api update

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api update
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Thomas Vander Stichele 2004-06-11 15:19:57 +00:00
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GStreamer data protocol GStreamer data protocol
Intended to wrap GstData objects in a line protocol for use with Intended to wrap GstData objects in a line protocol for use with
pipe / network elements. pipe / network elements.
IDEAS-- -- -*for transporting buffers, have a function that creates a header for a given buffer to be written before the buffer.This way, you don 't lose
IDEAS
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* for transporting buffers, have a function that creates a header for
a given buffer to be written before the buffer. This way, you don't lose
time creating a GDP buffer from the buffer time creating a GDP buffer from the buffer
* allow for CRC'ing of the GstBuffer, optionally * allow for CRC' ing of the GstBuffer, optionally * have a version number of the protocol * optimizing the header for size is not useful since the GstData structure
* have a version number of the protocol already contains more than 32 bytes anyway, making up half the header size PROTOCOL-- -- ----*1 byte GDP major
* optimizing the header for size is not useful since the GstData structure version (0)
already contains more than 32 bytes anyway, making up half the header size
PROTOCOL
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* 1 byte GDP major version (0)
*1 byte GDP minor version (1) *1 byte GDP minor version (1)
* 1 byte GDP flags * 1 byte GDP flags
* 1 byte GDP data type * 1 byte GDP data type
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* 8 byte duration of buffer * 8 byte duration of buffer
* 8 byte offset * 8 byte offset
* 8 byte offset_end * 8 byte offset_end
* 2 byte buffer data flags * 2 byte buffer data flags * 14 byte future extension (ABI padding)
* 14 byte future extension (ABI padding)
*2 byte optional header crc *2 byte optional header crc
* 2 byte optional payload crc * 2 byte optional payload crc
* (length) payload * (length) payload
header:60 bytes header:60 bytes
PROTOCOL CHANGELOG-- --
PROTOCOL CHANGELOG --------------0.1:added two bytes for buffer flags all numbers use
------------------ network byte ordering.
0.1: added two bytes for buffer flags
all numbers use network byte ordering.