paramspecs: Add GstParamSpecArray for GST_TYPE_ARRAY typed properties

These are mostly useful to get our automatic
serialization/deserialization from strings and simple usage from
gst-launch or similar.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777375

gst/gstparamspecs.c

@@ -202,3 +202,158 @@ gst_param_spec_fraction (const gchar * name, const gchar * nick,
 
   return pspec;
 }
+
+static void
+_gst_param_array_init (GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstParamSpecArray *aspec = GST_PARAM_SPEC_ARRAY_LIST (pspec);
+
+  aspec->element_spec = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+_gst_param_array_finalize (GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstParamSpecArray *aspec = GST_PARAM_SPEC_ARRAY_LIST (pspec);
+  GParamSpecClass *parent_class =
+      g_type_class_peek (g_type_parent (GST_TYPE_PARAM_ARRAY_LIST));
+
+  if (aspec->element_spec) {
+    g_param_spec_unref (aspec->element_spec);
+    aspec->element_spec = NULL;
+  }
+
+  parent_class->finalize (pspec);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+_gst_param_array_validate (GParamSpec * pspec, GValue * value)
+{
+  GstParamSpecArray *aspec = GST_PARAM_SPEC_ARRAY_LIST (pspec);
+
+  /* ensure array values validity against a present element spec */
+  if (aspec->element_spec) {
+    GParamSpec *element_spec = aspec->element_spec;
+    guint i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < gst_value_array_get_size (value); i++) {
+      GValue *element = (GValue *) gst_value_array_get_value (value, i);
+
+      /* need to fixup value type, or ensure that the array value is initialized at all */
+      if (!g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (element),
+              G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (element_spec))) {
+        if (G_VALUE_TYPE (element) != 0)
+          g_value_unset (element);
+        g_value_init (element, G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (element_spec));
+        g_param_value_set_default (element_spec, element);
+        return FALSE;
+      }
+      /* validate array value against element_spec */
+      if (!g_param_value_validate (element_spec, element))
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gint
+_gst_param_array_values_cmp (GParamSpec * pspec, const GValue * value1,
+    const GValue * value2)
+{
+  GstParamSpecArray *aspec = GST_PARAM_SPEC_ARRAY_LIST (pspec);
+  guint size1, size2;
+
+  if (!value1 || !value2)
+    return value2 ? -1 : value1 != value2;
+
+  size1 = gst_value_array_get_size (value1);
+  size2 = gst_value_array_get_size (value2);
+
+  if (size1 != size2)
+    return size1 < size2 ? -1 : 1;
+  else if (!aspec->element_spec) {
+    /* we need an element specification for comparisons, so there's not much
+     * to compare here, try to at least provide stable lesser/greater result
+     */
+    return size1 < size2 ? -1 : size1 > size2;
+  } else {                      /* size1 == size2 */
+    guint i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < size1; i++) {
+      const GValue *element1 = gst_value_array_get_value (value1, i);
+      const GValue *element2 = gst_value_array_get_value (value2, i);
+      gint cmp;
+
+      /* need corresponding element types, provide stable result otherwise */
+      if (G_VALUE_TYPE (element1) != G_VALUE_TYPE (element2))
+        return G_VALUE_TYPE (element1) < G_VALUE_TYPE (element2) ? -1 : 1;
+      cmp = g_param_values_cmp (aspec->element_spec, element1, element2);
+      if (cmp)
+        return cmp;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+GType
+gst_param_spec_array_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GType type;            /* 0 */
+
+  /* register GST_TYPE_PARAM_FRACTION */
+  if (type == 0) {
+    static GParamSpecTypeInfo pspec_info = {
+      sizeof (GstParamSpecArray),       /* instance_size     */
+      0,                        /* n_preallocs       */
+      _gst_param_array_init,    /* instance_init     */
+      G_TYPE_INVALID,           /* value_type        */
+      _gst_param_array_finalize,        /* finalize          */
+      NULL,                     /* value_set_default */
+      _gst_param_array_validate,        /* value_validate    */
+      _gst_param_array_values_cmp,      /* values_cmp        */
+    };
+    pspec_info.value_type = GST_TYPE_ARRAY;
+    type = g_param_type_register_static ("GstParamArray", &pspec_info);
+  }
+  return type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_param_spec_array:
+ * @name: canonical name of the property specified
+ * @nick: nick name for the property specified
+ * @blurb: description of the property specified
+ * @element_spec: GParamSpec of the array
+ * @flags: flags for the property specified
+ *
+ * This function creates a GstArray GParamSpec for use by objects/elements
+ * that want to expose properties of GstArray type. This function is
+ * typically * used in connection with g_object_class_install_property() in a
+ * GObjects's instance_init function.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a newly created parameter specification
+ */
+
+GParamSpec *
+gst_param_spec_array (const gchar * name,
+    const gchar * nick,
+    const gchar * blurb, GParamSpec * element_spec, GParamFlags flags)
+{
+  GstParamSpecArray *aspec;
+
+  if (element_spec)
+    g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC (element_spec), NULL);
+
+  aspec = g_param_spec_internal (GST_TYPE_PARAM_ARRAY_LIST,
+      name, nick, blurb, flags);
+  if (aspec == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (element_spec) {
+    aspec->element_spec = g_param_spec_ref (element_spec);
+    g_param_spec_sink (element_spec);
+  }
+
+  return G_PARAM_SPEC (aspec);
+}

