If set to %TRUE, the bin will handle asynchronous state changes. This should be used only if the bin subclass is modifying the state of its children on its own.
the time of the clock right before the element is set to
PLAYING. Subtracting base_time from the current clock time in the PLAYING
state will yield the running_time against the clock.
the bus of the element. This bus is provided to the element by the parent element or the application. A #GstPipeline has a bus of its own.
internal bus for handling child messages
the list of children in this bin
updated whenever children changes
the clock of the element. This clock is usually provided to the element by the toplevel #GstPipeline.
the bin needs to select a new clock
the element that provided provided_clock
list of contexts
the current state of an element
flags for this object
the last return value of an element state change
Forward all children messages, even those that would normally be filtered by the bin. This can be interesting when one wants to be notified of the EOS state of individual elements, for example.
The messages are converted to an ELEMENT message with the bin as the
source. The structure of the message is named GstBinForwarded and contains
a field named message that contains the original forwarded #GstMessage.
queued and cached messages
The name of the object
the next state of an element, can be #GST_STATE_VOID_PENDING if the element is in the correct state.
the number of children in this bin
number of pads of the element, includes both source and sink pads.
number of sink pads of the element.
number of source pads of the element.
list of pads
updated whenever the a pad is added or removed
this object's parent, weak ref
the final state the element should go to, can be #GST_STATE_VOID_PENDING if the element is in the correct state
the bin is currently calculating its state
the last clock selected
list of sink pads
list of source pads
the running_time of the last PAUSED state
Used to signal completion of a state change
Used to detect concurrent execution of gst_element_set_state() and gst_element_get_state()
the bin needs to recalculate its state (deprecated)
Used to serialize execution of gst_element_set_state()
the target state of an element as set by the application
Abort the state change of the element. This function is used by elements that do asynchronous state changes and find out something is wrong.
This function should be called with the STATE_LOCK held.
MT safe.
Adds the given element to the bin. Sets the element's parent, and thus takes ownership of the element. An element can only be added to one bin.
If the element's pads are linked to other pads, the pads will be unlinked before the element is added to the bin.
When you add an element to an already-running pipeline, you will have to take care to set the state of the newly-added element to the desired state (usually PLAYING or PAUSED, same you set the pipeline to originally) with gst_element_set_state(), or use gst_element_sync_state_with_parent(). The bin or pipeline will not take care of this for you.
Attach the #GstControlBinding to the object. If there already was a #GstControlBinding for this property it will be replaced.
The object's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink())
the #GstControlBinding that should be used
Adds a pad (link point) to element. pad's parent will be set to element;
see gst_object_set_parent() for refcounting information.
Pads are automatically activated when added in the PAUSED or PLAYING state.
The pad and the element should be unlocked when calling this function.
This function will emit the #GstElement::pad-added signal on the element.
Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property
on target.
Whenever the source_property is changed the target_property is
updated using the same value. For instance:
g_object_bind_property (action, "active", widget, "sensitive", 0);
Will result in the "sensitive" property of the widget #GObject instance to be updated with the same value of the "active" property of the action #GObject instance.
If flags contains %G_BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL then the binding will be mutual:
if target_property on target changes then the source_property on source
will be updated as well.
The binding will automatically be removed when either the source or the
target instances are finalized. To remove the binding without affecting the
source and the target you can just call g_object_unref() on the returned
#GBinding instance.
Removing the binding by calling g_object_unref() on it must only be done if
the binding, source and target are only used from a single thread and it
is clear that both source and target outlive the binding. Especially it
is not safe to rely on this if the binding, source or target can be
finalized from different threads. Keep another reference to the binding and
use g_binding_unbind() instead to be on the safe side.
A #GObject can have multiple bindings.
the property on source to bind
the target #GObject
the property on target to bind
flags to pass to #GBinding
Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property
on target, allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by
the binding.
This function is the language bindings friendly version of g_object_bind_property_full(), using #GClosures instead of function pointers.
the property on source to bind
the target #GObject
the property on target to bind
flags to pass to #GBinding
a #GClosure wrapping the transformation function from the source to the target, or %NULL to use the default
a #GClosure wrapping the transformation function from the target to the source, or %NULL to use the default
Calls func from another thread and passes user_data to it. This is to be
used for cases when a state change has to be performed from a streaming
thread, directly via gst_element_set_state() or indirectly e.g. via SEEK
events.
Calling those functions directly from the streaming thread will cause deadlocks in many situations, as they might involve waiting for the streaming thread to shut down from this very streaming thread.
MT safe.
Function to call asynchronously from another thread
Perform transition on element.
This function must be called with STATE_LOCK held and is mainly used internally.
the requested transition
Commit the state change of the element and proceed to the next pending state if any. This function is used by elements that do asynchronous state changes. The core will normally call this method automatically when an element returned %GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS from the state change function.
If after calling this method the element still has not reached the pending state, the next state change is performed.
This method is used internally and should normally not be called by plugins or applications.
This function must be called with STATE_LOCK held.
The previous state return value
Creates a pad for each pad template that is always available. This function is only useful during object initialization of subclasses of #GstElement.
Recursively looks for elements with an unlinked pad of the given direction within the specified bin and returns an unlinked pad if one is found, or %NULL otherwise. If a pad is found, the caller owns a reference to it and should use gst_object_unref() on the pad when it is not needed any longer.
whether to look for an unlinked source or sink pad
This function is intended for #GObject implementations to re-enforce a [floating][floating-ref] object reference. Doing this is seldom required: all #GInitiallyUnowneds are created with a floating reference which usually just needs to be sunken by calling g_object_ref_sink().
Call func with user_data for each of element's pads. func will be called
exactly once for each pad that exists at the time of this call, unless
one of the calls to func returns %FALSE in which case we will stop
iterating pads and return early. If new pads are added or pads are removed
while pads are being iterated, this will not be taken into account until
next time this function is used.
function to call for each pad
Call func with user_data for each of element's sink pads. func will be
called exactly once for each sink pad that exists at the time of this call,
unless one of the calls to func returns %FALSE in which case we will stop
iterating pads and return early. If new sink pads are added or sink pads
are removed while the sink pads are being iterated, this will not be taken
into account until next time this function is used.
function to call for each sink pad
Call func with user_data for each of element's source pads. func will be
called exactly once for each source pad that exists at the time of this call,
unless one of the calls to func returns %FALSE in which case we will stop
iterating pads and return early. If new source pads are added or source pads
are removed while the source pads are being iterated, this will not be taken
into account until next time this function is used.
function to call for each source pad
Increases the freeze count on object. If the freeze count is
non-zero, the emission of "notify" signals on object is
stopped. The signals are queued until the freeze count is decreased
to zero. Duplicate notifications are squashed so that at most one
#GObject::notify signal is emitted for each property modified while the
object is frozen.
This is necessary for accessors that modify multiple properties to prevent premature notification while the object is still being modified.
Returns the base time of the element. The base time is the absolute time of the clock when this element was last put to PLAYING. Subtracting the base time from the clock time gives the running time of the element.
Looks for an element inside the bin that implements the given interface. If such an element is found, it returns the element. You can cast this element to the given interface afterwards. If you want all elements that implement the interface, use gst_bin_iterate_all_by_interface(). This function recurses into child bins.
the #GType of an interface
Gets the number of child objects this parent contains.
Looks for an unlinked pad to which the given pad can link. It is not guaranteed that linking the pads will work, though it should work in most cases.
This function will first attempt to find a compatible unlinked ALWAYS pad,
and if none can be found, it will request a compatible REQUEST pad by looking
at the templates of element.
the #GstPad to find a compatible one for.
the #GstCaps to use as a filter.
Retrieves a pad template from element that is compatible with compattempl.
Pads from compatible templates can be linked together.
the #GstPadTemplate to find a compatible template for
Gets the corresponding #GstControlBinding for the property. This should be unreferenced again after use.
name of the property
Obtain the control-rate for this object. Audio processing #GstElement
objects will use this rate to sub-divide their processing loop and call
gst_object_sync_values() in between. The length of the processing segment
should be up to control-rate nanoseconds.
If the object is not under property control, this will return
%GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE. This allows the element to avoid the sub-dividing.
The control-rate is not expected to change if the element is in %GST_STATE_PAUSED or %GST_STATE_PLAYING.
Returns the current clock time of the element, as in, the time of the element's clock, or GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE if there is no clock.
Returns the running time of the element. The running time is the element's clock time minus its base time. Will return GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE if the element has no clock, or if its base time has not been set.
Gets a named field from the objects table of associations (see g_object_set_data()).
name of the key for that association
Retrieves the factory that was used to create this element.
Gets a number of #GValues for the given controlled property starting at the
requested time. The array values need to hold enough space for n_values of
#GValue.
This function is useful if one wants to e.g. draw a graph of the control curve or apply a control curve sample by sample.
the name of the property to get
the time that should be processed
the time spacing between subsequent values
array to put control-values in
Get metadata with key in klass.
the key to get
Returns a copy of the name of object.
Caller should g_free() the return value after usage.
For a nameless object, this returns %NULL, which you can safely g_free()
as well.
Free-function: g_free
Retrieves a padtemplate from element with the given name.
the name of the #GstPadTemplate to get.
Retrieves a list of the pad templates associated with element. The
list must not be modified by the calling code.
Generates a string describing the path of object in
the object hierarchy. Only useful (or used) for debugging.
Free-function: g_free
Gets a single property using the GstChildProxy mechanism. You are responsible for freeing it by calling g_value_unset()
This function gets back user data pointers stored via g_object_set_qdata().
