gstreamer/gst/gstelement.h

/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
 *               2000,2004 Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>
 *
 * gstelement.h: Header for GstElement
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */


#ifndef __GST_ELEMENT_H__
#define __GST_ELEMENT_H__

/* gstelement.h and gstelementfactory.h include eachother */
typedef struct _GstElement GstElement;
typedef struct _GstElementClass GstElementClass;

/* gstmessage.h needs State */
/**
 * GstState:
 * @GST_STATE_VOID_PENDING     : no pending state.
 * @GST_STATE_NULL             : the NULL state or initial state of an element
 * @GST_STATE_READY            : the element is ready to go to PAUSED
 * @GST_STATE_PAUSED           : the element is PAUSED
 * @GST_STATE_PLAYING          : the element is PLAYING
 *
 * The posible states an element can be in. 
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_STATE_VOID_PENDING        = 0, /* used for GstElement->pending_state when
                                        there is no pending state */
  GST_STATE_NULL                = 1,
  GST_STATE_READY               = 2,
  GST_STATE_PAUSED              = 3,
  GST_STATE_PLAYING             = 4
} GstState;


#include <gst/gstconfig.h>
#include <gst/gstobject.h>
#include <gst/gstpad.h>
#include <gst/gstbus.h>
#include <gst/gstclock.h>
#include <gst/gstelementfactory.h>
#include <gst/gstplugin.h>
#include <gst/gstpluginfeature.h>
#include <gst/gstindex.h>
#include <gst/gstindexfactory.h>
#include <gst/gstiterator.h>
#include <gst/gstmessage.h>
#include <gst/gsttaglist.h>

G_BEGIN_DECLS

#define GST_TYPE_ELEMENT		(gst_element_get_type ())
#define GST_IS_ELEMENT(obj)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT))
#define GST_IS_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass)	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT))
#define GST_ELEMENT_GET_CLASS(obj)	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElementClass))
#define GST_ELEMENT(obj)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElement))
#define GST_ELEMENT_CLASS(klass)	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, GstElementClass))
#define GST_ELEMENT_CAST(obj)		((GstElement*)(obj))

/**
 * GstStateChangeReturn:
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE   : the state change failed
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS   : the state change succeeded
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC     : the state change will happen asynchronously
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_NO_PREROLL: the state change cannot be prerolled
 *
 * the possible return values from a state change function.
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE             = 0,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS             = 1,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC               = 2,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_NO_PREROLL          = 3
} GstStateChangeReturn;

/* NOTE: this probably should be done with an #ifdef to decide
 * whether to safe-cast or to just do the non-checking cast.
 */

/**
 * GST_STATE:
 * @obj: Element to return state for.
 *
 * This macro returns the current state of the element.
 */
#define GST_STATE(obj)			(GST_ELEMENT(obj)->current_state)

/**
 * GST_STATE_NEXT:
 * @obj: Element to return the next state for.
 *
 * This macro returns the next state of the element.
 */
#define GST_STATE_NEXT(obj)		(GST_ELEMENT(obj)->next_state)

/**
 * GST_STATE_PENDING:
 * @obj: Element to return the pending state for.
 *
 * This macro returns the currently pending state of the element.
 */
#define GST_STATE_PENDING(obj)		(GST_ELEMENT(obj)->pending_state)

/**
 * GST_STATE_RETURN:
 * @obj: Element to return the last state result for.
 *
 * This macro returns the last state change return value.
 */
#define GST_STATE_RETURN(obj)		(GST_ELEMENT(obj)->last_return)

#define __GST_SIGN(val)				((val) < 0 ? -1 : ((val) > 0 ? 1 : 0))
/**
 * GST_STATE_GET_NEXT:
 * @cur: A starting state
 * @pending: A target state
 *
 * Given a current state and a target state, calculate the next (intermediate)
 * state.
 */
#define GST_STATE_GET_NEXT(cur,pending) 	((cur) + __GST_SIGN ((gint)(pending) - (gint)(cur)))
/**
 * GST_STATE_TRANSITION:
 * @cur: A current state
 * @next: A next state
 *
 * Given a current state and a next state, calculate the associated 
 * state transition.
 */
#define GST_STATE_TRANSITION(cur,next)  	(((cur)<<3)|(next))
/**
 * GST_STATE_TRANSITION_CURRENT:
 * @trans: A state transition
 *
 * Given a state transition, extract the current state.
 */
#define GST_STATE_TRANSITION_CURRENT(trans)  	((trans)>>3)
/**
 * GST_STATE_TRANSITION_NEXT:
 * @trans: A state transition
 *
 * Given a state transition, extract the next state.
 */
#define GST_STATE_TRANSITION_NEXT(trans)  	((trans)&0x7)