gst/gstparamspecs.h

@@ -75,14 +75,22 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GST_PARAM_SPEC_FRACTION(pspec)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((pspec), GST_TYPE_PARAM_FRACTION, GstParamSpecFraction))
 
 
+#define GST_TYPE_PARAM_ARRAY_LIST           (gst_param_spec_array_get_type ())
+#define GST_IS_PARAM_SPEC_ARRAY_LIST(pspec) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((pspec), GST_TYPE_PARAM_ARRAY_LIST))
+#define GST_PARAM_SPEC_ARRAY_LIST(pspec)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((pspec), GST_TYPE_PARAM_ARRAY_LIST, GstParamSpecArray))
+
+
 /* --- get_type functions --- */
 
 GType  gst_param_spec_fraction_get_type (void);
 
+GType  gst_param_spec_array_get_type (void);
+
 
 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
 
 typedef struct _GstParamSpecFraction GstParamSpecFraction;
+typedef struct _GstParamSpecArray GstParamSpecArray;
 
 /**
  * GstParamSpecFraction:
@@ -105,6 +113,20 @@ struct _GstParamSpecFraction {
   gint          def_num, def_den;
 };
 
+/**
+ * GstParamSpecArray:
+ * @parent_instance: super class
+ * @value_array: the array of values
+ *
+ * A GParamSpec derived structure that contains the meta data for fractional
+ * properties.
+ */
+struct _GstParamSpecArray {
+  GParamSpec    parent_instance;
+
+  GParamSpec * element_spec;
+};
+
 
 /* --- GParamSpec prototypes --- */
 
@@ -116,6 +138,12 @@ GParamSpec  * gst_param_spec_fraction (const gchar * name,
                                        gint default_num, gint default_denom,
                                        GParamFlags flags) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
+GParamSpec  * gst_param_spec_array    (const gchar * name,
+                                       const gchar * nick,
+                                       const gchar * blurb,
+                                       GParamSpec * element_spec,
+                                       GParamFlags flags) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_PARAMSPECS_H__ */

win32/common/libgstreamer.def

@@ -966,6 +966,8 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_pad_template_pad_created
 	gst_pad_unlink
 	gst_pad_use_fixed_caps
+	gst_param_spec_array
+	gst_param_spec_array_get_type
 	gst_param_spec_fraction
 	gst_param_spec_fraction_get_type
 	gst_parent_buffer_meta_api_get_type