parser: update for childproxy api changes
[platform/upstream/gstreamer.git] / gst / parse / grammar.y
index a86531a..b48072e 100644 (file)
 %{
+#include "../gst_private.h"
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "../gst-i18n-lib.h"
+
+#include "../gstconfig.h"
 #include "../gstparse.h"
+#include "../gstinfo.h"
+#include "../gsterror.h"
+#include "../gststructure.h"
+#include "../gsturi.h"
+#include "../gstutils.h"
+#include "../gstvalue.h"
+#include "../gstchildproxy.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
-#define YYDEBUG 1
+/* All error messages in this file are user-visible and need to be translated.
+ * Don't start the message with a capital, and don't end them with a period,
+ * as they will be presented inside a sentence/error.
+ */
+
 #define YYERROR_VERBOSE 1
-#define YYPARSE_PARAM pgraph
+#define YYLEX_PARAM scanner
+
+#define YYENABLE_NLS 0
+
+#ifndef YYLTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL
+#define YYLTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL 0
+#endif
+
+typedef void* yyscan_t;
+
+int priv_gst_parse_yylex (void * yylval_param , yyscan_t yyscanner);
+int priv_gst_parse_yylex_init (yyscan_t scanner);
+int priv_gst_parse_yylex_destroy (yyscan_t scanner);
+struct yy_buffer_state * priv_gst_parse_yy_scan_string (char* , yyscan_t);
+void _gst_parse_yypush_buffer_state (void * new_buffer ,yyscan_t yyscanner );
+void _gst_parse_yypop_buffer_state (yyscan_t yyscanner );
+
+#ifdef __GST_PARSE_TRACE
+static guint __strings;
+static guint __links;
+static guint __chains;
+gchar *
+__gst_parse_strdup (gchar *org)
+{
+  gchar *ret;
+  __strings++;
+  ret = g_strdup (org);
+  /* g_print ("ALLOCATED STR   (%3u): %p %s\n", __strings, ret, ret); */
+  return ret;
+}
+void
+__gst_parse_strfree (gchar *str)
+{
+  if (str) {
+    /* g_print ("FREEING STR     (%3u): %p %s\n", __strings - 1, str, str); */
+    g_free (str);
+    g_return_if_fail (__strings > 0);
+    __strings--;
+  }
+}
+link_t *__gst_parse_link_new ()
+{
+  link_t *ret;
+  __links++;
+  ret = g_slice_new0 (link_t);
+  /* g_print ("ALLOCATED LINK  (%3u): %p\n", __links, ret); */
+  return ret;
+}
+void
+__gst_parse_link_free (link_t *data)
+{
+  if (data) {
+    /* g_print ("FREEING LINK    (%3u): %p\n", __links - 1, data); */
+    g_slice_free (link_t, data);
+    g_return_if_fail (__links > 0);
+    __links--;
+  }
+}
+chain_t *
+__gst_parse_chain_new ()
+{
+  chain_t *ret;
+  __chains++;
+  ret = g_slice_new0 (chain_t);
+  /* g_print ("ALLOCATED CHAIN (%3u): %p\n", __chains, ret); */
+  return ret;
+}
+void
+__gst_parse_chain_free (chain_t *data)
+{
+  /* g_print ("FREEING CHAIN   (%3u): %p\n", __chains - 1, data); */
+  g_slice_free (chain_t, data);
+  g_return_if_fail (__chains > 0);
+  __chains--;
+}
+
+#endif /* __GST_PARSE_TRACE */
+
+typedef struct {
+  gchar *src_pad;
+  gchar *sink_pad;
+  GstElement *sink;
+  GstCaps *caps;
+  gulong signal_id;
+} DelayedLink;
+
+typedef struct {
+  gchar *name;
+  gchar *value_str;
+  gulong signal_id;
+} DelayedSet;
+
+/*** define SET_ERROR macro/function */
+
+#ifdef G_HAVE_ISO_VARARGS
+
+#  define SET_ERROR(error, type, ...) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+  GST_CAT_ERROR (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, __VA_ARGS__); \
+  if ((error) && !*(error)) { \
+    g_set_error ((error), GST_PARSE_ERROR, (type), __VA_ARGS__); \
+  } \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+#elif defined(G_HAVE_GNUC_VARARGS)
+
+#  define SET_ERROR(error, type, args...) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+  GST_CAT_ERROR (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, args ); \
+  if ((error) && !*(error)) { \
+    g_set_error ((error), GST_PARSE_ERROR, (type), args ); \
+  } \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+#else
+
+static inline void
+SET_ERROR (GError **error, gint type, const char *format, ...)
+{
+  if (error) {
+    if (*error) {
+      g_warning ("error while parsing");
+    } else {
+      va_list varargs;
+      char *string;
+
+      va_start (varargs, format);
+      string = g_strdup_vprintf (format, varargs);
+      va_end (varargs);
+
+      g_set_error (error, GST_PARSE_ERROR, type, string);
+
+      g_free (string);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* G_HAVE_ISO_VARARGS */
+
+/*** define YYPRINTF macro/function if we're debugging */
+
+/* bison 1.35 calls this macro with side effects, we need to make sure the
+   side effects work - crappy bison */
+
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
+#  define YYDEBUG 1
+
+#  ifdef G_HAVE_ISO_VARARGS
+
+/* #  define YYFPRINTF(a, ...) GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, __VA_ARGS__) */
+#    define YYFPRINTF(a, ...) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+     GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, __VA_ARGS__); \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+#  elif defined(G_HAVE_GNUC_VARARGS)
+
+#    define YYFPRINTF(a, args...) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+     GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, args); \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+#  else
+
+static inline void
+YYPRINTF(const char *format, ...)
+{
+  va_list varargs;
+  gchar *temp;
+
+  va_start (varargs, format);
+  temp = g_strdup_vprintf (format, varargs);
+  GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "%s", temp);
