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1 /* GStreamer
2  * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3  *                    2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
4  *
5  * gstplugin.h: Header for plugin subsystem
6  *
7  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
9  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
11  *
12  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
15  * Library General Public License for more details.
16  *
17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
18  * License along with this library; if not, write to the
19  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
20  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
21  */
22 
23 
24 #ifndef __GST_PLUGIN_H__
25 #define __GST_PLUGIN_H__
26 
27 #include <gst/gstconfig.h>
28 
29 #include <gst/gstobject.h>
30 #include <gst/gstmacros.h>
31 #include <gst/gststructure.h>
32 
33 G_BEGIN_DECLS
34 
35 /**
36  * GstPlugin:
37  *
38  * The opaque plugin object
39  */
40 typedef struct _GstPlugin GstPlugin;
41 typedef struct _GstPluginClass GstPluginClass;
42 typedef struct _GstPluginDesc GstPluginDesc;
43 
44 /**
45  * gst_plugin_error_quark:
46  *
47  * Get the error quark.
48  *
49  * Returns: The error quark used in GError messages
50  */
51 
52 GST_API
53 GQuark gst_plugin_error_quark (void);
54 /**
55  * GST_PLUGIN_ERROR:
56  *
57  * The error message category quark
58  */
59 #define GST_PLUGIN_ERROR gst_plugin_error_quark ()
60 
61 /**
62  * GstPluginError:
63  * @GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_MODULE: The plugin could not be loaded
64  * @GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_DEPENDENCIES: The plugin has unresolved dependencies
65  * @GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_NAME_MISMATCH: The plugin has already be loaded from a different file
66  *
67  * The plugin loading errors
68  */
69 typedef enum
70 {
71   GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_MODULE,
72   GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_DEPENDENCIES,
73   GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_NAME_MISMATCH
74 } GstPluginError;
75 
76 /**
77  * GstPluginFlags:
78  * @GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED: Temporarily loaded plugins
79  * @GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_BLACKLISTED: The plugin won't be scanned (again)
80  *
81  * The plugin loading state
82  */
83 typedef enum
84 {
85   GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED      = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0),
86   GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_BLACKLISTED = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 1)
87 } GstPluginFlags;
88 
89 /**
90  * GstPluginDependencyFlags:
91  * @GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE : no special flags
92  * @GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_RECURSE : recurse into subdirectories
93  * @GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_PATHS_ARE_DEFAULT_ONLY : use paths
94  *         argument only if none of the environment variables is set
95  * @GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_SUFFIX : interpret
96  *         filename argument as filter suffix and check all matching files in
97  *         the directory
98  * @GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_PREFIX : interpret
99  *         filename argument as filter prefix and check all matching files in
100  *         the directory. Since: 1.8.
101  * @GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_PATHS_ARE_RELATIVE_TO_EXE : interpret
102  *   non-absolute paths as relative to the main executable directory. Since
103  *   1.14.
104  *
105  * Flags used in connection with gst_plugin_add_dependency().
106  */
107 typedef enum {
108   GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE = 0,
109   GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_RECURSE = (1 << 0),
110   GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_PATHS_ARE_DEFAULT_ONLY = (1 << 1),
111   GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_SUFFIX = (1 << 2),
112   GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_PREFIX = (1 << 3),
113   GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_PATHS_ARE_RELATIVE_TO_EXE = (1 << 4)
114 } GstPluginDependencyFlags;
115 
116 /**
117  * GstPluginInitFunc:
118  * @plugin: The plugin object
119  *
120  * A plugin should provide a pointer to a function of this type in the
121  * plugin_desc struct.
122  * This function will be called by the loader at startup. One would then
123  * register each #GstPluginFeature.
124  *
125  * Returns: %TRUE if plugin initialised successfully
126  */
127 /* FIXME 0.11: Make return void */
128 typedef gboolean (*GstPluginInitFunc) (GstPlugin *plugin);
129 
130 /**
131  * GstPluginInitFullFunc:
132  * @plugin: The plugin object
133  * @user_data: extra data
134  *
135  * A plugin should provide a pointer to a function of either #GstPluginInitFunc
136  * or this type in the plugin_desc struct.
137  * The function will be called by the loader at startup. One would then
138  * register each #GstPluginFeature. This version allows
139  * user data to be passed to init function (useful for bindings).
140  *
141  * Returns: %TRUE if plugin initialised successfully
142  */
143 /* FIXME 0.11: Merge with GstPluginInitFunc */
144 typedef gboolean (*GstPluginInitFullFunc) (GstPlugin *plugin, gpointer user_data);
145 
146 /**
147  * GstPluginDesc:
148  * @major_version: the major version number of core that plugin was compiled for
149  * @minor_version: the minor version number of core that plugin was compiled for
150  * @name: a unique name of the plugin
151  * @description: description of plugin
152  * @plugin_init: pointer to the init function of this plugin.
153  * @version: version of the plugin
154  * @license: effective license of plugin
155  * @source: source module plugin belongs to
156  * @package: shipped package plugin belongs to
157  * @origin: URL to provider of plugin
158  * @release_datetime: (allow-none): date time string in ISO 8601
159  *     format (or rather, a subset thereof), or %NULL. Allowed are the
160  *     following formats: "YYYY-MM-DD" and "YYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ" (with
161  *     'T' a separator and 'Z' indicating UTC/Zulu time). This field
162  *     should be set via the GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME
163  *     preprocessor macro.
164  *
165  * A plugin should export a variable of this type called plugin_desc. The plugin
166  * loader will use the data provided there to initialize the plugin.
167  *
168  * The @licence parameter must be one of: LGPL, GPL, QPL, GPL/QPL, MPL,
169  * BSD, MIT/X11, Proprietary, unknown.
170  */
171 struct _GstPluginDesc {
172   gint major_version;
173   gint minor_version;
174   const gchar *name;
175   const gchar *description;
176   GstPluginInitFunc plugin_init;
177   const gchar *version;
178   const gchar *license;
179   const gchar *source;
180   const gchar *package;
181   const gchar *origin;
182   const gchar *release_datetime;
183   /*< private >*/
184   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
185 };
186 
187 
188 #define GST_TYPE_PLUGIN   (gst_plugin_get_type())
189 #define GST_IS_PLUGIN(obj)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_PLUGIN))
190 #define GST_IS_PLUGIN_CLASS(klass)     (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_PLUGIN))
191 #define GST_PLUGIN_GET_CLASS(obj)      (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_PLUGIN, GstPluginClass))
192 #define GST_PLUGIN(obj)                (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_PLUGIN, GstPlugin))
193 #define GST_PLUGIN_CLASS(klass)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_PLUGIN, GstPluginClass))
194 #define GST_PLUGIN_CAST(obj)           ((GstPlugin*)(obj))
195 
196 #ifdef GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME
197 #define __GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME
198 #else
199 #define __GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME NULL
200 #endif
201 
202 /**
203  * GST_PLUGIN_STATIC_DECLARE:
204  * @name: short, but unique name of the plugin
205  *
206  * This macro can be used to initialize statically linked plugins. It is
207  * necessary to call this macro before the plugin can be used.
208  * It has to be used in combination with GST_PLUGIN_STATIC_REGISTER
209  * and must be placed outside any block to declare the plugin initialization
210  * function.
211  *
212  * Since: 1.2
213  */
214 #define GST_PLUGIN_STATIC_DECLARE(name) \
215   extern void G_PASTE(gst_plugin_, G_PASTE(name, _register)) (void)
216 
217 /**
218  * GST_PLUGIN_STATIC_REGISTER:
219  * @name: short, but unique name of the plugin
220  *
221  * This macro can be used to initialize statically linked plugins. It is
222  * necessary to call this macro before the plugin can be used.
223  * It has to be used in combination with GST_PLUGIN_STATIC_DECLARE and
224  * calls the plugin initialization function.
225  *
226  * Since: 1.2
227  */
228 #define GST_PLUGIN_STATIC_REGISTER(name) G_PASTE(gst_plugin_, G_PASTE(name, _register)) ()
229 
230 /**
231  * GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE:
232  * @major: major version number of the gstreamer-core that plugin was compiled for
233  * @minor: minor version number of the gstreamer-core that plugin was compiled for
234  * @name: short, but unique name of the plugin
235  * @description: information about the purpose of the plugin
236  * @init: function pointer to the plugin_init method with the signature of <code>static gboolean plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)</code>.
237  * @version: full version string (e.g. VERSION from config.h)
238  * @license: under which licence the package has been released, e.g. GPL, LGPL.
239  * @package: the package-name (e.g. PACKAGE_NAME from config.h)
240  * @origin: a description from where the package comes from (e.g. the homepage URL)
241  *
242  * This macro needs to be used to define the entry point and meta data of a
243  * plugin. One would use this macro to export a plugin, so that it can be used
244  * by other applications.
245  *
246  * The macro uses a define named PACKAGE for the #GstPluginDesc,source field.
247  * When using autoconf, this is usually set automatically via the AC_INIT
248  * macro, and set in config.h. If you are not using autoconf, you will need to
249  * define PACKAGE yourself and set it to a short mnemonic string identifying
250  * your application/package, e.g. 'someapp' or 'my-plugins-foo.
251  *
252  * If defined, the GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME will also be used for the
253  * #GstPluginDesc,release_datetime field.
