gstreamer/gst/gstbuffer.h
Wim Taymans cc1686352d buffer: improve flags
Rename DROP to DECODE_ONLY.
Add DROPPABLE flag to mark buffers that can be dropped to save bandwidth without
destroying the stream.
2011-08-26 14:17:23 +02:00

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/* GStreamer
* Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
* 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
*
* gstbuffer.h: Header for GstBuffer object
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Library General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
#ifndef __GST_BUFFER_H__
#define __GST_BUFFER_H__
#include <gst/gstminiobject.h>
#include <gst/gstclock.h>
#include <gst/gstcaps.h>
#include <gst/gstmemory.h>
G_BEGIN_DECLS
extern GType _gst_buffer_type;
typedef struct _GstBuffer GstBuffer;
typedef struct _GstBufferPool GstBufferPool;
/**
* GST_BUFFER_TRACE_NAME:
*
* The name used for tracing memory allocations.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_TRACE_NAME "GstBuffer"
#define GST_TYPE_BUFFER (_gst_buffer_type)
#define GST_IS_BUFFER(obj) (GST_IS_MINI_OBJECT_TYPE(obj, GST_TYPE_BUFFER))
#define GST_BUFFER_CAST(obj) ((GstBuffer *)(obj))
#define GST_BUFFER(obj) (GST_BUFFER_CAST(obj))
/**
* GST_BUFFER_FLAGS:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
*
* A flags word containing #GstBufferFlag flags set on this buffer.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_FLAGS(buf) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS(buf)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
* @flag: the #GstBufferFlag to check.
*
* Gives the status of a specific flag on a buffer.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET(buf,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET (buf, flag)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
* @flag: the #GstBufferFlag to set.
*
* Sets a buffer flag on a buffer.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET(buf,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (buf, flag)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_FLAG_UNSET:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
* @flag: the #GstBufferFlag to clear.
*
* Clears a buffer flag.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_FLAG_UNSET(buf,flag) GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_UNSET (buf, flag)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.:
*
* The timestamp in nanoseconds (as a #GstClockTime) of the data in the buffer.
* Value will be %GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE if the timestamp is unknown.
*
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP(buf) (GST_BUFFER_CAST(buf)->timestamp)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_DURATION:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
*
* The duration in nanoseconds (as a #GstClockTime) of the data in the buffer.
* Value will be %GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE if the duration is unknown.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_DURATION(buf) (GST_BUFFER_CAST(buf)->duration)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_OFFSET:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
*
* The offset in the source file of the beginning of this buffer.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_OFFSET(buf) (GST_BUFFER_CAST(buf)->offset)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
*
* The offset in the source file of the end of this buffer.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END(buf) (GST_BUFFER_CAST(buf)->offset_end)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE:
*
* Constant for no-offset return results.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE ((guint64)-1)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_DURATION_IS_VALID:
* @buffer: a #GstBuffer
*
* Tests if the duration is known.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_DURATION_IS_VALID(buffer) (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buffer)))
/**
* GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP_IS_VALID:
* @buffer: a #GstBuffer
*
* Tests if the timestamp is known.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP_IS_VALID(buffer) (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer)))
/**
* GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID:
* @buffer: a #GstBuffer
*
* Tests if the start offset is known.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID(buffer) (GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer) != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END_IS_VALID:
* @buffer: a #GstBuffer
*
* Tests if the end offset is known.
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END_IS_VALID(buffer) (GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buffer) != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_IS_DISCONT:
* @buffer: a #GstBuffer
*
* Tests if the buffer marks a discontinuity in the stream.
*
* Since: 0.10.9
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_IS_DISCONT(buffer) (GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DISCONT))
/**
* GstBufferFlags:
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_LIVE: the buffer is live data and should be discarded in
* the PAUSED state.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DECODE_ONLY: the buffer contains data that should be dropped
* because it will be clipped against the segment
* boundaries or because it does not contain data
* that should be shown to the user.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DISCONT: the buffer marks a data discontinuity in the stream.
