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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27 * @short_description: Abstract base class for management of #GstPlugin objects
28 * @see_also: #GstPlugin, #GstPluginFeature
30 * One registry holds the metadata of a set of plugins.
32 * <emphasis role="bold">Design:</emphasis>
34 * The #GstRegistry object is a list of plugins and some functions for dealing
35 * with them. Each #GstPlugin is matched 1-1 with a file on disk, and may or may
36 * not be loaded at a given time.
38 * The primary source, at all times, of plugin information is each plugin file
39 * itself. Thus, if an application wants information about a particular plugin,
40 * or wants to search for a feature that satisfies given criteria, the primary
41 * means of doing so is to load every plugin and look at the resulting
42 * information that is gathered in the default registry. Clearly, this is a time
43 * consuming process, so we cache information in the registry file. The format
44 * and location of the cache file is internal to gstreamer.
46 * On startup, plugins are searched for in the plugin search path. The following
47 * locations are checked in this order:
49 * * location from --gst-plugin-path commandline option.
50 * * the GST_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable.
51 * * the GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH environment variable.
52 * * default locations (if GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH is not set).
53 * Those default locations are:
54 * `$XDG_DATA_HOME/gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION/plugins/`
55 * and `$prefix/libs/gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION/`.
56 * [$XDG_DATA_HOME](http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html) defaults to
57 * `$HOME/.local/share`.
59 * The registry cache file is loaded from
60 * `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION/registry-$ARCH.bin`
61 * (where $XDG_CACHE_HOME defaults to `$HOME/.cache`) or the file listed in the `GST_REGISTRY`
62 * env var. One reason to change the registry location is for testing.
64 * For each plugin that is found in the plugin search path, there could be 3
65 * possibilities for cached information:
67 * * the cache may not contain information about a given file.
68 * * the cache may have stale information.
69 * * the cache may have current information.
71 * In the first two cases, the plugin is loaded and the cache updated. In
72 * addition to these cases, the cache may have entries for plugins that are not
73 * relevant to the current process. These are marked as not available to the
74 * current process. If the cache is updated for whatever reason, it is marked
77 * A dirty cache is written out at the end of initialization. Each entry is
78 * checked to make sure the information is minimally valid. If not, the entry is
81 * ## Implementation notes:
83 * The "cache" and "registry" are different concepts and can represent
84 * different sets of plugins. For various reasons, at init time, the cache is
85 * stored in the default registry, and plugins not relevant to the current
86 * process are marked with the %GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED bit. These plugins are
87 * removed at the end of initialization.
93 #include "gstconfig.h"
94 #include "gst_private.h"
96 #include <sys/types.h>
106 #include <glib/gstdio.h>
109 #include "gsterror.h"
110 #include "gstregistry.h"
111 #include "gstdeviceproviderfactory.h"
113 #include "gstpluginloader.h"
115 #include "gst-i18n-lib.h"
118 #include "glib-compat-private.h"
122 extern HMODULE _priv_gst_dll_handle;
125 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_REGISTRY
127 struct _GstRegistryPrivate
139 /* hash to speedup _lookup_feature_locked() */
140 GHashTable *feature_hash;
141 /* hash to speedup _lookup */
142 GHashTable *basename_hash;
144 /* updated whenever the feature list changes */
146 /* speedup for searching features */
147 GList *element_factory_list;
149 GList *typefind_factory_list;
151 GList *device_provider_factory_list;
155 /* the one instance of the default registry and the mutex protecting the
157 static GMutex _gst_registry_mutex;
158 static GstRegistry *_gst_registry_default = NULL;
161 #define DEFAULT_FORK TRUE
163 /* control the behaviour of registry rebuild */
164 static gboolean _gst_enable_registry_fork = DEFAULT_FORK;
165 /* List of plugins that need preloading/reloading after scanning registry */
166 extern GSList *_priv_gst_preload_plugins;
168 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
169 /* Set to TRUE to disable registry, behaves similar to GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY */
170 gboolean _priv_gst_disable_registry = FALSE;
171 /*set to TRUE when registry needn't to be updated */
172 gboolean _priv_gst_disable_registry_update = FALSE;
173 extern GList *_priv_gst_plugin_paths;
175 /* Set to TRUE when the registry cache should be disabled */
176 gboolean _gst_disable_registry_cache = FALSE;
178 static gboolean __registry_reuse_plugin_scanner = TRUE;
181 /* Element signals and args */
189 static void gst_registry_finalize (GObject * object);
191 static guint gst_registry_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
193 static GstPluginFeature *gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (GstRegistry *
194 registry, const char *name);
195 static GstPlugin *gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (GstRegistry * registry,
196 const char *basename);
198 #define gst_registry_parent_class parent_class
199 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRegistry, gst_registry, GST_TYPE_OBJECT);
202 gst_registry_class_init (GstRegistryClass * klass)
204 GObjectClass *gobject_class;
206 gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) 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, 0, NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_generic,
221 G_TYPE_NONE, 1, GST_TYPE_PLUGIN);
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, 0, NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_generic,
234 G_TYPE_NONE, 1, GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE);
236 gobject_class->finalize = gst_registry_finalize;
240 gst_registry_init (GstRegistry * registry)
243 G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (registry, GST_TYPE_REGISTRY,
245 registry->priv->feature_hash = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
246 registry->priv->basename_hash = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
250 gst_registry_finalize (GObject * object)
252 GstRegistry *registry = GST_REGISTRY (object);
256 plugins = registry->priv->plugins;
257 registry->priv->plugins = NULL;
258 registry->priv->n_plugins = 0;
260 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "registry finalize");
263 GstPlugin *plugin = p->data;
266 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "removing plugin %s",
267 gst_plugin_get_name (plugin));
268 gst_object_unref (plugin);
272 g_list_free (plugins);
274 features = registry->priv->features;
275 registry->priv->features = NULL;
279 GstPluginFeature *feature = f->data;
282 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "removing feature %p (%s)", feature,
283 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
284 gst_object_unparent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (feature));
288 g_list_free (features);
290 g_hash_table_destroy (registry->priv->feature_hash);
291 registry->priv->feature_hash = NULL;
292 g_hash_table_destroy (registry->priv->basename_hash);
293 registry->priv->basename_hash = NULL;
295 if (registry->priv->element_factory_list) {
296 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "Cleaning up cached element factory list");
297 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (registry->priv->element_factory_list);
300 if (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list) {
301 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "Cleaning up cached typefind factory list");
302 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list);
305 if (registry->priv->device_provider_factory_list) {
306 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry,
307 "Cleaning up cached device provider factory list");
308 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (registry->priv->device_provider_factory_list);
311 G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
317 * Retrieves the singleton plugin registry. The caller does not own a
318 * reference on the registry, as it is alive as long as GStreamer is
321 * Returns: (transfer none): the #GstRegistry.
