74 * location is for testing.
76 * For each plugin that is found in the plugin search path, there could be 3
77 * possibilities for cached information:
80 * <para>the cache may not contain information about a given file.</para>
83 * <para>the cache may have stale information.</para>
86 * <para>the cache may have current information.</para>
90 * In the first two cases, the plugin is loaded and the cache updated. In
91 * addition to these cases, the cache may have entries for plugins that are not
92 * relevant to the current process. These are marked as not available to the
93 * current process. If the cache is updated for whatever reason, it is marked
96 * A dirty cache is written out at the end of initialization. Each entry is
97 * checked to make sure the information is minimally valid. If not, the entry is
100 * <emphasis role="bold">Implementation notes:</emphasis>
102 * The "cache" and "default registry" are different concepts and can represent
103 * different sets of plugins. For various reasons, at init time, the cache is
104 * stored in the default registry, and plugins not relevant to the current
105 * process are marked with the %GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED bit. These plugins are
106 * removed at the end of initialization.
112 #include "gstconfig.h"
113 #include "gst_private.h"
115 #include <sys/types.h>
116 #include <sys/stat.h>
125 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
128 #include "gsterror.h"
129 #include "gstregistry.h"
130 #include "gstmarshal.h"
131 #include "gstfilter.h"
133 #include "gstpluginloader.h"
135 #include "gst-i18n-lib.h"
138 #include "glib-compat-private.h"
142 extern HMODULE _priv_gst_dll_handle;
145 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_REGISTRY
147 struct _GstRegistryPrivate
149 /* updated whenever the feature list changes */
151 /* speedup for searching features */
152 GList *element_factory_list;
154 GList *typefind_factory_list;
158 /* the one instance of the default registry and the mutex protecting the
160 static GStaticMutex _gst_registry_mutex = G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT;
161 static GstRegistry *_gst_registry_default = NULL;
164 #define DEFAULT_FORK TRUE
166 /* control the behaviour of registry rebuild */
167 static gboolean _gst_enable_registry_fork = DEFAULT_FORK;
168 /* List of plugins that need preloading/reloading after scanning registry */
169 extern GSList *_priv_gst_preload_plugins;
171 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
172 /*set to TRUE when registry needn't to be updated */
173 gboolean _priv_gst_disable_registry_update = FALSE;
174 extern GList *_priv_gst_plugin_paths;
176 /* Set to TRUE when the registry cache should be disabled */
177 gboolean _gst_disable_registry_cache = FALSE;
180 /* Element signals and args */
188 static void gst_registry_finalize (GObject * object);
190 static guint gst_registry_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
192 static GstPluginFeature *gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (GstRegistry *
193 registry, const char *name);
194 static GstPlugin *gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (GstRegistry * registry,
195 const char *basename);
197 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRegistry, gst_registry, GST_TYPE_OBJECT);
198 static GstObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
201 gst_registry_class_init (GstRegistryClass * klass)
203 GObjectClass *gobject_class;
205 gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
207 parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
208 g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (GstRegistryPrivate));
211 * GstRegistry::plugin-added:
212 * @registry: the registry that emitted the signal
213 * @plugin: the plugin that has been added
215 * Signals that a plugin has been added to the registry (possibly
216 * replacing a previously-added one by the same name)
218 gst_registry_signals[PLUGIN_ADDED] =
219 g_signal_new ("plugin-added", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
220 G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstRegistryClass, plugin_added), NULL,
221 NULL, gst_marshal_VOID__POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_POINTER);
224 * GstRegistry::feature-added:
225 * @registry: the registry that emitted the signal
226 * @feature: the feature that has been added
228 * Signals that a feature has been added to the registry (possibly
229 * replacing a previously-added one by the same name)
231 gst_registry_signals[FEATURE_ADDED] =
232 g_signal_new ("feature-added", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
233 G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstRegistryClass, feature_added),
234 NULL, NULL, gst_marshal_VOID__POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_POINTER);
236 gobject_class->finalize = gst_registry_finalize;
240 gst_registry_init (GstRegistry * registry)
242 registry->feature_hash = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
243 registry->basename_hash = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
245 G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (registry, GST_TYPE_REGISTRY,
250 gst_registry_finalize (GObject * object)
252 GstRegistry *registry = GST_REGISTRY (object);
256 plugins = registry->plugins;
257 registry->plugins = NULL;
259 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "registry finalize");
262 GstPlugin *plugin = p->data;
265 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "removing plugin %s",
266 gst_plugin_get_name (plugin));
267 gst_object_unref (plugin);
271 g_list_free (plugins);
273 features = registry->features;
274 registry->features = NULL;
278 GstPluginFeature *feature = f->data;
281 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "removing feature %p (%s)",
282 feature, gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature));
283 gst_object_unparent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (feature));
287 g_list_free (features);
289 g_hash_table_destroy (registry->feature_hash);
290 registry->feature_hash = NULL;
291 g_hash_table_destroy (registry->basename_hash);
292 registry->basename_hash = NULL;
294 if (registry->priv->element_factory_list) {
295 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "Cleaning up cached element factory list");
296 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (registry->priv->element_factory_list);
299 if (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list) {
300 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "Cleaning up cached typefind factory list");
301 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list);
304 G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
308 * gst_registry_get_default:
310 * Retrieves the default registry. The caller does not own a reference on the
311 * registry, as it is alive as long as GStreamer is initialized.
313 * Returns: (transfer none): The default #GstRegistry.
316 gst_registry_get_default (void)
318 GstRegistry *registry;
320 g_static_mutex_lock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
321 if (G_UNLIKELY (!_gst_registry_default)) {
322 _gst_registry_default = g_object_newv (GST_TYPE_REGISTRY, 0, NULL);
323 gst_object_ref_sink (GST_OBJECT_CAST (_gst_registry_default));
325 registry = _gst_registry_default;
326 g_static_mutex_unlock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
332 * gst_registry_add_path:
333 * @registry: the registry to add the path to
334 * @path: the path to add to the registry
336 * Add the given path to the registry. The syntax of the
337 * path is specific to the registry. If the path has already been
341 gst_registry_add_path (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * path)
343 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
344 g_return_if_fail (path != NULL);
346 if (strlen (path) == 0)
349 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
350 if (g_list_find_custom (registry->paths, path, (GCompareFunc) strcmp))
353 GST_INFO ("Adding plugin path: \"%s\"", path);
354 registry->paths = g_list_append (registry->paths, g_strdup (path));
355 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
361 GST_INFO ("Ignoring empty plugin path");
366 g_warning ("path %s already added to registry", path);
367 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
373 * gst_registry_get_path_list:
374 * @registry: the registry to get the pathlist of
376 * Get the list of paths for the given registry.
378 * Returns: (transfer container) (element-type char*): A #GList of paths as
379 * strings. g_list_free after use.
384 gst_registry_get_path_list (GstRegistry * registry)
388 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
390 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
391 /* We don't need to copy the strings, because they won't be deleted
392 * as long as the GstRegistry is around */
393 list = g_list_copy (registry->paths);
394 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
401 * gst_registry_add_plugin:
402 * @registry: the registry to add the plugin to
403 * @plugin: (transfer full): the plugin to add
405 * Add the plugin to the registry. The plugin-added signal will be emitted.
406 * This function will sink @plugin.
408 * Returns: TRUE on success.
413 gst_registry_add_plugin (GstRegistry * registry, GstPlugin * plugin)
415 GstPlugin *existing_plugin;
417 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
418 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN (plugin), FALSE);
420 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
421 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename)) {
422 /* we have a basename, see if we find the plugin */
424 gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (registry, plugin->basename);
425 if (existing_plugin) {
426 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry,
427 "Replacing existing plugin \"%s\" %p with new plugin %p for filename \"%s\"",
428 GST_STR_NULL (existing_plugin->filename), existing_plugin, plugin,
429 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
430 /* If the new plugin is blacklisted and the existing one isn't cached, do not
431 * accept if it's from a different location than the existing one */
432 if ((plugin->flags & GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_BLACKLISTED) &&
433 strcmp (plugin->filename, existing_plugin->filename)) {
434 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (registry,
435 "Not replacing plugin because new one (%s) is blacklisted but for a different location than existing one (%s)",
436 plugin->filename, existing_plugin->filename);
437 gst_object_unref (plugin);
438 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
441 registry->plugins = g_list_remove (registry->plugins, existing_plugin);
442 if (G_LIKELY (existing_plugin->basename))
443 g_hash_table_remove (registry->basename_hash,
444 existing_plugin->basename);
445 gst_object_unref (existing_plugin);
449 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "adding plugin %p for filename \"%s\"",
450 plugin, GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
452 registry->plugins = g_list_prepend (registry->plugins, plugin);
453 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename))
454 g_hash_table_replace (registry->basename_hash, plugin->basename, plugin);
456 gst_object_ref_sink (plugin);
457 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
459 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "emitting plugin-added for filename \"%s\"",
460 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
461 g_signal_emit (registry, gst_registry_signals[PLUGIN_ADDED], 0, plugin);
467 gst_registry_remove_features_for_plugin_unlocked (GstRegistry * registry,
472 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
473 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
475 /* Remove all features for this plugin */
476 f = registry->features;
478 GList *next = g_list_next (f);
479 GstPluginFeature *feature = f->data;
481 if (G_UNLIKELY (feature && feature->plugin == plugin)) {
482 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing feature %p (%s) for plugin %p (%s)",
483 feature, gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature), plugin,
486 registry->features = g_list_delete_link (registry->features, f);
487 g_hash_table_remove (registry->feature_hash, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
488 gst_object_unparent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (feature));
492 registry->priv->cookie++;
496 * gst_registry_remove_plugin:
497 * @registry: the registry to remove the plugin from
498 * @plugin: (transfer none): the plugin to remove
500 * Remove the plugin from the registry.
505 gst_registry_remove_plugin (GstRegistry * registry, GstPlugin * plugin)
507 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
508 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
510 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing plugin %p (%s)",
511 plugin, gst_plugin_get_name (plugin));
513 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
514 registry->plugins = g_list_remove (registry->plugins, plugin);
515 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename))
516 g_hash_table_remove (registry->basename_hash, plugin->basename);
517 gst_registry_remove_features_for_plugin_unlocked (registry, plugin);
518 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
519 gst_object_unref (plugin);
523 * gst_registry_add_feature:
524 * @registry: the registry to add the plugin to
525 * @feature: (transfer full): the feature to add
527 * Add the feature to the registry. The feature-added signal will be emitted.
528 * This function sinks @feature.
530 * Returns: TRUE on success.
535 gst_registry_add_feature (GstRegistry * registry, GstPluginFeature * feature)
537 GstPluginFeature *existing_feature;
539 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
540 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), FALSE);
541 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature) != NULL, FALSE);
542 g_return_val_if_fail (feature->plugin_name != NULL, FALSE);
544 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
545 existing_feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (registry,
546 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
547 if (G_UNLIKELY (existing_feature)) {
548 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "replacing existing feature %p (%s)",
549 existing_feature, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
550 /* Remove the existing feature from the list now, before we insert the new
551 * one, but don't unref yet because the hash is still storing a reference to
553 registry->features = g_list_remove (registry->features, existing_feature);
556 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "adding feature %p (%s)", feature,
557 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
559 registry->features = g_list_prepend (registry->features, feature);
560 g_hash_table_replace (registry->feature_hash, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature),
563 if (G_UNLIKELY (existing_feature)) {
564 /* We unref now. No need to remove the feature name from the hash table, it
565 * got replaced by the new feature */
566 gst_object_unparent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (existing_feature));
569 gst_object_set_parent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (feature), GST_OBJECT_CAST (registry));
571 registry->priv->cookie++;
572 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
574 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "emitting feature-added for %s",
575 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
576 g_signal_emit (registry, gst_registry_signals[FEATURE_ADDED], 0, feature);
582 * gst_registry_remove_feature:
583 * @registry: the registry to remove the feature from
584 * @feature: (transfer none): the feature to remove
586 * Remove the feature from the registry.
591 gst_registry_remove_feature (GstRegistry * registry, GstPluginFeature * feature)
593 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
594 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature));
596 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing feature %p (%s)",
597 feature, gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature));
599 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
600 registry->features = g_list_remove (registry->features, feature);
601 g_hash_table_remove (registry->feature_hash, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
602 registry->priv->cookie++;
603 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
605 gst_object_unparent ((GstObject *) feature);
609 * gst_registry_plugin_filter:
610 * @registry: registry to query
611 * @filter: (scope call): the filter to use
612 * @first: only return first match
613 * @user_data: (closure): user data passed to the filter function
615 * Runs a filter against all plugins in the registry and returns a #GList with
616 * the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is
617 * returned (as a list with a single object).
618 * Every plugin is reffed; use gst_plugin_list_free() after use, which
621 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.Plugin): a #GList of #GstPlugin.
622 * Use gst_plugin_list_free() after usage.
627 gst_registry_plugin_filter (GstRegistry * registry,
628 GstPluginFilter filter, gboolean first, gpointer user_data)
633 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
635 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
636 list = gst_filter_run (registry->plugins, (GstFilterFunc) filter, first,
638 for (g = list; g; g = g->next) {
639 gst_object_ref (GST_PLUGIN_CAST (g->data));
641 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
646 /* returns TRUE if the list was changed
648 * Must be called with the object lock taken */
650 gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (GstRegistry * registry,
651 GList ** previous, guint32 * cookie, GType type)
653 gboolean res = FALSE;
654 GstRegistryPrivate *priv = registry->priv;
656 if (G_UNLIKELY (!*previous || priv->cookie != *cookie)) {
657 GstTypeNameData data;
660 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (*previous);
665 gst_filter_run (registry->features,
666 (GstFilterFunc) gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter, FALSE, &data);
667 g_list_foreach (*previous, (GFunc) gst_object_ref, NULL);
668 *cookie = priv->cookie;
676 type_find_factory_rank_cmp (const GstPluginFeature * fac1,
677 const GstPluginFeature * fac2)
679 if (G_LIKELY (fac1->rank != fac2->rank))
680 return fac2->rank - fac1->rank;
682 /* to make the order in which things happen more deterministic,
683 * sort by name when the ranks are the same. */
684 return strcmp (GST_OBJECT_NAME (fac1), GST_OBJECT_NAME (fac2));
688 gst_registry_get_element_factory_list (GstRegistry * registry)
692 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
694 gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (registry,
695 ®istry->priv->element_factory_list, ®istry->priv->efl_cookie,
696 GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY);
698 /* Return reffed copy */
699 list = gst_plugin_feature_list_copy (registry->priv->element_factory_list);
701 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
707 gst_registry_get_typefind_factory_list (GstRegistry * registry)
711 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
713 if (G_UNLIKELY (gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (registry,
714 ®istry->priv->typefind_factory_list,
715 ®istry->priv->tfl_cookie, GST_TYPE_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY)))
716 registry->priv->typefind_factory_list =
717 g_list_sort (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list,
718 (GCompareFunc) type_find_factory_rank_cmp);
720 /* Return reffed copy */
721 list = gst_plugin_feature_list_copy (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list);
723 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
729 * gst_registry_feature_filter:
730 * @registry: registry to query
731 * @filter: (scope call): the filter to use
732 * @first: only return first match
733 * @user_data: (closure): user data passed to the filter function
735 * Runs a filter against all features of the plugins in the registry
736 * and returns a GList with the results.
