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struct | GstClock |
struct | GstClockClass |
typedef | GstClockTime |
typedef | GstClockTimeDiff |
typedef | GstClockID |
#define | GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE |
#define | GST_CLOCK_STIME_NONE |
#define | GST_SECOND |
#define | GST_MSECOND |
#define | GST_USECOND |
#define | GST_NSECOND |
struct | GstClockEntry |
enum | GstClockEntryType |
enum | GstClockReturn |
enum | GstClockFlags |
GStreamer uses a global clock to synchronize the plugins in a pipeline. Different clock implementations are possible by implementing this abstract base class or, more conveniently, by subclassing GstSystemClock.
The GstClock returns a monotonically increasing time with the method
gst_clock_get_time()
. Its accuracy and base time depend on the specific
clock implementation but time is always expressed in nanoseconds. Since the
baseline of the clock is undefined, the clock time returned is not
meaningful in itself, what matters are the deltas between two clock times.
The time returned by a clock is called the absolute time.
The pipeline uses the clock to calculate the running time. Usually all renderers synchronize to the global clock using the buffer timestamps, the newsegment events and the element's base time, see GstPipeline.
A clock implementation can support periodic and single shot clock notifications both synchronous and asynchronous.
One first needs to create a GstClockID for the periodic or single shot
notification using gst_clock_new_single_shot_id()
or
gst_clock_new_periodic_id()
.
To perform a blocking wait for the specific time of the GstClockID use the
gst_clock_id_wait()
. To receive a callback when the specific time is reached
in the clock use gst_clock_id_wait_async()
. Both these calls can be
interrupted with the gst_clock_id_unschedule()
call. If the blocking wait is
unscheduled a return value of GST_CLOCK_UNSCHEDULED is returned.
Periodic callbacks scheduled async will be repeatedly called automatically
until it is unscheduled. To schedule a sync periodic callback,
gst_clock_id_wait()
should be called repeatedly.
The async callbacks can happen from any thread, either provided by the core or from a streaming thread. The application should be prepared for this.
A GstClockID that has been unscheduled cannot be used again for any wait
operation, a new GstClockID should be created and the old unscheduled one
should be destroyed with gst_clock_id_unref()
.
It is possible to perform a blocking wait on the same GstClockID from multiple threads. However, registering the same GstClockID for multiple async notifications is not possible, the callback will only be called for the thread registering the entry last.
None of the wait operations unref the GstClockID, the owner is responsible for unreffing the ids itself. This holds for both periodic and single shot notifications. The reason being that the owner of the GstClockID has to keep a handle to the GstClockID to unblock the wait on FLUSHING events or state changes and if the entry would be unreffed automatically, the handle might become invalid without any notification.
These clock operations do not operate on the running time, so the callbacks will also occur when not in PLAYING state as if the clock just keeps on running. Some clocks however do not progress when the element that provided the clock is not PLAYING.
When a clock has the GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_SET_MASTER flag set, it can be
slaved to another GstClock with the gst_clock_set_master()
. The clock will
then automatically be synchronized to this master clock by repeatedly
sampling the master clock and the slave clock and recalibrating the slave
clock with gst_clock_set_calibration()
. This feature is mostly useful for
plugins that have an internal clock but must operate with another clock
selected by the GstPipeline. They can track the offset and rate difference
of their internal clock relative to the master clock by using the
gst_clock_get_calibration()
function.
The master/slave synchronisation can be tuned with the “timeout”, “window-size” and “window-threshold” properties. The “timeout” property defines the interval to sample the master clock and run the calibration functions. “window-size” defines the number of samples to use when calibrating and “window-threshold” defines the minimum number of samples before the calibration is performed.
#define GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID(time) (((GstClockTime)(time)) != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)
Tests if a given GstClockTime represents a valid defined time.
#define GST_CLOCK_STIME_IS_VALID(time) (((GstClockTimeDiff)(time)) != GST_CLOCK_STIME_NONE)
Tests if a given GstClockTimeDiff of gint64 represents a valid defined time.
Since: 1.6
#define GST_TIME_AS_SECONDS(time) ((time) / GST_SECOND)
Convert a GstClockTime to seconds.
#define GST_TIME_AS_MSECONDS(time) ((time) / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000000))
Convert a GstClockTime to milliseconds (1/1000 of a second).
#define GST_TIME_AS_USECONDS(time) ((time) / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000))
Convert a GstClockTime to microseconds (1/1000000 of a second).
