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Original commit message from CVS: * docs/design/part-TODO.txt: * docs/design/part-clocks.txt: * docs/design/part-events.txt: * docs/design/part-gstbin.txt: * docs/design/part-gstelement.txt: * docs/design/part-gstpipeline.txt: * docs/design/part-live-source.txt: * docs/design/part-messages.txt: * docs/design/part-overview.txt: * docs/design/part-states.txt: Many doc updates.
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States
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======
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Both elements and pads can be in different states. The states of the pads are
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linked to the state of the element so the design of the states is mainly
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focused around the element states.
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An element can be in 4 states. NULL, READY, PAUSED and PLAYING. When an element
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is initially instantiated, it is in the NULL state.
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State definitions
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-----------------
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- NULL: This is the initial state of an element.
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- READY: The element should be prepared to go to PAUSED.
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- PAUSED: The element should be ready to accept and process data. Sink
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elements however only accept one buffer and then block.
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- PLAYING: The same as PAUSED except for sinks, who are now accepting
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and rendering data.
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We call the sequence NULL->PLAYING an upwards state change and PLAYING->NULL
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a downwards state change.
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State transitions
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-----------------
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the following state changes are possible:
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NULL -> READY
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- The element must check if the resources it needs are available.
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Audiosinks typically try to probe the device.
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READY -> PAUSED
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- The element opens the device and prepares itself for PLAYING.
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- the element pads are activated in order to receive data in PAUSED.
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streaming threads are started.
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- some elements might need to return ASYNC and complete the state change
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when they have enough information. It is a requirement for sinks to
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return ASYNC and complete the state change when they receive the first
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buffer or EOS event (prerol). Sinks also block the dataflow when in PAUSED.
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- a pipeline resets the stream time to 0.
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- live sources return NO_PREROLL and don't generate data.
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PAUSED -> PLAYING
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- most elements ignore this state change.
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- The pipeline selects a clock and distributes this to all the children
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before setting them to PLAYING. This means that it is only alowed to
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synchronize on the clock in the PLAYING state.
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- The pipeline uses the clock and the stream time to calculate the base time.
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The base time is distributed to all children when performing the state
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change.
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- sink elements stop blocking on the preroll buffer or event and start
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rendering the data.
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- sinks can post the EOS message in the PLAYING state. It is not allowed to
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post EOS when not in the PLAYING state.
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- while streaming in PAUSED or PLAYING elements can create and remove
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dynamic pads.
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- live sources start generating data and return SUCCESS.
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PLAYING -> PAUSED
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- most elements ignore this state change.
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- The pipeline calculates the stream time based on the last selected clock
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and the base time. It stores this information to continue playback when
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going back to the PLAYING state.
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- sinks unblock any clock wait calls.
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- sinks return ASYNC from this state change and complete the state change
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when they receive a buffer or an EOS event.
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- any queued EOS messages are removed since they will be reposted when going
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back to the PLAYING state.
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- live sources stop generating data and return NO_PREROLL.
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PAUSED -> READY
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- sinks unblock any waits in the preroll.
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- elements unblock any waits on devices
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- the element pads are deactivated so that streaming becomes impossible and
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all streaming threads are stopped.
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READY -> NULL
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- element removes any dynamically created pads
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State variables
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---------------
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An element has a special lock to manage the state changes. This lock is called
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the STATE_LOCK.
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The STATE_LOCK protects 3 element variables:
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- STATE
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- STATE_NEXT
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- STATE_PENDING
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- STATE_RETURN
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The STATE always reflects the current state of the element.
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The STATE_NEXT reflects the next state the element will go to.
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The STATE_PENDING always reflects the required state of the element.
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The STATE_RETURN reflects the last return value of a state change.
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The STATE_NEXT and STATE_PENDING can be VOID_PENDING if the element is in
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the right state.
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Setting state on elements
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The state of an element can be changed with _element_set_state(). When chaning
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the state of an element all intermediate states will also be set on the element
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until the final desired state is set.
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The _set_state() function can return 3 possible values:
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GST_STATE_FAILURE: The state change failed for some reason. The plugin should
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have posted an error message on the bus with information.
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GST_STATE_SUCCESS: The state change is completed successfully.
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GST_STATE_ASYNC: The state change will complete later on. This can happen
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When the element needs a long time to perform the state
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change or for sinks that need to receive the first buffer
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before they can complete the state change (preroll).
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GST_STATE_NO_PREROLL: The state change is completed successfully but the element
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will not be able to produce data in the PAUSED state.
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In the case of an async state change, it is possible to proceed to the next
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state before the current state change completed, however, the element will only
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get to this next state before completing the previous ASYNC state change.