* This typically occurs after a seek or a dropped buffer
* from a live or network source.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_RESYNC: the buffer timestamp might have a discontinuity
* and this buffer is a good point to resynchronize.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_CORRUPTED: the buffer data is corrupted.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_MARKER: the buffer contains a media specific marker. for
* video this is typically the end of a frame boundary, for audio
* this is usually the end of a talkspurt.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_HEADER: the buffer contains header information that is
* needed to decode the following data
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_GAP: the buffer has been created to fill a gap in the
* stream and contains media neutral data (elements can
* switch to optimized code path that ignores the buffer
* content).
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DROPPABLE: the buffer can be dropped without breaking the
* stream, for example to reduce bandwidth.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DELTA_UNIT: this unit cannot be decoded independently.
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IN_CAPS: the buffer has been added as a field in a #GstCaps.
*
* @GST_BUFFER_FLAG_LAST: additional media specific flags can be added starting from
* this flag.
*
* A set of buffer flags used to describe properties of a #GstBuffer.
*/
typedef enum {
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_LIVE = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DECODE_ONLY = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 1),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DISCONT = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 2),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_RESYNC = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 3),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_CORRUPTED = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 4),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_MARKER = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 5),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_HEADER = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 6),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_GAP = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 7),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DROPPABLE = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 8),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DELTA_UNIT = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 9),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IN_CAPS = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 10),
GST_BUFFER_FLAG_LAST = (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 20)
} GstBufferFlags;
/**
* GstBuffer:
* @mini_object: the parent structure
* @pool: pointer to the pool owner of the buffer
* @timestamp: timestamp of the buffer, can be #GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE when the
* timestamp is not known or relevant.
* @duration: duration in time of the buffer data, can be #GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE
* when the duration is not known or relevant.
* @offset: a media specific offset for the buffer data.
* For video frames, this is the frame number of this buffer.
* For audio samples, this is the offset of the first sample in this buffer.
* For file data or compressed data this is the byte offset of the first
* byte in this buffer.
* @offset_end: the last offset contained in this buffer. It has the same
* format as @offset.
*
* The structure of a #GstBuffer. Use the associated macros to access the public
* variables.
*/
struct _GstBuffer {
GstMiniObject mini_object;
/*< public >*/ /* with COW */
GstBufferPool *pool;
/* timestamp */
GstClockTime timestamp;
GstClockTime duration;
/* media specific offset */
guint64 offset;
guint64 offset_end;
};
/* allocation */
GstBuffer * gst_buffer_new (void);
GstBuffer * gst_buffer_new_allocate (const GstAllocator * allocator, gsize maxsize, gsize align);
GstBuffer * gst_buffer_new_wrapped_full (gpointer data, GFreeFunc free_func, gsize offset, gsize size);
GstBuffer * gst_buffer_new_wrapped (gpointer data, gsize size);
/* memory blocks */
guint gst_buffer_n_memory (GstBuffer *buffer);
void gst_buffer_take_memory (GstBuffer *buffer, gint idx, GstMemory *mem);
GstMemory * gst_buffer_peek_memory (GstBuffer *buffer, guint idx, GstMapFlags flags);
void gst_buffer_remove_memory_range (GstBuffer *buffer, guint idx, guint length);
/**
* gst_buffer_remove_memory:
* @b: a #GstBuffer.
* @i: an index
*
* Remove the memory block in @b at @i.
*/
#define gst_buffer_remove_memory(b,i) gst_buffer_remove_memory_range ((b), (i), 1)
gsize gst_buffer_fill (GstBuffer *buffer, gsize offset,
gconstpointer src, gsize size);
gsize gst_buffer_extract (GstBuffer *buffer, gsize offset,
gpointer dest, gsize size);
gint gst_buffer_memcmp (GstBuffer *buffer, gsize offset,
gconstpointer mem, gsize size);
gsize gst_buffer_memset (GstBuffer *buffer, gsize offset,
guint8 val, gsize size);
gsize gst_buffer_get_sizes (GstBuffer *buffer, gsize *offset, gsize *maxsize);
void gst_buffer_resize (GstBuffer *buffer, gssize offset, gsize size);
/**
* gst_buffer_get_size:
* @b: a #GstBuffer.
