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+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+/* this pipeline is:
+ * { fakesrc ! { queue ! fakesink } }
+ */
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[])
+{
+ GstElement *fakesrc, *fakesink;
+ GstElement *thread, *thread2;
+ GstElement *queue;
+ gint x;
+
+ gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
+ thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
+ g_assert(thread != NULL);
+
+ thread2 = gst_thread_new("thread");
+ g_assert(thread2 != NULL);
+
+ queue = gst_element_factory_make("queue", "the_queue");
+ g_assert(queue != NULL);
+
+ fakesrc = gst_element_factory_make("fakesrc", "fake_source");
+ g_assert(fakesrc != NULL);
+
+ fakesink = gst_element_factory_make("fakesink", "fake_sink");
+ g_assert(fakesink != NULL);
+
+ gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN(thread), fakesrc, thread2, NULL);
+ gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN(thread2), queue, fakesink, NULL);
+
+ gst_element_add_ghost_pad (thread2, gst_element_get_pad (queue, "sink"), "sink");
+ gst_element_connect_many (queue, fakesink, NULL);
+ gst_element_connect_many (fakesrc, thread2, NULL);
+
+ for (x = 0 ; x < 10 ; x++){
+ g_print("playing %d\n", x);
+ gst_element_set_state(thread, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+ sleep(1);
+
+ g_print("nulling %d\n", x);
+ gst_element_set_state(thread, GST_STATE_NULL);
+ sleep(1);
+ }
+
+ gst_main();
+
+ exit(0);
+}
+