737 * If the first flag is set, only the first match is
738 * returned (as a list with a single object).
740 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.PluginFeature): a #GList of
741 * #GstPluginFeature. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after usage.
746 gst_registry_feature_filter (GstRegistry * registry,
747 GstPluginFeatureFilter filter, gboolean first, gpointer user_data)
752 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
754 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
755 list = gst_filter_run (registry->features, (GstFilterFunc) filter, first,
757 for (g = list; g; g = g->next) {
758 gst_object_ref (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (g->data));
760 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
766 * gst_registry_find_plugin:
767 * @registry: the registry to search
768 * @name: the plugin name to find
770 * Find the plugin with the given name in the registry.
771 * The plugin will be reffed; caller is responsible for unreffing.
773 * Returns: (transfer full): the plugin with the given name or NULL if the
774 * plugin was not found. gst_object_unref() after usage.
779 gst_registry_find_plugin (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * name)
782 GstPlugin *result = NULL;
784 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
785 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
787 walk = gst_registry_plugin_filter (registry,
788 (GstPluginFilter) gst_plugin_name_filter, TRUE, (gpointer) name);
790 result = GST_PLUGIN_CAST (walk->data);
792 gst_object_ref (result);
793 gst_plugin_list_free (walk);
800 * gst_registry_find_feature:
801 * @registry: the registry to search
802 * @name: the pluginfeature name to find
803 * @type: the pluginfeature type to find
805 * Find the pluginfeature with the given name and type in the registry.
807 * Returns: (transfer full): the pluginfeature with the given name and type
808 * or NULL if the plugin was not found. gst_object_unref() after usage.
813 gst_registry_find_feature (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * name,
816 GstPluginFeature *feature = NULL;
818 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
819 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
820 g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE), NULL);
822 feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature (registry, name);
823 if (feature && !g_type_is_a (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (feature), type)) {
824 gst_object_unref (feature);
832 * gst_registry_get_feature_list:
833 * @registry: a #GstRegistry
836 * Retrieves a #GList of #GstPluginFeature of @type.
838 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.PluginFeature): a #GList of
839 * #GstPluginFeature of @type. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after use
844 gst_registry_get_feature_list (GstRegistry * registry, GType type)
846 GstTypeNameData data;
848 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
849 g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE), NULL);
852 if (type == GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY)
853 return gst_registry_get_element_factory_list (registry);
854 else if (type == GST_TYPE_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY)
855 return gst_registry_get_typefind_factory_list (registry);
860 return gst_registry_feature_filter (registry,
861 (GstPluginFeatureFilter) gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter,
866 * gst_registry_get_plugin_list:
867 * @registry: the registry to search
869 * Get a copy of all plugins registered in the given registry. The refcount
870 * of each element in the list in incremented.
872 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.Plugin): a #GList of #GstPlugin.
873 * Use gst_plugin_list_free() after usage.
878 gst_registry_get_plugin_list (GstRegistry * registry)
883 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
885 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
886 list = g_list_copy (registry->plugins);
887 for (g = list; g; g = g->next) {
888 gst_object_ref (GST_PLUGIN_CAST (g->data));
890 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
895 static GstPluginFeature *
896 gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (GstRegistry * registry, const char *name)
898 return g_hash_table_lookup (registry->feature_hash, name);
902 * gst_registry_lookup_feature:
903 * @registry: a #GstRegistry
904 * @name: a #GstPluginFeature name
906 * Find a #GstPluginFeature with @name in @registry.
908 * Returns: (transfer full): a #GstPluginFeature with its refcount incremented,
909 * use gst_object_unref() after usage.
914 gst_registry_lookup_feature (GstRegistry * registry, const char *name)
916 GstPluginFeature *feature;
918 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
919 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
921 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
922 feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (registry, name);
924 gst_object_ref (feature);
925 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
931 gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (GstRegistry * registry, const char *basename)
933 return g_hash_table_lookup (registry->basename_hash, basename);
937 gst_registry_lookup_bn (GstRegistry * registry, const char *basename)
941 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
942 plugin = gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (registry, basename);
944 gst_object_ref (plugin);
945 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
951 * gst_registry_lookup:
952 * @registry: the registry to look up in
953 * @filename: the name of the file to look up
955 * Look up a plugin in the given registry with the given filename.
956 * If found, plugin is reffed.
958 * Returns: (transfer full): the #GstPlugin if found, or NULL if not.
959 * gst_object_unref() after usage.