A #GQuark, naming the user data pointer
Returns the start time of the element. The start time is the running time of the clock when this element was last put to PAUSED.
Usually the start_time is managed by a toplevel element such as #GstPipeline.
MT safe.
Gets the state of the element.
For elements that performed an ASYNC state change, as reported by gst_element_set_state(), this function will block up to the specified timeout value for the state change to complete. If the element completes the state change or goes into an error, this function returns immediately with a return value of %GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS or %GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE respectively.
For elements that did not return %GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC, this function returns the current and pending state immediately.
This function returns %GST_STATE_CHANGE_NO_PREROLL if the element successfully changed its state but is not able to provide data yet. This mostly happens for live sources that only produce data in %GST_STATE_PLAYING. While the state change return is equivalent to %GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS, it is returned to the application to signal that some sink elements might not be able to complete their state change because an element is not producing data to complete the preroll. When setting the element to playing, the preroll will complete and playback will start.
a #GstClockTime to specify the timeout for an async state change or %GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE for infinite timeout.
Gets the value for the given controlled property at the requested time.
the name of the property to get
the time the control-change should be read from
Gets n_properties properties for an object.
Obtained properties will be set to values. All properties must be valid.
Warnings will be emitted and undefined behaviour may result if invalid
properties are passed in.
the names of each property to get
the values of each property to get
Check if the object has active controlled properties.
Checks whether object has a [floating][floating-ref] reference.
Checks if the state of an element is locked. If the state of an element is locked, state changes of the parent don't affect the element. This way you can leave currently unused elements inside bins. Just lock their state before changing the state from #GST_STATE_NULL.
MT safe.
Looks for all elements inside the bin that implements the given interface. You can safely cast all returned elements to the given interface. The function recurses inside child bins. The iterator will yield a series of #GstElement.
the #GType of an interface
Retrieves an iterator of element's pads. The iterator should
be freed after usage. Also more specialized iterators exists such as
gst_element_iterate_src_pads() or gst_element_iterate_sink_pads().
The order of pads returned by the iterator will be the order in which the pads were added to the element.
Gets an iterator for the elements in this bin in topologically sorted order. This means that the elements are returned from the most downstream elements (sinks) to the sources.
This function is used internally to perform the state changes of the bin elements and for clock selection.
Links src to dest. The link must be from source to
destination; the other direction will not be tried. The function looks for
existing pads that aren't linked yet. It will request new pads if necessary.
Such pads need to be released manually when unlinking.
If multiple links are possible, only one is established.
Make sure you have added your elements to a bin or pipeline with gst_bin_add() before trying to link them.
Links src to dest using the given caps as filtercaps.
The link must be from source to
destination; the other direction will not be tried. The function looks for
existing pads that aren't linked yet. It will request new pads if necessary.
If multiple links are possible, only one is established.
Make sure you have added your elements to a bin or pipeline with gst_bin_add() before trying to link them.
the #GstElement containing the destination pad.
the #GstCaps to filter the link, or %NULL for no filter.
Links the two named pads of the source and destination elements. Side effect is that if one of the pads has no parent, it becomes a child of the parent of the other element. If they have different parents, the link fails.
the name of the #GstPad in source element or %NULL for any pad.
the #GstElement containing the destination pad.
the name of the #GstPad in destination element, or %NULL for any pad.
Links the two named pads of the source and destination elements. Side effect
is that if one of the pads has no parent, it becomes a child of the parent of
the other element. If they have different parents, the link fails. If caps
is not %NULL, makes sure that the caps of the link is a subset of caps.
the name of the #GstPad in source element or %NULL for any pad.
the #GstElement containing the destination pad.
the name of the #GstPad in destination element or %NULL for any pad.
the #GstCaps to filter the link, or %NULL for no filter.
Links the two named pads of the source and destination elements. Side effect is that if one of the pads has no parent, it becomes a child of the parent of the other element. If they have different parents, the link fails.
Calling gst_element_link_pads_full() with flags == %GST_PAD_LINK_CHECK_DEFAULT
is the same as calling gst_element_link_pads() and the recommended way of
linking pads with safety checks applied.
This is a convenience function for gst_pad_link_full().
the name of the #GstPad in source element or %NULL for any pad.
the #GstElement containing the destination pad.
the name of the #GstPad in destination element, or %NULL for any pad.
the #GstPadLinkCheck to be performed when linking pads.
Brings the element to the lost state. The current state of the element is copied to the pending state so that any call to gst_element_get_state() will return %GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC.
An ASYNC_START message is posted. If the element was PLAYING, it will go to PAUSED. The element will be restored to its PLAYING state by the parent pipeline when it prerolls again.
This is mostly used for elements that lost their preroll buffer in the %GST_STATE_PAUSED or %GST_STATE_PLAYING state after a flush, they will go to their pending state again when a new preroll buffer is queued. This function can only be called when the element is currently not in error or an async state change.
This function is used internally and should normally not be called from plugins or applications.
Post an error, warning or info message on the bus from inside an element.
type must be of #GST_MESSAGE_ERROR, #GST_MESSAGE_WARNING or
#GST_MESSAGE_INFO.
MT safe.
the #GstMessageType
the GStreamer GError domain this message belongs to
the GError code belonging to the domain
an allocated text string to be used as a replacement for the default message connected to code, or %NULL
an allocated debug message to be used as a replacement for the default debugging information, or %NULL
the source code file where the error was generated
the source code function where the error was generated
the source code line where the error was generated
Post an error, warning or info message on the bus from inside an element.
type must be of #GST_MESSAGE_ERROR, #GST_MESSAGE_WARNING or
#GST_MESSAGE_INFO.
the #GstMessageType
the GStreamer GError domain this message belongs to
the GError code belonging to the domain
an allocated text string to be used as a replacement for the default message connected to code, or %NULL
an allocated debug message to be used as a replacement for the default debugging information, or %NULL
the source code file where the error was generated
the source code function where the error was generated
the source code line where the error was generated
optional details structure
Use this function to signal that the element does not expect any more pads to show up in the current pipeline. This function should be called whenever pads have been added by the element itself. Elements with #GST_PAD_SOMETIMES pad templates use this in combination with autopluggers to figure out that the element is done initializing its pads.
This function emits the #GstElement::no-more-pads signal.
MT safe.
Emits a "notify" signal for the property property_name on object.
When possible, eg. when signaling a property change from within the class that registered the property, you should use g_object_notify_by_pspec() instead.
Note that emission of the notify signal may be blocked with g_object_freeze_notify(). In this case, the signal emissions are queued and will be emitted (in reverse order) when g_object_thaw_notify() is called.
the name of a property installed on the class of object.
Emits a "notify" signal for the property specified by pspec on object.
This function omits the property name lookup, hence it is faster than g_object_notify().
One way to avoid using g_object_notify() from within the class that registered the properties, and using g_object_notify_by_pspec() instead, is to store the GParamSpec used with g_object_class_install_property() inside a static array, e.g.:
enum
{
PROP_0,
PROP_FOO,
PROP_LAST
};
static GParamSpec *properties[PROP_LAST];
static void
my_object_class_init (MyObjectClass *klass)
{
properties[PROP_FOO] = g_param_spec_int ("foo", "Foo", "The foo",
0, 100,
50,
G_PARAM_READWRITE);
g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
PROP_FOO,
properties[PROP_FOO]);
}
and then notify a change on the "foo" property with:
g_object_notify_by_pspec (self, properties[PROP_FOO]);
the #GParamSpec of a property installed on the class of object.
Performs a query on the given element.
For elements that don't implement a query handler, this function forwards the query to a random srcpad or to the peer of a random linked sinkpad of this element.
Please note that some queries might need a running pipeline to work.
Queries an element (usually top-level pipeline or playbin element) for the total stream duration in nanoseconds. This query will only work once the pipeline is prerolled (i.e. reached PAUSED or PLAYING state). The application will receive an ASYNC_DONE message on the pipeline bus when that is the case.
If the duration changes for some reason, you will get a DURATION_CHANGED message on the pipeline bus, in which case you should re-query the duration using this function.
Queries an element (usually top-level pipeline or playbin element) for the stream position in nanoseconds. This will be a value between 0 and the stream duration (if the stream duration is known). This query will usually only work once the pipeline is prerolled (i.e. reached PAUSED or PLAYING state). The application will receive an ASYNC_DONE message on the pipeline bus when that is the case.
If one repeatedly calls this function one can also create a query and reuse it in gst_element_query().
Queries bin for the current latency and reconfigures this latency on all the
elements using a LATENCY event.
This method is typically called on the pipeline when a #GST_MESSAGE_LATENCY is posted on the bus.
This function simply emits the #GstBin::do-latency signal so any custom latency calculations will be performed.
Increases the reference count of object.
Since GLib 2.56, if GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED is 2.56 or greater, the type
of object will be propagated to the return type (using the GCC typeof()
extension), so any casting the caller needs to do on the return type must be
explicit.
Increase the reference count of object, and possibly remove the
[floating][floating-ref] reference, if object has a floating reference.
In other words, if the object is floating, then this call "assumes ownership" of the floating reference, converting it to a normal reference by clearing the floating flag while leaving the reference count unchanged. If the object is not floating, then this call adds a new normal reference increasing the reference count by one.
Since GLib 2.56, the type of object will be propagated to the return type
under the same conditions as for g_object_ref().
Makes the element free the previously requested pad as obtained with gst_element_request_pad().