324 gst_registry_get (void)
326 GstRegistry *registry;
328 g_mutex_lock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
329 if (G_UNLIKELY (!_gst_registry_default)) {
330 _gst_registry_default = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_REGISTRY, NULL);
331 gst_object_ref_sink (GST_OBJECT_CAST (_gst_registry_default));
333 registry = _gst_registry_default;
334 g_mutex_unlock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
341 * gst_registry_add_path:
342 * @registry: the registry to add the path to
343 * @path: the path to add to the registry
345 * Add the given path to the registry. The syntax of the
346 * path is specific to the registry. If the path has already been
350 gst_registry_add_path (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * path)
352 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
353 g_return_if_fail (path != NULL);
355 if (strlen (path) == 0)
358 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
359 if (g_list_find_custom (registry->priv->paths, path, (GCompareFunc) strcmp))
362 GST_INFO ("Adding plugin path: \"%s\"", path);
363 registry->priv->paths =
364 g_list_append (registry->priv->paths, g_strdup (path));
365 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
371 GST_INFO ("Ignoring empty plugin path");
376 g_warning ("path %s already added to registry", path);
377 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
383 * gst_registry_get_path_list:
384 * @registry: the registry to get the pathlist of
386 * Get the list of paths for the given registry.
388 * Returns: (transfer container) (element-type char*): A #GList of paths as
389 * strings. g_list_free after use.
394 gst_registry_get_path_list (GstRegistry * registry)
398 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
400 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
401 /* We don't need to copy the strings, because they won't be deleted
402 * as long as the GstRegistry is around */
403 list = g_list_copy (registry->priv->paths);
404 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
411 * gst_registry_add_plugin:
412 * @registry: the registry to add the plugin to
413 * @plugin: (transfer floating): the plugin to add
415 * Add the plugin to the registry. The plugin-added signal will be emitted.
417 * @plugin's reference count will be incremented, and any floating
418 * reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink())
420 * Returns: %TRUE on success.
425 gst_registry_add_plugin (GstRegistry * registry, GstPlugin * plugin)
427 GstPlugin *existing_plugin;
429 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
430 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN (plugin), FALSE);
432 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
433 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename)) {
434 /* we have a basename, see if we find the plugin */
436 gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (registry, plugin->basename);
437 if (existing_plugin) {
438 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry,
439 "Replacing existing plugin \"%s\" %p with new plugin %p for filename \"%s\"",
440 GST_STR_NULL (existing_plugin->filename), existing_plugin, plugin,
441 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
442 /* If the new plugin is blacklisted and the existing one isn't cached, do not
443 * accept if it's from a different location than the existing one */
444 if (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET (plugin, GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_BLACKLISTED) &&
445 strcmp (plugin->filename, existing_plugin->filename)) {
446 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (registry,
447 "Not replacing plugin because new one (%s) is blacklisted but for a different location than existing one (%s)",
448 plugin->filename, existing_plugin->filename);
449 /* Keep reference counting consistent */
450 gst_object_ref_sink (plugin);
451 gst_object_unref (plugin);
452 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
455 registry->priv->plugins =
456 g_list_remove (registry->priv->plugins, existing_plugin);
457 --registry->priv->n_plugins;
458 if (G_LIKELY (existing_plugin->basename))
459 g_hash_table_remove (registry->priv->basename_hash,
460 existing_plugin->basename);
461 gst_object_unref (existing_plugin);
465 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "adding plugin %p for filename \"%s\"",
466 plugin, GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
468 registry->priv->plugins = g_list_prepend (registry->priv->plugins, plugin);
469 ++registry->priv->n_plugins;
471 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename))
472 g_hash_table_replace (registry->priv->basename_hash, plugin->basename,
475 gst_object_ref_sink (plugin);
476 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
478 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "emitting plugin-added for filename \"%s\"",
479 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
480 g_signal_emit (registry, gst_registry_signals[PLUGIN_ADDED], 0, plugin);
486 gst_registry_remove_features_for_plugin_unlocked (GstRegistry * registry,
491 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
492 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
494 /* Remove all features for this plugin */
495 f = registry->priv->features;
497 GList *next = g_list_next (f);
498 GstPluginFeature *feature = f->data;
500 if (G_UNLIKELY (feature && feature->plugin == plugin)) {
501 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing feature %p (%s) for plugin %p (%s)",
502 feature, gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature), plugin,
505 registry->priv->features =
506 g_list_delete_link (registry->priv->features, f);
507 g_hash_table_remove (registry->priv->feature_hash,
508 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
509 gst_object_unparent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (feature));
513 registry->priv->cookie++;
517 * gst_registry_remove_plugin:
518 * @registry: the registry to remove the plugin from
519 * @plugin: (transfer none): the plugin to remove
521 * Remove the plugin from the registry.
