GST_CALL_PARENT()

#define             GST_CALL_PARENT(parent_class_cast, name, args)

Just call the parent handler. This assumes that there is a variable named parent_class that points to the (duh!) parent class. Note that this macro is not to be used with things that return something, use the _WITH_DEFAULT version for that

GST_CALL_PARENT_WITH_DEFAULT()

#define             GST_CALL_PARENT_WITH_DEFAULT(parent_class_cast, name, args, def_return)

Same as GST_CALL_PARENT(), but in case there is no implementation, it evaluates to def_return .

GST_READ_UINT8()

#define GST_READ_UINT8(data)            (_GST_GET (data, 0,  8,  0))

Read an 8 bit unsigned integer value from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT16_LE()

#  define GST_READ_UINT16_LE(data)      _GST_FAST_READ_SWAP (16, data)

Read a 16 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT16_BE()

#  define GST_READ_UINT16_BE(data)      _GST_FAST_READ (16, data)

Read a 16 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT24_LE()

#define GST_READ_UINT24_LE(data) __gst_slow_read24_le((const guint8 *)(data))

Read a 24 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT24_BE()

#define GST_READ_UINT24_BE(data) __gst_slow_read24_be((const guint8 *)(data))

Read a 24 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT32_LE()

#  define GST_READ_UINT32_LE(data)      _GST_FAST_READ_SWAP (32, data)

Read a 32 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT32_BE()

#  define GST_READ_UINT32_BE(data)      _GST_FAST_READ (32, data)

Read a 32 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT64_LE()

#  define GST_READ_UINT64_LE(data)      _GST_FAST_READ_SWAP (64, data)

Read a 64 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_UINT64_BE()

#  define GST_READ_UINT64_BE(data)      _GST_FAST_READ (64, data)

Read a 64 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_FLOAT_LE ()

gfloat
GST_READ_FLOAT_LE (const guint8 *data);

Read a 32 bit float value in little endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_FLOAT_BE ()

gfloat
GST_READ_FLOAT_BE (const guint8 *data);

Read a 32 bit float value in big endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_DOUBLE_LE ()

gdouble
GST_READ_DOUBLE_LE (const guint8 *data);

Read a 64 bit double value in little endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_READ_DOUBLE_BE ()

gdouble
GST_READ_DOUBLE_BE (const guint8 *data);

Read a 64 bit double value in big endian format from the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT8()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT8(data, num)

Store an 8 bit unsigned integer value into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT16_LE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT16_LE(data, num)

Store a 16 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT16_BE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT16_BE(data, num)

Store a 16 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT24_LE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT24_LE(data, num)

Store a 24 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT24_BE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT24_BE(data, num)

Store a 24 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT32_LE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT32_LE(data, num)

Store a 32 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE(data, num)

Store a 32 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT64_LE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT64_LE(data, num)

Store a 64 bit unsigned integer value in little endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_UINT64_BE()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT64_BE(data, num)

Store a 64 bit unsigned integer value in big endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_FLOAT_LE ()

void
GST_WRITE_FLOAT_LE (guint8 *data,
                    gfloat num);

Store a 32 bit float value in little endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_FLOAT_BE ()

void
GST_WRITE_FLOAT_BE (guint8 *data,
                    gfloat num);

Store a 32 bit float value in big endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_DOUBLE_LE ()

void
GST_WRITE_DOUBLE_LE (guint8 *data,
                     gdouble num);

Store a 64 bit double value in little endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_WRITE_DOUBLE_BE ()

void
GST_WRITE_DOUBLE_BE (guint8 *data,
                     gdouble num);

Store a 64 bit double value in big endian format into the memory buffer.

GST_ROUND_UP_2()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_2(num)  (((num)+1)&~1)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 2.

GST_ROUND_UP_4()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_4(num)  (((num)+3)&~3)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 4.

GST_ROUND_UP_8()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_8(num)  (((num)+7)&~7)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 8.

GST_ROUND_UP_16()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_16(num) (((num)+15)&~15)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 16.

GST_ROUND_UP_32()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_32(num) (((num)+31)&~31)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 32.

GST_ROUND_UP_64()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_64(num) (((num)+63)&~63)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 64.

GST_ROUND_UP_128()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_128(num) (((num)+127)&~127)

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of 128.