+  g_free (temp);
+  va_end (varargs);
+}
+
+#  endif /* G_HAVE_ISO_VARARGS */
+
+#endif /* GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG */
+
+#define ADD_MISSING_ELEMENT(graph,name) G_STMT_START {                      \
+    if ((graph)->ctx) {                                                     \
+      (graph)->ctx->missing_elements =                                      \
+          g_list_append ((graph)->ctx->missing_elements, g_strdup (name));  \
+    } } G_STMT_END
+
+static void
+no_free (gconstpointer foo)
+{
+  /* do nothing */
+}
+
+#define GST_BIN_MAKE(res, type, chainval, assign, type_string_free_func) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+  chain_t *chain = chainval; \
+  GSList *walk; \
+  GstBin *bin = (GstBin *) gst_element_factory_make (type, NULL); \
+  if (!chain) { \
+    SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_EMPTY_BIN, \
+        _("specified empty bin \"%s\", not allowed"), type); \
+    g_slist_foreach (assign, (GFunc) gst_parse_strfree, NULL); \
+    g_slist_free (assign); \
+    gst_object_unref (bin); \
+    type_string_free_func (type); /* Need to clean up the string */ \
+    YYERROR; \
+  } else if (!bin) { \
+    ADD_MISSING_ELEMENT(graph, type); \
+    SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, \
+        _("no bin \"%s\", skipping"), type); \
+    g_slist_foreach (assign, (GFunc) gst_parse_strfree, NULL); \
+    g_slist_free (assign); \
+    res = chain; \
+  } else { \
+    for (walk = chain->elements; walk; walk = walk->next ) \
+      gst_bin_add (bin, GST_ELEMENT (walk->data)); \
+    g_slist_free (chain->elements); \
+    chain->elements = g_slist_prepend (NULL, bin); \
+    res = chain; \
+    /* set the properties now */ \
+    for (walk = assign; walk; walk = walk->next) \
+      gst_parse_element_set ((gchar *) walk->data, GST_ELEMENT (bin), graph); \
+    g_slist_free (assign); \
+  } \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+#define MAKE_LINK(link, _src, _src_name, _src_pads, _sink, _sink_name, _sink_pads) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+  link = gst_parse_link_new (); \
+  link->src = _src; \
+  link->sink = _sink; \
+  link->src_name = _src_name; \
+  link->sink_name = _sink_name; \
+  link->src_pads = _src_pads; \
+  link->sink_pads = _sink_pads; \
+  link->caps = NULL; \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+#define MAKE_REF(link, _src, _pads) \
+G_STMT_START { \
+  gchar *padname = _src; \
+  GSList *pads = _pads; \
+  if (padname) { \
+    while (*padname != '.') padname++; \
+    *padname = '\0'; \
+    padname++; \
+    if (*padname != '\0') \
+      pads = g_slist_prepend (pads, gst_parse_strdup (padname)); \
+  } \
+  MAKE_LINK (link, NULL, _src, pads, NULL, NULL, NULL); \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+static void
+gst_parse_free_delayed_set (DelayedSet *set)
+{
+  g_free(set->name);
+  g_free(set->value_str);
+  g_slice_free(DelayedSet, set);
+}
+
+static void gst_parse_new_child(GstChildProxy *child_proxy, GObject *object,
+                                gpointer data);
+
+static void
+gst_parse_add_delayed_set (GstElement *element, gchar *name, gchar *value_str)
+{
+  DelayedSet *data = g_slice_new0 (DelayedSet);
+
+  GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, element, "delaying property set %s to %s",
+    name, value_str);
+
+  data->name = g_strdup(name);
+  data->value_str = g_strdup(value_str);
+  data->signal_id = g_signal_connect_data(element, "child-added",
+      G_CALLBACK (gst_parse_new_child), data, (GClosureNotify)
+      gst_parse_free_delayed_set, (GConnectFlags) 0);
+
+  /* FIXME: we would need to listen on all intermediate bins too */
+  if (GST_IS_BIN (element)) {
+    gchar **names, **current;
+    GstElement *parent, *child;
+
+    current = names = g_strsplit (name, "::", -1);
+    parent = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN_CAST (element), current[0]);
+    current++;
+    while (parent && current[0]) {
+      child = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (parent), current[0]);
+      if (!child && current[1]) {
+        char *sub_name = g_strjoinv ("::", &current[0]);
+
+        gst_parse_add_delayed_set(parent, sub_name, value_str);
+        g_free (sub_name);
+      }
+      parent = child;
+      current++;
+    }
+    g_strfreev (names);
+  }
+}
+
+static void gst_parse_new_child(GstChildProxy *child_proxy, GObject *object,
+                                gpointer data)
+{
+  DelayedSet *set = (DelayedSet *) data;
+  GParamSpec *pspec;
+  GValue v = { 0, };
+  GstObject *target = NULL;
+  GType value_type;
+
+  GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, child_proxy, "new child %s, checking property %s",
+      GST_OBJECT_NAME(object), set->name);
+
+  if (gst_child_proxy_lookup (G_OBJECT (child_proxy), set->name, &target, &pspec)) {
+    gboolean got_value = FALSE;
+
+    value_type = pspec->value_type;
+
+    GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, child_proxy, "parsing delayed property %s as a %s from %s",
+      pspec->name, g_type_name (value_type), set->value_str);
+    g_value_init (&v, value_type);
+    if (gst_value_deserialize (&v, set->value_str))
+      got_value = TRUE;
+    else if (g_type_is_a (value_type, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT)) {
+       GstElement *bin;
 