526 gst_registry_remove_plugin (GstRegistry * registry, GstPlugin * plugin)
528 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
529 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN (plugin));
531 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing plugin %p (%s)",
532 plugin, gst_plugin_get_name (plugin));
534 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
535 registry->priv->plugins = g_list_remove (registry->priv->plugins, plugin);
536 --registry->priv->n_plugins;
537 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename))
538 g_hash_table_remove (registry->priv->basename_hash, plugin->basename);
539 gst_registry_remove_features_for_plugin_unlocked (registry, plugin);
540 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
541 gst_object_unref (plugin);
545 * gst_registry_add_feature:
546 * @registry: the registry to add the plugin to
547 * @feature: (transfer floating): the feature to add
549 * Add the feature to the registry. The feature-added signal will be emitted.
551 * @feature's reference count will be incremented, and any floating
552 * reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink())
554 * Returns: %TRUE on success.
559 gst_registry_add_feature (GstRegistry * registry, GstPluginFeature * feature)
561 GstPluginFeature *existing_feature;
563 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
564 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), FALSE);
565 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature) != NULL, FALSE);
566 g_return_val_if_fail (feature->plugin_name != NULL, FALSE);
568 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
569 existing_feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (registry,
570 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
571 if (G_UNLIKELY (existing_feature)) {
572 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "replacing existing feature %p (%s)",
573 existing_feature, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
574 /* Remove the existing feature from the list now, before we insert the new
575 * one, but don't unref yet because the hash is still storing a reference to
577 registry->priv->features =
578 g_list_remove (registry->priv->features, existing_feature);
581 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "adding feature %p (%s)", feature,
582 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
584 registry->priv->features = g_list_prepend (registry->priv->features, feature);
585 g_hash_table_replace (registry->priv->feature_hash, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature),
588 if (G_UNLIKELY (existing_feature)) {
589 /* We unref now. No need to remove the feature name from the hash table, it
590 * got replaced by the new feature */
591 gst_object_unparent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (existing_feature));
594 gst_object_set_parent (GST_OBJECT_CAST (feature), GST_OBJECT_CAST (registry));
596 registry->priv->cookie++;
597 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
599 GST_LOG_OBJECT (registry, "emitting feature-added for %s",
600 GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
601 g_signal_emit (registry, gst_registry_signals[FEATURE_ADDED], 0, feature);
607 * gst_registry_remove_feature:
608 * @registry: the registry to remove the feature from
609 * @feature: (transfer none): the feature to remove
611 * Remove the feature from the registry.
616 gst_registry_remove_feature (GstRegistry * registry, GstPluginFeature * feature)
618 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry));
619 g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature));
621 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing feature %p (%s)",
622 feature, gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature));
624 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
625 registry->priv->features = g_list_remove (registry->priv->features, feature);
626 g_hash_table_remove (registry->priv->feature_hash, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature));
627 registry->priv->cookie++;
628 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
630 gst_object_unparent ((GstObject *) feature);
634 * gst_registry_plugin_filter:
635 * @registry: registry to query
636 * @filter: (scope call): the filter to use
637 * @first: only return first match
638 * @user_data: (closure): user data passed to the filter function
640 * Runs a filter against all plugins in the registry and returns a #GList with
641 * the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is
642 * returned (as a list with a single object).
643 * Every plugin is reffed; use gst_plugin_list_free() after use, which
646 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.Plugin): a #GList of #GstPlugin.
647 * Use gst_plugin_list_free() after usage.
652 gst_registry_plugin_filter (GstRegistry * registry,
653 GstPluginFilter filter, gboolean first, gpointer user_data)
656 GList *walk, *list = NULL;
659 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
661 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
662 n_plugins = registry->priv->n_plugins;
663 plugins = g_newa (GstPlugin *, n_plugins + 1);
664 for (walk = registry->priv->plugins, i = 0; walk != NULL; walk = walk->next)
665 plugins[i++] = gst_object_ref (walk->data);
666 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
668 for (i = 0; i < n_plugins; ++i) {
669 if (filter == NULL || filter (plugins[i], user_data)) {
670 list = g_list_prepend (list, gst_object_ref (plugins[i]));
677 for (i = 0; i < n_plugins; ++i)
678 gst_object_unref (plugins[i]);
690 gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature,
691 GstTypeNameData * data)
693 g_assert (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature));
695 return ((data->type == 0 || data->type == G_OBJECT_TYPE (feature)) &&
696 (data->name == NULL || !strcmp (data->name, GST_OBJECT_NAME (feature))));
699 /* returns TRUE if the list was changed
701 * Must be called with the object lock taken */
703 gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (GstRegistry * registry,
704 GList ** previous, guint32 * cookie, GType type)
706 gboolean res = FALSE;
707 GstRegistryPrivate *priv = registry->priv;
709 if (G_UNLIKELY (!*previous || priv->cookie != *cookie)) {
710 GstTypeNameData data;
714 gst_plugin_feature_list_free (*previous);
721 for (walk = registry->priv->features; walk != NULL; walk = walk->next) {
722 GstPluginFeature *feature = walk->data;
724 if (gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter (feature, &data)) {
725 *previous = g_list_prepend (*previous, gst_object_ref (feature));
729 *cookie = priv->cookie;
737 type_find_factory_rank_cmp (const GstPluginFeature * fac1,
738 const GstPluginFeature * fac2)
740 if (G_LIKELY (fac1->rank != fac2->rank))
741 return fac2->rank - fac1->rank;
743 /* to make the order in which things happen more deterministic,
744 * sort by name when the ranks are the same. */
745 return strcmp (GST_OBJECT_NAME (fac1), GST_OBJECT_NAME (fac2));
749 gst_registry_get_element_factory_list (GstRegistry * registry)
753 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
755 gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (registry,
756 ®istry->priv->element_factory_list, ®istry->priv->efl_cookie,
757 GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY);
759 /* Return reffed copy */
760 list = gst_plugin_feature_list_copy (registry->priv->element_factory_list);
762 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
768 gst_registry_get_typefind_factory_list (GstRegistry * registry)
772 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
774 if (G_UNLIKELY (gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (registry,
775 ®istry->priv->typefind_factory_list,
776 ®istry->priv->tfl_cookie, GST_TYPE_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY)))
777 registry->priv->typefind_factory_list =
778 g_list_sort (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list,
779 (GCompareFunc) type_find_factory_rank_cmp);
781 /* Return reffed copy */
782 list = gst_plugin_feature_list_copy (registry->priv->typefind_factory_list);
784 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
791 gst_registry_get_device_provider_factory_list (GstRegistry * registry)
795 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
797 gst_registry_get_feature_list_or_create (registry,
798 ®istry->priv->device_provider_factory_list,
799 ®istry->priv->dmfl_cookie, GST_TYPE_DEVICE_PROVIDER_FACTORY);
801 /* Return reffed copy */
803 gst_plugin_feature_list_copy (registry->
804 priv->device_provider_factory_list);
806 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
812 * gst_registry_feature_filter:
813 * @registry: registry to query
814 * @filter: (scope call): the filter to use
815 * @first: only return first match
816 * @user_data: (closure): user data passed to the filter function
818 * Runs a filter against all features of the plugins in the registry
819 * and returns a GList with the results.