This does not unref the pad. If the pad was created by using
gst_element_request_pad(), gst_element_release_request_pad() needs to be
followed by gst_object_unref() to free the pad.
MT safe.
Removes the element from the bin, unparenting it as well. Unparenting the element means that the element will be dereferenced, so if the bin holds the only reference to the element, the element will be freed in the process of removing it from the bin. If you want the element to still exist after removing, you need to call gst_object_ref() before removing it from the bin.
If the element's pads are linked to other pads, the pads will be unlinked before the element is removed from the bin.
Removes the corresponding #GstControlBinding. If it was the last ref of the binding, it will be disposed.
the binding
Removes pad from element. pad will be destroyed if it has not been
referenced elsewhere using gst_object_unparent().
This function is used by plugin developers and should not be used by applications. Pads that were dynamically requested from elements with gst_element_request_pad() should be released with the gst_element_release_request_pad() function instead.
Pads are not automatically deactivated so elements should perform the needed steps to deactivate the pad in case this pad is removed in the PAUSED or PLAYING state. See gst_pad_set_active() for more information about deactivating pads.
The pad and the element should be unlocked when calling this function.
This function will emit the #GstElement::pad-removed signal on the element.
Retrieves a request pad from the element according to the provided template. Pad templates can be looked up using gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates().
The pad should be released with gst_element_release_request_pad().
a #GstPadTemplate of which we want a pad of.
the name of the request #GstPad to retrieve. Can be %NULL.
the caps of the pad we want to request. Can be %NULL.
Retrieves a pad from the element by name (e.g. "src_%d"). This version only retrieves request pads. The pad should be released with gst_element_release_request_pad().
This method is slower than manually getting the pad template and calling
gst_element_request_pad() if the pads should have a specific name (e.g.
name is "src_1" instead of "src_%u").
Note that this function was introduced in GStreamer 1.20 in order to provide a better name to gst_element_get_request_pad(). Prior to 1.20, users should use gst_element_get_request_pad() which provides the same functionality.
the name of the request #GstPad to retrieve.
Releases all references to other objects. This can be used to break reference cycles.
This function should only be called from object system implementations.
Sends a seek event to an element. See gst_event_new_seek() for the details of the parameters. The seek event is sent to the element using gst_element_send_event().
MT safe.
The new playback rate
The format of the seek values
The optional seek flags.
The type and flags for the new start position
The value of the new start position
The type and flags for the new stop position
The value of the new stop position
Simple API to perform a seek on the given element, meaning it just seeks to the given position relative to the start of the stream. For more complex operations like segment seeks (e.g. for looping) or changing the playback rate or seeking relative to the last configured playback segment you should use gst_element_seek().
In a completely prerolled PAUSED or PLAYING pipeline, seeking is always guaranteed to return %TRUE on a seekable media type or %FALSE when the media type is certainly not seekable (such as a live stream).
Some elements allow for seeking in the READY state, in this case they will store the seek event and execute it when they are put to PAUSED. If the element supports seek in READY, it will always return %TRUE when it receives the event in the READY state.
a #GstFormat to execute the seek in, such as #GST_FORMAT_TIME
seek options; playback applications will usually want to use GST_SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH | GST_SEEK_FLAG_KEY_UNIT here
position to seek to (relative to the start); if you are doing a seek in #GST_FORMAT_TIME this value is in nanoseconds - multiply with #GST_SECOND to convert seconds to nanoseconds or with #GST_MSECOND to convert milliseconds to nanoseconds.
Sends an event to an element. If the element doesn't implement an event handler, the event will be pushed on a random linked sink pad for downstream events or a random linked source pad for upstream events.
This function takes ownership of the provided event so you should gst_event_ref() it if you want to reuse the event after this call.
MT safe.
Set the base time of an element. See gst_element_get_base_time().
MT safe.
the base time to set.
This function is used to disable the control bindings on a property for some time, i.e. gst_object_sync_values() will do nothing for the property.
property to disable
boolean that specifies whether to disable the controller or not.
This function is used to disable all controlled properties of the object for
some time, i.e. gst_object_sync_values() will do nothing.
boolean that specifies whether to disable the controller or not.
Change the control-rate for this object. Audio processing #GstElement
objects will use this rate to sub-divide their processing loop and call
gst_object_sync_values() in between. The length of the processing segment
should be up to control-rate nanoseconds.
The control-rate should not change if the element is in %GST_STATE_PAUSED or %GST_STATE_PLAYING.
the new control-rate in nanoseconds.
Each object carries around a table of associations from strings to pointers. This function lets you set an association.
If the object already had an association with that name, the old association will be destroyed.
Internally, the key is converted to a #GQuark using g_quark_from_string().
This means a copy of key is kept permanently (even after object has been
finalized) — so it is recommended to only use a small, bounded set of values
for key in your program, to avoid the #GQuark storage growing unbounded.
name of the key
data to associate with that key
Locks the state of an element, so state changes of the parent don't affect this element anymore.
