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/* 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 */
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
GST_EXPORT GType _gst_element_type;
#define GST_TYPE_ELEMENT (_gst_element_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_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)
#define GST_STATE_FINAL(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->final_state)
#define GST_STATE_ERROR(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->state_error)
#define GST_STATE_NO_PREROLL(obj) (GST_ELEMENT(obj)->no_preroll)
#ifndef GST_DEBUG_STATE_CHANGE
#define GST_STATE_CHANGE(obj) ((1<<(GST_STATE(obj)+8)) | 1<<GST_STATE_PENDING(obj))
#else
inline GstStateChange
_gst_element_get_state_change (GstElement *e)
{
if (e->state < GST_STATE_NULL || e->state > GST_STATE_PLAYING)
g_assert_not_reached ();
if (e->pending_state < GST_STATE_NULL || e->pending_state > GST_STATE_PLAYING)
g_assert_not_reached ();
if (e->state - e->pending_state != 1 && e->pending_state - e->state != 1)
g_assert_not_reached ();
return (1<<(GST_STATE(obj)+8)) | 1<<GST_STATE_PENDING(obj);
}
#define GST_STATE_CHANGE(obj) _gst_element_get_state_change(obj)
#endif
/* FIXME: How to deal with lost_state ? */
/**
* 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
*/
typedef enum /*< flags=0 >*/
{
GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY = 1<<(GST_STATE_NULL+8) | 1<<GST_STATE_READY,
GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED = 1<<(GST_STATE_READY+8) | 1<<GST_STATE_PAUSED,
GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING = 1<<(GST_STATE_PAUSED+8) | 1<<GST_STATE_PLAYING,
GST_STATE_CHANGE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED = 1<<(GST_STATE_PLAYING+8) | 1<<GST_STATE_PAUSED,
GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_READY = 1<<(GST_STATE_PAUSED+8) | 1<<GST_STATE_READY,
GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL = 1<<(GST_STATE_READY+8) | 1<<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,
GST_ELEMENT_IS_SINK,
GST_ELEMENT_UNPARENTING,
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 loacked state and therefore will ignore state
* changes from its parent object.
*/
#define GST_ELEMENT_IS_LOCKED_STATE(obj) (GST_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_mutex_lock(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#define GST_STATE_TRYLOCK(elem) g_mutex_trylock(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#define GST_STATE_UNLOCK(elem) g_mutex_unlock(GST_STATE_GET_LOCK(elem))
#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_STATE_GET_LOCK (elem))
#define GST_STATE_TIMED_WAIT(elem, timeval) g_cond_timed_wait (GST_STATE_GET_COND (elem), GST_STATE_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 STATE_LOCK */
/* element state */
GMutex *state_lock;
GCond *state_cond;
guint8 current_state;
guint8 pending_state;
guint8 final_state;
gboolean state_error; /* Flag is set when the element has an
* error in the last state change.
* It is cleared when doing another
* state change. */
gboolean no_preroll; /* Flag is set when the element cannot
* preroll */
/*< 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, GTimeVal * timeout);
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);
gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c (gst_type_find_helper): Unref any remaining buffer. Original commit message from CVS: 2005-06-27 Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com> * gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c (gst_type_find_helper): Unref any remaining buffer. * gst/gsttrace.c (gst_alloc_trace_list_sorted): New helper, returns a sorted copy of the trace list. (gst_alloc_trace_print_live): New API, only prints traces with live objects. Sort the list. (gst_alloc_trace_print_all): Sort the list. (gst_alloc_trace_print): Align columns. * gst/elements/gstttypefindelement.c: * gst/elements/gsttee.c: * gst/base/gstbasesrc.c: * gst/base/gstbasesink.c: * gst/base/gstbasetransform.c: * gst/gstqueue.c: Adapt for pad activation changes. * gst/gstpipeline.c (gst_pipeline_init): Unref after parenting sched. (gst_pipeline_dispose): Drop ref on sched. * gst/gstpad.c (gst_pad_init): Set the default activate func. (gst_pad_activate_default): Push mode by default. (pre_activate_switch, post_activate_switch): New stubs, things to do before and after switching activation modes on pads. (gst_pad_set_active): Take a boolean and not a mode, dispatch to the pad's activate function to choose which mode to activate. Shortcut