2 * Copyright (C) 2003 Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
4 * gsttypefind.c: typefinding subsystem
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24 * @short_description: Stream type detection
26 * The following functions allow you to detect the media type of an unknown
30 #include "gst_private.h"
32 #include "gsttypefind.h"
33 #include "gstregistry.h"
34 #include "gsttypefindfactory.h"
36 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (type_find_debug);
37 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT type_find_debug
39 G_DEFINE_POINTER_TYPE (GstTypeFind, gst_type_find);
42 * gst_type_find_register:
43 * @plugin: (allow-none): A #GstPlugin, or %NULL for a static typefind function
44 * @name: The name for registering
45 * @rank: The rank (or importance) of this typefind function
46 * @func: The #GstTypeFindFunction to use
47 * @extensions: (allow-none): Optional comma-separated list of extensions
48 * that could belong to this type
49 * @possible_caps: Optionally the caps that could be returned when typefinding
51 * @data: Optional user data. This user data must be available until the plugin
53 * @data_notify: a #GDestroyNotify that will be called on @data when the plugin
56 * Registers a new typefind function to be used for typefinding. After
57 * registering this function will be available for typefinding.
58 * This function is typically called during an element's plugin initialization.
60 * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE otherwise
63 gst_type_find_register (GstPlugin * plugin, const gchar * name, guint rank,
64 GstTypeFindFunction func, const gchar * extensions,
65 GstCaps * possible_caps, gpointer data, GDestroyNotify data_notify)
67 GstTypeFindFactory *factory;
69 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, FALSE);
71 GST_INFO ("registering typefind function for %s", name);
73 factory = g_object_newv (GST_TYPE_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY, 0, NULL);
74 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (factory, "using new typefind factory for %s", name);
75 g_assert (GST_IS_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY (factory));
77 gst_plugin_feature_set_name (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory), name);
78 gst_plugin_feature_set_rank (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory), rank);
80 if (factory->extensions) {
81 g_strfreev (factory->extensions);
82 factory->extensions = NULL;
85 factory->extensions = g_strsplit (extensions, ",", -1);
87 gst_caps_replace (&factory->caps, possible_caps);
88 factory->function = func;
89 factory->user_data = data;
90 factory->user_data_notify = data_notify;
91 if (plugin && plugin->desc.name) {
92 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin_name = plugin->desc.name; /* interned string */
93 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin = plugin;
94 g_object_add_weak_pointer ((GObject *) plugin,
95 (gpointer *) & GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin);
97 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin_name = "NULL";
98 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->plugin = NULL;
100 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory)->loaded = TRUE;
102 gst_registry_add_feature (gst_registry_get (),
103 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_CAST (factory));
108 /*** typefind function interface **********************************************/
111 * gst_type_find_peek:
112 * @find: The #GstTypeFind object the function was called with
113 * @offset: The offset
114 * @size: The number of bytes to return
116 * Returns the @size bytes of the stream to identify beginning at offset. If
117 * offset is a positive number, the offset is relative to the beginning of the
118 * stream, if offset is a negative number the offset is relative to the end of
119 * the stream. The returned memory is valid until the typefinding function
120 * returns and must not be freed.
122 * Returns: (transfer none) (array length=size): the requested data, or %NULL
123 * if that data is not available.
126 gst_type_find_peek (GstTypeFind * find, gint64 offset, guint size)
128 g_return_val_if_fail (find->peek != NULL, NULL);
130 return find->peek (find->data, offset, size);
134 * gst_type_find_suggest:
135 * @find: The #GstTypeFind object the function was called with
136 * @probability: The probability in percent that the suggestion is right
137 * @caps: The fixed #GstCaps to suggest
139 * If a #GstTypeFindFunction calls this function it suggests the caps with the
140 * given probability. A #GstTypeFindFunction may supply different suggestions
142 * It is up to the caller of the #GstTypeFindFunction to interpret these values.
145 gst_type_find_suggest (GstTypeFind * find, guint probability, GstCaps * caps)
147 g_return_if_fail (find->suggest != NULL);
148 g_return_if_fail (probability <= 100);
149 g_return_if_fail (caps != NULL);
150 g_return_if_fail (gst_caps_is_fixed (caps));
152 find->suggest (find->data, probability, caps);
156 * gst_type_find_suggest_simple:
157 * @find: The #GstTypeFind object the function was called with
158 * @probability: The probability in percent that the suggestion is right
159 * @media_type: the media type of the suggested caps
160 * @fieldname: (allow-none): first field of the suggested caps, or %NULL
161 * @...: additional arguments to the suggested caps in the same format as the
162 * arguments passed to gst_structure_new() (ie. triplets of field name,
163 * field GType and field value)
165 * If a #GstTypeFindFunction calls this function it suggests the caps with the
166 * given probability. A #GstTypeFindFunction may supply different suggestions
167 * in one call. It is up to the caller of the #GstTypeFindFunction to interpret
170 * This function is similar to gst_type_find_suggest(), only that instead of
171 * passing a #GstCaps argument you can create the caps on the fly in the same
172 * way as you can with gst_caps_new_simple().
174 * Make sure you terminate the list of arguments with a %NULL argument and that
175 * the values passed have the correct type (in terms of width in bytes when
176 * passed to the vararg function - this applies particularly to gdouble and
177 * guint64 arguments).
180 gst_type_find_suggest_simple (GstTypeFind * find, guint probability,
181 const char *media_type, const char *fieldname, ...)
183 GstStructure *structure;
187 g_return_if_fail (find->suggest != NULL);
188 g_return_if_fail (probability <= 100);
189 g_return_if_fail (media_type != NULL);
191 caps = gst_caps_new_empty ();
193 va_start (var_args, fieldname);
194 structure = gst_structure_new_valist (media_type, fieldname, var_args);
197 gst_caps_append_structure (caps, structure);
198 g_return_if_fail (gst_caps_is_fixed (caps));
200 find->suggest (find->data, probability, caps);
201 gst_caps_unref (caps);
205 * gst_type_find_get_length:
206 * @find: The #GstTypeFind the function was called with
208 * Get the length of the data stream.
210 * Returns: The length of the data stream, or 0 if it is not available.
213 gst_type_find_get_length (GstTypeFind * find)
215 if (find->get_length == NULL)
218 return find->get_length (find->data);