2 * Copyright (C) 2003 Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
4 * gsttypefind.c: typefinding subsystem
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23 * @short_description: Stream type detection
27 #include "gst_private.h"
29 #include "gsttypefind.h"
30 #include "gstregistry.h"
31 #include "gsttypefindfactory.h"
33 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (gst_type_find_debug);
34 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_type_find_debug
37 * gst_type_find_register:
38 * @plugin: the GstPlugin to register with
39 * @name: the name for registering
40 * @rank: rank (or importance) of this typefind function
41 * @func: the function to use for typefinding
42 * @extensions: optional extensions that could belong to this type
43 * @possible_caps: optionally the caps that could be returned when typefinding succeeds
44 * @data: optional user data. This user data must be available until the plugin
47 * Registers a new typefind function to be used for typefinding. After
48 * registering this function will be available for typefinding.
49 * This function is typically called during an element's plugin initialization.
51 * Returns: TRUE on success, FALSE otherwise
54 gst_type_find_register (GstPlugin * plugin, const gchar * name, guint rank,
55 GstTypeFindFunction func, gchar ** extensions,
56 const GstCaps * possible_caps, gpointer data)
58 GstTypeFindFactory *factory;
60 g_return_val_if_fail (plugin != NULL, FALSE);
61 g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, FALSE);
62 g_return_val_if_fail (func != NULL, FALSE);
64 GST_INFO ("registering typefind function for %s", name);
66 factory = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY, NULL);
67 GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (factory, "using new typefind factory for %s", name);
68 g_assert (GST_IS_TYPE_FIND_FACTORY (factory));
69 gst_plugin_feature_set_name (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory), name);
71 gst_plugin_feature_set_rank (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory), rank);
72 if (factory->extensions)
73 g_strfreev (factory->extensions);
75 factory->extensions = g_strdupv (extensions);
76 gst_caps_replace (&factory->caps, (GstCaps *) possible_caps);
77 factory->function = func;
78 factory->user_data = data;
79 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->plugin_name = g_strdup (plugin->desc.name);
80 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->loaded = TRUE;
82 gst_registry_add_feature (gst_registry_get_default (),
83 GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory));
88 /*** typefind function interface **********************************************/
92 * @find: the find object the function was called with
94 * @size: the number of bytes to return
96 * Returns size bytes of the stream to identify beginning at offset. If offset
97 * is a positive number, the offset is relative to the beginning of the stream,
98 * if offset is a negative number the offset is relative to the end of the
99 * stream. The returned memory is valid until the typefinding function returns
100 * and must not be freed.
101 * If NULL is returned, that data is not available.
103 * Returns: the requested data or NULL if that data is not available.
106 gst_type_find_peek (GstTypeFind * find, gint64 offset, guint size)
108 g_return_val_if_fail (find->peek != NULL, NULL);
110 return find->peek (find->data, offset, size);
114 * gst_type_find_suggest:
115 * @find: the find object the function was called with
116 * @probability: the probability in percent that the suggestion is right
117 * @caps: the fixed caps to suggest
119 * If a typefind function calls this function it suggests the caps with the
120 * given probability. A typefind function may supply different suggestions
122 * It is up to the caller of the typefind function to interpret these values.
125 gst_type_find_suggest (GstTypeFind * find, guint probability,
126 const GstCaps * caps)
128 g_return_if_fail (find->suggest != NULL);
129 g_return_if_fail (probability <= 100);
130 g_return_if_fail (caps != NULL);
131 g_return_if_fail (gst_caps_is_fixed (caps));
133 find->suggest (find->data, probability, caps);
137 * gst_type_find_get_length:
138 * @find: the find object the function was called with
140 * Get the length of the data stream.
142 * Returns: the length of the data stream or 0 if it is not available.
145 gst_type_find_get_length (GstTypeFind * find)
147 if (find->get_length == NULL)
150 return find->get_length (find->data);