on deactivation and call the right function directly. (gst_pad_activate_pull): New API, (de)activates a pad in pull mode. (gst_pad_activate_push): New API, same for push mode. (gst_pad_set_activate_function) (gst_pad_set_activatepull_function) (gst_pad_set_activatepush_function): Setters for new API. * gst/gstminiobject.c (gst_mini_object_new, gst_mini_object_free): Trace all miniobjects. (gst_mini_object_make_writable): Unref the arg if we copy, like gst_caps_make_writable. * gst/gstmessage.c (_gst_message_initialize): No trace init. * gst/gstghostpad.c (gst_proxy_pad_do_activate) (gst_proxy_pad_do_activatepull, gst_proxy_pad_do_activatepush): Adapt for new pad API. * gst/gstevent.c (_gst_event_initialize): Don't initialize trace. * gst/gstelement.h: * gst/gstelement.c (gst_element_iterate_src_pads) (gst_element_iterate_sink_pads): New API functions. * gst/gstelement.c (iterator_fold_with_resync): New utility, should fold into gstiterator.c in some form. (gst_element_pads_activate): Simplified via use of fold and delegation of decisions to gstpad->activate. * gst/gstbus.c (gst_bus_source_finalize): Set the bus to NULL, help in debugging. * gst/gstbuffer.c (_gst_buffer_initialize): Ref the buffer type class once in init, like gstmessage. Didn't run into this issue but it seems correct. Don't initialize a trace, gstminiobject does that. * check/pipelines/simple_launch_lines.c (test_stop_from_app): New test, runs fakesrc ! fakesink, stopping on ::handoff via a message to the bus. (assert_live_count): New util function, uses alloc traces to check cleanup. * check/gst/gstghostpad.c (test_ghost_pads): More refcount checks. To be modified when unlink drops the internal pad.
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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);
Some docs updates Original commit message from CVS: * CHANGES-0.9: * docs/design/part-TODO.txt: * docs/design/part-events.txt: Some docs updates * gst/base/gstbasesink.c: (gst_base_sink_handle_object), (gst_base_sink_event), (gst_base_sink_do_sync), (gst_base_sink_activate_push), (gst_base_sink_activate_pull): * gst/base/gstbasesrc.c: (gst_base_src_send_discont), (gst_base_src_do_seek), (gst_base_src_event_handler), (gst_base_src_loop): * gst/base/gstbasetransform.c: (gst_base_transform_transform_caps), (gst_base_transform_configure_caps), (gst_base_transform_setcaps), (gst_base_transform_get_size), (gst_base_transform_buffer_alloc), (gst_base_transform_event), (gst_base_transform_handle_buffer), (gst_base_transform_set_passthrough), (gst_base_transform_is_passthrough): * gst/elements/gstfakesink.c: (gst_fake_sink_event): * gst/elements/gstfilesink.c: (gst_file_sink_event): Event updates. * gst/gstbuffer.h: Use faster casts. * gst/gstelement.c: (gst_element_seek): * gst/gstelement.h: Update gst_element_seek. * gst/gstevent.c: (gst_event_finalize), (_gst_event_copy), (gst_event_new), (gst_event_new_custom), (gst_event_get_structure), (gst_event_new_flush_start), (gst_event_new_flush_stop), (gst_event_new_eos), (gst_event_new_newsegment), (gst_event_parse_newsegment), (gst_event_new_tag), (gst_event_parse_tag), (gst_event_new_filler), (gst_event_new_qos), (gst_event_parse_qos), (gst_event_new_seek), (gst_event_parse_seek), (gst_event_new_navigation): * gst/gstevent.h: Make GstEvent use GstStructure. Add parsing code, make sure the API is sufficiently generic. Mark possible directions of events and serialization. * gst/gstmessage.c: (gst_message_init), (gst_message_finalize), (_gst_message_copy), (gst_message_new_segment_start), (gst_message_new_segment_done), (gst_message_new_custom), (gst_message_parse_segment_start), (gst_message_parse_segment_done): Small cleanups. * gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_get_caps_unlocked), (gst_pad_accept_caps), (gst_pad_set_caps), (gst_pad_send_event): Update for new events. Catch events sent in wrong directions. * gst/gstqueue.c: (gst_queue_link_src), (gst_queue_handle_sink_event), (gst_queue_chain), (gst_queue_loop), (gst_queue_handle_src_query): Event updates. * gst/gsttag.c: * gst/gsttag.h: Remove event code from this file. * libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.c: (gst_dp_packet_from_event), (gst_dp_event_from_packet): Event updates.
2005-07-27 18:33:03 +00:00
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,
GTimeVal * timeout);
GstStateChangeReturn gst_element_set_state (GstElement *element, GstState state);
void gst_element_abort_state (GstElement * element);
void 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__ */