#define GST_TIME_AS_NSECONDS(time) (time)
Convert a GstClockTime to nanoseconds (1/1000000000 of a second).
#define GST_CLOCK_DIFF(s, e) (GstClockTimeDiff)((e) - (s))
Calculate a difference between two clock times as a GstClockTimeDiff.
The difference is calculated as e
- s
.
#define GST_TIMEVAL_TO_TIME(tv) (GstClockTime)((tv).tv_sec * GST_SECOND + (tv).tv_usec * GST_USECOND)
Convert a GTimeVal to a GstClockTime.
#define GST_TIME_TO_TIMEVAL(t,tv)
Convert a GstClockTime to a GTimeVal
#define GST_TIMESPEC_TO_TIME(ts) (GstClockTime)((ts).tv_sec * GST_SECOND + (ts).tv_nsec * GST_NSECOND)
Convert a struct timespec (see man pselect) to a GstClockTime.
#define GST_TIME_TO_TIMESPEC(t,ts)
Convert a GstClockTime to a struct timespec (see man pselect)
gboolean (*GstClockCallback) (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime time
,GstClockID id
,gpointer user_data
);
The function prototype of the callback.
clock |
The clock that triggered the callback |
|
time |
The time it was triggered |
|
id |
The GstClockID that expired |
|
user_data |
user data passed in the |
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK(entry) ((entry)->clock)
Get the owner clock of the entry
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TYPE(entry) ((entry)->type)
Get the type of the clock entry
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TIME(entry) ((entry)->time)
Get the requested time of this entry
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_INTERVAL(entry) ((entry)->interval)
Get the interval of this periodic entry
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_STATUS(entry) ((entry)->status)
The status of the entry
#define GST_CLOCK_FLAGS(clock) GST_OBJECT_FLAGS(clock)
Gets the GstClockFlags clock flags.
gboolean gst_clock_add_observation (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime slave
,GstClockTime master
,gdouble *r_squared
);
The time master
of the master clock and the time slave
of the slave
clock are added to the list of observations. If enough observations
are available, a linear regression algorithm is run on the
observations and clock
is recalibrated.
If this functions returns TRUE
, r_squared
will contain the
correlation coefficient of the interpolation. A value of 1.0
means a perfect regression was performed. This value can
be used to control the sampling frequency of the master and slave
clocks.
clock |
a GstClock |
|
slave |
a time on the slave |
|
master |
a time on the master |
|
r_squared |
a pointer to hold the result. |
[out] |
gboolean gst_clock_add_observation_unapplied (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime slave
,GstClockTime master
,gdouble *r_squared
,GstClockTime *internal
,GstClockTime *external
,GstClockTime *rate_num
,GstClockTime *rate_denom
);
Add a clock observation to the internal slaving algorithm the same as
gst_clock_add_observation()
, and return the result of the master clock
estimation, without updating the internal calibration.
The caller can then take the results and call gst_clock_set_calibration()
with the values, or some modified version of them.
clock |
a GstClock |
|
slave |
a time on the slave |
|
master |
a time on the master |
|
r_squared |
a pointer to hold the result. |
[out] |
internal |
a location to store the internal time. |
[out][allow-none] |
external |
a location to store the external time. |
[out][allow-none] |
rate_num |
a location to store the rate numerator. |
[out][allow-none] |
rate_denom |
a location to store the rate denominator. |
[out][allow-none] |
Since: 1.6
gboolean gst_clock_set_master (GstClock *clock
,GstClock *master
);
Set master
as the master clock for clock
. clock
will be automatically
calibrated so that gst_clock_get_time()
reports the same time as the
master clock.
A clock provider that slaves its clock to a master can get the current
calibration values with gst_clock_get_calibration()
.
master
can be NULL
in which case clock
will not be slaved anymore. It will
however keep reporting its time adjusted with the last configured rate
and time offsets.
TRUE
if the clock is capable of being slaved to a master clock.
Trying to set a master on a clock without the
GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_SET_MASTER flag will make this function return FALSE
.
MT safe.
GstClock *
gst_clock_get_master (GstClock *clock
);
Get the master clock that clock
is slaved to or NULL
when the clock is
not slaved to any master clock.
GstClockTime gst_clock_set_resolution (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime resolution
);
Set the accuracy of the clock. Some clocks have the possibility to operate with different accuracy at the expense of more resource usage. There is normally no need to change the default resolution of a clock. The resolution of a clock can only be changed if the clock has the GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_SET_RESOLUTION flag set.
GstClockTime
gst_clock_get_resolution (GstClock *clock
);
Get the accuracy of the clock. The accuracy of the clock is the granularity
of the values returned by gst_clock_get_time()
.
GstClockTime
gst_clock_get_time (GstClock *clock
);
Gets the current time of the given clock. The time is always monotonically increasing and adjusted according to the current offset and rate.
GstClockID gst_clock_new_single_shot_id (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime time
);
Get a GstClockID from clock
to trigger a single shot
notification at the requested time. The single shot id should be
unreffed after usage.
Free-function: gst_clock_id_unref
GstClockID gst_clock_new_periodic_id (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime start_time
,GstClockTime interval
);
Get an ID from clock
to trigger a periodic notification.
The periodic notifications will start at time start_time
and
will then be fired with the given interval
. id
should be unreffed
after usage.
Free-function: gst_clock_id_unref
clock |
The GstClockID to get a periodic notification id from |
|
start_time |
the requested start time |
|
interval |
the requested interval |
gboolean gst_clock_single_shot_id_reinit (GstClock *clock
,GstClockID id
,GstClockTime time
);
Reinitializes the provided single shot id
to the provided time. Does not
modify the reference count.
gboolean gst_clock_periodic_id_reinit (GstClock *clock
,GstClockID id
,GstClockTime start_time
,GstClockTime interval
);
Reinitializes the provided periodic id
to the provided start time and
interval. Does not modify the reference count.
GstClockTime
gst_clock_get_internal_time (GstClock *clock
);
Gets the current internal time of the given clock. The time is returned unadjusted for the offset and the rate.
GstClockTime gst_clock_adjust_unlocked (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime internal
);
Converts the given internal
clock time to the external time, adjusting for the
rate and reference time set with gst_clock_set_calibration()
and making sure
that the returned time is increasing. This function should be called with the
clock's OBJECT_LOCK held and is mainly used by clock subclasses.
This function is the reverse of gst_clock_unadjust_unlocked()
.
GstClockTime gst_clock_unadjust_unlocked (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime external
);
Converts the given external
clock time to the internal time of clock
,
using the rate and reference time set with gst_clock_set_calibration()
.
This function should be called with the clock's OBJECT_LOCK held and
is mainly used by clock subclasses.
This function is the reverse of gst_clock_adjust_unlocked()
.
GstClockTime gst_clock_adjust_with_calibration (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime internal_target
,GstClockTime cinternal
,GstClockTime cexternal
,GstClockTime cnum
,GstClockTime cdenom
);
Converts the given internal_target
clock time to the external time,
using the passed calibration parameters. This function performs the
same calculation as gst_clock_adjust_unlocked()
when called using the
current calibration parameters, but doesn't ensure a monotonically
increasing result as gst_clock_adjust_unlocked()
does.
Note: The clock
parameter is unused and can be NULL
clock |
a GstClock to use. |
[allow-none] |
internal_target |
a clock time |
|
cinternal |
a reference internal time |
|
cexternal |
a reference external time |
|
cnum |
the numerator of the rate of the clock relative to its internal time |
|
cdenom |
the denominator of the rate of the clock |
Since: 1.6
GstClockTime gst_clock_unadjust_with_calibration (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime external_target
,GstClockTime cinternal
,GstClockTime cexternal
,GstClockTime cnum
,GstClockTime cdenom
);
Converts the given external_target
clock time to the internal time,
using the passed calibration parameters. This function performs the
same calculation as gst_clock_unadjust_unlocked()
when called using the
current calibration parameters.
Note: The clock
parameter is unused and can be NULL
clock |
a GstClock to use. |
[allow-none] |
external_target |
a clock time |
|
cinternal |
a reference internal time |
|
cexternal |
a reference external time |
|
cnum |
the numerator of the rate of the clock relative to its internal time |
|
cdenom |
the denominator of the rate of the clock |
Since: 1.8
void gst_clock_get_calibration (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime *internal
,GstClockTime *external
,GstClockTime *rate_num
,GstClockTime *rate_denom
);
Gets the internal rate and reference time of clock
. See
gst_clock_set_calibration()
for more information.
internal
, external
, rate_num
, and rate_denom
can be left NULL
if the
caller is not interested in the values.