/**
 * GstStateChange:
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY    : state change from NULL to READY
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED  : state change from READY to PAUSED
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING: state change from PAUSED to PLAYING
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED: state change from PLAYING to PAUSED
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_READY  : state change from PAUSED to READY
 * @GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL    : state change from READY to NULL
 *
 * The different (interesting) state changes that are passed to the
 * state change functions of elements.
 */
typedef enum /*< flags=0 >*/
{
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY	= (GST_STATE_NULL<<3) | GST_STATE_READY,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED	= (GST_STATE_READY<<3) | GST_STATE_PAUSED,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING	= (GST_STATE_PAUSED<<3) | GST_STATE_PLAYING,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED	= (GST_STATE_PLAYING<<3) | GST_STATE_PAUSED,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_READY	= (GST_STATE_PAUSED<<3) | GST_STATE_READY,
  GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL	= (GST_STATE_READY<<3) | GST_STATE_NULL
} GstStateChange;

/**
 * GstElementFlags:
 * @GST_ELEMENT_LOCKED_STATE: ignore state changes from parent
 * @GST_ELEMENT_IS_SINK: the element is a sink
 * @GST_ELEMENT_UNPARENTING: Child is being removed from the parent bin.
 *  gst_bin_remove() on a child already being removed immediately returns FALSE
 * @GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST: offset to define more flags
 *
 * The standard flags that an element may have.
 */
typedef enum
{
  GST_ELEMENT_LOCKED_STATE      = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0),
  GST_ELEMENT_IS_SINK           = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 1),
  GST_ELEMENT_UNPARENTING       = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 2),
  /* padding */
  GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST         = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 16)
} GstElementFlags;

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_IS_LOCKED_STATE:
 * @obj: A #GstElement to query
 *
 * Check if the element is in the locked state and therefore will ignore state
 * changes from its parent object.
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_IS_LOCKED_STATE(obj)        (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET(obj,GST_ELEMENT_LOCKED_STATE))

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_NAME:
 * @obj: A #GstElement to query
 *
 * Gets the name of this element. Use only in core as this is not
 * ABI-compatible. Others use gst_element_get_name()
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_NAME(obj)			(GST_OBJECT_NAME(obj))

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_PARENT:
 * @obj: A #GstElement to query
 *
 * Get the parent object of this element.
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_PARENT(obj)			(GST_ELEMENT_CAST(GST_OBJECT_PARENT(obj)))

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_BUS:
 * @obj: A #GstElement to query
 *
 * Get the message bus of this element.
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_BUS(obj)			(GST_ELEMENT_CAST(obj)->bus)

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_CLOCK:
 * @obj: A #GstElement to query
 *
 * Get the clock of this element
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_CLOCK(obj)			(GST_ELEMENT_CAST(obj)->clock)

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_PADS:
 * @obj: A #GstElement to query
 *
 * Get the pads of this elements.
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_PADS(obj)			(GST_ELEMENT_CAST(obj)->pads)

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_ERROR:
 * @el:     the element that throws the error
 * @domain: like CORE, LIBRARY, RESOURCE or STREAM (see #GstError)
 * @code:   error code defined for that domain (see #GstError)
 * @text:   the message to display (format string and args enclosed in
            parentheses)
 * @debug:  debugging information for the message (format string and args
            enclosed in parentheses)
 *
 * Utility function that elements can use in case they encountered a fatal
 * data processing error. The pipeline will throw an error signal and the
 * application will be requested to stop further media processing.
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(el, domain, code, text, debug)		\
G_STMT_START {								\
  gchar *__txt = _gst_element_error_printf text;			\
  gchar *__dbg = _gst_element_error_printf debug;			\
  if (__txt)								\
    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (el, "error: %s", __txt);			\
  if (__dbg)								\
    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (el, "error: %s", __dbg);			\
  gst_element_message_full (GST_ELEMENT(el), GST_MESSAGE_ERROR,		\
    GST_ ## domain ## _ERROR, GST_ ## domain ## _ERROR_ ## code,	\
    __txt, __dbg, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__);			\
} G_STMT_END

/**
 * GST_ELEMENT_WARNING:
 * @el:     the element that throws the error
 * @domain: like CORE, LIBRARY, RESOURCE or STREAM (see #GstError)
 * @code:   error code defined for that domain (see #GstError)
 * @text:   the message to display (format string and args enclosed in
            parentheses)
 * @debug:  debugging information for the message (format string and args
            enclosed in parentheses)
 *
 * Utility function that elements can use in case they encountered a non-fatal
 * data processing problem. The pipeline will throw a warning signal and the
 * application will be informed.
 */
#define GST_ELEMENT_WARNING(el, domain, code, text, debug)		\
G_STMT_START {								\
  gchar *__txt = _gst_element_error_printf text;			\
  gchar *__dbg = _gst_element_error_printf debug;			\
  if (__txt)								\
    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (el, "warning: %s", __txt);			\
  if (__dbg)								\
    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (el, "warning: %s", __dbg);			\
  gst_element_message_full (GST_ELEMENT(el), GST_MESSAGE_WARNING,	\
    GST_ ## domain ## _ERROR, GST_ ## domain ## _ERROR_ ## code,	\
  __txt, __dbg, __FILE__, GST_FUNCTION, __LINE__);			\
} G_STMT_END