962 gst_registry_lookup (GstRegistry * registry, const char *filename)
967 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
968 g_return_val_if_fail (filename != NULL, NULL);
970 basename = g_path_get_basename (filename);
971 if (G_UNLIKELY (basename == NULL))
974 plugin = gst_registry_lookup_bn (registry, basename);
983 REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED = 0,
984 REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED,
985 REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_RUNNING
986 } GstRegistryScanHelperState;
990 GstRegistry *registry;
991 GstRegistryScanHelperState helper_state;
992 GstPluginLoader *helper;
994 } GstRegistryScanContext;
997 init_scan_context (GstRegistryScanContext * context, GstRegistry * registry)
1001 context->registry = registry;
1003 /* see if forking is enabled and set up the scan helper state accordingly */
1004 do_fork = _gst_enable_registry_fork;
1006 const gchar *fork_env;
1008 /* forking enabled, see if it is disabled with an env var */
1009 if ((fork_env = g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY_FORK"))) {
1010 /* fork enabled for any value different from "no" */
1011 do_fork = strcmp (fork_env, "no") != 0;
1016 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED;
1018 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1020 context->helper = NULL;
1021 context->changed = FALSE;
1025 clear_scan_context (GstRegistryScanContext * context)
1027 if (context->helper) {
1028 context->changed |= _priv_gst_plugin_loader_funcs.destroy (context->helper);
1029 context->helper = NULL;
1034 gst_registry_scan_plugin_file (GstRegistryScanContext * context,
1035 const gchar * filename, off_t file_size, time_t file_mtime)
1037 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1038 GstPlugin *newplugin = NULL;
1041 /* Disable external plugin loader on Windows until it is ported properly. */
1042 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1046 /* Have a plugin to load - see if the scan-helper needs starting */
1047 if (context->helper_state == REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED) {
1048 GST_DEBUG ("Starting plugin scanner for file %s", filename);
1049 context->helper = _priv_gst_plugin_loader_funcs.create (context->registry);
1050 if (context->helper != NULL)
1051 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_RUNNING;
1053 GST_WARNING ("Failed starting plugin scanner. Scanning in-process");
1054 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1058 if (context->helper_state == REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_RUNNING) {
1059 GST_DEBUG ("Using scan-helper to load plugin %s", filename);
1060 if (!_priv_gst_plugin_loader_funcs.load (context->helper,
1061 filename, file_size, file_mtime)) {
1062 g_warning ("External plugin loader failed. This most likely means that "
1063 "the plugin loader helper binary was not found or could not be run. "
1064 "%s", (g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH") != NULL) ?
1065 "If you are running an uninstalled GStreamer setup, you might need "
1066 "to update your gst-uninstalled script so that the "
1067 "GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER environment variable gets set." : "");
1068 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1072 /* Check if the helper is disabled (or just got disabled above) */
1073 if (context->helper_state == REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED) {
1074 /* Load plugin the old fashioned way... */
1076 /* We don't use a GError here because a failure to load some shared
1077 * objects as plugins is normal (particularly in the uninstalled case)
1079 newplugin = gst_plugin_load_file (filename, NULL);
1083 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "marking new plugin %p as registered",
1085 newplugin->registered = TRUE;
1086 gst_object_unref (newplugin);
1094 is_blacklisted_hidden_directory (const gchar * dirent)
1096 if (G_LIKELY (dirent[0] != '.'))
1099 /* skip the .debug directory, these contain elf files that are not
1100 * useful or worse, can crash dlopen () */
1101 if (strcmp (dirent, ".debug") == 0)
1104 /* can also skip .git and .deps dirs, those won't contain useful files.
1105 * This speeds up scanning a bit in uninstalled setups. */
1106 if (strcmp (dirent, ".git") == 0 || strcmp (dirent, ".deps") == 0)
1113 gst_registry_scan_path_level (GstRegistryScanContext * context,
1114 const gchar * path, int level)
1117 const gchar *dirent;
1120 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1122 dir = g_dir_open (path, 0, NULL);
1126 while ((dirent = g_dir_read_name (dir))) {
1127 GStatBuf file_status;
1129 filename = g_build_filename (path, dirent, NULL);
1130 if (g_stat (filename, &file_status) < 0) {
1131 /* Plugin will be removed from cache after the scan completes if it
1132 * is still marked 'cached' */
1137 if (file_status.st_mode & S_IFDIR) {
1138 if (G_UNLIKELY (is_blacklisted_hidden_directory (dirent))) {
1139 GST_TRACE_OBJECT (context->registry, "ignoring %s directory", dirent);
1143 /* FIXME 0.11: Don't recurse into directories, this behaviour
1144 * is inconsistent with other PATH environment variables
1147 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "recursing into directory %s",
1149 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_level (context, filename, level - 1);
1151 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "not recursing into directory %s, "
1152 "recursion level too deep", filename);
1157 if (!(file_status.st_mode & S_IFREG)) {
1158 GST_TRACE_OBJECT (context->registry, "%s is not a regular file, ignoring",
1163 if (!g_str_has_suffix (dirent, G_MODULE_SUFFIX)
1164 #ifdef GST_EXTRA_MODULE_SUFFIX
1165 && !g_str_has_suffix (dirent, GST_EXTRA_MODULE_SUFFIX)