-static int yylex (void *lvalp);
-static int yyerror (const char *s);
+       bin = gst_parse_bin_from_description (set->value_str, TRUE, NULL);
+       if (bin) {
+         g_value_set_object (&v, bin);
+         got_value = TRUE;
+       }
+    }
+    g_signal_handler_disconnect (child_proxy, set->signal_id);
+    if (!got_value)
+      goto error;
+    g_object_set_property (G_OBJECT (target), pspec->name, &v);
+  } else {
+    const gchar *obj_name = GST_OBJECT_NAME(object);
+    gint len = strlen (obj_name);
+
+    /* do a delayed set */
+    if ((strlen (set->name) > (len + 2)) && !strncmp (set->name, obj_name, len) && !strncmp (&set->name[len], "::", 2)) {
+      gst_parse_add_delayed_set (GST_ELEMENT(child_proxy), set->name, set->value_str);
+    }
+  }
+
+out:
+  if (G_IS_VALUE (&v))
+    g_value_unset (&v);
+  if (target)
+    gst_object_unref (target);
+  return;
+
+error:
+  GST_CAT_ERROR (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "could not set property \"%s\" in element \"%s\"",
+        pspec->name, GST_ELEMENT_NAME (target));
+  goto out;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_parse_element_set (gchar *value, GstElement *element, graph_t *graph)
+{
+  GParamSpec *pspec;
+  gchar *pos = value;
+  GValue v = { 0, };
+  GstObject *target = NULL;
+  GType value_type;
+
+  /* do nothing if assignment is for missing element */
+  if (element == NULL)
+    goto out;
+
+  /* parse the string, so the property name is null-terminated an pos points
+     to the beginning of the value */
+  while (!g_ascii_isspace (*pos) && (*pos != '=')) pos++;
+  if (*pos == '=') {
+    *pos = '\0';
+  } else {
+    *pos = '\0';
+    pos++;
+    while (g_ascii_isspace (*pos)) pos++;
+  }
+  pos++;
+  while (g_ascii_isspace (*pos)) pos++;
+  if (*pos == '"') {
+    pos++;
+    pos[strlen (pos) - 1] = '\0';
+  }
+  gst_parse_unescape (pos);
+
+  if (gst_child_proxy_lookup (G_OBJECT (element), value, &target, &pspec)) {
+    gboolean got_value = FALSE;
+
+    value_type = pspec->value_type;
+
+    GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, element, "parsing property %s as a %s", pspec->name,
+      g_type_name (value_type));
+    g_value_init (&v, value_type);
+    if (gst_value_deserialize (&v, pos))
+      got_value = TRUE;
+    else if (g_type_is_a (value_type, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT)) {
+       GstElement *bin;
+
+       bin = gst_parse_bin_from_description (pos, TRUE, NULL);
+       if (bin) {
+         g_value_set_object (&v, bin);
+         got_value = TRUE;
+       }
+    }
+    if (!got_value)
+      goto error;
+    g_object_set_property (G_OBJECT (target), pspec->name, &v);
+  } else {
+    /* do a delayed set */
+    if (GST_IS_CHILD_PROXY (element)) {
+      gst_parse_add_delayed_set (element, value, pos);
+    }
+    else {
+      SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PROPERTY, \
+          _("no property \"%s\" in element \"%s\""), value, \
+          GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));
+    }
+  }
+
+out:
+  gst_parse_strfree (value);
+  if (G_IS_VALUE (&v))
+    g_value_unset (&v);
+  if (target)
+    gst_object_unref (target);
+  return;
+
+error:
+  SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_COULD_NOT_SET_PROPERTY,
+         _("could not set property \"%s\" in element \"%s\" to \"%s\""),
+        value, GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element), pos);
+  goto out;
+}
+
+static inline void
+gst_parse_free_link (link_t *link)
+{
+  gst_parse_strfree (link->src_name);
+  gst_parse_strfree (link->sink_name);
+  g_slist_foreach (link->src_pads, (GFunc) gst_parse_strfree, NULL);
+  g_slist_foreach (link->sink_pads, (GFunc) gst_parse_strfree, NULL);
+  g_slist_free (link->src_pads);
+  g_slist_free (link->sink_pads);
+  if (link->caps) gst_caps_unref (link->caps);
+  gst_parse_link_free (link);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_parse_free_delayed_link (DelayedLink *link)
+{
+  g_free (link->src_pad);
+  g_free (link->sink_pad);
+  if (link->caps) gst_caps_unref (link->caps);
+  g_slice_free (DelayedLink, link);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_parse_found_pad (GstElement *src, GstPad *pad, gpointer data)
+{
+  DelayedLink *link = data;
+
+  GST_CAT_INFO (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "trying delayed linking %s:%s to %s:%s",
+                GST_STR_NULL (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src)), GST_STR_NULL (link->src_pad),
+                GST_STR_NULL (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (link->sink)), GST_STR_NULL (link->sink_pad));
+
+  if (gst_element_link_pads_filtered (src, link->src_pad, link->sink,
