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/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
 *                    2000 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
 *
 * gstpadtemplate.h: Header for GstPadTemplate object
 *
 * 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
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 */


#ifndef __GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_H__
#define __GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_H__

#include <gst/gstconfig.h>

#include <gst/gstobject.h>
#include <gst/gstbuffer.h>
#include <gst/gstcaps.h>
#include <gst/gstevent.h>
#include <gst/gstquery.h>
#include <gst/gsttask.h>

G_BEGIN_DECLS

/* FIXME: this awful circular dependency need to be resolved properly (see pad.h) */
/*typedef struct _GstPadTemplate GstPadTemplate; */
typedef struct _GstPadTemplateClass GstPadTemplateClass;
typedef struct _GstStaticPadTemplate GstStaticPadTemplate;

#define GST_TYPE_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE    (gst_static_pad_template_get_type ())

#define GST_TYPE_PAD_TEMPLATE           (gst_pad_template_get_type ())
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE(obj)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_PAD_TEMPLATE,GstPadTemplate))
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CLASS(klass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_PAD_TEMPLATE,GstPadTemplateClass))
#define GST_IS_PAD_TEMPLATE(obj)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_PAD_TEMPLATE))
#define GST_IS_PAD_TEMPLATE_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_PAD_TEMPLATE))

/**
 * GstPadPresence:
 * @GST_PAD_ALWAYS: the pad is always available
 * @GST_PAD_SOMETIMES: the pad will become available depending on the media stream
 * @GST_PAD_REQUEST: the pad is only available on request with
 *  gst_element_get_request_pad().
 *
 * Indicates when this pad will become available.
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
  GST_PAD_SOMETIMES,
  GST_PAD_REQUEST
} GstPadPresence;

/**
 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE:
 * @templ: the template to query
 *
 * Get the nametemplate of the padtemplate.
 */
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE(templ)   (((GstPadTemplate *)(templ))->name_template)

/**
 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION:
 * @templ: the template to query
 *
 * Get the #GstPadDirection of the padtemplate.
 */
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION(templ)       (((GstPadTemplate *)(templ))->direction)

/**
 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE:
 * @templ: the template to query
 *
 * Get the #GstPadPresence of the padtemplate.
 */
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE(templ)        (((GstPadTemplate *)(templ))->presence)

/**
 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS:
 * @templ: the template to query
 *
 * Get a handle to the padtemplate #GstCaps
 */
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS(templ)            (((GstPadTemplate *)(templ))->caps)

/**
 * GstPadTemplateFlags:
 * @GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_FIXED: the padtemplate has no variable properties
 * @GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_FLAG_LAST: first flag that can be used by subclasses.
 *
 * Flags for the padtemplate
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_FIXED        = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0),
  /* padding */
  GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_FLAG_LAST    = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 4)
} GstPadTemplateFlags;

/**
 * GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_IS_FIXED:
 * @templ: the template to query
 *
 * Check if the properties of the padtemplate are fixed
 */
#define GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_IS_FIXED(templ)        (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_IS_SET(templ, GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_FIXED))

/**
 * GstPadTemplate:
 *
 * The padtemplate object.
 */
struct _GstPadTemplate {
  GstObject        object;

  gchar           *name_template;
  GstPadDirection  direction;
  GstPadPresence   presence;
  GstCaps         *caps;

  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

struct _GstPadTemplateClass {
  GstObjectClass   parent_class;

  /* signal callbacks */
  void (*pad_created)   (GstPadTemplate *templ, GstPad *pad);

  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

/** 
 * GstStaticPadTemplate:
 * @name_template: the name of the template
 * @direction: the direction of the template
 * @presence: the presence of the template
 * @static_caps: the caps of the template.
 *
 * Structure describing the #GstStaticPadTemplate.
 */
struct _GstStaticPadTemplate {
  const gchar     *name_template;
  GstPadDirection  direction;
  GstPadPresence   presence;
  GstStaticCaps    static_caps;
};

/**
 * GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE:
 * @padname: the name template of the pad
 * @dir: the GstPadDirection of the pad
 * @pres: the GstPadPresence of the pad
 * @caps: the GstStaticCaps of the pad
 *
 * Convenience macro to fill the values of a GstStaticPadTemplate
 * structure.
 */
#define GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE(padname, dir, pres, caps) \
{ \
  /* name_template */    padname, \
  /* direction */        dir, \
  /* presence */         pres, \
  /* caps */             caps \
}

/* templates and factories */
GType                   gst_pad_template_get_type               (void);
GType                   gst_static_pad_template_get_type        (void);

GstPadTemplate*         gst_pad_template_new                    (const gchar *name_template,
                                                                 GstPadDirection direction, GstPadPresence presence,
                                                                 GstCaps *caps);

GstPadTemplate *        gst_static_pad_template_get             (GstStaticPadTemplate *pad_template);
GstCaps*                gst_static_pad_template_get_caps        (GstStaticPadTemplate *templ);
GstCaps*                gst_pad_template_get_caps               (GstPadTemplate *templ);

void                    gst_pad_template_pad_created            (GstPadTemplate * templ, GstPad * pad);

G_END_DECLS

#endif /* __GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_H__ */