Note that this is racy if the state lock of the parent bin is not taken. The parent bin might've just checked the flag in another thread and as the next step proceed to change the child element's state.
MT safe.
%TRUE to lock the element's state
Sets the name of object, or gives object a guaranteed unique
name (if name is %NULL).
This function makes a copy of the provided name, so the caller
retains ownership of the name it sent.
new name of object
Sets a property on an object.
the name of the property to set
the value
Set the start time of an element. The start time of the element is the running time of the element when it last went to the PAUSED state. In READY or after a flushing seek, it is set to 0.
Toplevel elements like #GstPipeline will manage the start_time and base_time on its children. Setting the start_time to #GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE on such a toplevel element will disable the distribution of the base_time to the children and can be useful if the application manages the base_time itself, for example if you want to synchronize capture from multiple pipelines, and you can also ensure that the pipelines have the same clock.
MT safe.
the base time to set.
Sets the state of the element. This function will try to set the requested state by going through all the intermediary states and calling the class's state change function for each.
This function can return #GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC, in which case the element will perform the remainder of the state change asynchronously in another thread. An application can use gst_element_get_state() to wait for the completion of the state change or it can wait for a %GST_MESSAGE_ASYNC_DONE or %GST_MESSAGE_STATE_CHANGED on the bus.
State changes to %GST_STATE_READY or %GST_STATE_NULL never return #GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC.
Suppresses the given flags on the bin. #GstElementFlags of a child element are propagated when it is added to the bin. When suppressed flags are set, those specified flags will not be propagated to the bin.
the #GstElementFlags to suppress
Remove a specified datum from the object's data associations, without invoking the association's destroy handler.
name of the key
This function gets back user data pointers stored via
g_object_set_qdata() and removes the data from object
without invoking its destroy() function (if any was
set).
Usually, calling this function is only required to update
user data pointers with a destroy notifier, for example:
void
object_add_to_user_list (GObject *object,
const gchar *new_string)
{
// the quark, naming the object data
GQuark quark_string_list = g_quark_from_static_string ("my-string-list");
// retrieve the old string list
GList *list = g_object_steal_qdata (object, quark_string_list);
// prepend new string
list = g_list_prepend (list, g_strdup (new_string));
// this changed 'list', so we need to set it again
g_object_set_qdata_full (object, quark_string_list, list, free_string_list);
}
static void
free_string_list (gpointer data)
{
GList *node, *list = data;
for (node = list; node; node = node->next)
g_free (node->data);
g_list_free (list);
}
Using g_object_get_qdata() in the above example, instead of g_object_steal_qdata() would have left the destroy function set, and thus the partial string list would have been freed upon g_object_set_qdata_full().
A #GQuark, naming the user data pointer
Returns a suggestion for timestamps where buffers should be split to get best controller results.
Synchronizes the state of every child of bin with the state
of bin. See also gst_element_sync_state_with_parent().
Tries to change the state of the element to the same as its parent. If this function returns %FALSE, the state of element is undefined.
Sets the properties of the object, according to the #GstControlSources that (maybe) handle them and for the given timestamp.
If this function fails, it is most likely the application developers fault. Most probably the control sources are not setup correctly.
the time that should be processed
Reverts the effect of a previous call to
g_object_freeze_notify(). The freeze count is decreased on object
and when it reaches zero, queued "notify" signals are emitted.
Duplicate notifications for each property are squashed so that at most one #GObject::notify signal is emitted for each property, in the reverse order in which they have been queued.
It is an error to call this function when the freeze count is zero.
Unlinks all source pads of the source element with all sink pads of the sink element to which they are linked.
If the link has been made using gst_element_link(), it could have created an requestpad, which has to be released using gst_element_release_request_pad().
Unlinks the two named pads of the source and destination elements.
This is a convenience function for gst_pad_unlink().
the name of the #GstPad in source element.
a #GstElement containing the destination pad.
the name of the #GstPad in destination element.
Clear the parent of object, removing the associated reference.
This function decreases the refcount of object.
MT safe. Grabs and releases object's lock.
Decrements the reference count on object. If reference count hits
zero, destroy object. This function does not take the lock
on object as it relies on atomic refcounting.
The unref method should never be called with the LOCK held since this might deadlock the dispose function.
Perform transition on element.
This function must be called with STATE_LOCK held and is mainly used internally.
the requested transition
Gets the number of child objects this parent contains.
Gets the state of the element.
For elements that performed an ASYNC state change, as reported by gst_element_set_state(), this function will block up to the specified timeout value for the state change to complete. If the element completes the state change or goes into an error, this function returns immediately with a return value of %GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS or %GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE respectively.
For elements that did not return %GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC, this function returns the current and pending state immediately.