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After receiving an ASYNC return value, you can use _element_get_state() to poll
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the status of the element. If the polling returns SUCCESS, the element completed
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the state change to the last requested state with _set_state().
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When setting the state of an element, the STATE_PENDING is set to the required
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state. Then the state change function of the element is called and the result of
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that function is used to update the STATE and STATE_RETURN fields, STATE_NEXT,
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STATE_PENDING and STATE_RETURN fields. If the function returned ASYNC, this result
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is immediatly returned to the caller.
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Getting state of elements
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The _get_state() function takes 3 arguments, two pointers that will hold the
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current and pending state and one GTimeVal that holds a timeout value. The
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function returns a GstElementStateReturn.
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- If the element returned SUCCESS to the previous _set_state() function, this
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function will return the last state set on the element and VOID_PENDING in
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the pending state value. The function returns GST_STATE_SUCCESS.
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- If the element returned NO_PREROLL to the previous _set_state() function, this
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function will return the last state set on the element and VOID_PENDING in
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the pending state value. The function returns GST_STATE_NO_PREROLL.
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- If the element returned FAILURE to the previous _set_state() call, this
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funciton will return FAILURE with the state set to the current state of
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the element and the pending state set to the value used in the last call
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of _set_state().
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- If the element returned ASYNC to the previous _set_state() call, this function
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will wait for the element to complete its state change up to the amount of time
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specified in the GTimeVal.
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* If the element does not complete the state change in the specified amount of
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time, this function will return ASYNC with the state set to the current state
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and the pending state set to the pending state.
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* If the element completes the state change within the specified timeout, this
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function returns the updated state and VOID_PENDING as the pending state.
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* If the element aborts the ASYNC state change due to an error within the
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specified timeout, this function returns FAILURE with the state set to last
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successfull state and pending set to the last attempt. The element should
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also post an error message on the bus with more information about the problem.
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States in GstBin
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----------------
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A GstBin manages the state of its children. It does this by propagating the state
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changes performed on it to all of its children. The _set_state() function on a
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bin will call the _set_state() function on all of its children.
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The children are iterated from the sink elements to the source elements. This makes
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sure that when changing the state of an element, the downstream elements are in
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the correct state to process the eventual buffers. In the case of a downwards
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state change, the sink elements will shut down first which makes the upstream
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elements shut down as well since the _push() function returns a GST_FLOW_WRONG_STATE
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error.
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If all the children return SUCCESS, the function returns SUCCESS as well.
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If one of the children returns FAILURE, the function returns FAILURE as well. In
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this state it is possible that some elements successfuly changed state. The
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application can check which elements have a changed state, which were in error
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and which were not affected by iterating the elements and calling _get_state()
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on the elements.
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If after calling the state function on all children, one of the children returned
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ASYNC, the function returns ASYNC as well.
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If after calling the state function on all children, one of the children returned
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NO_PREROLL, the function returns NO_PREROLL as well.
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The current state of the bin can be retrieved with _get_state().
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If the bin is performing an ASYNC state change, it will automatically update its
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current state fields when it receives state messages from the children.
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Implementing states in elements
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-------------------------------
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READY
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-----
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upward state change
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-------------------
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Upward state changes always return ASYNC either if the STATE_PENDING is
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reached or not.
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Element:
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A -> B => SUCCESS
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- commit state
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A -> B => ASYNC
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- no commit state
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- element commits state ASYNC
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A -> B while ASYNC
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- update STATE_PENDING state
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- no commit state
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- no change_state called on element
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Bin:
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A->B: all elements SUCCESS
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- commit state
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A->B: some elements ASYNC
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- no commit state
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- listen for commit messages on bus
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- for each commit message, poll elements
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- if no ASYNC elements, commit state, continue state change
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to STATE_PENDING
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downward state change
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Downward state changes only return ASYNC if the final state is ASYNC.
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This is to make sure that it's not needed to wait for an element to
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complete the preroll or other ASYNC state changes when one only wants to
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shut down an element.
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Element:
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A -> B => SUCCESS
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- commit state
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A -> B => ASYNC not final state
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- commit state on behalf of element
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A -> B => ASYNC final state
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- element will commit ASYNC
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Bin:
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A -> B -> SUCCESS
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- commit state
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A -> B -> ASYNC not final state
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- commit state on behalf of element, continue state change
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A -> B => ASYNC final state
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- no commit state
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- listen for commit messages on bus
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- for each commit message, poll elements
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- if no ASYNC elements, commit state
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Locking overview (element)
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set_state(element) change_state (element) stream_thread commit_state (element)
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STATE_UNLOCK | |
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| .....sync........ STATE_LOCK |
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ASYNC |----------------->|
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| |---> if (!final) change_state (next)
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STATE_UNLOCK
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STREAM_UNLOCK
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