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Original commit message from CVS: * docs/design/part-TODO.txt: * docs/design/part-events.txt: * docs/design/part-gstbin.txt: * docs/design/part-gstbus.txt: * docs/design/part-gstpipeline.txt: * docs/design/part-messages.txt: * gst/gstbus.c: * gst/gstmessage.c: Docs updates
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GstBin
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GstBin is a container element for other GstElements. This makes it possible
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to group elements together so that they can be treated as one single
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GstElement.
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Add/removing elements
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The basic functionality of a bin is to add and remove GstElements to/from it.
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gst_bin_add() and gst_bin_remove() perform these operations respectively.
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The bin maintains a parent-child relationship with its elements (see part-
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relations.txt).
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Retrieving elements
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GstBin provides a number of functions to retrieve one or more children from
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itself. A few examples of the provided functions:
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gst_bin_get_by_name() retrieves an element by name.
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gst_bin_iterate_elements() returns an iterator to all the children.
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element management
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The most important function of the GstBin is to distribute all GstElement
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operations on itself to all of its children. This includes:
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- state changes
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- index get/set
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- clock gst/set
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- bus set/get
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- scheduler set/get
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The state change distribution is the most complex and is explained in
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part-states.txt.
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Subclassing
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Subclasses of GstBin are free to implement their own add/remove implementations.
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It is a good idea to update the GList of children so that the _iterate() functions
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can still be used.
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