820 * If the first flag is set, only the first match is
821 * returned (as a list with a single object).
823 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.PluginFeature): a #GList of
824 * #GstPluginFeature. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after usage.
829 gst_registry_feature_filter (GstRegistry * registry,
830 GstPluginFeatureFilter filter, gboolean first, gpointer user_data)
832 GstPluginFeature **features;
833 GList *walk, *list = NULL;
836 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
838 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
839 n_features = g_hash_table_size (registry->priv->feature_hash);
840 features = g_newa (GstPluginFeature *, n_features + 1);
841 for (walk = registry->priv->features, i = 0; walk != NULL; walk = walk->next)
842 features[i++] = gst_object_ref (walk->data);
843 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
845 for (i = 0; i < n_features; ++i) {
846 if (filter == NULL || filter (features[i], user_data)) {
847 list = g_list_prepend (list, gst_object_ref (features[i]));
854 for (i = 0; i < n_features; ++i)
855 gst_object_unref (features[i]);
861 gst_registry_plugin_name_filter (GstPlugin * plugin, const gchar * name)
863 return (plugin->desc.name && !strcmp (plugin->desc.name, name));
867 * gst_registry_find_plugin:
868 * @registry: the registry to search
869 * @name: the plugin name to find
871 * Find the plugin with the given name in the registry.
872 * The plugin will be reffed; caller is responsible for unreffing.
874 * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): the plugin with the given name
875 * or %NULL if the plugin was not found. gst_object_unref() after
881 gst_registry_find_plugin (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * name)
884 GstPlugin *result = NULL;
886 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
887 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
889 walk = gst_registry_plugin_filter (registry,
890 (GstPluginFilter) gst_registry_plugin_name_filter, TRUE, (gpointer) name);
892 result = GST_PLUGIN_CAST (walk->data);
894 gst_object_ref (result);
895 gst_plugin_list_free (walk);
902 * gst_registry_find_feature:
903 * @registry: the registry to search
904 * @name: the pluginfeature name to find
905 * @type: the pluginfeature type to find
907 * Find the pluginfeature with the given name and type in the registry.
909 * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): the pluginfeature with the
910 * given name and type or %NULL if the plugin was not
911 * found. gst_object_unref() after usage.
916 gst_registry_find_feature (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * name,
919 GstPluginFeature *feature = NULL;
921 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
922 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
923 g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE), NULL);
925 feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature (registry, name);
926 if (feature && !g_type_is_a (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (feature), type)) {
927 gst_object_unref (feature);
935 * gst_registry_get_feature_list:
936 * @registry: a #GstRegistry
939 * Retrieves a #GList of #GstPluginFeature of @type.
941 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.PluginFeature): a #GList of
942 * #GstPluginFeature of @type. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after use
947 gst_registry_get_feature_list (GstRegistry * registry, GType type)
949 GstTypeNameData data;
951 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
952 g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (type, GST_TYPE_PLUGIN_FEATURE), NULL);
955 if (type == GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY)
956 return gst_registry_get_element_factory_list (registry);
957 else if (type == GST_TYPE_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY)
958 return gst_registry_get_typefind_factory_list (registry);
959 else if (type == GST_TYPE_DEVICE_PROVIDER_FACTORY)
960 return gst_registry_get_device_provider_factory_list (registry);
965 return gst_registry_feature_filter (registry,
966 (GstPluginFeatureFilter) gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter,
971 * gst_registry_get_plugin_list:
972 * @registry: the registry to search
974 * Get a copy of all plugins registered in the given registry. The refcount
975 * of each element in the list in incremented.
977 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.Plugin): a #GList of #GstPlugin.
978 * Use gst_plugin_list_free() after usage.
983 gst_registry_get_plugin_list (GstRegistry * registry)
988 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
990 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
991 list = g_list_copy (registry->priv->plugins);
992 for (g = list; g; g = g->next) {
993 gst_object_ref (GST_PLUGIN_CAST (g->data));
995 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
1000 static GstPluginFeature *
1001 gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (GstRegistry * registry, const char *name)
1003 return g_hash_table_lookup (registry->priv->feature_hash, name);
1007 * gst_registry_lookup_feature:
1008 * @registry: a #GstRegistry
1009 * @name: a #GstPluginFeature name
1011 * Find a #GstPluginFeature with @name in @registry.
