2 * Copyright (C) 2010 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>
4 * gstbufferpool.h: Header for GstBufferPool object
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23 #ifndef __GST_BUFFER_POOL_H__
24 #define __GST_BUFFER_POOL_H__
26 #include <gst/gstminiobject.h>
27 #include <gst/gstpad.h>
28 #include <gst/gstbuffer.h>
32 typedef struct _GstBufferPoolPrivate GstBufferPoolPrivate;
33 typedef struct _GstBufferPoolClass GstBufferPoolClass;
35 #define GST_TYPE_BUFFER_POOL (gst_buffer_pool_get_type())
36 #define GST_IS_BUFFER_POOL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_BUFFER_POOL))
37 #define GST_IS_BUFFER_POOL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_BUFFER_POOL))
38 #define GST_BUFFER_POOL_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_BUFFER_POOL, GstBufferPoolClass))
39 #define GST_BUFFER_POOL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_BUFFER_POOL, GstBufferPool))
40 #define GST_BUFFER_POOL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_BUFFER_POOL, GstBufferPoolClass))
41 #define GST_BUFFER_POOL_CAST(obj) ((GstBufferPool *)(obj))
44 * GstBufferPoolAcquireFlags:
45 * @GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_NONE: no flags
46 * @GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_KEY_UNIT: buffer is keyframe
47 * @GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_DONTWAIT: when the bufferpool is empty, acquire_buffer
48 * will by default block until a buffer is released into the pool again. Setting
49 * this flag makes acquire_buffer return #GST_FLOW_EOS instead of blocking.
50 * @GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_DISCONT: buffer is discont
51 * @GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_LAST: last flag, subclasses can use private flags
52 * starting from this value.
54 * Additional flags to control the allocation of a buffer
57 GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_NONE = 0,
58 GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_KEY_UNIT = (1 << 0),
59 GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_DONTWAIT = (1 << 1),
60 GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_DISCONT = (1 << 2),
61 GST_BUFFER_POOL_ACQUIRE_FLAG_LAST = (1 << 16),
62 } GstBufferPoolAcquireFlags;
64 typedef struct _GstBufferPoolAcquireParams GstBufferPoolAcquireParams;
67 * GstBufferPoolAcquireParams:
68 * @format: the format of @start and @stop
69 * @start: the start position
70 * @stop: the stop position
71 * @flags: additional flags
73 * Parameters passed to the gst_buffer_pool_acquire_buffer() function to control the
74 * allocation of the buffer.
76 * The default implementation ignores the @start and @stop members but other
77 * implementations can use this extra information to decide what buffer to
80 struct _GstBufferPoolAcquireParams {
84 GstBufferPoolAcquireFlags flags;
87 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
91 * GST_BUFFER_POOL_IS_FLUSHING:
92 * @pool: a GstBufferPool
94 * Check if the bufferpool is flushing. Subclasses might want to check the
95 * state of the pool in the acquire function.
97 #define GST_BUFFER_POOL_IS_FLUSHING(pool) (g_atomic_int_get (&pool->flushing))
101 * @object: the parent structure
102 * @flushing: whether the pool is currently gathering back outstanding buffers
104 * The structure of a #GstBufferPool. Use the associated macros to access the public
107 struct _GstBufferPool {
114 GstBufferPoolPrivate *priv;
116 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
120 * GstBufferPoolClass:
121 * @object_class: Object parent class
123 * The #GstBufferPool class.
125 struct _GstBufferPoolClass {
126 GstObjectClass object_class;
131 * GstBufferPoolClass::get_options:
132 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
134 * Get a list of options supported by this pool
136 * Returns: (array zero-terminated=1) (transfer none): a %NULL terminated array
139 const gchar ** (*get_options) (GstBufferPool *pool);
142 * GstBufferPoolClass::set_config:
143 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
144 * @config: the required configuration
146 * Apply the bufferpool configuration. The default configuration will parse
147 * the default config parameters.
149 * Returns: whether the configuration could be set.
151 gboolean (*set_config) (GstBufferPool *pool, GstStructure *config);
154 * GstBufferPoolClass::start:
155 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
157 * Start the bufferpool. The default implementation will preallocate
158 * min-buffers buffers and put them in the queue.
160 * Returns: whether the pool could be started.
162 gboolean (*start) (GstBufferPool *pool);
165 * GstBufferPoolClass::stop:
166 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
168 * Stop the bufferpool. the default implementation will free the
169 * preallocated buffers. This function is called when all the buffers are
170 * returned to the pool.
172 * Returns: whether the pool could be stopped.
174 gboolean (*stop) (GstBufferPool *pool);
177 * GstBufferPoolClass::acquire_buffer:
178 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
179 * @buffer: (out) (transfer full) (nullable): a location for a #GstBuffer
180 * @params: (transfer none) (nullable): parameters.
182 * Get a new buffer from the pool. The default implementation
183 * will take a buffer from the queue and optionally wait for a buffer to
184 * be released when there are no buffers available.