+      link->sink_pad, link->caps)) {
+    /* do this here, we don't want to get any problems later on when
+     * unlocking states */
+    GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "delayed linking %s:%s to %s:%s worked",
+                          GST_STR_NULL (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src)), GST_STR_NULL (link->src_pad),
+                          GST_STR_NULL (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (link->sink)), GST_STR_NULL (link->sink_pad));
+    g_signal_handler_disconnect (src, link->signal_id);
+  }
+}
+
+/* both padnames and the caps may be NULL */
+static gboolean
+gst_parse_perform_delayed_link (GstElement *src, const gchar *src_pad,
+                                GstElement *sink, const gchar *sink_pad,
+                                GstCaps *caps)
+{
+  GList *templs = gst_element_class_get_pad_template_list (
+      GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS (src));
+
+  for (; templs; templs = templs->next) {
+    GstPadTemplate *templ = (GstPadTemplate *) templs->data;
+    if ((GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION (templ) == GST_PAD_SRC) &&
+        (GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE(templ) == GST_PAD_SOMETIMES))
+    {
+      DelayedLink *data = g_slice_new (DelayedLink);
+
+      /* TODO: maybe we should check if src_pad matches this template's names */
+
+      GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "trying delayed link %s:%s to %s:%s",
+                     GST_STR_NULL (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src)), GST_STR_NULL (src_pad),
+                     GST_STR_NULL (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (sink)), GST_STR_NULL (sink_pad));
+
+      data->src_pad = g_strdup (src_pad);
+      data->sink = sink;
+      data->sink_pad = g_strdup (sink_pad);
+      if (caps) {
+       data->caps = gst_caps_copy (caps);
+      } else {
+       data->caps = NULL;
+      }
+      data->signal_id = g_signal_connect_data (src, "pad-added",
+          G_CALLBACK (gst_parse_found_pad), data,
+          (GClosureNotify) gst_parse_free_delayed_link, (GConnectFlags) 0);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/*
+ * performs a link and frees the struct. src and sink elements must be given
+ * return values   0 - link performed
+ *                 1 - link delayed
+ *                <0 - error
+ */
+static gint
+gst_parse_perform_link (link_t *link, graph_t *graph)
+{
+  GstElement *src = link->src;
+  GstElement *sink = link->sink;
+  GSList *srcs = link->src_pads;
+  GSList *sinks = link->sink_pads;
+  g_assert (GST_IS_ELEMENT (src));
+  g_assert (GST_IS_ELEMENT (sink));
+
+  GST_CAT_INFO (GST_CAT_PIPELINE,
+      "linking %s:%s to %s:%s (%u/%u) with caps \"%" GST_PTR_FORMAT "\"",
+      GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src), link->src_name ? link->src_name : "(any)",
+      GST_ELEMENT_NAME (sink), link->sink_name ? link->sink_name : "(any)",
+      g_slist_length (srcs), g_slist_length (sinks), link->caps);
+
+  if (!srcs || !sinks) {
+    if (gst_element_link_pads_filtered (src,
+        srcs ? (const gchar *) srcs->data : NULL, sink,
+        sinks ? (const gchar *) sinks->data : NULL, link->caps)) {
+      goto success;
+    } else {
+      if (gst_parse_perform_delayed_link (src,
+          srcs ? (const gchar *) srcs->data : NULL,
+          sink, sinks ? (const gchar *) sinks->data : NULL, link->caps)) {
+       goto success;
+      } else {
+        goto error;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (g_slist_length (link->src_pads) != g_slist_length (link->sink_pads)) {
+    goto error;
+  }
+  while (srcs && sinks) {
+    const gchar *src_pad = (const gchar *) srcs->data;
+    const gchar *sink_pad = (const gchar *) sinks->data;
+    srcs = g_slist_next (srcs);
+    sinks = g_slist_next (sinks);
+    if (gst_element_link_pads_filtered (src, src_pad, sink, sink_pad,
+        link->caps)) {
+      continue;
+    } else {
+      if (gst_parse_perform_delayed_link (src, src_pad,
+                                          sink, sink_pad,
+                                         link->caps)) {
+       continue;
+      } else {
+        goto error;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+success:
+  gst_parse_free_link (link);
+  return 0;
+
+error:
+  SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK,
+      _("could not link %s to %s"), GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src),
+      GST_ELEMENT_NAME (sink));
+  gst_parse_free_link (link);
+  return -1;
+}
+
+
+static int yyerror (void *scanner, graph_t *graph, const char *s);
 %}
 
