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Plugin Registry:
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Have a web-accessible database of plugins from everywhere, including their merit values. gstplugin.c
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and the autoplug code (should we abstract out autoplug into a special file? I think so) can make use of
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this database via another module (gstwebregistry.c?) to look up stuff. A copy of the registry (gzip'd
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XML) could even be cached. System and user options would determine whether this registry is checked
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and/or updated automatically. The registry could simply be merged with the local machine and user
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registries, with the state bit set to "don't even have it". Autodownload/install code should be
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provided, though designed such that it's not toolkit/OS specific.
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Merit:
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Plugins and even type definition should carry merit values, allowing the system to determine which
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plugin or type definition is better. This can be tied into the web registry setup, where merit values
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can be updated without requiring an update of the plugins themselves. They can also be guaranteed
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unique if there's a range reserved for registered objects. Unfortunately, that might get us into some
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political wars. We could leave that up to the users via some voting system.
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Scheduling state:
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All the scheduling info for a Bin should be contained in a single object of some form. This can be
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saved off and restored seamlessly at some point in the future. This would be ideal for some autoplug
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cases, where the rest of the pipeline simply ceases to exist temporarily, and scheduling entry points
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may need to be modified until the autoplug stage is finished.
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