GstPluginFeature

GstPluginFeature — Base class for contents of a GstPlugin

Synopsis


#include <gst/gst.h>

                    GstPluginFeature;
#define             GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME             (feature)
                    GstTypeNameData;
gboolean            (*GstPluginFeatureFilter)           (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         gpointer user_data);
enum                GstRank;
gboolean            gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         GstTypeNameData *data);
void                gst_plugin_feature_set_rank         (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         guint rank);
void                gst_plugin_feature_set_name         (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         const gchar *name);
guint               gst_plugin_feature_get_rank         (GstPluginFeature *feature);
const gchar *       gst_plugin_feature_get_name         (GstPluginFeature *feature);
GstPluginFeature *  gst_plugin_feature_load             (GstPluginFeature *feature);
void                gst_plugin_feature_list_free        (GList *list);
gboolean            gst_plugin_feature_check_version    (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         guint min_major,
                                                         guint min_minor,
                                                         guint min_micro);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GstObject
         +----GstPluginFeature
               +----GstElementFactory
               +----GstTypeFindFactory
               +----GstIndexFactory

Description

This is a base class for anything that can be added to a GstPlugin.

Details

GstPluginFeature

typedef struct _GstPluginFeature GstPluginFeature;

Opaque GstPluginFeature structure.


GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME()

#define GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME(feature)  (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature)->name)

Get the name of the feature

feature :

The feature to query

GstTypeNameData

typedef struct {
  const gchar   *name;
  GType          type;
} GstTypeNameData;

Structure used for filtering based on name and type.

const gchar *name;

a name

GType type;

a GType

GstPluginFeatureFilter ()

gboolean            (*GstPluginFeatureFilter)           (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         gpointer user_data);

A function that can be used with e.g. gst_registry_feature_filter() to get a list of pluginfeature that match certain criteria.

feature :

the pluginfeature to check

user_data :

the user_data that has been passed on e.g. gst_registry_feature_filter()

Returns :

TRUE for a positive match, FALSE otherwise

enum GstRank

typedef enum {
  GST_RANK_NONE                 = 0,
  GST_RANK_MARGINAL             = 64,
  GST_RANK_SECONDARY            = 128,
  GST_RANK_PRIMARY              = 256
} GstRank;

Element priority ranks. Defines the order in which the autoplugger (or similar rank-picking mechanisms, such as e.g. gst_element_make_from_uri()) will choose this element over an alternative one with the same function.

These constants serve as a rough guidance for defining the rank of a GstPluginFeature. Any value is valid, including values bigger than GST_RANK_PRIMARY.

GST_RANK_NONE

will be chosen last or not at all

GST_RANK_MARGINAL

unlikly to be chosen

GST_RANK_SECONDARY

likely to be chosen

GST_RANK_PRIMARY

will be chosen first

gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter ()

gboolean            gst_plugin_feature_type_name_filter (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         GstTypeNameData *data);

Compares type and name of plugin feature. Can be used with gst_filter_run().

feature :

the GstPluginFeature

data :

the type and name to check against

Returns :

TRUE if equal.

gst_plugin_feature_set_rank ()

void                gst_plugin_feature_set_rank         (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         guint rank);

Specifies a rank for a plugin feature, so that autoplugging uses the most appropriate feature.

feature :

feature to rank

rank :

rank value - higher number means more priority rank

gst_plugin_feature_set_name ()

void                gst_plugin_feature_set_name         (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         const gchar *name);

Sets the name of a plugin feature. The name uniquely identifies a feature within all features of the same type. Renaming a plugin feature is not allowed. A copy is made of the name so you should free the supplied name after calling this function.

feature :

a feature

name :

the name to set

gst_plugin_feature_get_rank ()

guint               gst_plugin_feature_get_rank         (GstPluginFeature *feature);

Gets the rank of a plugin feature.

feature :

a feature

Returns :

The rank of the feature

gst_plugin_feature_get_name ()

const gchar *       gst_plugin_feature_get_name         (GstPluginFeature *feature);

Gets the name of a plugin feature.

feature :

a feature

Returns :

the name

gst_plugin_feature_load ()

GstPluginFeature *  gst_plugin_feature_load             (GstPluginFeature *feature);

Loads the plugin containing feature if it's not already loaded. feature is unaffected; use the return value instead.

Normally this function is used like this:

GstPluginFeature *loaded_feature;

loaded_feature = gst_plugin_feature_load (feature);
// presumably, we're no longer interested in the potentially-unloaded feature
gst_object_unref (feature);
feature = loaded_feature;

feature :

the plugin feature to check

Returns :

A reference to the loaded feature, or NULL on error.

gst_plugin_feature_list_free ()

void                gst_plugin_feature_list_free        (GList *list);

Unrefs each member of list, then frees the list.

list :

list of GstPluginFeature

gst_plugin_feature_check_version ()

gboolean            gst_plugin_feature_check_version    (GstPluginFeature *feature,
                                                         guint min_major,
                                                         guint min_minor,
                                                         guint min_micro);

Checks whether the given plugin feature is at least the required version

feature :

a feature

min_major :

minimum required major version

min_minor :

minimum required minor version

min_micro :

minimum required micro version

Returns :

TRUE if the plugin feature has at least the required version, otherwise FALSE.

See Also

#GstPlugin