 %union {
     gchar *s;
-    GValue *v;
+    chain_t *c;
+    link_t *l;
+    GstElement *e;
+    GSList *p;
     graph_t *g;
-    link_t *c;
-    property_t *p;
-    element_t *e;
 }
 
+%token <s> PARSE_URL
 %token <s> IDENTIFIER
-%token <c> LINK BLINK FLINK
-%token <v> VALUE
+%left <s> REF PADREF BINREF
+%token <s> ASSIGNMENT
+%token <s> LINK
 
-%type <s> id
-%type <g> graph bin
+%type <g> graph
+%type <c> chain bin
+%type <l> reference
+%type <l> linkpart link
+%type <p> linklist
 %type <e> element
-%type <p> property_value value
-%type <c> link rlink
+%type <p> padlist pads assignments
 
-%left '{' '}' '(' ')'
-%left '!' '='
+%left '(' ')'
 %left ','
-%left '.'
+%right '.'
+%left '!' '='
 
-%pure_parser
+%parse-param { void *scanner }
+%parse-param { graph_t *graph }
+%pure-parser
 
 %start graph
 %%
 
-id:     IDENTIFIER
-        ;
-
-value:          VALUE                { $$ = g_new0 (property_t, 1); $$->value = $1; }
-        ;
-
-property_value: id '=' value         { $$ = $3; $$->name = $1; }
-        ;
-
-element:        id                   { static int i = 0; $$ = g_new0 (element_t, 1);
-                                       $$->type = $1; $$->index = ++i; }
-        ;
-
-graph:          /* empty */          { $$ = g_new0 (graph_t, 1); *((graph_t**) pgraph) = $$; }
-        |       graph element        { GList *l;
-                                       $$ = $1; l = $$->links_pending;
-                                       $$->elements = g_list_append ($$->elements, $2);
-                                       $$->current = $2;
-                                       if (!$$->first)
-                                           $$->first = $$->current;
-                                       while (l) {
-                                           ((link_t*) l->data)->sink_index = $$->current->index;
-                                           l = g_list_next (l);
-                                       }
-                                       if ($$->links_pending) {
-                                           g_list_free ($$->links_pending);
-                                           $$->links_pending = NULL;
-                                       }
-                                     }
-        |       graph bin            { GList *l; $$ = $1; l = $$->links_pending;
-                                       *((graph_t**) pgraph) = $$;
-                                       $$->bins = g_list_append ($$->bins, $2);
-                                       $2->parent = $$;
-                                       $$->current = $2->first;
-                                       if (!$$->first)
-                                           $$->first = $$->current;
-                                       while (l) {
-                                           ((link_t*) l->data)->sink_index = $$->current->index;
-                                           l = g_list_next (l);
-                                       }
-                                       if ($$->links_pending) {
-                                           g_list_free ($$->links_pending);
-                                           $$->links_pending = NULL;
-                                       }
-                                       $$->current = $2->current;
-                                     }
-        |       graph link     { $$ = $1;
-                                       $$->links = g_list_append ($$->links, $2);
-                                      if ($$->current)
-                                         $2->src_index = $$->current->index;
-                                       if (!$2->sink_name)
-                                           $$->links_pending = g_list_append ($$->links_pending, $2);
-                                     }
-        |       graph property_value { $$ = $1;
-                                       if (!$$->current) {
-                                           fprintf (stderr, "error: property value assignments must be preceded by an element definition\n");
-                                           YYABORT;
-                                       }
-                                       $$->current->property_values = g_list_append ($$->current->property_values,
-                                                                                     $2);
-                                     }
-        ;
-
-bin:            '{' graph '}'        { $$ = $2; $$->current_bin_type = "thread"; }
-        |       id '.' '(' graph ')' { $$ = $4; $$->current_bin_type = $1; }
-        ;
-
-link:     LINK
-        |       rlink
-        ;
-
-rlink:   '!'                   { $$ = g_new0 (link_t, 1); }
-        |       BLINK          { $$ = $1; }
-        |       FLINK          { $$ = $1; }
-        |       id ',' rlink ',' id 
-                                     { $$ = $3;
-                                       $$->src_pads = g_list_prepend ($$->src_pads, $1);
-                                       $$->sink_pads = g_list_append ($$->sink_pads, $5);
-                                     }
-        ;
+element:       IDENTIFIER                    { $$ = gst_element_factory_make ($1, NULL);
+                                               if ($$ == NULL) {
+                                                 ADD_MISSING_ELEMENT (graph, $1);
+                                                 SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, _("no element \"%s\""), $1);
+                                                 /* if FATAL_ERRORS flag is set, we don't have to worry about backwards
+                                                  * compatibility and can continue parsing and check for other missing
+                                                  * elements */
+                                                 if ((graph->flags & GST_PARSE_FLAG_FATAL_ERRORS) == 0) {
+                                                   gst_parse_strfree ($1);
+                                                   YYERROR;
+                                                 }
+                                               }
+                                               gst_parse_strfree ($1);
+                                              }
+       |       element ASSIGNMENT            { gst_parse_element_set ($2, $1, graph);
+                                               $$ = $1;
+                                             }
+       ;
+assignments:   /* NOP */                     { $$ = NULL; }
+       |       assignments ASSIGNMENT        { $$ = g_slist_prepend ($1, $2); }
+       ;
+bin:           '(' assignments chain ')' { GST_BIN_MAKE ($$, "bin", $3, $2, no_free); }
+        |       BINREF assignments chain ')'  { GST_BIN_MAKE ($$, $1, $3, $2, gst_parse_strfree);
+                                               gst_parse_strfree ($1);
+                                             }
+        |       BINREF assignments ')'       { GST_BIN_MAKE ($$, $1, NULL, $2, gst_parse_strfree);
+                                               gst_parse_strfree ($1);
+                                             }
+        |       BINREF assignments error ')'  { GST_BIN_MAKE ($$, $1, NULL, $2, gst_parse_strfree);
+                                               gst_parse_strfree ($1);
+                                             }
+       ;
 
