This was the intention from the start, just took me a few years *cough* to
actually implement it properly.
Gapless is handled by re-using as much as possible the same decoders and sinks
if present, and only pre-rolling switching at the sources level (with buffering
if/when needed).
In order to enable "gapless" playback, the "next" uri should be set at any time
between the moment the `about-to-finish` signal is emitted and the moment the
current play item is done. Previously this could only be done with the signal
emission.
This new implementation also allows "Instantaneous URI switching". This allows a
much faster way of switching playback entries while re-using as many elements as
possible. To enable this set `instant-uri` property to TRUE, the default being
FALSE.
API: instant-uri properties
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/2784>
GLib guarantees libintl is always present, using proxy-libintl as
last resort. There is no need to mock gettex API any more.
This fix static build on Windows because G_INTL_STATIC_COMPILATION must
be defined before including libintl.h, and glib does it for us as part
as including glib.h.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/2028>
timeapi.h is missing in our MinGW toolchain. Include mmsystem.h
header instead, which defines struct and APIs in case of our MinGW
toolchain. Note that in case of native Windows10 SDK (MSVC build),
mmsystem.h will include timeapi.h
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/2153>
The instant-rate value in the TrickMode enum is a
flag, but the other values are not. Move instant-rate
to the end of the enum and give it a value large enough
for it to be used without modifying the trick-mode
setting.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/1788>