This function returns %GST_STATE_CHANGE_NO_PREROLL if the element successfully changed its state but is not able to provide data yet. This mostly happens for live sources that only produce data in %GST_STATE_PLAYING. While the state change return is equivalent to %GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS, it is returned to the application to signal that some sink elements might not be able to complete their state change because an element is not producing data to complete the preroll. When setting the element to playing, the preroll will complete and playback will start.
a #GstClockTime to specify the timeout for an async state change or %GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE for infinite timeout.
Use this function to signal that the element does not expect any more pads to show up in the current pipeline. This function should be called whenever pads have been added by the element itself. Elements with #GST_PAD_SOMETIMES pad templates use this in combination with autopluggers to figure out that the element is done initializing its pads.
This function emits the #GstElement::no-more-pads signal.
MT safe.
Emits a "notify" signal for the property property_name on object.
When possible, eg. when signaling a property change from within the class that registered the property, you should use g_object_notify_by_pspec() instead.
Note that emission of the notify signal may be blocked with g_object_freeze_notify(). In this case, the signal emissions are queued and will be emitted (in reverse order) when g_object_thaw_notify() is called.
Performs a query on the given element.
For elements that don't implement a query handler, this function forwards the query to a random srcpad or to the peer of a random linked sinkpad of this element.
Please note that some queries might need a running pipeline to work.
Retrieves a request pad from the element according to the provided template. Pad templates can be looked up using gst_element_factory_get_static_pad_templates().
The pad should be released with gst_element_release_request_pad().
a #GstPadTemplate of which we want a pad of.
the name of the request #GstPad to retrieve. Can be %NULL.
the caps of the pad we want to request. Can be %NULL.
Sends an event to an element. If the element doesn't implement an event handler, the event will be pushed on a random linked sink pad for downstream events or a random linked source pad for upstream events.
This function takes ownership of the provided event so you should gst_event_ref() it if you want to reuse the event after this call.
MT safe.
Sets the state of the element. This function will try to set the requested state by going through all the intermediary states and calling the class's state change function for each.
This function can return #GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC, in which case the element will perform the remainder of the state change asynchronously in another thread. An application can use gst_element_get_state() to wait for the completion of the state change or it can wait for a %GST_MESSAGE_ASYNC_DONE or %GST_MESSAGE_STATE_CHANGED on the bus.
State changes to %GST_STATE_READY or %GST_STATE_NULL never return #GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC.
This function essentially limits the life time of the closure to
the life time of the object. That is, when the object is finalized,
the closure is invalidated by calling g_closure_invalidate() on
it, in order to prevent invocations of the closure with a finalized
(nonexisting) object. Also, g_object_ref() and g_object_unref() are
added as marshal guards to the closure, to ensure that an extra
reference count is held on object during invocation of the
closure. Usually, this function will be called on closures that
use this object as closure data.
#GClosure to watch
Checks to see if there is any object named name in list. This function
does not do any locking of any kind. You might want to protect the
provided list with the lock of the owner of the list. This function
will lock each #GstObject in the list to compare the name, so be
careful when passing a list with a locked object.
A default deep_notify signal callback for an object. The user data should contain a pointer to an array of strings that should be excluded from the notify. The default handler will print the new value of the property using g_print.
MT safe. This function grabs and releases object's LOCK for getting its
path string.
the #GObject that signalled the notify.
a #GstObject that initiated the notify.
a #GParamSpec of the property.
a set of user-specified properties to exclude or %NULL to show all changes.
Find the #GParamSpec with the given name for an
interface. Generally, the interface vtable passed in as g_iface
will be the default vtable from g_type_default_interface_ref(), or,
if you know the interface has already been loaded,
g_type_default_interface_peek().
any interface vtable for the interface, or the default vtable for the interface
name of a property to look up.
Add a property to an interface; this is only useful for interfaces that are added to GObject-derived types. Adding a property to an interface forces all objects classes with that interface to have a compatible property. The compatible property could be a newly created #GParamSpec, but normally g_object_class_override_property() will be used so that the object class only needs to provide an implementation and inherits the property description, default value, bounds, and so forth from the interface property.
This function is meant to be called from the interface's default
vtable initialization function (the class_init member of
#GTypeInfo.) It must not be called after after class_init has
been called for any object types implementing this interface.
If pspec is a floating reference, it will be consumed.
any interface vtable for the interface, or the default vtable for the interface.
the #GParamSpec for the new property
Lists the properties of an interface.Generally, the interface
vtable passed in as g_iface will be the default vtable from
g_type_default_interface_ref(), or, if you know the interface has
already been loaded, g_type_default_interface_peek().
any interface vtable for the interface, or the default vtable for the interface
Creates a new instance of a #GObject subtype and sets its properties.
