+static gint
+static_pad_template_compare (gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
+{
+ GstStaticPadTemplate *spt_a = (GstStaticPadTemplate *) a;
+ GstStaticPadTemplate *spt_b = (GstStaticPadTemplate *) b;
+
+ /* we want SINK before SRC (enum is UNKNOWN, SRC, SINK) */
+ if (spt_a->direction != spt_b->direction)
+ return spt_b->direction - spt_a->direction;
+
+ /* we want ALWAYS first, SOMETIMES second, REQUEST last
+ * (enum is ALWAYS, SOMETIMES, REQUEST) */
+ if (spt_a->presence != spt_b->presence)
+ return spt_a->presence - spt_b->presence;
+
+ return strcmp (spt_a->name_template, spt_b->name_template);
+}
+