gstreamer/docs/random/wtay/capsnego-cases

pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/
--- -> ---

always compatible

--+ -> ---

call negotiate function, set the resulting caps

-+- -> ---

always compatible

-++ -> ---

call negotiate function, set the resulting caps

+-- -> ---

always compatible, caps are those of the pad

+-+ -> ---

always compatible, caps are those of the pad

++- -> ---

always compatible, caps are those of the pad

+++ -> ---

always compatible, caps are those of the pad

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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> --+

call negotiate function, set the resulting caps

--+ -> --+

negotiate until agreed

-+- -> --+

call negotiate until caps match padtemplate

-++ -> --+

negotiate until agreed, caps only got send to the
other pad if they match the padtemplate

+-- -> --+

call negotiate function with src caps, set caps if ok

+-+ -> --+

call negotiate function with src caps, negotiate until agreed

++- -> --+

call negotiate function with src caps, set caps if ok

+++ -> --+

call negotiate function with src caps, negotiate until agreed

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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> -+-

always compatible

--+ -> -+-

call negotiate until caps match padtemplate

-+- -> -+-

check padtemplates, if compatible connect

-++ -> -+-

check templates, if compatible,
call negotiate, until it matches the padtemplate

+-- -> -+-

check caps against padtemplate, if compatible, connect

+-+ -> -+-

check caps against padtemplate, if compatible: connect
alse call negotiate until it matches template

++- -> -+-

check caps against padtemplate, if match, connect

+++ -> -+-

check caps against padtemplate, if match, connect
alse check padtemplates if compatible,
call negotiate until match template


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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> -++

call negotiate, set resulting caps

--+ -> -++

call negotiate until agree, check src caps against
padtemplate before calling sink negotiate

-+- -> -++

check padtemplates, if match call negotiate until
match src padtemplate.

-++ -> -++

check padtemplates, if match call negotiate until
agree

+-- -> -++

check caps against padtemplate
call negotiate with caps, if agree, set caps

+-+ -> -++

check caps against padtemplate
call negotiate with caps, negotiate until agree

++- -> -++

check caps against padtemplate
call negotiate with caps, call negotiate until
sink caps match src padtemplate

+++ -> -++

check caps against padtemplate
call negotiate with caps, negotiate until agree


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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> +--

connection fails

--+ -> +--



-+- -> +--


-++ -> +--


+-- -> +--


+-+ -> +--


++- -> +--


+++ -> +--

check caps, 
call src negotiate with caps


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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> +-+


--+ -> +-+


-+- -> +-+


-++ -> +-+


+-- -> +-+


+-+ -> +-+


++- -> +-+


+++ -> +-+


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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> ++-


--+ -> ++-


-+- -> ++-


-++ -> ++-


+-- -> ++-


+-+ -> ++-


++- -> ++-


+++ -> ++-


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pad has caps
| pad has template
|/ pad has negotiate function
||/

--- -> +++


--+ -> +++


-+- -> +++


-++ -> +++


+-- -> +++


+-+ -> +++


++- -> +++


+++ -> +++


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