/* the state change mutexes and conds */
#define GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem)               (GST_ELEMENT_CAST(elem)->state_lock)

/**
 * GST_STATE_LOCK:
 * @elem:   the #GstElement to take the state lock on
 *
 * Takes the state lock on the element.
 * This function is used by the core.  It is taken while getting or setting
 * the state, during state changes, and while finalizing.
 */
#define GST_STATE_LOCK(elem)                   g_static_rec_mutex_lock(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#define GST_STATE_TRYLOCK(elem)                g_static_rec_mutex_trylock(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#define GST_STATE_UNLOCK(elem)                 g_static_rec_mutex_unlock(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#define GST_STATE_UNLOCK_FULL(elem)            g_static_rec_mutex_unlock_full(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#define GST_STATE_LOCK_FULL(elem,t)            g_static_rec_mutex_lock_full(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem), t)
#define GST_STATE_GET_COND(elem)               (GST_ELEMENT_CAST(elem)->state_cond)
#define GST_STATE_WAIT(elem)                   g_cond_wait (GST_STATE_GET_COND (elem), \
							GST_GET_LOCK (elem))
#define GST_STATE_TIMED_WAIT(elem, timeval)    g_cond_timed_wait (GST_STATE_GET_COND (elem), \
							GST_GET_LOCK (elem), timeval)
#define GST_STATE_SIGNAL(elem)                 g_cond_signal (GST_STATE_GET_COND (elem));
#define GST_STATE_BROADCAST(elem)              g_cond_broadcast (GST_STATE_GET_COND (elem));

struct _GstElement
{
  GstObject		object;

  /*< public >*/ /* with LOCK */
  /* element state */
  GStaticRecMutex      *state_lock;
  GCond                *state_cond;
  guint32		state_cookie;
  GstState              current_state;
  GstState              next_state;
  GstState              pending_state;
  GstStateChangeReturn  last_return;

  /*< public >*/ /* with LOCK */
  GstBus	       *bus;

  /* allocated clock */
  GstClock	       *clock;
  GstClockTimeDiff	base_time; /* NULL/READY: 0 - PAUSED: current time - PLAYING: difference to clock */

  /* element pads, these lists can only be iterated while holding
   * the LOCK or checking the cookie after each LOCK. */
  guint16               numpads;
  GList                *pads;
  guint16               numsrcpads;
  GList                *srcpads;
  guint16               numsinkpads;
  GList                *sinkpads;
  guint32               pads_cookie;

  /*< private >*/
  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

struct _GstElementClass
{
  GstObjectClass         parent_class;

  /*< public >*/
  /* the element details */
  GstElementDetails	 details;

  /* factory that the element was created from */
  GstElementFactory	*elementfactory;

  /* templates for our pads */
  GList                 *padtemplates;
  gint                   numpadtemplates;
  guint32                pad_templ_cookie;

  /*< private >*/
  /* signal callbacks */
  void (*state_changed)	(GstElement *element, GstState old, GstState state);
  void (*pad_added)	(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
  void (*pad_removed)	(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
  void (*no_more_pads)	(GstElement *element);

  /*< public >*/
  /* virtual methods for subclasses */

  /* request/release pads */
  GstPad*		(*request_new_pad)	(GstElement *element, GstPadTemplate *templ, const gchar* name);
  void			(*release_pad)		(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);

  /* state changes */
  GstStateChangeReturn (*get_state)		(GstElement * element, GstState * state,
						 GstState * pending, GstClockTime timeout);
  GstStateChangeReturn (*set_state)		(GstElement *element, GstState state);
  GstStateChangeReturn (*change_state)		(GstElement *element, GstStateChange transition);

  /* bus */
  void			(*set_bus)		(GstElement * element, GstBus * bus);

  /* set/get clocks */
  GstClock*		(*provide_clock)	(GstElement *element);
  void			(*set_clock)		(GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);

  /* index */
  GstIndex*		(*get_index)		(GstElement *element);
  void			(*set_index)		(GstElement *element, GstIndex *index);

  /* query functions */
  gboolean		(*send_event)		(GstElement *element, GstEvent *event);

  const GstQueryType*	(*get_query_types)	(GstElement *element);
  gboolean		(*query)		(GstElement *element, GstQuery *query);

  /*< private >*/
  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

/* element class pad templates */
void			gst_element_class_add_pad_template	(GstElementClass *klass, GstPadTemplate *templ);
GstPadTemplate*		gst_element_class_get_pad_template	(GstElementClass *element_class, const gchar *name);
GList*                  gst_element_class_get_pad_template_list (GstElementClass *element_class);
void			gst_element_class_set_details		(GstElementClass *klass,
								 const GstElementDetails *details);

/* element instance */
GType			gst_element_get_type		(void);

/* basic name and parentage stuff from GstObject */

/**
 * gst_element_get_name:
 * @elem: a #GstElement to set the name of.
 *
 * Gets the name of the element.
 */
#define			gst_element_get_name(elem)	gst_object_get_name(GST_OBJECT(elem))

/**
 * gst_element_set_name:
 * @elem: a #GstElement to set the name of.
 * @name: the new name
 *
 * Sets the name of the element, getting rid of the old name if there was one.
 */
#define			gst_element_set_name(elem,name)	gst_object_set_name(GST_OBJECT(elem),name)

/**
 * gst_element_get_parent:
 * @elem: a #GstElement to get the parent of.
 *
 * Gets the parent of an element.
 */
#define			gst_element_get_parent(elem)	gst_object_get_parent(GST_OBJECT(elem))

/**
 * gst_element_set_parent:
 * @elem: a #GstElement to set the parent of.
 * @parent: the new parent #GstObject of the element.
 *
 * Sets the parent of an element.
 */
#define			gst_element_set_parent(elem,parent)	gst_object_set_parent(GST_OBJECT(elem),parent)

/* clocking */
gboolean		gst_element_requires_clock	(GstElement *element);
gboolean		gst_element_provides_clock	(GstElement *element);
GstClock*		gst_element_provide_clock	(GstElement *element);
GstClock*		gst_element_get_clock		(GstElement *element);
void			gst_element_set_clock		(GstElement *element, GstClock *clock);
void			gst_element_set_base_time	(GstElement *element, GstClockTime time);
GstClockTime		gst_element_get_base_time	(GstElement *element);

/* indexes */
gboolean		gst_element_is_indexable	(GstElement *element);
void			gst_element_set_index		(GstElement *element, GstIndex *index);
GstIndex*		gst_element_get_index		(GstElement *element);

/* bus */
void			gst_element_set_bus		(GstElement * element, GstBus * bus);
GstBus *		gst_element_get_bus		(GstElement * element);

/* pad management */
gboolean		gst_element_add_pad		(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
gboolean		gst_element_remove_pad		(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);
void			gst_element_no_more_pads	(GstElement *element);

GstPad*			gst_element_get_pad		(GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
GstPad*			gst_element_get_static_pad	(GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
GstPad*			gst_element_get_request_pad	(GstElement *element, const gchar *name);
void			gst_element_release_request_pad	(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad);

GstIterator *		gst_element_iterate_pads 	(GstElement * element);
GstIterator *		gst_element_iterate_src_pads 	(GstElement * element);
GstIterator *		gst_element_iterate_sink_pads 	(GstElement * element);

/* event/query/format stuff */
gboolean		gst_element_send_event		(GstElement *element, GstEvent *event);
gboolean		gst_element_seek		(GstElement *element, gdouble rate,
							 GstFormat format, GstSeekFlags flags,
							 GstSeekType cur_type, gint64 cur,
							 GstSeekType stop_type, gint64 stop);
G_CONST_RETURN GstQueryType*
			gst_element_get_query_types	(GstElement *element);
gboolean		gst_element_query		(GstElement *element, GstQuery *query);

/* messages */
gboolean		gst_element_post_message	(GstElement * element, GstMessage * message);

/* error handling */
gchar *			_gst_element_error_printf	(const gchar *format, ...);
void			gst_element_message_full	(GstElement * element, GstMessageType type,
							 GQuark domain, gint code, gchar * text,
							 gchar * debug, const gchar * file,
							 const gchar * function, gint line);

/* state management */
gboolean		gst_element_is_locked_state	(GstElement *element);
gboolean		gst_element_set_locked_state	(GstElement *element, gboolean locked_state);
gboolean		gst_element_sync_state_with_parent (GstElement *element);

GstStateChangeReturn	gst_element_get_state		(GstElement * element,
							 GstState * state,
							 GstState * pending,
							 GstClockTime timeout);
GstStateChangeReturn	gst_element_set_state		(GstElement *element, GstState state);

void			gst_element_abort_state		(GstElement * element);
GstStateChangeReturn	gst_element_commit_state	(GstElement * element);
void			gst_element_lost_state	        (GstElement * element);

/* factory management */
GstElementFactory*	gst_element_get_factory		(GstElement *element);

G_END_DECLS

#endif /* __GST_ELEMENT_H__ */