GstUtils

GstUtils — Various utility functions

Functions

#define GST_BOILERPLATE_WITH_INTERFACE()
#define GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL()
#define GST_BOILERPLATE()
#define GST_CALL_PARENT()
#define GST_CALL_PARENT_WITH_DEFAULT()
#define GDOUBLE_FROM_BE()
#define GDOUBLE_FROM_LE()
#define GDOUBLE_TO_BE()
#define GDOUBLE_TO_LE()
gdouble GDOUBLE_SWAP_LE_BE ()
#define GFLOAT_FROM_BE()
#define GFLOAT_FROM_LE()
#define GFLOAT_TO_BE()
#define GFLOAT_TO_LE()
gfloat GFLOAT_SWAP_LE_BE ()
#define GST_READ_UINT8()
#define GST_READ_UINT16_LE()
#define GST_READ_UINT16_BE()
#define GST_READ_UINT24_LE()
#define GST_READ_UINT24_BE()
#define GST_READ_UINT32_LE()
#define GST_READ_UINT32_BE()
#define GST_READ_UINT64_LE()
#define GST_READ_UINT64_BE()
gfloat GST_READ_FLOAT_LE ()
gfloat GST_READ_FLOAT_BE ()
gdouble GST_READ_DOUBLE_LE ()
gdouble GST_READ_DOUBLE_BE ()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT8()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT16_LE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT16_BE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT24_LE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT24_BE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT32_LE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT64_LE()
#define GST_WRITE_UINT64_BE()
void GST_WRITE_FLOAT_LE ()
void GST_WRITE_FLOAT_BE ()
void GST_WRITE_DOUBLE_LE ()
void GST_WRITE_DOUBLE_BE ()
#define GST_ROUND_UP_2()
#define GST_ROUND_UP_4()
#define GST_ROUND_UP_8()
#define GST_ROUND_UP_16()
#define GST_ROUND_UP_32()
#define GST_ROUND_UP_64()
#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_2()
#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_4()
#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_8()
#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_16()
#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_32()
#define GST_ROUND_DOWN_64()
void gst_atomic_int_set ()
const gchar * gst_flow_get_name ()
GQuark gst_flow_to_quark ()
void gst_print_element_args ()
void gst_print_pad_caps ()
#define gst_guint64_to_gdouble()
#define gst_gdouble_to_guint64()
GType gst_type_register_static_full ()
void gst_util_dump_mem ()
guint64 gst_util_uint64_scale ()
guint64 gst_util_uint64_scale_round ()
guint64 gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil ()
guint64 gst_util_uint64_scale_int ()
guint64 gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round ()
guint64 gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil ()
gint gst_util_greatest_common_divisor ()
void gst_util_fraction_to_double ()
void gst_util_double_to_fraction ()
gboolean gst_util_fraction_multiply ()
gboolean gst_util_fraction_add ()
gint gst_util_fraction_compare ()
guint32 gst_util_seqnum_next ()
gint32 gst_util_seqnum_compare ()
void gst_util_set_object_arg ()
void gst_util_set_value_from_string ()
GstClockTime gst_util_get_timestamp ()
gpointer gst_util_array_binary_search ()

Types and Values

Includes

#include <gst/gst.h>

Description

When defining own plugins, use the GST_BOILERPLATE ease gobject creation.

Functions

GST_BOILERPLATE_WITH_INTERFACE()

#define             GST_BOILERPLATE_WITH_INTERFACE(type, type_as_function,		\
                parent_type, parent_type_as_macro, interface_type,			\
                interface_type_as_macro, interface_as_function)

Like GST_BOILERPLATE, but makes the type 1) implement an interface, and 2) implement GstImplementsInterface for that type.

After this you will need to implement interface_as_function ## _supported and interface_as_function ## _interface_init

Parameters

type

the name of the type struct

 

type_as_function

the prefix for the functions

 

parent_type

the parent type struct name

 

parent_type_as_macro

the parent type macro

 

interface_type

the name of the interface type struct

 

interface_type_as_macro

the interface type macro

 

interface_as_function

the interface function name prefix

 

GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL()

#define             GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL(type, type_as_function, parent_type, parent_type_macro, additional_initializations)

Define the boilerplate type stuff to reduce typos and code size. Defines the get_type method and the parent_class static variable.

1
GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL (GstFdSink, gst_fdsink, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, _do_init);

Parameters

type

the name of the type struct

 

type_as_function

the prefix for the functions

 

parent_type

the parent type struct name

 

parent_type_macro

the parent type macro

 

additional_initializations

function pointer in the form of void additional_initializations (GType type) that can be used for initializing interfaces and the like

 

GST_BOILERPLATE()

#define             GST_BOILERPLATE(type,type_as_function,parent_type,parent_type_macro)

Define the boilerplate type stuff to reduce typos and code size. Defines the get_type method and the parent_class static variable.

1
GST_BOILERPLATE (GstFdSink, gst_fdsink, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);

Parameters

type

the name of the type struct

 

type_as_function

the prefix for the functions

 

parent_type

the parent type struct name

 

parent_type_macro

the parent type macro

 

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

Parameters

parent_class_cast

the name of the class cast macro for the parent type

 

name

name of the function to call

 

args

arguments enclosed in '( )'

 

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 .

Parameters

parent_class_cast

the name of the class cast macro for the parent type

 

name

name of the function to call

 

args

arguments enclosed in '( )'

 

def_return

default result

 

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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


GDOUBLE_SWAP_LE_BE ()

gdouble
GDOUBLE_SWAP_LE_BE (gdouble in);

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

Parameters

in

input value

 

Returns

in byte-swapped.

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

val

value

 

Since 0.10.22


GFLOAT_SWAP_LE_BE ()

gfloat
GFLOAT_SWAP_LE_BE (gfloat in);

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

Parameters

in

input value

 

Returns

in byte-swapped.

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

GST_READ_UINT16_LE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT16_LE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

GST_READ_UINT16_BE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT16_BE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

GST_READ_UINT24_LE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT24_LE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

Since 0.10.22


GST_READ_UINT24_BE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT24_BE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

Since 0.10.22


GST_READ_UINT32_LE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT32_LE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

GST_READ_UINT32_BE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT32_BE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

GST_READ_UINT64_LE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT64_LE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

GST_READ_UINT64_BE()

#define             GST_READ_UINT64_BE(data)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

Returns

The floating point value read from data

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

Returns

The floating point value read from data

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

Returns

The double-precision floating point value read from data

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

Returns

The double-precision floating point value read from data

Since 0.10.22


GST_WRITE_UINT8()

#define             GST_WRITE_UINT8(data, num)

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

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

Since 0.10.22


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.

Parameters

data

memory location

 

num

value to store

 

Since 0.10.22


GST_ROUND_UP_2()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round up

 

GST_ROUND_UP_4()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round up

 

GST_ROUND_UP_8()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round up

 

GST_ROUND_UP_16()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round up

 

GST_ROUND_UP_32()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round up

 

GST_ROUND_UP_64()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round up

 

GST_ROUND_DOWN_2()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round down

 

Since 0.10.12


GST_ROUND_DOWN_4()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round down

 

Since 0.10.12


GST_ROUND_DOWN_8()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round down

 

Since 0.10.12


GST_ROUND_DOWN_16()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round down

 

Since 0.10.12


GST_ROUND_DOWN_32()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round down

 

Since 0.10.12


GST_ROUND_DOWN_64()

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

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

Parameters

num

integer value to round down

 

Since 0.10.12


gst_atomic_int_set ()

void
gst_atomic_int_set (gint *atomic_int,
                    gint value);

gst_atomic_int_set is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Use g_atomic_int_set().

Unconditionally sets the atomic integer to value .

Parameters

atomic_int

pointer to an atomic integer.

[inout]

value

value to set

 

gst_flow_get_name ()

const gchar *
gst_flow_get_name (GstFlowReturn ret);

Gets a string representing the given flow return.

Parameters

ret

a GstFlowReturn to get the name of.

 

Returns

a static string with the name of the flow return.


gst_flow_to_quark ()

GQuark
gst_flow_to_quark (GstFlowReturn ret);

Get the unique quark for the given GstFlowReturn.

Parameters

ret

a GstFlowReturn to get the quark of.

 

Returns

the quark associated with the flow return or 0 if an invalid return was specified.


gst_print_element_args ()

void
gst_print_element_args (GString *buf,
                        gint indent,
                        GstElement *element);

Print the element argument in a human readable format in the given GString.

Parameters

buf

the buffer to print the args in

 

indent

initial indentation

 

element

the element to print the args of.

[transfer none]

gst_print_pad_caps ()

void
gst_print_pad_caps (GString *buf,
                    gint indent,
                    GstPad *pad);

Write the pad capabilities in a human readable format into the given GString.

Parameters

buf

the buffer to print the caps in

 

indent

initial indentation

 

pad

the pad to print the caps from.

[transfer none]

gst_guint64_to_gdouble()

#define         gst_guint64_to_gdouble(value)   gst_util_guint64_to_gdouble(value)

Convert value to a gdouble.

Parameters

value

the guint64 value to convert

 

Returns

value converted to a gdouble.


gst_gdouble_to_guint64()

#define         gst_gdouble_to_guint64(value)   gst_util_gdouble_to_guint64(value)

Convert value to a guint64.