254  */
255 #define GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(major,minor,name,description,init,version,license,package,origin) \
256 G_BEGIN_DECLS \
257 GST_PLUGIN_EXPORT const GstPluginDesc * G_PASTE(gst_plugin_, G_PASTE(name, _get_desc)) (void); \
258 GST_PLUGIN_EXPORT void G_PASTE(gst_plugin_, G_PASTE(name, _register)) (void); \
259 \
260 static const GstPluginDesc gst_plugin_desc = { \
261   major, \
262   minor, \
263   G_STRINGIFY(name), \
264   (gchar *) description, \
265   init, \
266   version, \
267   license, \
268   PACKAGE, \
269   package, \
270   origin, \
271   __GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME, \
272   GST_PADDING_INIT \
273 };                                       \
274 \
275 const GstPluginDesc * \
276 G_PASTE(gst_plugin_, G_PASTE(name, _get_desc)) (void) \
277 { \
278     return &gst_plugin_desc; \
279 } \
280 \
281 void \
282 G_PASTE(gst_plugin_, G_PASTE(name, _register)) (void) \
283 { \
284   gst_plugin_register_static (major, minor, G_STRINGIFY(name), \
285       description, init, version, license, \
286       PACKAGE, package, origin); \
287 } \
288 G_END_DECLS
289 
290 /**
291  * GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN:
292  *
293  * To be used in GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE if unsure about the licence.
294  */
295 #define GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN "unknown"
296 
297 
298 /* function for filters */
299 /**
300  * GstPluginFilter:
301  * @plugin: the plugin to check
302  * @user_data: the user_data that has been passed on e.g. gst_registry_plugin_filter()
303  *
304  * A function that can be used with e.g. gst_registry_plugin_filter()
305  * to get a list of plugins that match certain criteria.
306  *
307  * Returns: %TRUE for a positive match, %FALSE otherwise
308  */
309 typedef gboolean        (*GstPluginFilter)              (GstPlugin *plugin,
310                                                          gpointer user_data);
311 
312 GST_API
313 GType                   gst_plugin_get_type             (void);
314 
315 GST_API
316 gboolean		gst_plugin_register_static	(gint major_version,
317                                                          gint minor_version,
318                                                          const gchar *name,
319                                                          const gchar *description,
320                                                          GstPluginInitFunc init_func,
321                                                          const gchar *version,
322                                                          const gchar *license,
323                                                          const gchar *source,
324                                                          const gchar *package,
325                                                          const gchar *origin);
326 GST_API
327 gboolean		gst_plugin_register_static_full	(gint major_version,
328                                                          gint minor_version,
329                                                          const gchar *name,
330                                                          const gchar *description,
331                                                          GstPluginInitFullFunc init_full_func,
332                                                          const gchar *version,
333                                                          const gchar *license,
334                                                          const gchar *source,
335                                                          const gchar *package,
336                                                          const gchar *origin,
337                                                          gpointer user_data);
338 GST_API
339 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_name		(GstPlugin *plugin);
340 
341 GST_API
342 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_description	(GstPlugin *plugin);
343 
344 GST_API
345 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_filename		(GstPlugin *plugin);
346 
347 GST_API
348 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_version		(GstPlugin *plugin);
349 
350 GST_API
351 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_license		(GstPlugin *plugin);
352 
353 GST_API
354 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_source		(GstPlugin *plugin);
355 
356 GST_API
357 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_package		(GstPlugin *plugin);
358 
359 GST_API
360 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_origin		(GstPlugin *plugin);
361 
362 GST_API
363 const gchar*		gst_plugin_get_release_date_string (GstPlugin *plugin);
364 
365 GST_API
366 const GstStructure*	gst_plugin_get_cache_data	(GstPlugin * plugin);
367 
368 GST_API
369 void			gst_plugin_set_cache_data	(GstPlugin * plugin, GstStructure *cache_data);
370 
371 GST_API
372 gboolean		gst_plugin_is_loaded		(GstPlugin *plugin);
373 
374 GST_API
375 GstPlugin *		gst_plugin_load_file		(const gchar *filename, GError** error);
376 
377 GST_API
378 GstPlugin *             gst_plugin_load                 (GstPlugin *plugin);
379 
380 GST_API
381 GstPlugin *             gst_plugin_load_by_name         (const gchar *name);
382 
383 GST_API
384 void                    gst_plugin_add_dependency        (GstPlugin    * plugin,
385                                                           const gchar ** env_vars,
386                                                           const gchar ** paths,
387                                                           const gchar ** names,
388                                                           GstPluginDependencyFlags flags);
389 GST_API
390 void                    gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple (GstPlugin   * plugin,
391                                                           const gchar * env_vars,
392                                                           const gchar * paths,
393                                                           const gchar * names,
394                                                           GstPluginDependencyFlags flags);
395 GST_API
396 void                    gst_plugin_list_free (GList *list);
397 
398 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GstPlugin, gst_object_unref)
399 
400 G_END_DECLS
401 
402 #endif /* __GST_PLUGIN_H__ */
403