1013 * Returns: (transfer full): a #GstPluginFeature with its refcount incremented,
1014 * use gst_object_unref() after usage.
1019 gst_registry_lookup_feature (GstRegistry * registry, const char *name)
1021 GstPluginFeature *feature;
1023 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
1024 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
1026 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
1027 feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature_locked (registry, name);
1029 gst_object_ref (feature);
1030 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
1036 gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (GstRegistry * registry, const char *basename)
1038 return g_hash_table_lookup (registry->priv->basename_hash, basename);
1042 gst_registry_lookup_bn (GstRegistry * registry, const char *basename)
1046 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
1047 plugin = gst_registry_lookup_bn_locked (registry, basename);
1049 gst_object_ref (plugin);
1050 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
1056 * gst_registry_lookup:
1057 * @registry: the registry to look up in
1058 * @filename: the name of the file to look up
1060 * Look up a plugin in the given registry with the given filename.
1061 * If found, plugin is reffed.
1063 * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): the #GstPlugin if found, or
1064 * %NULL if not. gst_object_unref() after usage.
1067 gst_registry_lookup (GstRegistry * registry, const char *filename)
1072 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
1073 g_return_val_if_fail (filename != NULL, NULL);
1075 basename = g_path_get_basename (filename);
1076 if (G_UNLIKELY (basename == NULL))
1079 plugin = gst_registry_lookup_bn (registry, basename);
1088 REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED = 0,
1089 REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED,
1090 REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_RUNNING
1091 } GstRegistryScanHelperState;
1095 GstRegistry *registry;
1096 GstRegistryScanHelperState helper_state;
1097 GstPluginLoader *helper;
1099 } GstRegistryScanContext;
1102 init_scan_context (GstRegistryScanContext * context, GstRegistry * registry)
1106 context->registry = registry;
1108 /* see if forking is enabled and set up the scan helper state accordingly */
1109 do_fork = _gst_enable_registry_fork;
1111 const gchar *fork_env;
1113 /* forking enabled, see if it is disabled with an env var */
1114 if ((fork_env = g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY_FORK"))) {
1115 /* fork enabled for any value different from "no" */
1116 do_fork = strcmp (fork_env, "no") != 0;
1121 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED;
1123 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1125 context->helper = NULL;
1126 context->changed = FALSE;
1130 clear_scan_context (GstRegistryScanContext * context)
1132 if (context->helper) {
1133 context->changed |= _priv_gst_plugin_loader_funcs.destroy (context->helper);
1134 context->helper = NULL;
1139 gst_registry_scan_plugin_file (GstRegistryScanContext * context,
1140 const gchar * filename, off_t file_size, time_t file_mtime)
1142 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1143 GstPlugin *newplugin = NULL;
1146 /* Disable external plugin loader on Windows until it is ported properly. */
1147 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1151 /* Have a plugin to load - see if the scan-helper needs starting */
1152 if (context->helper_state == REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED) {
1153 GST_DEBUG ("Starting plugin scanner for file %s", filename);
1154 context->helper = _priv_gst_plugin_loader_funcs.create (context->registry);
1155 if (context->helper != NULL)
1156 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_RUNNING;
1158 GST_WARNING ("Failed starting plugin scanner. Scanning in-process");
1159 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1163 if (context->helper_state == REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_RUNNING) {
1164 GST_DEBUG ("Using scan-helper to load plugin %s", filename);
1165 if (!_priv_gst_plugin_loader_funcs.load (context->helper,
1166 filename, file_size, file_mtime)) {
1167 g_warning ("External plugin loader failed. This most likely means that "
1168 "the plugin loader helper binary was not found or could not be run. "
1169 "You might need to set the GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER environment variable "
1170 "if your setup is unusual. This should normally not be required "
1172 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED;
1176 /* Check if the helper is disabled (or just got disabled above) */
1177 if (context->helper_state == REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_DISABLED) {
1178 /* Load plugin the old fashioned way... */
1180 /* We don't use a GError here because a failure to load some shared
1181 * objects as plugins is normal (particularly in the uninstalled case)
1183 newplugin = _priv_gst_plugin_load_file_for_registry (filename,
1184 context->registry, NULL);
1188 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "marking new plugin %p as registered",
1190 newplugin->registered = TRUE;
1191 gst_object_unref (newplugin);
1194 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
1195 if (!__registry_reuse_plugin_scanner) {
1196 clear_scan_context (context);
1197 context->helper_state = REGISTRY_SCAN_HELPER_NOT_STARTED;
1205 is_blacklisted_hidden_directory (const gchar * dirent)
1207 if (G_LIKELY (dirent[0] != '.'))
1210 /* skip the .debug directory, these contain elf files that are not
1211 * useful or worse, can crash dlopen () */
1212 if (strcmp (dirent, ".debug") == 0)
1215 /* can also skip .git and .deps dirs, those won't contain useful files.
