docs/random/ensonic/dynlink.txt: More thoughs on this.

Original commit message from CVS:
* docs/random/ensonic/dynlink.txt:
More thoughs on this.
* plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c:
Add bugzilla ticket number to FIXME comment.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2007-08-27  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* docs/random/ensonic/dynlink.txt:
+	  More thoughs on this.
+
+	* plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c:
+	  Add bugzilla ticket number to FIXME comment.
+
 2007-08-24  Wim Taymans  <wim.taymans@gmail.com>
 
 	* docs/design/part-TODO.txt:

docs/random/ensonic/dynlink.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 $Id$
 
 Currently its only save to link/unlink elements/pad when pipeline is in READY.
+Belowe some thoughts. See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=435487
+for patches.
 
 = current api =
 
@@ -41,10 +43,10 @@ gst_pads_remove_link (e1.src, e3.sink);
 
 == swapping out an elelment ==
 
- * we have: e1 ! e2 ! e6
+* we have: e1 ! e2 ! e6
- * we have: e1 ! e2 ! e3 ! e6
+* we have: e1 ! e2 ! e3 ! e6
- * we want: e1 ! e4 ! e5 ! e6
+* we want: e1 ! e4 ! e5 ! e6
- * we want: e1 ! e3      ! e6
+* we want: e1 ! e3      ! e6
 
 gst_element_swap_linked(e1, e4, e5, e6);
 gst_pads_insert_link (e1.src, e4.sink, e5.src, e6.sink);
@@ -53,10 +55,35 @@ gst_pads_insert_link (e1.src, e4.sink, e5.src, e6.sink);
   connect e1.src, e4.sink
   connect e5.src, e6.sink
 
-
-
 = thoughts =
 * I don't think we need api for pads
 * Should current api check for the state?
 * do we want to swapp multiple elements at once
 
+== events ==
+* tee and adder need special treatment
+  * both would need to cache an accumulated segment
+  * tee
+    * would also cache tags
+    * when linkfunc is called, it can send out the segment and the tags
+    * when all pads got unlinked it could clear the segment
+  * adder
+    * when linkfunc gets called it sends a seek-event
+
+= ideas =
+== dynlinkpoint ==
+* use cases
+  * its ment to be used with one side disconnected to allow to connect elements
+    at runtime
+  * it can be used in a pipeline to remove/insert elements at runtime
+* element with 1 source- and 1 sinkpad
+* when both connected it passes data thru
+* if src is not connected it drops received buffers
+* if sink is not conected
+  * it does not push
+  * it creates silence on pull
+* events
+  * it caches events
+    * down: newsegment, tags, buffersize
+    * up: seek (needs to be modified)
+  * when other-pad get connected it pushes events depending on direction

plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c

@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ gst_capsfilter_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (capsfilter, "set new caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, new_caps);
 
-      /* FIXME: Need to activate these caps on the pads */
+      /* FIXME: Need to activate these caps on the pads
+       * http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=361718
+       */
       break;
     }
     default: