gstreamer/gst/gstvalue.h

/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) <2003> David A. Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
 *
 * 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_VALUE_H__
#define __GST_VALUE_H__

#include <gst/gstconfig.h>
#include <gst/gstcaps.h>

G_BEGIN_DECLS

/**
 * GST_MAKE_FOURCC:
 * @a: the first character
 * @b: the second character
 * @c: the third character
 * @d: the fourth character
 *
 * Transform four characters into a #guint32 fourcc value with host
 * endianness.
 * <informalexample>
 * <programlisting>
 * guint32 fourcc = GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('M', 'J', 'P', 'G');
 * </programlisting>
 * </informalexample>
 */
#define GST_MAKE_FOURCC(a,b,c,d)        (guint32)((a)|(b)<<8|(c)<<16|(d)<<24)

/**
 * GST_STR_FOURCC:
 * @f: a string with at least four characters
 *
 * Transform an input string into a #guint32 fourcc value with host
 * endianness.
 * Caller is responsible for ensuring the input string consists of at least
 * four characters.
 * <informalexample>
 * <programlisting>
 * guint32 fourcc = GST_STR_FOURCC ("MJPG");
 * </programlisting>
 * </informalexample>
 */
#define GST_STR_FOURCC(f)               (guint32)(((f)[0])|((f)[1]<<8)|((f)[2]<<16)|((f)[3]<<24))

/**
 * GST_FOURCC_FORMAT:
 *
 * Can be used together with #GST_FOURCC_ARGS to properly output a
 * #guint32 fourcc value in a printf()-style text message.
 * <informalexample>
 * <programlisting>
 * printf ("fourcc: %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT "\n", GST_FOURCC_ARGS (fcc));
 * </programlisting>
 * </informalexample>
 */
#define GST_FOURCC_FORMAT "%c%c%c%c"

/**
 * GST_FOURCC_ARGS:
 * @fourcc: a #guint32 fourcc value to output
 *
 * Can be used together with #GST_FOURCC_FORMAT to properly output a
 * #guint32 fourcc value in a printf()-style text message.
 */
#define GST_FOURCC_ARGS(fourcc) \
        ((gchar) ((fourcc)     &0xff)), \
        ((gchar) (((fourcc)>>8 )&0xff)), \
        ((gchar) (((fourcc)>>16)&0xff)), \
        ((gchar) (((fourcc)>>24)&0xff))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FOURCC:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_FOURCC value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FOURCC(x)       (G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_fourcc_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_INT_RANGE:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_INT_RANGE(x)    (G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_int_range_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DOUBLE_RANGE:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DOUBLE_RANGE(x) (G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_double_range_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_LIST:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_LIST value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_LIST(x)		(G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_value_list_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_ARRAY:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_ARRAY value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_ARRAY(x)	(G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_value_array_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_CAPS:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_CAPS value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_CAPS(x)		(G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, GST_TYPE_CAPS))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_BUFFER:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_BUFFER value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_BUFFER(x)       (G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, GST_TYPE_BUFFER))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_FRACTION value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_FRACTION(x)	(G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_fraction_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DATE:
 * @x: the #GValue to check
 *
 * Checks if the given #GValue contains a #GST_TYPE_DATE value.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_HOLDS_DATE(x)         (G_VALUE_HOLDS(x, gst_date_get_type ()))

/**
 * GST_TYPE_FOURCC:
 *
 * a #GValue type that represents 4 byte identifier (e.g. used for codecs)
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstFourcc
 */
#define GST_TYPE_FOURCC                  gst_fourcc_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE:
 *
 * a #GValue type that represents an integer range
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstIntRange
 */
#define GST_TYPE_INT_RANGE               gst_int_range_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE:
 *
 * a #GValue type that represents a floating point range with double precission
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstIntRange
 */
#define GST_TYPE_DOUBLE_RANGE            gst_double_range_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_TYPE_LIST:
 *
 * a #GValue type that represents an unordered list of #GValue values
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstValueList (which is not explicitly typed)
 */
#define GST_TYPE_LIST                    gst_value_list_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_TYPE_ARRAY:
 *
 * a #GValue type that represents an ordered list of #GValue values
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstArrayList (which is not explicitly typed)
 */
#define GST_TYPE_ARRAY			 gst_value_array_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_TYPE_FRACTION:
 *
 * a #GValue type that represents a fraction of an integer numerator over
 * an integer denominator
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstFraction (which is not explicitly typed)
 */

#define GST_TYPE_FRACTION                gst_fraction_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_TYPE_DATE:
 *
 * a boxed #GValue type for #GDate that represents a date.
 *
 * Returns: the #GType of GstDate
 */

#define GST_TYPE_DATE                    gst_date_get_type ()

/**
 * GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN:
 *
 * Indicates that the first value provided to a comparison function
 * (gst_value_compare()) is lesser than the second one.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN              (-1)

/**
 * GST_VALUE_EQUAL:
 *
 * Indicates that the first value provided to a comparison function
 * (gst_value_compare()) is equal to the second one.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_EQUAL                   0

/**
 * GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN:
 *
 * Indicates that the first value provided to a comparison function
 * (gst_value_compare()) is greater than the second one.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN            1

