gstreamer/tests/old/testsuite/plugin
Benjamin Otte 907e3e97d9 update plugin initialization restructuring (see email for details
Original commit message from CVS:
update plugin initialization restructuring (see email for details
2003-10-31 19:32:47 +00:00
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.gitignore Lots of modifications to the plugin system. 2001-08-21 20:16:48 +00:00
dynamic.c fixing tests 2002-07-01 10:41:39 +00:00
linked.c Fix the plugin testsuite, only registry.c doesn't work yet 2002-05-10 19:24:04 +00:00
loading.c fixing tests 2002-07-01 10:41:39 +00:00
Makefile.am Massive patch to make 'make check' work properly. Many compilation fixes -- everything should compile now. Some tes... 2003-10-15 01:25:41 +00:00
README Lots of modifications to the plugin system. 2001-08-21 20:16:48 +00:00
registry.c Fix the plugin testsuite, only registry.c doesn't work yet 2002-05-10 19:24:04 +00:00
static.c Fix the plugin testsuite, only registry.c doesn't work yet 2002-05-10 19:24:04 +00:00
static2.c update plugin initialization restructuring (see email for details 2003-10-31 19:32:47 +00:00
testplugin.c update plugin initialization restructuring (see email for details 2003-10-31 19:32:47 +00:00
testplugin2.c update plugin initialization restructuring (see email for details 2003-10-31 19:32:47 +00:00
testplugin2_s.c Lots of modifications to the plugin system. 2001-08-21 20:16:48 +00:00
testplugin_s.c Lots of modifications to the plugin system. 2001-08-21 20:16:48 +00:00

The following plugin modes are supported:

1) registry based 
-----------------

All known plugins are listed in the registry file.

  gst_plugin_find ("pluginname");

Works right after gst_init (), along with the elements in it.
dynamic loading of the plugin is performed when a feature inside 
it is requested.

example: registry.c. (You might want to run gstreamer-register with
the --gst-plugin-path=. to added the test dir to the plugin path so
that the testplugins can be found)


2) non registry based, dynmic loading
-------------------------------------

Plugins are know after a gst_plugin_load ("pluginname"). This 
function will scan de plugin paths, so you might want to perform
a gst_plugin_add_path ("path").

After the gst_plugin_load(), the features are available without any
further actions.

example: dynamic.c


3) non registry based, shared linking
-------------------------------------

You can add the plugin .so (or equivalent) file to the LDFLAGS at 
compile time. The plugin will be known after the gst_init() without
any further actions.

example: linked.c


4) non registry based, static linking
-------------------------------------

Plugin compiled with the GST_PLUGIN_STATIC defined can be statically
linked to the executable. The plugin is available after gst_init () 
without any further actions.

example: static.c (plugins are statically linked from another file)
         static2.c (plugins are included in the main file)


Any combination of the above is possible too, for example, you can use
a registry, have some plugins load dynamically and have another few
linked in as a shared lib. 

You cannot statically link multiple plugins that are compiled without the
GST_PLUGIN_STATIC symbol defined (this will cause multiple defined at link
time for obvious reasons)