-%%
+pads:          PADREF                        { $$ = g_slist_prepend (NULL, $1); }
+       |       PADREF padlist                { $$ = $2;
+                                               $$ = g_slist_prepend ($$, $1);
+                                             }
+       ;
+padlist:       ',' IDENTIFIER                { $$ = g_slist_prepend (NULL, $2); }
+       |       ',' IDENTIFIER padlist        { $$ = g_slist_prepend ($3, $2); }
+       ;
 
-extern FILE *_gst_parse_yyin;
-int _gst_parse_yylex (YYSTYPE *lvalp);
+reference:     REF                           { MAKE_REF ($$, $1, NULL); }
+       |       REF padlist                   { MAKE_REF ($$, $1, $2); }
+       ;
+
+linkpart:      reference                     { $$ = $1; }
+       |       pads                          { MAKE_REF ($$, NULL, $1); }
+       |       /* NOP */                     { MAKE_REF ($$, NULL, NULL); }
+       ;
+
+link:          linkpart LINK linkpart        { $$ = $1;
+                                               if ($2) {
+                                                 $$->caps = gst_caps_from_string ($2);
+                                                 if ($$->caps == NULL)
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("could not parse caps \"%s\""), $2);
+                                                 gst_parse_strfree ($2);
+                                               }
+                                               $$->sink_name = $3->src_name;
+                                               $$->sink_pads = $3->src_pads;
+                                               gst_parse_link_free ($3);
+                                             }
+       ;
+
+linklist:      link                          { $$ = g_slist_prepend (NULL, $1); }
+       |       link linklist                 { $$ = g_slist_prepend ($2, $1); }
+       |       linklist error                { $$ = $1; }
+       ;
+
+chain:         element                       { $$ = gst_parse_chain_new ();
+                                               $$->first = $$->last = $1;
+                                               $$->front = $$->back = NULL;
+                                               $$->elements = g_slist_prepend (NULL, $1);
+                                             }
+       |       bin                           { $$ = $1; }
+       |       chain chain                   { if ($1->back && $2->front) {
+                                                 if (!$1->back->sink_name) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without source element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link ($1->back);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   graph->links = g_slist_prepend (graph->links, $1->back);
+                                                 }
+                                                 if (!$2->front->src_name) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without sink element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link ($2->front);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   graph->links = g_slist_prepend (graph->links, $2->front);
+                                                 }
+                                                 $1->back = NULL;
+                                               } else if ($1->back) {
+                                                 if (!$1->back->sink_name) {
+                                                   $1->back->sink = $2->first;
+                                                 }
+                                               } else if ($2->front) {
+                                                 if (!$2->front->src_name) {
+                                                   $2->front->src = $1->last;
+                                                 }
+                                                 $1->back = $2->front;
+                                               }
+
+                                               if ($1->back) {
+                                                 graph->links = g_slist_prepend (graph->links, $1->back);
+                                               }
+                                               $1->last = $2->last;
+                                               $1->back = $2->back;
+                                               $1->elements = g_slist_concat ($1->elements, $2->elements);
+                                               if ($2)
+                                                 gst_parse_chain_free ($2);
+                                               $$ = $1;
+                                             }
+       |       chain linklist                { GSList *walk;
+                                               if ($1->back) {
+                                                 $2 = g_slist_prepend ($2, $1->back);
+                                                 $1->back = NULL;
+                                               } else {
+                                                 if (!((link_t *) $2->data)->src_name) {
+                                                   ((link_t *) $2->data)->src = $1->last;
+                                                 }
+                                               }
+                                               for (walk = $2; walk; walk = walk->next) {
+                                                 link_t *link = (link_t *) walk->data;
+                                                 if (!link->sink_name && walk->next) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without sink element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link (link);
+                                                 } else if (!link->src_name && !link->src) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without source element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link (link);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   if (walk->next) {
+                                                     graph->links = g_slist_prepend (graph->links, link);
+                                                   } else {
+                                                     $1->back = link;
+                                                   }
+                                                 }
+                                               }
+                                               g_slist_free ($2);
+                                               $$ = $1;
+                                             }
+       |       chain error                   { $$ = $1; }
+       |       link chain                    { if ($2->front) {