Since: 1.4

GST_ROUND_UP_N()

#define GST_ROUND_UP_N(num,align) ((((num) + ((align) - 1)) & ~((align) - 1)))

Rounds an integer value up to the next multiple of align . align MUST be a power of two.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_2()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_2(num)  ((num)&(~1))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 2.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_4()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_4(num)  ((num)&(~3))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 4.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_8()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_8(num)  ((num)&(~7))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 8.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_16()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_16(num) ((num)&(~15))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 16.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_32()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_32(num) ((num)&(~31))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 32.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_64()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_64(num) ((num)&(~63))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 64.

GST_ROUND_DOWN_128()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_128(num) ((num)&(~127))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of 128.

Since: 1.4

GST_ROUND_DOWN_N()

#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_N(num,align) (((num) & ~((align) - 1)))

Rounds an integer value down to the next multiple of align . align MUST be a power of two.

GDOUBLE_FROM_BE()

#define GDOUBLE_FROM_BE(val) (GDOUBLE_TO_BE (val))

Convert 64-bit floating point value (double) from big endian byte order into native byte order.

GDOUBLE_FROM_LE()

#define GDOUBLE_FROM_LE(val) (GDOUBLE_TO_LE (val))

Convert 64-bit floating point value (double) from little endian byte order into native byte order.

GDOUBLE_SWAP_LE_BE ()

gdouble
GDOUBLE_SWAP_LE_BE (gdouble in);

Swap byte order of a 64-bit floating point value (double).

GDOUBLE_TO_BE()

#define GDOUBLE_TO_BE(val)   (GDOUBLE_SWAP_LE_BE (val))

Convert 64-bit floating point value (double) from native byte order into big endian byte order.

GDOUBLE_TO_LE()

#define GDOUBLE_TO_LE(val)   ((gdouble) (val))

Convert 64-bit floating point value (double) from native byte order into little endian byte order.

GFLOAT_FROM_BE()

#define GFLOAT_FROM_BE(val)  (GFLOAT_TO_BE (val))

Convert 32-bit floating point value (float) from big endian byte order into native byte order.

GFLOAT_FROM_LE()

#define GFLOAT_FROM_LE(val)  (GFLOAT_TO_LE (val))

Convert 32-bit floating point value (float) from little endian byte order into native byte order.

GFLOAT_SWAP_LE_BE ()

gfloat
GFLOAT_SWAP_LE_BE (gfloat in);

Swap byte order of a 32-bit floating point value (float).

GFLOAT_TO_BE()

#define GFLOAT_TO_BE(val)    (GFLOAT_SWAP_LE_BE (val))

Convert 32-bit floating point value (float) from native byte order into big endian byte order.

GFLOAT_TO_LE()

#define GFLOAT_TO_LE(val)    ((gfloat) (val))

Convert 32-bit floating point value (float) from native byte order into little endian byte order.

gst_guint64_to_gdouble()

#define         gst_guint64_to_gdouble(value)   gst_util_guint64_to_gdouble(value)

Convert value to a gdouble.

gst_gdouble_to_guint64()

#define         gst_gdouble_to_guint64(value)   gst_util_gdouble_to_guint64(value)

Convert value to a guint64.

gst_util_dump_mem ()

void
gst_util_dump_mem (const guchar *mem,
                   guint size);

Dumps the memory block into a hex representation. Useful for debugging.

gst_util_uint64_scale ()

guint64
gst_util_uint64_scale (guint64 val,
                       guint64 num,
                       guint64 denom);

Scale val by the rational number num / denom , avoiding overflows and underflows and without loss of precision.

This function can potentially be very slow if val and num are both greater than G_MAXUINT32.

gst_util_uint64_scale_round ()

guint64
gst_util_uint64_scale_round (guint64 val,
                             guint64 num,
                             guint64 denom);

Scale val by the rational number num / denom , avoiding overflows and underflows and without loss of precision.

This function can potentially be very slow if val and num are both greater than G_MAXUINT32.

gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil ()

guint64
gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil (guint64 val,
                            guint64 num,
                            guint64 denom);

Scale val by the rational number num / denom , avoiding overflows and underflows and without loss of precision.