/**
 * GST_VALUE_UNORDERED:
 *
 * Indicates that the comparison function (gst_value_compare()) can not
 * determine a order for the two provided values.
 */
#define GST_VALUE_UNORDERED               2

/**
 * GstValueCompareFunc:
 * @value1: first value for comparission
 * @value2: second value for comparission
 *
 * Used together with gst_value_compare() to compare #GValues.
 *
 * Returns: one of GST_VALUE_LESS_THAN, GST_VALUE_EQUAL, GST_VALUE_GREATER_THAN
 * or GST_VALUE_UNORDERED
 */
typedef int      (* GstValueCompareFunc)     (const GValue *value1,
					      const GValue *value2);

typedef char *   (* GstValueSerializeFunc)   (const GValue *value1);

typedef gboolean (* GstValueDeserializeFunc) (GValue       *dest,
					      const char   *s);

typedef int      (* GstValueUnionFunc)       (GValue       *dest,
					      const GValue *value1,
					      const GValue *value2);

typedef int      (* GstValueIntersectFunc)   (GValue       *dest,
					      const GValue *value1,
					      const GValue *value2);

typedef int      (* GstValueSubtractFunc)    (GValue       *dest,
					      const GValue *minuend,
					      const GValue *subtrahend);

typedef struct _GstValueTable GstValueTable;
struct _GstValueTable {
  GType type;
  GstValueCompareFunc compare;
  GstValueSerializeFunc serialize;
  GstValueDeserializeFunc deserialize;

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

GType gst_int_range_get_type ();
GType gst_double_range_get_type ();
GType gst_fourcc_get_type ();
GType gst_fraction_get_type ();
GType gst_value_list_get_type ();
GType gst_value_array_get_type ();

GType gst_date_get_type ();

void		gst_value_register		(const GstValueTable   *table);
void		gst_value_init_and_copy		(GValue                *dest,
						 const GValue          *src);

gchar *		gst_value_serialize		(const GValue          *value);
gboolean	gst_value_deserialize		(GValue                *dest,
						 const gchar           *src);

/* list */
void		gst_value_list_append_value	(GValue		*value,
						 const GValue	*append_value);
void		gst_value_list_prepend_value	(GValue		*value,
						 const GValue	*prepend_value);
void		gst_value_list_concat		(GValue		*dest,
						 const GValue   *value1,
						 const GValue	*value2);
guint		gst_value_list_get_size		(const GValue	*value);
G_CONST_RETURN GValue *
		gst_value_list_get_value	(const GValue	*value,
						 guint		index);

/* fourcc */
void		gst_value_set_fourcc		(GValue		*value,
						 guint32	fourcc);
guint32		gst_value_get_fourcc		(const GValue   *value);

/* int range */
void		gst_value_set_int_range		(GValue		*value,
						 int		start,
						 int		end);
int		gst_value_get_int_range_min	(const GValue	*value);
int		gst_value_get_int_range_max	(const GValue	*value);

/* double range */
void		gst_value_set_double_range	(GValue		*value,
						 double		start,
						 double		end);
double		gst_value_get_double_range_min	(const GValue	*value);
double		gst_value_get_double_range_max	(const GValue	*value);

/* caps */
G_CONST_RETURN GstCaps *
		gst_value_get_caps		(const GValue	*value);
void		gst_value_set_caps		(GValue		*value,
						 const GstCaps  *caps);

/* fraction */
void		gst_value_set_fraction		(GValue		*value,
						 int		numerator,
						 int		denominator);
int		gst_value_get_fraction_numerator (const GValue	*value);
int		gst_value_get_fraction_denominator(const GValue	*value);
gboolean	gst_value_fraction_multiply	(GValue		*product,
						 const GValue	*factor1,
						 const GValue	*factor2);

/* date */
G_CONST_RETURN GDate *
		gst_value_get_date		(const GValue	*value);
void		gst_value_set_date		(GValue		*value,
						 const GDate    *date);

/* compare */
int		gst_value_compare		(const GValue	*value1,
						 const GValue	*value2);
gboolean	gst_value_can_compare		(const GValue	*value1,
						 const GValue	*value2);

/* union */
gboolean	gst_value_union			(GValue		*dest,
						 const GValue	*value1,
						 const GValue	*value2);
gboolean	gst_value_can_union		(const GValue	*value1,
						 const GValue   *value2);
void		gst_value_register_union_func	(GType		type1,
						 GType		type2,
						 GstValueUnionFunc func);

/* intersection */
gboolean	gst_value_intersect		(GValue		*dest,
						 const GValue	*value1,
						 const GValue	*value2);
gboolean	gst_value_can_intersect		(const GValue	*value1,
						 const GValue	*value2);
void		gst_value_register_intersect_func (GType	type1,
						GType		type2,
						GstValueIntersectFunc func);

/* subtraction */
gboolean	gst_value_subtract		(GValue		*dest,
						 const GValue	*minuend,
						 const GValue	*subtrahend);
gboolean	gst_value_can_subtract		(const GValue	*minuend,
						 const GValue	*subtrahend);
void		gst_value_register_subtract_func (GType		minuend_type,
						GType		subtrahend_type,
						GstValueSubtractFunc func);

/* fixation */
gboolean	gst_value_is_fixed		(const GValue   *value);

/* private */
void		_gst_value_initialize		(void);

G_END_DECLS

#endif