1168 GST_TRACE_OBJECT (context->registry,
1169 "extension is not recognized as module file, ignoring file %s",
1175 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "file %s looks like a possible module",
1178 /* try to avoid unnecessary plugin-move pain */
1179 if (g_str_has_prefix (dirent, "libgstvalve") ||
1180 g_str_has_prefix (dirent, "libgstselector")) {
1181 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context->registry, "ignoring old plugin %s which "
1182 "has been merged into the corelements plugin", filename);
1183 /* Plugin will be removed from cache after the scan completes if it
1184 * is still marked 'cached' */
1189 /* plug-ins are considered unique by basename; if the given name
1190 * was already seen by the registry, we ignore it */
1191 plugin = gst_registry_lookup_bn (context->registry, dirent);
1193 gboolean env_vars_changed, deps_changed = FALSE;
1195 if (plugin->registered) {
1196 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry,
1197 "plugin already registered from path \"%s\"",
1198 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
1200 gst_object_unref (plugin);
1204 env_vars_changed = _priv_plugin_deps_env_vars_changed (plugin);
1206 /* If a file with a certain basename is seen on a different path,
1207 * update the plugin to ensure the registry cache will reflect up
1208 * to date information */
1210 if (plugin->file_mtime == file_status.st_mtime &&
1211 plugin->file_size == file_status.st_size && !env_vars_changed &&
1212 !(deps_changed = _priv_plugin_deps_files_changed (plugin)) &&
1213 !strcmp (plugin->filename, filename)) {
1214 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "file %s cached", filename);
1215 plugin->flags &= ~GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED;
1216 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry,
1217 "marking plugin %p as registered as %s", plugin, filename);
1218 plugin->registered = TRUE;
1220 GST_INFO_OBJECT (context->registry, "cached info for %s is stale",
1222 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "mtime %" G_GINT64_FORMAT " != %"
1223 G_GINT64_FORMAT " or size %" G_GINT64_FORMAT " != %"
1224 G_GINT64_FORMAT " or external dependency env_vars changed: %d or"
1225 " external dependencies changed: %d or old path %s != new path %s",
1226 (gint64) plugin->file_mtime, (gint64) file_status.st_mtime,
1227 (gint64) plugin->file_size, (gint64) file_status.st_size,
1228 env_vars_changed, deps_changed, plugin->filename, filename);
1229 gst_registry_remove_plugin (context->registry, plugin);
1230 changed |= gst_registry_scan_plugin_file (context, filename,
1231 file_status.st_size, file_status.st_mtime);
1233 gst_object_unref (plugin);
1236 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "file %s not yet in registry",
1238 changed |= gst_registry_scan_plugin_file (context, filename,
1239 file_status.st_size, file_status.st_mtime);
1251 gst_registry_scan_path_internal (GstRegistryScanContext * context,
1256 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "scanning path %s", path);
1257 changed = gst_registry_scan_path_level (context, path, 10);
1259 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "registry changed in path %s: %d", path,
1265 * gst_registry_scan_path:
1266 * @registry: the registry to add found plugins to
1267 * @path: the path to scan
1269 * Scan the given path for plugins to add to the registry. The syntax of the
1270 * path is specific to the registry.
1272 * Returns: %TRUE if registry changed
1275 gst_registry_scan_path (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * path)
1277 GstRegistryScanContext context;
1280 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
1281 g_return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, FALSE);
1283 init_scan_context (&context, registry);
1285 result = gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, path);
1287 clear_scan_context (&context);
1288 result |= context.changed;
1294 _gst_plugin_feature_filter_plugin_name (GstPluginFeature * feature,
1297 return (strcmp (feature->plugin_name, (gchar *) user_data) == 0);
1301 * gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin:
1302 * @registry: a #GstRegistry.
1303 * @name: a plugin name.
1305 * Retrieves a #GList of features of the plugin with name @name.
1307 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.PluginFeature): a #GList of
1308 * #GstPluginFeature. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after usage.
1311 gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin (GstRegistry * registry,
1314 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
1315 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
1317 return gst_registry_feature_filter (registry,
1318 _gst_plugin_feature_filter_plugin_name, FALSE, (gpointer) name);
1321 /* Unref and delete the default registry */
1323 _priv_gst_registry_cleanup (void)
1325 GstRegistry *registry;
1327 g_static_mutex_lock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
1328 if ((registry = _gst_registry_default) != NULL) {
1329 _gst_registry_default = NULL;
1331 g_static_mutex_unlock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
1333 /* unref outside of the lock because we can. */
1335 gst_object_unref (registry);
1339 * gst_default_registry_check_feature_version:
1340 * @feature_name: the name of the feature (e.g. "oggdemux")
1341 * @min_major: the minimum major version number
1342 * @min_minor: the minimum minor version number
1343 * @min_micro: the minimum micro version number
1345 * Checks whether a plugin feature by the given name exists in the
1346 * default registry and whether its version is at least the
1349 * Returns: #TRUE if the feature could be found and the version is
1350 * the same as the required version or newer, and #FALSE otherwise.