*
* Get the size of @b.
*/
#define gst_buffer_get_size(b) gst_buffer_get_sizes ((b), NULL, NULL)
/**
* gst_buffer_set_size:
* @b: a #GstBuffer.
* @s: a new size
*
* Set the size of @b to @s. This will remove or trim the memory blocks
* in the buffer.
*/
#define gst_buffer_set_size(b,s) gst_buffer_resize ((b), 0, (s))
/* getting memory */
gpointer gst_buffer_map (GstBuffer *buffer, gsize *size, gsize *maxsize,
GstMapFlags flags);
gboolean gst_buffer_unmap (GstBuffer *buffer, gpointer data, gsize size);
/* refcounting */
/**
* gst_buffer_ref:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
*
* Increases the refcount of the given buffer by one.
*
* Note that the refcount affects the writeability
* of @buf and its metadata, see gst_buffer_is_writable() and
* gst_buffer_is_metadata_writable(). It is
* important to note that keeping additional references to
* GstBuffer instances can potentially increase the number
* of memcpy operations in a pipeline.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): @buf
*/
#ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
G_INLINE_FUNC GstBuffer * gst_buffer_ref (GstBuffer * buf);
#endif
static inline GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_ref (GstBuffer * buf)
{
return (GstBuffer *) gst_mini_object_ref (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (buf));
}
/**
* gst_buffer_unref:
* @buf: (transfer full): a #GstBuffer.
*
* Decreases the refcount of the buffer. If the refcount reaches 0, the buffer
* will be freed. If GST_BUFFER_MALLOCDATA() is non-NULL, this pointer will
* also be freed at this time.
*/
#ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
G_INLINE_FUNC void gst_buffer_unref (GstBuffer * buf);
#endif
static inline void
gst_buffer_unref (GstBuffer * buf)
{
gst_mini_object_unref (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (buf));
}
/* copy buffer */
/**
* gst_buffer_copy:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer.
*
* Create a copy of the given buffer. This will also make a newly allocated
* copy of the data the source buffer contains.
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a new copy of @buf.
*/
#ifdef _FOOL_GTK_DOC_
G_INLINE_FUNC GstBuffer * gst_buffer_copy (const GstBuffer * buf);
#endif
static inline GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_copy (const GstBuffer * buf)
{
return GST_BUFFER (gst_mini_object_copy (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CONST_CAST (buf)));
}
/**
* GstBufferCopyFlags:
* @GST_BUFFER_COPY_NONE: copy nothing
* @GST_BUFFER_COPY_FLAGS: flag indicating that buffer flags should be copied
* @GST_BUFFER_COPY_TIMESTAMPS: flag indicating that buffer timestamp, duration,
* offset and offset_end should be copied
* @GST_BUFFER_COPY_MEMORY: flag indicating that buffer memory should be copied
* and appended to already existing memory
* @GST_BUFFER_COPY_MERGE: flag indicating that buffer memory should be
* merged
*
* A set of flags that can be provided to the gst_buffer_copy_into()
* function to specify which items should be copied.
*/
typedef enum {
GST_BUFFER_COPY_NONE = 0,
GST_BUFFER_COPY_FLAGS = (1 << 0),
GST_BUFFER_COPY_TIMESTAMPS = (1 << 1),
GST_BUFFER_COPY_MEMORY = (1 << 2),
GST_BUFFER_COPY_MERGE = (1 << 3)
} GstBufferCopyFlags;
/**
* GST_BUFFER_COPY_METADATA:
*
* Combination of all possible metadata fields that can be copied with
* gst_buffer_copy_into().
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_COPY_METADATA (GST_BUFFER_COPY_FLAGS | GST_BUFFER_COPY_TIMESTAMPS)
/**
* GST_BUFFER_COPY_ALL:
*
* Combination of all possible fields that can be copied with
* gst_buffer_copy_into().