1216 * This speeds up scanning a bit in uninstalled setups. */
1217 if (strcmp (dirent, ".git") == 0 || strcmp (dirent, ".deps") == 0)
1224 gst_registry_scan_path_level (GstRegistryScanContext * context,
1225 const gchar * path, int level)
1228 const gchar *dirent;
1231 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1233 dir = g_dir_open (path, 0, NULL);
1237 while ((dirent = g_dir_read_name (dir))) {
1238 GStatBuf file_status;
1240 filename = g_build_filename (path, dirent, NULL);
1241 if (g_stat (filename, &file_status) < 0) {
1242 /* Plugin will be removed from cache after the scan completes if it
1243 * is still marked 'cached' */
1248 if (file_status.st_mode & S_IFDIR) {
1249 if (G_UNLIKELY (is_blacklisted_hidden_directory (dirent))) {
1250 GST_TRACE_OBJECT (context->registry, "ignoring %s directory", dirent);
1254 /* FIXME 2.0: Don't recurse into directories, this behaviour
1255 * is inconsistent with other PATH environment variables
1258 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "recursing into directory %s",
1260 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_level (context, filename, level - 1);
1262 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "not recursing into directory %s, "
1263 "recursion level too deep", filename);
1268 if (!(file_status.st_mode & S_IFREG)) {
1269 GST_TRACE_OBJECT (context->registry, "%s is not a regular file, ignoring",
1274 if (!g_str_has_suffix (dirent, "." G_MODULE_SUFFIX)
1275 #ifdef GST_EXTRA_MODULE_SUFFIX
1276 && !g_str_has_suffix (dirent, GST_EXTRA_MODULE_SUFFIX)
1279 GST_TRACE_OBJECT (context->registry,
1280 "extension is not recognized as module file, ignoring file %s",
1286 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "file %s looks like a possible module",
1289 /* try to avoid unnecessary plugin-move pain */
1290 if (g_str_has_prefix (dirent, "libgstvalve") ||
1291 g_str_has_prefix (dirent, "libgstselector")) {
1292 GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context->registry, "ignoring old plugin %s which "
1293 "has been merged into the corelements plugin", filename);
1294 /* Plugin will be removed from cache after the scan completes if it
1295 * is still marked 'cached' */
1300 /* plug-ins are considered unique by basename; if the given name
1301 * was already seen by the registry, we ignore it */
1302 plugin = gst_registry_lookup_bn (context->registry, dirent);
1304 gboolean env_vars_changed, deps_changed = FALSE;
1306 if (plugin->registered) {
1307 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry,
1308 "plugin already registered from path \"%s\"",
1309 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
1311 gst_object_unref (plugin);
1315 env_vars_changed = _priv_plugin_deps_env_vars_changed (plugin);
1317 /* If a file with a certain basename is seen on a different path,
1318 * update the plugin to ensure the registry cache will reflect up
1319 * to date information */
1321 if (plugin->file_mtime == file_status.st_mtime &&
1322 plugin->file_size == file_status.st_size && !env_vars_changed &&
1323 !(deps_changed = _priv_plugin_deps_files_changed (plugin)) &&
1324 !strcmp (plugin->filename, filename)) {
1325 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry, "file %s cached", filename);
1326 GST_OBJECT_FLAG_UNSET (plugin, GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED);
1327 GST_LOG_OBJECT (context->registry,
1328 "marking plugin %p as registered as %s", plugin, filename);
1329 plugin->registered = TRUE;
1331 GST_INFO_OBJECT (context->registry, "cached info for %s is stale",
1333 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "mtime %" G_GINT64_FORMAT " != %"
1334 G_GINT64_FORMAT " or size %" G_GINT64_FORMAT " != %"
1335 G_GINT64_FORMAT " or external dependency env_vars changed: %d or"
1336 " external dependencies changed: %d or old path %s != new path %s",
1337 (gint64) plugin->file_mtime, (gint64) file_status.st_mtime,
1338 (gint64) plugin->file_size, (gint64) file_status.st_size,
1339 env_vars_changed, deps_changed, plugin->filename, filename);
1340 gst_registry_remove_plugin (context->registry, plugin);
1341 changed |= gst_registry_scan_plugin_file (context, filename,
1342 file_status.st_size, file_status.st_mtime);
1344 gst_object_unref (plugin);
1347 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "file %s not yet in registry",
1349 changed |= gst_registry_scan_plugin_file (context, filename,
1350 file_status.st_size, file_status.st_mtime);
1362 gst_registry_scan_path_internal (GstRegistryScanContext * context,
1367 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "scanning path %s", path);
1368 changed = gst_registry_scan_path_level (context, path, 10);
1370 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context->registry, "registry changed in path %s: %d", path,
1376 * gst_registry_scan_path:
1377 * @registry: the registry to add found plugins to
1378 * @path: the path to scan
1380 * Scan the given path for plugins to add to the registry. The syntax of the
1381 * path is specific to the registry.
1383 * Returns: %TRUE if registry changed
1386 gst_registry_scan_path (GstRegistry * registry, const gchar * path)
1388 GstRegistryScanContext context;
1391 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
1392 g_return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, FALSE);
1394 init_scan_context (&context, registry);
1396 result = gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, path);
1398 clear_scan_context (&context);
1399 result |= context.changed;
1405 _gst_plugin_feature_filter_plugin_name (GstPluginFeature * feature,
1408 return (strcmp (feature->plugin_name, (gchar *) user_data) == 0);
1412 * gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin:
1413 * @registry: a #GstRegistry.
1414 * @name: a plugin name.
1416 * Retrieves a #GList of features of the plugin with name @name.
1418 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type Gst.PluginFeature): a #GList of
1419 * #GstPluginFeature. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free() after usage.
1422 gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin (GstRegistry * registry,
1425 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), NULL);
1426 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
1428 return gst_registry_feature_filter (registry,
1429 _gst_plugin_feature_filter_plugin_name, FALSE, (gpointer) name);
1432 /* Unref and delete the default registry */
1434 _priv_gst_registry_cleanup (void)
1436 GstRegistry *registry;
1438 g_mutex_lock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
1439 if ((registry = _gst_registry_default) != NULL) {
1440 _gst_registry_default = NULL;
1442 g_mutex_unlock (&_gst_registry_mutex);
1444 /* unref outside of the lock because we can. */
1446 gst_object_unref (registry);
1450 * gst_registry_check_feature_version:
1451 * @registry: a #GstRegistry
1452 * @feature_name: the name of the feature (e.g. "oggdemux")
1453 * @min_major: the minimum major version number
1454 * @min_minor: the minimum minor version number
1455 * @min_micro: the minimum micro version number
1457 * Checks whether a plugin feature by the given name exists in
1458 * @registry and whether its version is at least the
1461 * Returns: %TRUE if the feature could be found and the version is
1462 * the same as the required version or newer, and %FALSE otherwise.