186 * Returns: a #GstFlowReturn such as %GST_FLOW_FLUSHING when the pool is
189 GstFlowReturn (*acquire_buffer) (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer **buffer,
190 GstBufferPoolAcquireParams *params);
193 * GstBufferPoolClass::alloc_buffer:
194 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
195 * @buffer: (out) (transfer full) (nullable): a location for a #GstBuffer
196 * @params: (transfer none) (nullable): parameters.
198 * Allocate a buffer. the default implementation allocates
199 * buffers from the configured memory allocator and with the configured
200 * parameters. All metadata that is present on the allocated buffer will
201 * be marked as #GST_META_FLAG_POOLED and #GST_META_FLAG_LOCKED and will
202 * not be removed from the buffer in #GstBufferPoolClass::reset_buffer.
203 * The buffer should have the #GST_BUFFER_FLAG_TAG_MEMORY cleared.
205 * Returns: a #GstFlowReturn to indicate whether the allocation was
208 GstFlowReturn (*alloc_buffer) (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer **buffer,
209 GstBufferPoolAcquireParams *params);
212 * GstBufferPoolClass::reset_buffer:
213 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
214 * @buffer: the #GstBuffer to reset
216 * Reset the buffer to its state when it was freshly allocated.
217 * The default implementation will clear the flags, timestamps and
218 * will remove the metadata without the #GST_META_FLAG_POOLED flag (even
219 * the metadata with #GST_META_FLAG_LOCKED). If the
220 * #GST_BUFFER_FLAG_TAG_MEMORY was set, this function can also try to
221 * restore the memory and clear the #GST_BUFFER_FLAG_TAG_MEMORY again.
223 void (*reset_buffer) (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer *buffer);
226 * GstBufferPoolClass::release_buffer:
227 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
228 * @buffer: the #GstBuffer to release
230 * Release a buffer back in the pool. The default implementation
231 * will put the buffer back in the queue and notify any
232 * blocking #GstBufferPoolClass::acquire_buffer calls when the
233 * #GST_BUFFER_FLAG_TAG_MEMORY is not set on the buffer.
234 * If #GST_BUFFER_FLAG_TAG_MEMORY is set, the buffer will be freed with
235 * #GstBufferPoolClass::free_buffer.
237 void (*release_buffer) (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer *buffer);
240 * GstBufferPoolClass::free_buffer:
241 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
242 * @buffer: the #GstBuffer to free
244 * Free a buffer. The default implementation unrefs the buffer.
246 void (*free_buffer) (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer *buffer);
249 * GstBufferPoolClass::flush_start:
250 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
252 * Enter the flushing state.
256 void (*flush_start) (GstBufferPool *pool);
259 * GstBufferPoolClass::flush_stop:
260 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool
262 * Leave the flushing state.
266 void (*flush_stop) (GstBufferPool *pool);
269 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING - 2];
273 GType gst_buffer_pool_get_type (void);
278 GstBufferPool * gst_buffer_pool_new (void);
280 /* state management */
283 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_set_active (GstBufferPool *pool, gboolean active);
286 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_is_active (GstBufferPool *pool);
289 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_set_config (GstBufferPool *pool, GstStructure *config);
292 GstStructure * gst_buffer_pool_get_config (GstBufferPool *pool);
295 const gchar ** gst_buffer_pool_get_options (GstBufferPool *pool);
298 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_has_option (GstBufferPool *pool, const gchar *option);
301 void gst_buffer_pool_set_flushing (GstBufferPool *pool, gboolean flushing);
303 /* helpers for configuring the config structure */
306 void gst_buffer_pool_config_set_params (GstStructure *config, GstCaps *caps,
307 guint size, guint min_buffers, guint max_buffers);
310 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_config_get_params (GstStructure *config, GstCaps **caps,
311 guint *size, guint *min_buffers, guint *max_buffers);
314 void gst_buffer_pool_config_set_allocator (GstStructure *config, GstAllocator *allocator,
315 const GstAllocationParams *params);
318 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_config_get_allocator (GstStructure *config, GstAllocator **allocator,
319 GstAllocationParams *params);
324 guint gst_buffer_pool_config_n_options (GstStructure *config);
327 void gst_buffer_pool_config_add_option (GstStructure *config, const gchar *option);
330 const gchar * gst_buffer_pool_config_get_option (GstStructure *config, guint index);
333 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_config_has_option (GstStructure *config, const gchar *option);
336 gboolean gst_buffer_pool_config_validate_params (GstStructure *config, GstCaps *caps,
337 guint size, guint min_buffers, guint max_buffers);
339 /* buffer management */
342 GstFlowReturn gst_buffer_pool_acquire_buffer (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer **buffer,
343 GstBufferPoolAcquireParams *params);
346 void gst_buffer_pool_release_buffer (GstBufferPool *pool, GstBuffer *buffer);
350 #endif /* __GST_BUFFER_POOL_H__ */