gstreamer/docs/gst/tmpl/gstindex.sgml

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GstIndex

<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
Generate indexes on objects

<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
GstIndex is used to generate a stream index of one or more elements
in a pipeline.
</para>

<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
#GstIndexFactory
</para>

<!-- ##### STRUCT GstIndex ##### -->
<para>

</para>


<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstIndex::entry-added ##### -->
<para>
Is emited when a new entry is added to the index.
</para>

@gstindex: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: The entry added to the index.

<!-- ##### ARG GstIndex:resolver ##### -->
<para>

</para>

<!-- ##### STRUCT GstIndexEntry ##### -->
<para>
The basic element of an index.
</para>

@type: 
@id: 

<!-- ##### STRUCT GstIndexGroup ##### -->
<para>
A group of related entries in an index.
</para>

@groupnum: 
@entries: 
@certainty: 
@peergroup: 

<!-- ##### ENUM GstIndexCertainty ##### -->
<para>
The certainty of a group in the index.
</para>

@GST_INDEX_UNKNOWN: accuracy is not known
@GST_INDEX_CERTAIN: accuracy is perfect
@GST_INDEX_FUZZY: accuracy is fuzzy

<!-- ##### ENUM GstIndexEntryType ##### -->
<para>
The different types of entries in the index.
</para>

@GST_INDEX_ENTRY_ID: This entry is an id that maps an index id to its owner object
@GST_INDEX_ENTRY_ASSOCIATION: This entry is an association between formats
@GST_INDEX_ENTRY_OBJECT: An object
@GST_INDEX_ENTRY_FORMAT: A format definition

<!-- ##### ENUM GstIndexLookupMethod ##### -->
<para>
Specify the method to find an index entry in the index.
</para>

@GST_INDEX_LOOKUP_EXACT: There has to be an exact indexentry with the given format/value
@GST_INDEX_LOOKUP_BEFORE: The exact entry or the one before it
@GST_INDEX_LOOKUP_AFTER: The exact entry or the one after it

<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_NASSOCS ##### -->
<para>
Get the number of associations in the entry.
</para>

@entry: The entry to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_ASSOC_FLAGS ##### -->
<para>
Get the flags for this entry
</para>

@entry: The entry to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_ASSOC_FORMAT ##### -->
<para>
Get the i-th format of the entry.
</para>

@entry: The entry to query
@i: The format index


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_ASSOC_VALUE ##### -->
<para>
Get the i-th value of the entry.
</para>

@entry: The entry to query
@i: The value index


<!-- ##### STRUCT GstIndexAssociation ##### -->
<para>
An association in an entry.
</para>

@format: the format of the association
@value: the value of the association

<!-- ##### ENUM GstAssocFlags ##### -->
<para>
flags for an association entry
</para>

@GST_ASSOCIATION_FLAG_NONE: no extra flags
@GST_ASSOCIATION_FLAG_KEY_UNIT: the entry marks a key unit, a key unit is one
                                that marks a place where one can randomly seek to.
@GST_ASSOCIATION_FLAG_DELTA_UNIT: 
@GST_ASSOCIATION_FLAG_LAST: extra user defined flags should start here.

<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_FORMAT_FORMAT ##### -->
<para>
Get the format of the format entry
</para>

@entry: The entry to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_FORMAT_KEY ##### -->
<para>
Get the key of the format entry
</para>

@entry: The entry to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_ID_INVALID ##### -->
<para>
An invalid index id
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_ID_DESCRIPTION ##### -->
<para>
Get the description of the id entry
</para>

@entry: The entry to query


<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GstIndexFilter ##### -->
<para>
Function to filter out entries in the index.
</para>

@index: The index being queried
@entry: The entry to be added.
@Returns: This function should return TRUE if the entry is to be added
          to the index, FALSE otherwise.


<!-- ##### ENUM GstIndexResolverMethod ##### -->
<para>
The method used to resolve index writers
</para>

@GST_INDEX_RESOLVER_CUSTOM: Use a custom resolver
@GST_INDEX_RESOLVER_GTYPE: Resolve based on the GType of the object
@GST_INDEX_RESOLVER_PATH: Resolve on the path in graph

<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GstIndexResolver ##### -->
<para>
Function to resolve ids to writer descriptions.
</para>

@index: the index being queried.
@writer: The object that wants to write
@writer_string: A description of the writer.
@user_data: user_data as registered
@Returns: TRUE if an id could be assigned to the writer.
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@writer_id: A pointer to the id that has to be assigned to this writer


<!-- ##### ENUM GstIndexFlags ##### -->
<para>
Flags for this index
</para>

@GST_INDEX_WRITABLE: The index is writable
@GST_INDEX_READABLE: The index is readable
@GST_INDEX_FLAG_LAST: First flag that can be used by subclasses

<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_IS_READABLE ##### -->
<para>
Check if the index can be read from
</para>

@obj: The index to check


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_INDEX_IS_WRITABLE ##### -->
<para>
Check if the index can be written to
</para>

@obj: The index to check


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_new ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_commit ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_get_group ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_new_group ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_set_group ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@groupnum: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_set_certainty ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@certainty: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_get_certainty ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_set_filter ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@filter: 
@user_data: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_set_resolver ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@resolver: 
@user_data: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_get_writer_id ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@writer: 
@id: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_add_format ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@format: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_add_association ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@flags: 
@format: 
@value: 
@Varargs: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_add_associationv ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@flags: 
@n: 
@list: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_add_object ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@key: 
@type: 
@object: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_add_id ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@description: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_get_assoc_entry ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@method: 
@flags: 
@format: 
@value: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_get_assoc_entry_full ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@index: 
@id: 
@method: 
@flags: 
@format: 
@value: 
@func: 
@user_data: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_entry_get_type ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_entry_copy ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@entry: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_entry_free ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@entry: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_index_entry_assoc_map ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@entry: 
@format: 
@value: 
@Returns: