GstClock

GstClock — Abstract class for global clocks

Functions

#define GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID()
#define GST_CLOCK_STIME_IS_VALID()
#define GST_TIME_AS_SECONDS()
#define GST_TIME_AS_MSECONDS()
#define GST_TIME_AS_USECONDS()
#define GST_TIME_AS_NSECONDS()
#define GST_CLOCK_DIFF()
#define GST_TIMEVAL_TO_TIME()
#define GST_TIME_TO_TIMEVAL()
#define GST_TIMESPEC_TO_TIME()
#define GST_TIME_TO_TIMESPEC()
gboolean (*GstClockCallback) ()
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY()
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK()
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TYPE()
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TIME()
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_INTERVAL()
#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_STATUS()
#define GST_CLOCK_FLAGS()
gboolean gst_clock_add_observation ()
gboolean gst_clock_add_observation_unapplied ()
gboolean gst_clock_set_master ()
GstClock * gst_clock_get_master ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_set_resolution ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_get_resolution ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_get_time ()
GstClockID gst_clock_new_single_shot_id ()
GstClockID gst_clock_new_periodic_id ()
gboolean gst_clock_single_shot_id_reinit ()
gboolean gst_clock_periodic_id_reinit ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_get_internal_time ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_adjust_unlocked ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_unadjust_unlocked ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_adjust_with_calibration ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_unadjust_with_calibration ()
void gst_clock_get_calibration ()
void gst_clock_set_calibration ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_get_timeout ()
void gst_clock_set_timeout ()
gboolean gst_clock_wait_for_sync ()
gboolean gst_clock_is_synced ()
void gst_clock_set_synced ()
GstClockTime gst_clock_id_get_time ()
GstClockReturn gst_clock_id_wait ()
GstClockReturn gst_clock_id_wait_async ()
void gst_clock_id_unschedule ()
gint gst_clock_id_compare_func ()
GstClockID gst_clock_id_ref ()
void gst_clock_id_unref ()

Properties

guint64 timeout Read / Write
gint window-size Read / Write
gint window-threshold Read / Write

Signals

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰── GstObject
            ╰── GstClock
                ╰── GstSystemClock

Includes

#include <gst/gst.h>

Description

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.

Functions

GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID()

#define GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID(time)   (((GstClockTime)(time)) != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)

Tests if a given GstClockTime represents a valid defined time.

Parameters

time

clock time to validate

 

GST_CLOCK_STIME_IS_VALID()

#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.

Parameters

time

signed clock time to validate

 

Since: 1.6


GST_TIME_AS_SECONDS()

#define GST_TIME_AS_SECONDS(time)  ((time) / GST_SECOND)

Convert a GstClockTime to seconds.

Parameters

time

the time

 

GST_TIME_AS_MSECONDS()

#define GST_TIME_AS_MSECONDS(time) ((time) / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000000))

Convert a GstClockTime to milliseconds (1/1000 of a second).

Parameters

time

the time

 

GST_TIME_AS_USECONDS()

#define GST_TIME_AS_USECONDS(time) ((time) / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000))

Convert a GstClockTime to microseconds (1/1000000 of a second).

Parameters

time

the time

 

GST_TIME_AS_NSECONDS()

#define GST_TIME_AS_NSECONDS(time) (time)

Convert a GstClockTime to nanoseconds (1/1000000000 of a second).

Parameters

time

the time

 

GST_CLOCK_DIFF()

#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 .

Parameters

s

the first time

 

e

the second time

 

GST_TIMEVAL_TO_TIME()

#define GST_TIMEVAL_TO_TIME(tv)         (GstClockTime)((tv).tv_sec * GST_SECOND + (tv).tv_usec * GST_USECOND)

Convert a GTimeVal to a GstClockTime.

Parameters

tv

the timeval to convert

 

GST_TIME_TO_TIMEVAL()

#define             GST_TIME_TO_TIMEVAL(t,tv)

Convert a GstClockTime to a GTimeVal

on 32-bit systems, a timeval has a range of only 2^32 - 1 seconds, which is about 68 years. Expect trouble if you want to schedule stuff in your pipeline for 2038.

Parameters

t

The GstClockTime to convert

 

tv

The target timeval

 

GST_TIMESPEC_TO_TIME()

#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.

Parameters

ts

the timespec to convert

 

GST_TIME_TO_TIMESPEC()

#define             GST_TIME_TO_TIMESPEC(t,ts)

Convert a GstClockTime to a struct timespec (see man pselect)

Parameters

t

The GstClockTime to convert

 

ts

The target timespec

 

GstClockCallback ()

gboolean
(*GstClockCallback) (GstClock *clock,
                     GstClockTime time,
                     GstClockID id,
                     gpointer user_data);

The function prototype of the callback.

Parameters

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 gst_clock_id_wait_async() function

 

Returns

TRUE or FALSE (currently unused)


GST_CLOCK_ENTRY()

#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY(entry)          ((GstClockEntry *)(entry))

Cast to a clock entry

Parameters

entry

the entry to cast

 

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK()

#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK(entry)    ((entry)->clock)

Get the owner clock of the entry

Parameters

entry

the entry to query

 

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TYPE()

#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TYPE(entry)     ((entry)->type)

Get the type of the clock entry

Parameters

entry

the entry to query

 

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TIME()

#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TIME(entry)     ((entry)->time)

Get the requested time of this entry

Parameters

entry

the entry to query

 

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_INTERVAL()

#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_INTERVAL(entry) ((entry)->interval)

Get the interval of this periodic entry

Parameters

entry

the entry to query

 

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_STATUS()

#define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_STATUS(entry)   ((entry)->status)

The status of the entry

Parameters

entry

the entry to query

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAGS()

#define GST_CLOCK_FLAGS(clock)  GST_OBJECT_FLAGS(clock)

Gets the GstClockFlags clock flags.

Parameters

clock

the clock to query

 

gst_clock_add_observation ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

slave

a time on the slave

 

master

a time on the master

 

r_squared

a pointer to hold the result.

[out]

Returns

TRUE if enough observations were added to run the regression algorithm.

MT safe.


gst_clock_add_observation_unapplied ()

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.

Parameters

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


gst_clock_set_master ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

master

a master GstClock.

[allow-none]

Returns

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.


gst_clock_get_master ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

Returns

a master GstClock or NULL when this clock is not slaved to a master clock. Unref after usage.

MT safe.

[transfer full][nullable]


gst_clock_set_resolution ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

resolution

The resolution to set

 

Returns

the new resolution of the clock.


gst_clock_get_resolution ()

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().

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

Returns

the resolution of the clock in units of GstClockTime.

MT safe.


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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock to query

 

Returns

the time of the clock. Or GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE when given invalid input.

MT safe.


gst_clock_new_single_shot_id ()

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

Parameters

clock

The GstClockID to get a single shot notification from

 

time

the requested time

 

Returns

a GstClockID that can be used to request the time notification.

MT safe.

[transfer full]


gst_clock_new_periodic_id ()

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

Parameters

clock

The GstClockID to get a periodic notification id from

 

start_time

the requested start time

 

interval

the requested interval

 

Returns

a GstClockID that can be used to request the time notification.

MT safe.

[transfer full]


gst_clock_single_shot_id_reinit ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

id

a GstClockID

 

time

The requested time.

 

Returns

TRUE if the GstClockID could be reinitialized to the provided time , else FALSE.


gst_clock_periodic_id_reinit ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

id

a GstClockID

 

start_time

the requested start time

 

interval

the requested interval

 

Returns

TRUE if the GstClockID could be reinitialized to the provided time , else FALSE.


gst_clock_get_internal_time ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock to query

 

Returns

the internal time of the clock. Or GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE when given invalid input.

MT safe.


gst_clock_adjust_unlocked ()

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().

Parameters

clock

a GstClock to use

 

internal

a clock time

 

Returns

the converted time of the clock.


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().

Parameters

clock

a GstClock to use

 

external

an external clock time

 

Returns

the internal time of the clock corresponding to external .


gst_clock_adjust_with_calibration ()

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

Parameters

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

 

Returns

the converted time of the clock.

Since: 1.6


gst_clock_unadjust_with_calibration ()

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

Parameters

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

 

Returns

the converted time of the clock.

Since: 1.8


gst_clock_get_calibration ()

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.

Parameters

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]

gst_clock_set_calibration ()

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.

Parameters

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

 

gst_clock_get_timeout ()

GstClockTime
gst_clock_get_timeout (GstClock *clock);

Get the amount of time that master and slave clocks are sampled.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

Returns

the interval between samples.


gst_clock_set_timeout ()

void
gst_clock_set_timeout (GstClock *clock,
                       GstClockTime timeout);

Set the amount of time, in nanoseconds, to sample master and slave clocks

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

timeout

a timeout

 

gst_clock_wait_for_sync ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

timeout

timeout for waiting or GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE

 

Returns

TRUE if waiting was successful, or FALSE on timeout

Since: 1.6


gst_clock_is_synced ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

Returns

TRUE if the clock is currently synced

Since: 1.6


gst_clock_set_synced ()

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.

Parameters

clock

a GstClock

 

synced

if the clock is synced

 

Since: 1.6


gst_clock_id_get_time ()

GstClockTime
gst_clock_id_get_time (GstClockID id);

Get the time of the clock ID

Parameters

id

The GstClockID to query

 

Returns

the time of the given clock id.

MT safe.


gst_clock_id_wait ()

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.

Parameters

id

The GstClockID to wait on

 

jitter

a pointer that will contain the jitter, can be NULL.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

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.


gst_clock_id_wait_async ()

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.

Parameters

id

a GstClockID to wait on

 

func

The callback function

 

user_data

User data passed in the callback

 

destroy_data

GDestroyNotify for user_data

 

Returns

the result of the non blocking wait.

MT safe.


gst_clock_id_unschedule ()

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.

Parameters

id

The id to unschedule

 

gst_clock_id_compare_func ()

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.

Parameters

id1

A GstClockID

 

id2

A GstClockID to compare with

 

Returns

negative value if a < b; zero if a = b; positive value if a > b

MT safe.


gst_clock_id_ref ()

GstClockID
gst_clock_id_ref (GstClockID id);

Increase the refcount of given id .

Parameters

id

The GstClockID to ref

 

Returns

The same GstClockID with increased refcount.

MT safe.

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gst_clock_id_unref ()

void
gst_clock_id_unref (GstClockID id);

Unref given id . When the refcount reaches 0 the GstClockID will be freed.

MT safe.

Parameters

id

The GstClockID to unref.

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Types and Values

struct GstClock

struct GstClock;

GstClock base structure. The values of this structure are protected for subclasses, use the methods to use the GstClock.


struct GstClockClass

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.

Members

change_resolution ()

change the resolution of the clock. Not all values might be acceptable. The new resolution should be returned.

 

get_resolution ()

get the resolution of the clock.

 

get_internal_time ()

get the internal unadjusted time of the clock. implement wait_jitter instead.

 

wait ()

perform a blocking wait on the given GstClockEntry and return the jitter.

 

wait_async ()

perform an asynchronous wait for the given GstClockEntry.

 

unschedule ()

unblock a blocking or async wait operation.

 

GstClockTime

typedef guint64 GstClockTime;

A datatype to hold a time, measured in nanoseconds.


GstClockTimeDiff

typedef gint64 GstClockTimeDiff;

A datatype to hold a time difference, measured in nanoseconds.


GstClockID

typedef gpointer GstClockID;

A datatype to hold the handle to an outstanding sync or async clock callback.


GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE

#define GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE             ((GstClockTime) -1)

Constant to define an undefined clock time.


GST_CLOCK_STIME_NONE

#define GST_CLOCK_STIME_NONE             G_MININT64

Constant to define an undefined clock time.


GST_SECOND

#define GST_SECOND  (G_USEC_PER_SEC * G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000))

Constant that defines one GStreamer second.


GST_MSECOND

#define GST_MSECOND (GST_SECOND / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000))

Constant that defines one GStreamer millisecond.


GST_USECOND

#define GST_USECOND (GST_SECOND / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000000))

Constant that defines one GStreamer microsecond.


GST_NSECOND

#define GST_NSECOND (GST_SECOND / G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1000000000))

Constant that defines one GStreamer nanosecond


struct GstClockEntry

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.

Members

gint refcount;

reference counter (read-only)

 

enum GstClockEntryType

The type of the clock entry

Members

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_SINGLE

a single shot timeout

 

GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_PERIODIC

a periodic timeout request

 

enum GstClockReturn

The return value of a clock operation.

Members

GST_CLOCK_OK

The operation succeeded.

 

GST_CLOCK_EARLY

The operation was scheduled too late.

 

GST_CLOCK_UNSCHEDULED

The clockID was unscheduled

 

GST_CLOCK_BUSY

The ClockID is busy

 

GST_CLOCK_BADTIME

A bad time was provided to a function.

 

GST_CLOCK_ERROR

An error occurred

 

GST_CLOCK_UNSUPPORTED

Operation is not supported

 

GST_CLOCK_DONE

The ClockID is done waiting

 

enum GstClockFlags

The capabilities of this clock

Members

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_DO_SINGLE_SYNC

clock can do a single sync timeout request

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_DO_SINGLE_ASYNC

clock can do a single async timeout request

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_DO_PERIODIC_SYNC

clock can do sync periodic timeout requests

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_DO_PERIODIC_ASYNC

clock can do async periodic timeout callbacks

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_SET_RESOLUTION

clock's resolution can be changed

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_CAN_SET_MASTER

clock can be slaved to a master clock

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_NEEDS_STARTUP_SYNC

clock needs to be synced before it can be used (Since 1.6)

 

GST_CLOCK_FLAG_LAST

subclasses can add additional flags starting from this flag

 

Property Details

The “timeout” property

  “timeout”                  guint64

The amount of time, in nanoseconds, to sample master and slave clocks.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: 100000000


The “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


The “window-threshold” property

  “window-threshold”         gint

The threshold to start calculating rate and offset.

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: [2,1024]

Default value: 4

Signal Details

The “synced” signal

void
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.

Parameters

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

See Also

GstSystemClock, GstPipeline