gstreamer/gst/gstevent.h

/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
 *                    2000 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
 *                    2005 Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>
 *
 * gstevent.h: Header for GstEvent subsystem
 *
 * 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_EVENT_H__
#define __GST_EVENT_H__

#include <gst/gstminiobject.h>
#include <gst/gstformat.h>
#include <gst/gstobject.h>
#include <gst/gstclock.h>
#include <gst/gststructure.h>
#include <gst/gsttaglist.h>

G_BEGIN_DECLS

/**
 * GstEventTypeFlags:
 * @GST_EVENT_TYPE_UPSTREAM:   Set if the event can travel upstream.
 * @GST_EVENT_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM: Set if the event can travel downstream.
 * @GST_EVENT_TYPE_SERIALIZED: Set if the event should be serialized with data
 *                             flow.
 *
 * #GstEventTypeFlags indicate the aspects of the different #GstEventType
 * values. You can get the type flags of a #GstEventType with the
 * gst_event_type_get_flags() function.
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_EVENT_TYPE_UPSTREAM	= 1 << 0,
  GST_EVENT_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM	= 1 << 1,
  GST_EVENT_TYPE_SERIALIZED	= 1 << 2,
} GstEventTypeFlags;

/**
 * GST_EVENT_TYPE_BOTH:
 *
 * The same thing as #GST_EVENT_TYPE_UPSTREAM | #GST_EVENT_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_TYPE_BOTH \
    (GST_EVENT_TYPE_UPSTREAM | GST_EVENT_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM)

#define GST_EVENT_TYPE_SHIFT	4

/**
 * GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE:
 * @num: the event number to create
 * @flags: the event flags
 *
 * when making custom event types, use this macro with the num and
 * the given flags
 */
#define GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE(num,flags) \
    (((num) << GST_EVENT_TYPE_SHIFT) | (flags))

#define FLAG(name) GST_EVENT_TYPE_##name

/**
 * GstEventType:
 * @GST_EVENT_UNKNOWN: unknown event.
 * @GST_EVENT_FLUSH_START: Start a flush operation
 * @GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP: Stop a flush operation
 * @GST_EVENT_EOS: End-Of-Stream. No more data is to be expected to follow
 *                 without a NEWSEGMENT event.
 * @GST_EVENT_NEWSEGMENT: A new media segment follows in the dataflow.
 * @GST_EVENT_TAG: A new set of metadata tags has been found in the stream.
 * @GST_EVENT_BUFFERSIZE: Notification of buffering requirements
 * @GST_EVENT_QOS: A quality message. Used to indicate to upstream elements
 *                 that the downstream elements are being starved of or
 *                 flooded with data.
 * @GST_EVENT_SEEK: A request for a new playback position and rate.
 * @GST_EVENT_NAVIGATION: Navigation events are usually used for communicating
 *                        user requests, such as mouse or keyboard movements,
 *                        to upstream elements.
 * @GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_UPSTREAM: Upstream custom event
 * @GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_DOWNSTREAM: Downstream custom event that travels in the
 *                        data flow.
 * @GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_DOWNSTREAM_OOB: Custom out-of-band downstream event.
 * @GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH: Custom upstream or downstream event.
 *                         In-band when travelling downstream.
 * @GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH_OOB: Custom upstream or downstream out-of-band event.
 *
 * #GstEventType lists the standard event types that can be sent in a pipeline.
 *
 * The custom event types can be used for private messages between elements
 * that can't be expressed using normal
 * GStreamer buffer passing semantics. Custom events carry an arbitrary
 * #GstStructure.
 * Specific custom events are distinguished by the name of the structure.
 */
/* NOTE: keep in sync with quark registration in gstevent.c */
typedef enum {
  GST_EVENT_UNKNOWN		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (0, 0),
  /* bidirectional events */
  GST_EVENT_FLUSH_START		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (1, FLAG(BOTH)),
  GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (2, FLAG(BOTH) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  /* downstream serialized events */
  GST_EVENT_EOS			= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (5, FLAG(DOWNSTREAM) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  GST_EVENT_NEWSEGMENT		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (6, FLAG(DOWNSTREAM) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  GST_EVENT_TAG			= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (7, FLAG(DOWNSTREAM) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  GST_EVENT_BUFFERSIZE		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (8, FLAG(DOWNSTREAM) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  /* upstream events */
  GST_EVENT_QOS			= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (15, FLAG(UPSTREAM)),
  GST_EVENT_SEEK		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (16, FLAG(UPSTREAM)),
  GST_EVENT_NAVIGATION		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (17, FLAG(UPSTREAM)),

  /* custom events start here */
  GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_UPSTREAM	= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (32, FLAG(UPSTREAM)),
  GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_DOWNSTREAM	= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (32, FLAG(DOWNSTREAM) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_DOWNSTREAM_OOB = GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (32, FLAG(DOWNSTREAM)),
  GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH		= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (32, FLAG(BOTH) | FLAG(SERIALIZED)),
  GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH_OOB	= GST_EVENT_MAKE_TYPE (32, FLAG(BOTH))
} GstEventType;
#undef FLAG

/**
 * GST_EVENT_TRACE_NAME:
 *
 * The name used for memory allocation tracing
 */
#define GST_EVENT_TRACE_NAME	"GstEvent"

typedef struct _GstEvent GstEvent;
typedef struct _GstEventClass GstEventClass;

#define GST_TYPE_EVENT		        (gst_event_get_type())
#define GST_IS_EVENT(obj)               (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_EVENT))
#define GST_IS_EVENT_CLASS(klass)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_EVENT))
#define GST_EVENT_GET_CLASS(obj)        (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_EVENT, GstEventClass))
#define GST_EVENT(obj)                  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_EVENT, GstEvent))
#define GST_EVENT_CLASS(klass)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_EVENT, GstEventClass))
#define GST_EVENT_CAST(obj)             ((GstEvent *)(obj))

/**
 * GST_EVENT_TYPE:
 * @event: the event to query
 *
 * Get the #GstEventType of the event.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_TYPE(event)		(GST_EVENT_CAST(event)->type)

/**
 * GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME:
 * @event: the event to query
 *
 * Get a constant string representation of the #GstEventType of the event.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME(event)	(gst_event_type_get_name(GST_EVENT_TYPE(event)))

/**
 * GST_EVENT_TIMESTAMP:
 * @event: the event to query
 *
 * Get the #GstClockTime timestamp of the event. This is the time when the event
 * was created.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_TIMESTAMP(event)	(GST_EVENT_CAST(event)->timestamp)

/**
 * GST_EVENT_SRC:
 * @event: the event to query
 *
 * The source #GstObject that generated this event.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_SRC(event)		(GST_EVENT_CAST(event)->src)

/**
 * GST_EVENT_IS_UPSTREAM:
 * @ev: the event to query
 *
 * Check if an event can travel upstream.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_IS_UPSTREAM(ev)	!!(GST_EVENT_TYPE (ev) & GST_EVENT_TYPE_UPSTREAM)
/**
 * GST_EVENT_IS_DOWNSTREAM:
 * @ev: the event to query
 *
 * Check if an event can travel downstream.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_IS_DOWNSTREAM(ev)	!!(GST_EVENT_TYPE (ev) & GST_EVENT_TYPE_DOWNSTREAM)
/**
 * GST_EVENT_IS_SERIALIZED:
 * @ev: the event to query
 *
 * Check if an event is serialized with the data stream.
 */
#define GST_EVENT_IS_SERIALIZED(ev)	!!(GST_EVENT_TYPE (ev) & GST_EVENT_TYPE_SERIALIZED)

/**
 * GstSeekType:
 * @GST_SEEK_TYPE_NONE: no change in position is required
 * @GST_SEEK_TYPE_CUR: change relative to current position
 * @GST_SEEK_TYPE_SET: absolute position is requested
 * @GST_SEEK_TYPE_END: relative position to duration is requested
 *
 * The different types of seek events. When constructing a seek event, a format,
 * a seek method and optional flags are to be provided. The seek event is then
 * inserted into the graph with gst_pad_send_event() or
 * gst_element_send_event().
 */
typedef enum {
  /* one of these */
  GST_SEEK_TYPE_NONE		= 0,
  GST_SEEK_TYPE_CUR		= 1,
  GST_SEEK_TYPE_SET		= 2,
  GST_SEEK_TYPE_END		= 3
} GstSeekType;

/**
 * GstSeekFlags:
 * @GST_SEEK_FLAG_NONE: no flag
 * @GST_SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH: flush pipeline
 * @GST_SEEK_FLAG_ACCURATE: accurate position is requested, this might
 *                     be considerably slower for some formats.
 * @GST_SEEK_FLAG_KEY_UNIT: seek to the nearest keyframe. This might be
 *		       faster but less accurate.
 * @GST_SEEK_FLAG_SEGMENT: perform a segment seek. 
 *
 * Flags to be used with gst_element_seek() or gst_event_new_seek()
 *
 * A non flushing seek might take some time to perform as the currently
 * playing data in the pipeline will not be cleared.
 *
 * An accurate seek might be slower for formats that don't have any indexes
 * or timestamp markers in the stream. Specifying this flag might require a
 * complete scan of the file in those cases.
 *
 * When perfoming a segment seek: after the playback of the segment completes, 
 * no EOS will be emmited by the element that performed the seek, but a SEGMENT_DONE 
 * message will be posted on the bus by the element. When this message is posted, it is
 * possible to send a new seek event to continue playback. With this seek method it
 * is possible to perform seemless looping or simple linear editing.
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_SEEK_FLAG_NONE		= 0,
  GST_SEEK_FLAG_FLUSH		= (1 << 0),
  GST_SEEK_FLAG_ACCURATE	= (1 << 1),
  GST_SEEK_FLAG_KEY_UNIT	= (1 << 2),
  GST_SEEK_FLAG_SEGMENT		= (1 << 3)
} GstSeekFlags;


/**
 * GstEvent:
 * @mini_object: the parent structure
 * @type: the #GstEventType of the event
 * @timestamp: the timestamp of the event
 * @src: the src of the event
 * @structure: the #GstStructure containing the event info.
 *
 * A #GstEvent.
 */
struct _GstEvent {
  GstMiniObject mini_object;

  /*< public >*/ /* with COW */
  GstEventType  type;
  guint64	timestamp;
  GstObject	*src;

  GstStructure	*structure;

  /*< private >*/
  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

struct _GstEventClass {
  GstMiniObjectClass mini_object_class;

  /*< private >*/
  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

void		_gst_event_initialize		(void);

const gchar*    gst_event_type_get_name         (GstEventType type);
GQuark          gst_event_type_to_quark		(GstEventType type);
GstEventTypeFlags
		gst_event_type_get_flags	(GstEventType type);


GType		gst_event_get_type		(void);

/* refcounting */
/**
 * gst_event_ref:
 * @ev: The event to refcount
 *
 * Increase the refcount of this event.
 */
#define         gst_event_ref(ev)		GST_EVENT (gst_mini_object_ref (GST_MINI_OBJECT (ev)))
/**
 * gst_event_unref:
 * @ev: The event to refcount
 *
 * Decrease the refcount of an event, freeing it if the refcount reaches 0.
 */
#define         gst_event_unref(ev)		gst_mini_object_unref (GST_MINI_OBJECT (ev))

/* copy event */
/**
 * gst_event_copy:
 * @ev: The event to copy
 *
 * Copy the event using the event specific copy function.
 */
#define         gst_event_copy(ev)		GST_EVENT_CAST (gst_mini_object_copy (GST_MINI_OBJECT (ev)))

/* custom event */
GstEvent*	gst_event_new_custom		(GstEventType type, GstStructure *structure);

const GstStructure *
		gst_event_get_structure		(GstEvent *event);

/* flush events */
GstEvent *	gst_event_new_flush_start	(void);
GstEvent *	gst_event_new_flush_stop	(void);

/* EOS event */
GstEvent *	gst_event_new_eos		(void);

/* newsegment events */
GstEvent*	gst_event_new_new_segment	(gboolean update, gdouble rate, GstFormat format,
                                                 gint64 start_value, gint64 stop_value,
						 gint64 stream_time);
void		gst_event_parse_new_segment	(GstEvent *event, gboolean *update, gdouble *rate,
						 GstFormat *format, gint64 *start_value, gint64 *stop_value,
						 gint64 *stream_time);
/* tag event */
GstEvent*	gst_event_new_tag		(GstTagList *taglist);
void		gst_event_parse_tag		(GstEvent *event, GstTagList **taglist);

/* buffer */
GstEvent *	gst_event_new_buffer_size	(GstFormat format, gint64 minsize, gint64 maxsize,
						 gboolean async);
void 		gst_event_parse_buffer_size	(GstEvent *event, GstFormat *format, gint64 *minsize,
						 gint64 *maxsize, gboolean *async);

/* QOS events */
/* FIXME: QOS events need to be fully specified and implemented */
GstEvent*	gst_event_new_qos		(gdouble proportion, GstClockTimeDiff diff,
						 GstClockTime timestamp);
void		gst_event_parse_qos		(GstEvent *event, gdouble *proportion, GstClockTimeDiff *diff,
						 GstClockTime *timestamp);
/* seek event */
GstEvent*	gst_event_new_seek		(gdouble rate, GstFormat format, GstSeekFlags flags,
						 GstSeekType cur_type, gint64 cur,
						 GstSeekType stop_type, gint64 stop);
void		gst_event_parse_seek		(GstEvent *event, gdouble *rate, GstFormat *format,
		                                 GstSeekFlags *flags,
						 GstSeekType *cur_type, gint64 *cur,
						 GstSeekType *stop_type, gint64 *stop);
/* navigation event */
GstEvent*	gst_event_new_navigation	(GstStructure *structure);

G_END_DECLS

#endif /* __GST_EVENT_H__ */