*/
#define GST_BUFFER_COPY_ALL ((GstBufferCopyFlags)(GST_BUFFER_COPY_METADATA | GST_BUFFER_COPY_MEMORY))
/* copies memory or metadata into newly allocated buffer */
void gst_buffer_copy_into (GstBuffer *dest, GstBuffer *src,
GstBufferCopyFlags flags,
gsize offset, gsize size);
/**
* gst_buffer_is_writable:
* @buf: a #GstBuffer
*
* Tests if you can safely write data into a buffer's data array or validly
* modify the caps and timestamp metadata. Metadata in a GstBuffer is always
* writable, but it is only safe to change it when there is only one owner
* of the buffer - ie, the refcount is 1.
*/
#define gst_buffer_is_writable(buf) gst_mini_object_is_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (buf))
/**
* gst_buffer_make_writable:
* @buf: (transfer full): a #GstBuffer
*
* Makes a writable buffer from the given buffer. If the source buffer is
* already writable, this will simply return the same buffer. A copy will
* otherwise be made using gst_buffer_copy().
*
* Returns: (transfer full): a writable buffer which may or may not be the
* same as @buf
*/
#define gst_buffer_make_writable(buf) GST_BUFFER_CAST (gst_mini_object_make_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (buf)))
/**
* gst_buffer_replace:
* @obuf: (inout) (transfer full): pointer to a pointer to a #GstBuffer to be
* replaced.
* @nbuf: (transfer none) (allow-none): pointer to a #GstBuffer that will
* replace the buffer pointed to by @obuf.
*
* Modifies a pointer to a #GstBuffer to point to a different #GstBuffer. The
* modification is done atomically (so this is useful for ensuring thread safety
* in some cases), and the reference counts are updated appropriately (the old
* buffer is unreffed, the new is reffed).
*
* Either @nbuf or the #GstBuffer pointed to by @obuf may be NULL.
*/
#define gst_buffer_replace(obuf,nbuf) \
G_STMT_START { \
GstBuffer **___obufaddr = (GstBuffer **)(obuf); \
gst_mini_object_replace ((GstMiniObject **)___obufaddr, \
GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (nbuf)); \
} G_STMT_END
/* creating a region */
GstBuffer* gst_buffer_copy_region (GstBuffer *parent, GstBufferCopyFlags flags,
gsize offset, gsize size);
/* span, two buffers, intelligently */
gboolean gst_buffer_is_span_fast (GstBuffer *buf1, GstBuffer *buf2);
GstBuffer* gst_buffer_span (GstBuffer *buf1, gsize offset, GstBuffer *buf2, gsize size);
/* metadata */
#include <gst/gstmeta.h>
GstMeta * gst_buffer_get_meta (GstBuffer *buffer, const GstMetaInfo *info);
GstMeta * gst_buffer_add_meta (GstBuffer *buffer, const GstMetaInfo *info,
gpointer params);
gboolean gst_buffer_remove_meta (GstBuffer *buffer, GstMeta *meta);
GstMeta * gst_buffer_iterate_meta (GstBuffer *buffer, gpointer *state);
/**
* gst_value_set_buffer:
* @v: a #GValue to receive the data
* @b: (transfer none): a #GstBuffer to assign to the GstValue
*
* Sets @b as the value of @v. Caller retains reference to buffer.
*/
#define gst_value_set_buffer(v,b) g_value_set_boxed((v),(b))
/**
* gst_value_take_buffer:
* @v: a #GValue to receive the data
* @b: (transfer full): a #GstBuffer to assign to the GstValue
*
* Sets @b as the value of @v. Caller gives away reference to buffer.
*/
#define gst_value_take_buffer(v,b) g_value_take_boxed(v,(b))
/**
* gst_value_get_buffer:
* @v: a #GValue to query
*
* Receives a #GstBuffer as the value of @v. Does not return a reference to
* the buffer, so the pointer is only valid for as long as the caller owns
* a reference to @v.
*
* Returns: (transfer none): buffer
*/
#define gst_value_get_buffer(v) GST_BUFFER_CAST (g_value_get_boxed(v))
G_END_DECLS
#endif /* __GST_BUFFER_H__ */