MT safe.
clock |
a GstClock |
|
internal |
a location to store the internal time. |
[out][allow-none] |
external |
a location to store the external time. |
[out][allow-none] |
rate_num |
a location to store the rate numerator. |
[out][allow-none] |
rate_denom |
a location to store the rate denominator. |
[out][allow-none] |
void gst_clock_set_calibration (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime internal
,GstClockTime external
,GstClockTime rate_num
,GstClockTime rate_denom
);
Adjusts the rate and time of clock
. A rate of 1/1 is the normal speed of
the clock. Values bigger than 1/1 make the clock go faster.
internal
and external
are calibration parameters that arrange that
gst_clock_get_time()
should have been external
at internal time internal
.
This internal time should not be in the future; that is, it should be less
than the value of gst_clock_get_internal_time()
when this function is called.
Subsequent calls to gst_clock_get_time()
will return clock times computed as
follows:
time = (internal_time - internal) * rate_num / rate_denom + external
This formula is implemented in gst_clock_adjust_unlocked()
. Of course, it
tries to do the integer arithmetic as precisely as possible.
Note that gst_clock_get_time()
always returns increasing values so when you
move the clock backwards, gst_clock_get_time()
will report the previous value
until the clock catches up.
MT safe.
clock |
a GstClock to calibrate |
|
internal |
a reference internal time |
|
external |
a reference external time |
|
rate_num |
the numerator of the rate of the clock relative to its internal time |
|
rate_denom |
the denominator of the rate of the clock |
GstClockTime
gst_clock_get_timeout (GstClock *clock
);
Get the amount of time that master and slave clocks are sampled.
void gst_clock_set_timeout (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime timeout
);
Set the amount of time, in nanoseconds, to sample master and slave clocks
gboolean gst_clock_wait_for_sync (GstClock *clock
,GstClockTime timeout
);
Waits until clock
is synced for reporting the current time. If timeout
is GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE
it will wait forever, otherwise it will time out
after timeout
nanoseconds.
For asynchronous waiting, the GstClock::synced signal can be used.
This returns immediately with TRUE if GST_CLOCK_FLAG_NEEDS_STARTUP_SYNC is not set on the clock, or if the clock is already synced.
Since: 1.6
gboolean
gst_clock_is_synced (GstClock *clock
);
Checks if the clock is currently synced.
This returns if GST_CLOCK_FLAG_NEEDS_STARTUP_SYNC is not set on the clock.
Since: 1.6
void gst_clock_set_synced (GstClock *clock
,gboolean synced
);
Sets clock
to synced and emits the GstClock::synced signal, and wakes up any
thread waiting in gst_clock_wait_for_sync()
.
This function must only be called if GST_CLOCK_FLAG_NEEDS_STARTUP_SYNC is set on the clock, and is intended to be called by subclasses only.
Since: 1.6
GstClockTime
gst_clock_id_get_time (GstClockID id
);
Get the time of the clock ID
GstClockReturn gst_clock_id_wait (GstClockID id
,GstClockTimeDiff *jitter
);
Perform a blocking wait on id
.
id
should have been created with gst_clock_new_single_shot_id()
or gst_clock_new_periodic_id()
and should not have been unscheduled
with a call to gst_clock_id_unschedule()
.
If the jitter
argument is not NULL
and this function returns GST_CLOCK_OK
or GST_CLOCK_EARLY, it will contain the difference
against the clock and the time of id
when this method was
called.
Positive values indicate how late id
was relative to the clock
(in which case this function will return GST_CLOCK_EARLY).
Negative values indicate how much time was spent waiting on the clock
before this function returned.
id |
The GstClockID to wait on |
|
jitter |
a pointer that will contain the jitter,
can be |
[out][allow-none] |
the result of the blocking wait. GST_CLOCK_EARLY will be returned
if the current clock time is past the time of id
, GST_CLOCK_OK if
id
was scheduled in time. GST_CLOCK_UNSCHEDULED if id
was
unscheduled with gst_clock_id_unschedule()
.
MT safe.
GstClockReturn gst_clock_id_wait_async (GstClockID id
,GstClockCallback func
,gpointer user_data
,GDestroyNotify destroy_data
);
Register a callback on the given GstClockID id
with the given
function and user_data. When passing a GstClockID with an invalid
time to this function, the callback will be called immediately
with a time set to GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE. The callback will
be called when the time of id
has been reached.