1465 gst_registry_check_feature_version (GstRegistry * registry,
1466 const gchar * feature_name, guint min_major, guint min_minor,
1469 GstPluginFeature *feature;
1470 gboolean ret = FALSE;
1472 g_return_val_if_fail (feature_name != NULL, FALSE);
1474 GST_DEBUG ("Looking up plugin feature '%s'", feature_name);
1476 feature = gst_registry_lookup_feature (registry, feature_name);
1478 ret = gst_plugin_feature_check_version (feature, min_major, min_minor,
1480 gst_object_unref (feature);
1482 GST_DEBUG ("Could not find plugin feature '%s'", feature_name);
1489 load_plugin_func (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
1492 const gchar *filename;
1495 filename = (const gchar *) data;
1496 GST_DEBUG ("Pre-loading plugin %s", filename);
1498 plugin = gst_plugin_load_file (filename, &err);
1501 GST_INFO ("Loaded plugin: \"%s\"", filename);
1503 gst_registry_add_plugin (gst_registry_get (), plugin);
1506 /* Report error to user, and free error */
1507 GST_ERROR ("Failed to load plugin: %s", err->message);
1510 GST_WARNING ("Failed to load plugin: \"%s\"", filename);
1515 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
1516 /* Unref all plugins marked 'cached', to clear old plugins that no
1517 * longer exist. Returns %TRUE if any plugins were removed */
1519 gst_registry_remove_cache_plugins (GstRegistry * registry)
1524 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1526 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), FALSE);
1528 GST_OBJECT_LOCK (registry);
1530 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing cached plugins");
1531 g = registry->priv->plugins;
1535 if (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET (plugin, GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED)) {
1536 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (registry, "removing cached plugin \"%s\"",
1537 GST_STR_NULL (plugin->filename));
1538 registry->priv->plugins = g_list_delete_link (registry->priv->plugins, g);
1539 --registry->priv->n_plugins;
1540 if (G_LIKELY (plugin->basename))
1541 g_hash_table_remove (registry->priv->basename_hash, plugin->basename);
1542 gst_registry_remove_features_for_plugin_unlocked (registry, plugin);
1543 gst_object_unref (plugin);
1549 GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (registry);
1556 REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE = 0,
1557 REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_NOT_CHANGED,
1558 REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_UPDATED
1559 } GstRegistryScanAndUpdateResult;
1562 * scan_and_update_registry:
1563 * @default_registry: the #GstRegistry
1564 * @registry_file: registry filename
1565 * @write_changes: write registry if it has changed?
1567 * Scans for registry changes and eventually updates the registry cache.
1569 * Return: %REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE if the registry could not scanned
1570 * or updated, %REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_NOT_CHANGED if the
1571 * registry is clean and %REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_UPDATED if
1572 * it has been updated and the cache needs to be re-read.
1574 static GstRegistryScanAndUpdateResult
1575 scan_and_update_registry (GstRegistry * default_registry,
1576 const gchar * registry_file, gboolean write_changes, GError ** error)
1578 const gchar *plugin_path;
1579 gboolean changed = FALSE;
1581 GstRegistryScanContext context;
1583 GST_INFO ("Validating plugins from registry cache: %s", registry_file);
1585 init_scan_context (&context, default_registry);
1587 /* It sounds tempting to just compare the mtime of directories with the mtime
1588 * of the registry cache, but it does not work. It would not catch updated
1589 * plugins, which might bring more or less features.
1592 /* scan paths specified via --gst-plugin-path */
1593 GST_DEBUG ("scanning paths added via --gst-plugin-path");
1594 for (l = _priv_gst_plugin_paths; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
1595 GST_INFO ("Scanning plugin path: \"%s\"", (gchar *) l->data);
1596 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, (gchar *) l->data);
1598 /* keep plugin_paths around in case a re-scan is forced later on */
1600 /* GST_PLUGIN_PATH specifies a list of directories to scan for
1601 * additional plugins. These take precedence over the system plugins */
1602 plugin_path = g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0");
1603 if (plugin_path == NULL)
1604 plugin_path = g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH");
1609 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH set to %s", plugin_path);
1610 list = g_strsplit (plugin_path, G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S, 0);
1611 for (i = 0; list[i]; i++) {
1612 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, list[i]);
1616 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_PATH not set");
1619 /* GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH specifies a list of plugins that are always
1620 * loaded by default. If not set, this defaults to the system-installed
1621 * path, and the plugins installed in the user's home directory */
1622 plugin_path = g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0");
1623 if (plugin_path == NULL)
1624 plugin_path = g_getenv ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH");
1625 if (plugin_path == NULL) {
1628 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH not set");
1630 /* plugins in the user's home directory take precedence over
1631 * system-installed ones */
1632 home_plugins = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir (),
1633 "gstreamer-" GST_API_VERSION, "plugins", NULL);
1635 GST_DEBUG ("scanning home plugins %s", home_plugins);
1636 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, home_plugins);
1637 g_free (home_plugins);
1639 /* add the main (installed) library path */
1647 g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module
1648 (_priv_gst_dll_handle);
1650 dir = g_build_filename (base_dir,
1654 "lib", "gstreamer-" GST_API_VERSION, NULL);
1655 GST_DEBUG ("scanning DLL dir %s", dir);
1657 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, dir);
1663 GST_DEBUG ("scanning main plugins %s", PLUGINDIR);
1664 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, PLUGINDIR);