This function can potentially be very slow if val and num are both greater than G_MAXUINT32.

gst_util_uint64_scale_int ()

guint64
gst_util_uint64_scale_int (guint64 val,
                           gint num,
                           gint denom);

Scale val by the rational number num / denom , avoiding overflows and underflows and without loss of precision. num must be non-negative and denom must be positive.

gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round ()

guint64
gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round (guint64 val,
                                 gint num,
                                 gint denom);

Scale val by the rational number num / denom , avoiding overflows and underflows and without loss of precision. num must be non-negative and denom must be positive.

gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil ()

guint64
gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil (guint64 val,
                                gint num,
                                gint denom);

Scale val by the rational number num / denom , avoiding overflows and underflows and without loss of precision. num must be non-negative and denom must be positive.

gst_util_greatest_common_divisor ()

gint
gst_util_greatest_common_divisor (gint a,
                                  gint b);

Calculates the greatest common divisor of a and b .

gst_util_greatest_common_divisor_int64 ()

gint64
gst_util_greatest_common_divisor_int64
                               (gint64 a,
                                gint64 b);

Calculates the greatest common divisor of a and b .

gst_util_fraction_to_double ()

void
gst_util_fraction_to_double (gint src_n,
                             gint src_d,
                             gdouble *dest);

Transforms a fraction to a gdouble.

gst_util_double_to_fraction ()

void
gst_util_double_to_fraction (gdouble src,
                             gint *dest_n,
                             gint *dest_d);

Transforms a gdouble to a fraction and simplifies the result.

gst_util_fraction_multiply ()

gboolean
gst_util_fraction_multiply (gint a_n,
                            gint a_d,
                            gint b_n,
                            gint b_d,
                            gint *res_n,
                            gint *res_d);

Multiplies the fractions a_n /a_d and b_n /b_d and stores the result in res_n and res_d .

gst_util_fraction_add ()

gboolean
gst_util_fraction_add (gint a_n,
                       gint a_d,
                       gint b_n,
                       gint b_d,
                       gint *res_n,
                       gint *res_d);

Adds the fractions a_n /a_d and b_n /b_d and stores the result in res_n and res_d .

gst_util_fraction_compare ()

gint
gst_util_fraction_compare (gint a_n,
                           gint a_d,
                           gint b_n,
                           gint b_d);

Compares the fractions a_n /a_d and b_n /b_d and returns -1 if a < b, 0 if a = b and 1 if a > b.

gst_util_seqnum_next ()

guint32
gst_util_seqnum_next (void);

Return a constantly incrementing sequence number.

This function is used internally to GStreamer to be able to determine which events and messages are "the same". For example, elements may set the seqnum on a segment-done message to be the same as that of the last seek event, to indicate that event and the message correspond to the same segment.

gst_util_seqnum_compare ()

gint32
gst_util_seqnum_compare (guint32 s1,
                         guint32 s2);

Compare two sequence numbers, handling wraparound.

The current implementation just returns (gint32)(s1 - s2 ).

gst_util_group_id_next ()

guint
gst_util_group_id_next (void);

Return a constantly incrementing group id.

This function is used to generate a new group-id for the stream-start event.

gst_util_set_object_arg ()

void
gst_util_set_object_arg (GObject *object,
                         const gchar *name,
                         const gchar *value);

Converts the string value to the type of the objects argument and sets the argument with it.

Note that this function silently returns if object has no property named name or when value cannot be converted to the type of the property.

gst_util_set_value_from_string ()

void
gst_util_set_value_from_string (GValue *value,
                                const gchar *value_str);

Converts the string to the type of the value and sets the value with it.

Note that this function is dangerous as it does not return any indication if the conversion worked or not.

gst_util_get_timestamp ()

GstClockTime
gst_util_get_timestamp (void);

Get a timestamp as GstClockTime to be used for interval measurements. The timestamp should not be interpreted in any other way.

gst_util_array_binary_search ()

gpointer
gst_util_array_binary_search (gpointer array,
                              guint num_elements,
                              gsize element_size,
                              GCompareDataFunc search_func,
                              GstSearchMode mode,
                              gconstpointer search_data,
                              gpointer user_data);

Searches inside array for search_data by using the comparison function search_func . array must be sorted ascending.

As search_data is always passed as second argument to search_func it's not required that search_data has the same type as the array elements.

The complexity of this search function is O(log (num_elements)).

enum GstSearchMode

The different search modes.