protected MiniObject () : base ()
{
}

public static MiniObject NewFromValue (GLib.Value val) {
  IntPtr type = gstsharp_g_value_type (ref val);
  GLib.GType gtype = new GLib.GType (type);

  return (MiniObject) GLib.Opaque.GetOpaque (gst_value_get_mini_object (ref val), (Type) gtype, false);
}

public static explicit operator GLib.Value (MiniObject o) {
  GLib.Value val = new GLib.Value (new GLib.GType (gstsharp_g_type_from_instance (o.Handle)));

  gst_value_set_mini_object (ref val, o.Handle);

  return val;
}

[DllImport ("gstreamersharpglue-0.10.dll") ]
private static extern IntPtr gstsharp_g_type_from_instance (IntPtr o);
[DllImport ("gstreamersharpglue-0.10.dll") ]
private static extern IntPtr gstsharp_g_value_type (ref GLib.Value val);
[DllImport ("gstreamer-0.10.dll") ]
private static extern IntPtr gst_value_get_mini_object (ref GLib.Value v);
[DllImport ("gstreamer-0.10.dll") ]
private static extern void gst_value_set_mini_object (ref GLib.Value v, IntPtr o);

/* FIXME: This is not optimal! */
public void MakeWritable() {
  if (IsWritable)
    return;

  IntPtr copy = gst_mini_object_copy (Raw);
  Raw = copy;
  /* ^--- Takes a second ref, not good */
  Unref (Raw);
  /* ^--- Sets Owned = false, wrong! */
  Owned = true;
}