1670 GST_DEBUG ("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH set to %s", plugin_path);
1671 list = g_strsplit (plugin_path, G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S, 0);
1672 for (i = 0; list[i]; i++) {
1673 changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, list[i]);
1678 clear_scan_context (&context);
1679 changed |= context.changed;
1681 /* Remove cached plugins so stale info is cleared. */
1682 changed |= gst_registry_remove_cache_plugins (default_registry);
1685 GST_INFO ("Registry cache has not changed");
1686 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_NOT_CHANGED;
1689 if (!write_changes) {
1690 GST_INFO ("Registry cache changed, but writing is disabled. Not writing.");
1691 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE;
1694 GST_INFO ("Registry cache changed. Writing new registry cache");
1695 if (!priv_gst_registry_binary_write_cache (default_registry,
1696 default_registry->priv->plugins, registry_file)) {
1697 g_set_error (error, GST_CORE_ERROR, GST_CORE_ERROR_FAILED,
1698 _("Error writing registry cache to %s: %s"),
1699 registry_file, g_strerror (errno));
1700 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_FAILURE;
1703 GST_INFO ("Registry cache written successfully");
1704 return REGISTRY_SCAN_AND_UPDATE_SUCCESS_UPDATED;
1708 ensure_current_registry (GError ** error)
1710 gchar *registry_file;
1711 GstRegistry *default_registry;
1712 gboolean ret = TRUE;
1713 gboolean do_update = TRUE;
1714 gboolean have_cache = TRUE;
1716 default_registry = gst_registry_get ();
1718 registry_file = g_strdup (g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY_1_0"));
1719 if (registry_file == NULL)
1720 registry_file = g_strdup (g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY"));
1721 if (registry_file == NULL) {
1722 registry_file = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
1723 "gstreamer-" GST_API_VERSION, "registry." TARGET_CPU ".bin", NULL);
1726 if (!_gst_disable_registry_cache) {
1727 GST_INFO ("reading registry cache: %s", registry_file);
1728 have_cache = priv_gst_registry_binary_read_cache (default_registry,
1730 /* Only ever read the registry cache once, then disable it for
1731 * subsequent updates during the program lifetime */
1732 _gst_disable_registry_cache = TRUE;
1736 do_update = !_priv_gst_disable_registry_update;
1738 const gchar *update_env;
1740 if ((update_env = g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY_UPDATE"))) {
1741 /* do update for any value different from "no" */
1742 do_update = (strcmp (update_env, "no") != 0);
1748 const gchar *reuse_env;
1750 if ((reuse_env = g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY_REUSE_PLUGIN_SCANNER"))) {
1751 /* do reuse for any value different from "no" */
1752 __registry_reuse_plugin_scanner = (strcmp (reuse_env, "no") != 0);
1754 /* now check registry */
1755 GST_DEBUG ("Updating registry cache");
1756 scan_and_update_registry (default_registry, registry_file, TRUE, error);
1758 GST_DEBUG ("Not updating registry cache (disabled)");
1761 g_free (registry_file);
1762 GST_INFO ("registry reading and updating done, result = %d", ret);
1766 #endif /* GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY */
1769 * gst_registry_fork_is_enabled:
1771 * By default GStreamer will perform scanning and rebuilding of the
1772 * registry file using a helper child process.
1774 * Applications might want to disable this behaviour with the
1775 * gst_registry_fork_set_enabled() function, in which case new plugins
1776 * are scanned (and loaded) into the application process.
1778 * Returns: %TRUE if GStreamer will use the child helper process when
1779 * rebuilding the registry.
1782 gst_registry_fork_is_enabled (void)
1784 return _gst_enable_registry_fork;
1788 * gst_registry_fork_set_enabled:
1789 * @enabled: whether rebuilding the registry can use a temporary child helper process.
1791 * Applications might want to disable/enable spawning of a child helper process
1792 * when rebuilding the registry. See gst_registry_fork_is_enabled() for more
1796 gst_registry_fork_set_enabled (gboolean enabled)
1798 _gst_enable_registry_fork = enabled;
1802 * gst_update_registry:
1804 * Forces GStreamer to re-scan its plugin paths and update the default
1807 * Applications will almost never need to call this function, it is only
1808 * useful if the application knows new plugins have been installed (or old
1809 * ones removed) since the start of the application (or, to be precise, the
1810 * first call to gst_init()) and the application wants to make use of any
1811 * newly-installed plugins without restarting the application.
1813 * Applications should assume that the registry update is neither atomic nor
1814 * thread-safe and should therefore not have any dynamic pipelines running
1815 * (including the playbin and decodebin elements) and should also not create
1816 * any elements or access the GStreamer registry while the update is in
1819 * Note that this function may block for a significant amount of time.
1821 * Returns: %TRUE if the registry has been updated successfully (does not
1822 * imply that there were changes), otherwise %FALSE.
1825 gst_update_registry (void)
1829 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY
1830 if (!_priv_gst_disable_registry) {
1833 res = ensure_current_registry (&err);
1835 GST_WARNING ("registry update failed: %s", err->message);
1838 GST_LOG ("registry update succeeded");
1841 GST_INFO ("registry update disabled by environment");
1846 GST_WARNING ("registry update failed: %s", "registry disabled");
1848 #endif /* GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY */
1850 if (_priv_gst_preload_plugins) {
1851 GST_DEBUG ("Preloading indicated plugins...");
1852 g_slist_foreach (_priv_gst_preload_plugins, load_plugin_func, NULL);
1859 * gst_registry_get_feature_list_cookie:
1860 * @registry: the registry
1862 * Returns the registry's feature list cookie. This changes
1863 * every time a feature is added or removed from the registry.
1865 * Returns: the feature list cookie.
1868 gst_registry_get_feature_list_cookie (GstRegistry * registry)
1870 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REGISTRY (registry), 0);
1872 return registry->priv->cookie;