+                                                 if (!$2->front->src_name) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without source element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link ($2->front);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   graph->links = g_slist_prepend (graph->links, $2->front);
+                                                 }
+                                               }
+                                               if (!$1->sink_name) {
+                                                 $1->sink = $2->first;
+                                               }
+                                               $2->front = $1;
+                                               $$ = $2;
+                                             }
+       |       PARSE_URL chain               { $$ = $2;
+                                               if ($$->front) {
+                                                 GstElement *element =
+                                                         gst_element_make_from_uri (GST_URI_SRC, $1, NULL);
+                                                 if (!element) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+                                                           _("no source element for URI \"%s\""), $1);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   $$->front->src = element;
+                                                   graph->links = g_slist_prepend (
+                                                           graph->links, $$->front);
+                                                   $$->front = NULL;
+                                                   $$->elements = g_slist_prepend ($$->elements, element);
+                                                 }
+                                               } else {
+                                                 SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK,
+                                                         _("no element to link URI \"%s\" to"), $1);
+                                               }
+                                               g_free ($1);
+                                             }
+       |       link PARSE_URL                { GstElement *element =
+                                                         gst_element_make_from_uri (GST_URI_SINK, $2, NULL);
+                                               if (!element) {
+                                                 SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+                                                         _("no sink element for URI \"%s\""), $2);
+                                                 gst_parse_link_free ($1);
+                                                 g_free ($2);
+                                                 YYERROR;
+                                               } else if ($1->sink_name || $1->sink_pads) {
+                                                  gst_object_unref (element);
+                                                 SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK,
+                                                         _("could not link sink element for URI \"%s\""), $2);
+                                                 gst_parse_link_free ($1);
+                                                 g_free ($2);
+                                                 YYERROR;
+                                               } else {
+                                                 $$ = gst_parse_chain_new ();
+                                                 $$->first = $$->last = element;
+                                                 $$->front = $1;
+                                                 $$->front->sink = element;
+                                                 $$->elements = g_slist_prepend (NULL, element);
+                                               }
+                                               g_free ($2);
+                                             }
+       ;
+graph:         /* NOP */                     { SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_EMPTY, _("empty pipeline not allowed"));
+                                               $$ = graph;
+                                             }
+       |       chain                         { $$ = graph;
+                                               if ($1->front) {
+                                                 if (!$1->front->src_name) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without source element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link ($1->front);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   $$->links = g_slist_prepend ($$->links, $1->front);
+                                                 }
+                                                 $1->front = NULL;
+                                               }
+                                               if ($1->back) {
+                                                 if (!$1->back->sink_name) {
+                                                   SET_ERROR (graph->error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_LINK, _("link without sink element"));
+                                                   gst_parse_free_link ($1->back);
+                                                 } else {
+                                                   $$->links = g_slist_prepend ($$->links, $1->back);
+                                                 }
+                                                 $1->back = NULL;
+                                               }
+                                               $$->chain = $1;
+                                             }
+       ;
+
+%%
 
-static int yylex (void *lvalp) {
-    return _gst_parse_yylex ((YYSTYPE*) lvalp);
-}
 
 static int
-yyerror (const char *s)
+yyerror (void *scanner, graph_t *graph, const char *s)
 {
-  fprintf (stderr, "error: %s\n", s);
+  /* FIXME: This should go into the GError somehow, but how? */
+  GST_WARNING ("Error during parsing: %s", s);
   return -1;
 }
 
-int _gst_parse_yy_scan_string (char*);
 
-graph_t * _gst_parse_launch (const gchar *str, GError **error)
+GstElement *
+priv_gst_parse_launch (const gchar *str, GError **error, GstParseContext *ctx,
+    GstParseFlags flags)
 {
-    graph_t *g = NULL;
-    gchar *dstr;
-    
-    g_return_val_if_fail (str != NULL, NULL);
+  graph_t g;
+  gchar *dstr;
+  GSList *walk;
+  GstBin *bin = NULL;
+  GstElement *ret;
+  yyscan_t scanner;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (str != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, NULL);
+
+  g.chain = NULL;
+  g.links = NULL;
+  g.error = error;
+  g.ctx = ctx;
+  g.flags = flags;
 
-    dstr = g_strdup (str);
-    _gst_parse_yy_scan_string (dstr);
+#ifdef __GST_PARSE_TRACE
+  GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "TRACE: tracing enabled");
+  __strings = __chains = __links = 0;
+#endif /* __GST_PARSE_TRACE */
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    _gst_parse_yydebug = 1;
+  dstr = g_strdup (str);
+  priv_gst_parse_yylex_init (&scanner);
+  priv_gst_parse_yy_scan_string (dstr, scanner);
+
+#ifndef YYDEBUG
+  yydebug = 1;
 #endif
 
-    if (yyparse (&g) != 0) {
-        g_set_error (error,
-                     GST_PARSE_ERROR,
-                     GST_PARSE_ERROR_SYNTAX,
-                     "Invalid syntax");
-        g_free (dstr);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    
-    g_assert (g != NULL);
+  if (yyparse (scanner, &g) != 0) {
+    SET_ERROR (error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_SYNTAX,
+        "Unrecoverable syntax error while parsing pipeline %s", str);
 
+    priv_gst_parse_yylex_destroy (scanner);
     g_free (dstr);
 
-    /* if the toplevel only contains one bin, make that bin top-level */
-    if (g->elements == NULL && g->bins && g->bins->next == NULL) {
-        g = (graph_t*)g->bins->data;
-        g_free (g->parent);
-        g->parent = NULL;
+    goto error1;
+  }
+  priv_gst_parse_yylex_destroy (scanner);
+  g_free (dstr);
+
+  GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "got %u elements and %u links",
+      g.chain ? g_slist_length (g.chain->elements) : 0,
+      g_slist_length (g.links));
+
+  if (!g.chain) {
+    ret = NULL;
+  } else if (!g.chain->elements->next) {
+    /* only one toplevel element */
+    ret = (GstElement *) g.chain->elements->data;
+    g_slist_free (g.chain->elements);
+    if (GST_IS_BIN (ret))
+      bin = GST_BIN (ret);
+    gst_parse_chain_free (g.chain);
+  } else {
+    /* put all elements in our bin */
+    bin = GST_BIN (gst_element_factory_make ("pipeline", NULL));
+    g_assert (bin);
+
+    for (walk = g.chain->elements; walk; walk = walk->next) {
+      if (walk->data != NULL)
+        gst_bin_add (bin, GST_ELEMENT (walk->data));
     }
 
-    return g;
+    g_slist_free (g.chain->elements);
+    ret = GST_ELEMENT (bin);
+    gst_parse_chain_free (g.chain);
+  }
+
+  /* remove links */
+  for (walk = g.links; walk; walk = walk->next) {
+    link_t *l = (link_t *) walk->data;
+    if (!l->src) {
+      if (l->src_name) {
+        if (bin) {
+          l->src = gst_bin_get_by_name_recurse_up (bin, l->src_name);
+          if (l->src)
+            gst_object_unref (l->src);
+        } else {
+          l->src = strcmp (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (ret), l->src_name) == 0 ? ret : NULL;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!l->src) {
+        if (l->src_name) {
+          SET_ERROR (error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+              "No element named \"%s\" - omitting link", l->src_name);
+        } else {
+          /* probably a missing element which we've handled already */
+        }
+        gst_parse_free_link (l);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!l->sink) {
+      if (l->sink_name) {
+        if (bin) {
+          l->sink = gst_bin_get_by_name_recurse_up (bin, l->sink_name);
+          if (l->sink)
+            gst_object_unref (l->sink);
+        } else {
+          l->sink = strcmp (GST_ELEMENT_NAME (ret), l->sink_name) == 0 ? ret : NULL;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!l->sink) {
+        if (l->sink_name) {
+          SET_ERROR (error, GST_PARSE_ERROR_NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+              "No element named \"%s\" - omitting link", l->sink_name);
+        } else {
+          /* probably a missing element which we've handled already */
+        }
+        gst_parse_free_link (l);
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    gst_parse_perform_link (l, &g);
+  }
+  g_slist_free (g.links);
+
+out:
+#ifdef __GST_PARSE_TRACE
+  GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE,
+      "TRACE: %u strings, %u chains and %u links left", __strings, __chains,
+      __links);
+  if (__strings || __chains || __links) {
+    g_warning ("TRACE: %u strings, %u chains and %u links left", __strings,
+        __chains, __links);
+  }
+#endif /* __GST_PARSE_TRACE */
+
+  return ret;
+
+error1:
+  if (g.chain) {
+    g_slist_foreach (g.chain->elements, (GFunc)gst_object_unref, NULL);
+    g_slist_free (g.chain->elements);
+    gst_parse_chain_free (g.chain);
+  }
+
+  g_slist_foreach (g.links, (GFunc)gst_parse_free_link, NULL);
+  g_slist_free (g.links);
+
+  if (error)
+    g_assert (*error);
+  ret = NULL;
+
+  goto out;
 }