The callback func
can be invoked from any thread, either provided by the
core or from a streaming thread. The application should be prepared for this.
id |
a GstClockID to wait on |
|
func |
The callback function |
|
user_data |
User data passed in the callback |
|
destroy_data |
GDestroyNotify for user_data |
void
gst_clock_id_unschedule (GstClockID id
);
Cancel an outstanding request with id
. This can either
be an outstanding async notification or a pending sync notification.
After this call, id
cannot be used anymore to receive sync or
async notifications, you need to create a new GstClockID.
MT safe.
gint gst_clock_id_compare_func (gconstpointer id1
,gconstpointer id2
);
Compares the two GstClockID instances. This function can be used as a GCompareFunc when sorting ids.
GstClockID
gst_clock_id_ref (GstClockID id
);
Increase the refcount of given id
.
void
gst_clock_id_unref (GstClockID id
);
Unref given id
. When the refcount reaches 0 the
GstClockID will be freed.
MT safe.
struct GstClock;
GstClock base structure. The values of this structure are protected for subclasses, use the methods to use the GstClock.
struct GstClockClass { GstObjectClass parent_class; /* vtable */ GstClockTime (*change_resolution) (GstClock *clock, GstClockTime old_resolution, GstClockTime new_resolution); GstClockTime (*get_resolution) (GstClock *clock); GstClockTime (*get_internal_time) (GstClock *clock); /* waiting on an ID */ GstClockReturn (*wait) (GstClock *clock, GstClockEntry *entry, GstClockTimeDiff *jitter); GstClockReturn (*wait_async) (GstClock *clock, GstClockEntry *entry); void (*unschedule) (GstClock *clock, GstClockEntry *entry); };
GStreamer clock class. Override the vmethods to implement the clock functionality.
change the resolution of the clock. Not all values might be acceptable. The new resolution should be returned. |
||
get the resolution of the clock. |
||
get the internal unadjusted time of the clock.
implement |
||
perform a blocking wait on the given GstClockEntry and return the jitter. |
||
perform an asynchronous wait for the given GstClockEntry. |
||
unblock a blocking or async wait operation. |
typedef gint64 GstClockTimeDiff;
A datatype to hold a time difference, measured in nanoseconds.
typedef gpointer GstClockID;
A datatype to hold the handle to an outstanding sync or async clock callback.
#define GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE ((GstClockTime) -1)
Constant to define an undefined clock time.
#define GST_CLOCK_STIME_NONE G_MININT64
Constant to define an undefined clock time.
#define GST_SECOND (G_USEC_PER_SEC * G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000))
Constant that defines one GStreamer second.
#define GST_MSECOND (GST_SECOND / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000))
Constant that defines one GStreamer millisecond.
#define GST_USECOND (GST_SECOND / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000000))
Constant that defines one GStreamer microsecond.
#define GST_NSECOND (GST_SECOND / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000000000))
Constant that defines one GStreamer nanosecond
struct GstClockEntry { gint refcount; };
All pending timeouts or periodic notifies are converted into an entry. Note that GstClockEntry should be treated as an opaque structure. It must not be extended or allocated using a custom allocator.
The return value of a clock operation.
The capabilities of this clock
clock can do a single sync timeout request |
||
clock can do a single async timeout request |
||
clock can do sync periodic timeout requests |
||
clock can do async periodic timeout callbacks |
||
clock's resolution can be changed |
||
clock can be slaved to a master clock |
||
clock needs to be synced before it can be used (Since 1.6) |
||
subclasses can add additional flags starting from this flag |
“timeout”
property“timeout” guint64
The amount of time, in nanoseconds, to sample master and slave clocks.
Flags: Read / Write
Default value: 100000000
“window-size”
property“window-size” gint
The size of the window used to calculate rate and offset.
Flags: Read / Write
Allowed values: [2,1024]
Default value: 32
“window-threshold”
property“window-threshold” gint
The threshold to start calculating rate and offset.
Flags: Read / Write
Allowed values: [2,1024]
Default value: 4
“synced”
signalvoid user_function (GstClock *clock, gboolean synced, gpointer user_data)
Signaled on clocks with GST_CLOCK_FLAG_NEEDS_STARTUP_SYNC set once the clock is synchronized, or when it completely lost synchronization. This signal will not be emitted on clocks without the flag.
This signal will be emitted from an arbitrary thread, most likely not the application's main thread.
clock |
the clock |
|
synced |
if the clock is synced now |
|
user_data |
user data set when the signal handler was connected. |
Flags: Run Last
Since: 1.6