Construction parameters (see %G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT, %G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY) which are not explicitly specified are set to their default values.
the type id of the #GObject subtype to instantiate
an array of #GParameter
Create a new elementfactory capable of instantiating objects of the
type and add the factory to plugin.
#GstPlugin to register the element with, or %NULL for a static element.
name of elements of this type
rank of element (higher rank means more importance when autoplugging)
GType of element to register
Atomically modifies a pointer to point to a new object.
The reference count of oldobj is decreased and the reference count of
newobj is increased.
Either newobj and the value pointed to by oldobj may be %NULL.
pointer to a place of a #GstObject to replace
a new #GstObject
Gets a string representing the given state change result.
a #GstStateChangeReturn to get the name of.
Marks type as "documentation should be skipped".
Can be useful for dynamically registered element to be excluded from
plugin documentation system.
Example:
GType my_type;
GTypeInfo my_type_info;
// Fill "my_type_info"
...
my_type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MY_ELEMENT, "my-type-name",
&my_type_info, 0);
gst_element_type_set_skip_documentation (my_type);
gst_element_register (plugin, "my-plugin-feature-name", rank, my_type);
a #GType of element
#GstBin is an element that can contain other #GstElement, allowing them to be managed as a group. Pads from the child elements can be ghosted to the bin, see #GstGhostPad. This makes the bin look like any other elements and enables creation of higher-level abstraction elements.
A new #GstBin is created with gst_bin_new(). Use a #GstPipeline instead if you want to create a toplevel bin because a normal bin doesn't have a bus or handle clock distribution of its own.
After the bin has been created you will typically add elements to it with gst_bin_add(). You can remove elements with gst_bin_remove().
An element can be retrieved from a bin with gst_bin_get_by_name(), using the elements name. gst_bin_get_by_name_recurse_up() is mainly used for internal purposes and will query the parent bins when the element is not found in the current bin.
An iterator of elements in a bin can be retrieved with gst_bin_iterate_elements(). Various other iterators exist to retrieve the elements in a bin.
gst_object_unref() is used to drop your reference to the bin.
The #GstBin::element-added signal is fired whenever a new element is added to the bin. Likewise the #GstBin::element-removed signal is fired whenever an element is removed from the bin.
A #GstBin internally intercepts every #GstMessage posted by its children and implements the following default behaviour for each of them:
%GST_MESSAGE_EOS: This message is only posted by sinks in the PLAYING state. If all sinks posted the EOS message, this bin will post and EOS message upwards.
%GST_MESSAGE_SEGMENT_START: Just collected and never forwarded upwards. The messages are used to decide when all elements have completed playback of their segment.
%GST_MESSAGE_SEGMENT_DONE: Is posted by #GstBin when all elements that posted a SEGMENT_START have posted a SEGMENT_DONE.
%GST_MESSAGE_DURATION_CHANGED: Is posted by an element that detected a change in the stream duration. The duration change is posted to the application so that it can refetch the new duration with a duration query.
Note that these messages can be posted before the bin is prerolled, in which case the duration query might fail.
Note also that there might be a discrepancy (due to internal buffering/queueing) between the stream being currently displayed and the returned duration query.
Applications might want to also query for duration (and changes) by listening to the %GST_MESSAGE_STREAM_START message, signaling the active start of a (new) stream.
%GST_MESSAGE_CLOCK_LOST: This message is posted by an element when it can no longer provide a clock.
The default bin behaviour is to check if the lost clock was the one provided by the bin. If so and the bin is currently in the PLAYING state, the message is forwarded to the bin parent.
This message is also generated when a clock provider is removed from the bin. If this message is received by the application, it should PAUSE the pipeline and set it back to PLAYING to force a new clock distribution.
%GST_MESSAGE_CLOCK_PROVIDE: This message is generated when an element can provide a clock. This mostly happens when a new clock provider is added to the bin.
The default behaviour of the bin is to mark the currently selected clock as dirty, which will perform a clock recalculation the next time the bin is asked to provide a clock.
This message is never sent to the application but is forwarded to the parent of the bin.
OTHERS: posted upwards.
A #GstBin implements the following default behaviour for answering to a #GstQuery:
%GST_QUERY_DURATION: The bin will forward the query to all sink elements contained within and will return the maximum value. If no sinks are available in the bin, the query fails.
%GST_QUERY_POSITION: The query is sent to all sink elements in the bin and the MAXIMUM of all values is returned. If no sinks are available in the bin, the query fails.
OTHERS: the query is forwarded to all sink elements, the result of the first sink that answers the query successfully is returned. If no sink is in the bin, the query fails.
A #GstBin will by default forward any event sent to it to all sink ( %GST_EVENT_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM ) or source ( %GST_EVENT_TYPE_UPSTREAM ) elements depending on the event type.
If all the elements return %TRUE, the bin will also return %TRUE, else %FALSE is returned. If no elements of the required type are in the bin, the event handler will return %TRUE.