1353 gst_default_registry_check_feature_version (const gchar * feature_name,
1354 guint min_major, guint min_minor, guint min_micro)
1356 GstPluginFeature *feature;
1357 GstRegistry *registry;
1358 gboolean ret = FALSE;
1360 g_return_val_if_fail (feature_name != NULL, FALSE);
1362 GST_DEBUG ("Looking up plugin feature '%s'", feature_name);
1364 registry = gst_registry_get_default ();
1365 feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature (registry, feature_name);
1367 ret = gst_plugin_feature_check_version (feature, min_major, min_minor,
1369 gst_object_unref (feature);
1371 GST_DEBUG ("Could not find plugin feature '%s'", feature_name);
1378 load_plugin_func (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
1381 const gchar *filename;
1384 filename = (const gchar *) data;
1385 GST_DEBUG ("Pre-loading plugin %s", filename);
1387 plugin = gst_plugin_load_file (filename, &err);
1390 GST_INFO ("Loaded plugin: \"%s\"", filename);
1392 gst_default_registry_add_plugin (plugin);
1395 /* Report error to user, and free error */
1396 GST_ERROR ("Failed to load plugin: %s", err->message);
1399 GST_WARNING ("Failed to load plugin: \"%s\"", filename);
1404 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
1405 /* Unref all plugins marked 'cached', to clear old plugins that no
1406 * longer exist. Returns TRUE if any plugins were removed */
1408 gst_registry_remove_cache_plugins (GstRegistry * registry)
1413 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1415 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
1417 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
1419 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing cached plugins");
1420 g = registry->plugins;
1424 if (plugin->flags & GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED) {
1425 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing cached plugin \"%s\"",
1426 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
1427 registry->plugins = g_list_delete_link (registry->plugins, g);
1428 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename))
1429 g_hash_table_remove (registry->basename_hash, plugin->basename);
1430 gst_registry_remove_features_for_plugin_unlocked (registry, plugin);
1431 gst_object_unref (plugin);
1437 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
1444 REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE = 0,
1445 REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_NOT_CHANGED,
1446 REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_UPDATED
1447 } GstRegistryScanAndUpdateResult;
1450 * scan_and_update_registry:
1451 * @default_registry: the #GstRegistry
1452 * @registry_file: registry filename
1453 * @write_changes: write registry if it has changed?
1455 * Scans for registry changes and eventually updates the registry cache.
1457 * Return: %REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE if the registry could not scanned
1458 * or updated, %REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_NOT_CHANGED if the
1459 * registry is clean and %REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_UPDATED if
1460 * it has been updated and the cache needs to be re-read.
1462 static GstRegistryScanAndUpdateResult
1463 scan_and_update_registry (GstRegistry * default_registry,
1464 const gchar * registry_file, gboolean write_changes, GError ** error)
1466 const gchar *plugin_path;
1467 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1469 GstRegistryScanContext context;
1471 GST_INFO ("Validating plugins from registry cache: %s", registry_file);
1473 init_scan_context (&context, default_registry);
1475 /* It sounds tempting to just compare the mtime of directories with the mtime
1476 * of the registry cache, but it does not work. It would not catch updated
1477 * plugins, which might bring more or less features.
1480 /* scan paths specified via --gst-plugin-path */
1481 GST_DEBUG ("scanning paths added via --gst-plugin-path");
1482 for (l = _priv_gst_plugin_paths; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
1483 GST_INFO ("Scanning plugin path: \"%s\"", (gchar *) l->data);
1484 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, (gchar *) l->data);
1486 /* keep plugin_paths around in case a re-scan is forced later on */
1488 /* GST_PLUGIN_PATH specifies a list of directories to scan for
1489 * additional plugins. These take precedence over the system plugins */
1490 plugin_path = g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH");
1495 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH set to %s", plugin_path);
1496 list = g_strsplit (plugin_path, G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S, 0);
1497 for (i = 0; list[i]; i++) {
1498 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, list[i]);
1502 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH not set");
1505 /* GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH specifies a list of plugins that are always
1506 * loaded by default. If not set, this defaults to the system-installed
1507 * path, and the plugins installed in the user's home directory */
1508 plugin_path = g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH");
1509 if (plugin_path == NULL) {
1512 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH not set");
1514 /* plugins in the user's home directory take precedence over
1515 * system-installed ones */
1516 home_plugins = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir (),
1517 "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "plugins", NULL);
1519 GST_DEBUG ("scanning home plugins %s", home_plugins);
1520 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, home_plugins);
1521 g_free (home_plugins);
1523 /* add the main (installed) library path */
1524 GST_DEBUG ("scanning main plugins %s", PLUGINDIR);
1525 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, PLUGINDIR);
1533 g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module
1534 (_priv_gst_dll_handle);
1536 dir = g_build_filename (base_dir, "lib", "gstreamer-0.10", NULL);
1537 GST_DEBUG ("scanning DLL dir %s", dir);
1539 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, dir);
1549 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH set to %s", plugin_path);
1550 list = g_strsplit (plugin_path, G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S, 0);
1551 for (i = 0; list[i]; i++) {
1552 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, list[i]);
1557 clear_scan_context (&context);
1558 changed |= context.changed;
1560 /* Remove cached plugins so stale info is cleared. */
1561 changed |= gst_registry_remove_cache_plugins (default_registry);
1564 GST_INFO ("Registry cache has not changed");
1565 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_NOT_CHANGED;
1568 if (!write_changes) {
1569 GST_INFO ("Registry cache changed, but writing is disabled. Not writing.");
1570 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE;
1573 GST_INFO ("Registry cache changed. Writing new registry cache");
1574 if (!priv_gst_registry_binary_write_cache (default_registry, registry_file)) {
1575 g_set_error (error, GST_CORE_ERROR, GST_CORE_ERROR_FAILED,
1576 _("Error writing registry cache to %s: %s"),
1577 registry_file, g_strerror (errno));
1578 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE;
1581 GST_INFO ("Registry cache written successfully");
1582 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_UPDATED;
1586 ensure_current_registry (GError ** error)
1588 gchar *registry_file;
1589 GstRegistry *default_registry;
1590 gboolean ret = TRUE;
1591 gboolean do_update = TRUE;
1592 gboolean have_cache = TRUE;
1594 default_registry = gst_registry_get_default ();
1595 registry_file = g_strdup (g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY"));
1596 if (registry_file == NULL) {
1597 registry_file = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
1598 "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "registry." HOST_CPU ".bin", NULL);
1601 if (!_gst_disable_registry_cache) {
1602 GST_INFO ("reading registry cache: %s", registry_file);
1603 have_cache = priv_gst_registry_binary_read_cache (default_registry,
1605 /* Only ever read the registry cache once, then disable it for
1606 * subsequent updates during the program lifetime */
1607 _gst_disable_registry_cache = TRUE;
1611 do_update = !_priv_gst_disable_registry_update;
1613 const gchar *update_env;
1615 if ((update_env = g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY_UPDATE"))) {
1616 /* do update for any value different from "no" */
1617 do_update = (strcmp (update_env, "no") != 0);
1623 /* now check registry */
1624 GST_DEBUG ("Updating registry cache");
1625 scan_and_update_registry (default_registry, registry_file, TRUE, error);
1627 GST_DEBUG ("Not updating registry cache (disabled)");
1630 g_free (registry_file);
1631 GST_INFO ("registry reading and updating done, result = %d", ret);
1635 #endif /* GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY */
1638 * gst_registry_fork_is_enabled:
1640 * By default GStreamer will perform scanning and rebuilding of the
1641 * registry file using a helper child process.
1643 * Applications might want to disable this behaviour with the
1644 * gst_registry_fork_set_enabled() function, in which case new plugins
1645 * are scanned (and loaded) into the application process.
1647 * Returns: %TRUE if GStreamer will use the child helper process when
1648 * rebuilding the registry.
1653 gst_registry_fork_is_enabled (void)
1655 return _gst_enable_registry_fork;
1659 * gst_registry_fork_set_enabled:
1660 * @enabled: whether rebuilding the registry can use a temporary child helper process.
1662 * Applications might want to disable/enable spawning of a child helper process
1663 * when rebuilding the registry. See gst_registry_fork_is_enabled() for more
1669 gst_registry_fork_set_enabled (gboolean enabled)
1671 _gst_enable_registry_fork = enabled;
1675 * gst_update_registry:
1677 * Forces GStreamer to re-scan its plugin paths and update the default
1680 * Applications will almost never need to call this function, it is only
1681 * useful if the application knows new plugins have been installed (or old
1682 * ones removed) since the start of the application (or, to be precise, the
1683 * first call to gst_init()) and the application wants to make use of any
1684 * newly-installed plugins without restarting the application.
1686 * Applications should assume that the registry update is neither atomic nor
1687 * thread-safe and should therefore not have any dynamic pipelines running
1688 * (including the playbin and decodebin elements) and should also not create
1689 * any elements or access the GStreamer registry while the update is in
1692 * Note that this function may block for a significant amount of time.
1694 * Returns: %TRUE if the registry has been updated successfully (does not
1695 * imply that there were changes), otherwise %FALSE.
1700 gst_update_registry (void)
1704 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
1707 res = ensure_current_registry (&err);
1709 GST_WARNING ("registry update failed: %s", err->message);
1712 GST_LOG ("registry update succeeded");
1716 GST_WARNING ("registry update failed: %s", "registry disabled");
1718 #endif /* GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY */
1720 if (_priv_gst_preload_plugins) {
1721 GST_DEBUG ("Preloading indicated plugins...");
1722 g_slist_foreach (_priv_gst_preload_plugins, load_plugin_func, NULL);
1729 * gst_registry_get_feature_list_cookie:
1730 * @registry: the registry
1732 * Returns the registrys feature list cookie. This changes
1733 * every time a feature is added or removed from the registry.
1735 * Returns: the feature list cookie.
1740 gst_registry_get_feature_list_cookie (GstRegistry * registry)
1742 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), 0);
1744 return registry->priv->cookie;