Parameters

value

the gdouble value to convert

 

Returns

value converted to a guint64.


gst_type_register_static_full ()

GType
gst_type_register_static_full (GType parent_type,
                               const gchar *type_name,
                               guint class_size,
                               GBaseInitFunc base_init,
                               GBaseFinalizeFunc base_finalize,
                               GClassInitFunc class_init,
                               GClassFinalizeFunc class_finalize,
                               gconstpointer class_data,
                               guint instance_size,
                               guint16 n_preallocs,
                               GInstanceInitFunc instance_init,
                               const GTypeValueTable *value_table,
                               GTypeFlags flags);

Helper function which constructs a GTypeInfo structure and registers a GType, but which generates less linker overhead than a static const GTypeInfo structure. For further details of the parameters, please see GTypeInfo in the GLib documentation.

Registers type_name as the name of a new static type derived from parent_type. The value of flags determines the nature (e.g. abstract or not) of the type. It works by filling a GTypeInfo struct and calling g_type_register_static().

Parameters

parent_type

The GType of the parent type the newly registered type will derive from

 

type_name

NULL-terminated string used as the name of the new type

 

class_size

Size of the class structure.

 

base_init

Location of the base initialization function (optional).

 

base_finalize

Location of the base finalization function (optional).

 

class_init

Location of the class initialization function for class types Location of the default vtable initialization function for interface types. (optional)

 

class_finalize

Location of the class finalization function for class types. Location of the default vtable finalization function for interface types. (optional)

 

class_data

User-supplied data passed to the class init/finalize functions.

 

instance_size

Size of the instance (object) structure (required for instantiatable types only).

 

n_preallocs

The number of pre-allocated (cached) instances to reserve memory for (0 indicates no caching). Ignored on recent GLib's.

 

instance_init

Location of the instance initialization function (optional, for instantiatable types only).

 

value_table

A GTypeValueTable function table for generic handling of GValues of this type (usually only useful for fundamental types).

 

flags

GTypeFlags for this GType. E.g: G_TYPE_FLAG_ABSTRACT

 

Returns

A GType for the newly-registered type.

Since 0.10.14


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.

Parameters

mem

a pointer to the memory to dump

 

size

the size of the memory block to dump

 

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.

Parameters

val

the number to scale

 

num

the numerator of the scale ratio

 

denom

the denominator of the scale ratio

 

Returns

val * num / denom . In the case of an overflow, this function returns G_MAXUINT64. If the result is not exactly representable as an integer it is truncated. See also gst_util_uint64_scale_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil().


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.

Parameters

val

the number to scale

 

num

the numerator of the scale ratio

 

denom

the denominator of the scale ratio

 

Returns

val * num / denom . In the case of an overflow, this function returns G_MAXUINT64. If the result is not exactly representable as an integer, it is rounded to the nearest integer (half-way cases are rounded up). See also gst_util_uint64_scale(), gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil().


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.

Parameters

val

the number to scale

 

num

the numerator of the scale ratio

 

denom

the denominator of the scale ratio

 

Returns

val * num / denom . In the case of an overflow, this function returns G_MAXUINT64. If the result is not exactly representable as an integer, it is rounded up. See also gst_util_uint64_scale(), gst_util_uint64_scale_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil().


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.

Parameters

val

guint64 (such as a GstClockTime) to scale.

 

num

numerator of the scale factor.

 

denom

denominator of the scale factor.

 

Returns

val * num / denom . In the case of an overflow, this function returns G_MAXUINT64. If the result is not exactly representable as an integer, it is truncated. See also gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil(), gst_util_uint64_scale(), gst_util_uint64_scale_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil().


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.

Parameters

val

guint64 (such as a GstClockTime) to scale.

 

num

numerator of the scale factor.

 

denom

denominator of the scale factor.

 

Returns

val * num / denom . In the case of an overflow, this function returns G_MAXUINT64. If the result is not exactly representable as an integer, it is rounded to the nearest integer (half-way cases are rounded up). See also gst_util_uint64_scale_int(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_ceil(), gst_util_uint64_scale(), gst_util_uint64_scale_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil().


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.

Parameters

val

guint64 (such as a GstClockTime) to scale.

 

num

numerator of the scale factor.

 

denom

denominator of the scale factor.

 

Returns

val * num / denom . In the case of an overflow, this function returns G_MAXUINT64. If the result is not exactly representable as an integer, it is rounded up. See also gst_util_uint64_scale_int(), gst_util_uint64_scale_int_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale(), gst_util_uint64_scale_round(), gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil().


gst_util_greatest_common_divisor ()

gint
gst_util_greatest_common_divisor (gint a,
                                  gint b);

Calculates the greatest common divisor of a and b .

Parameters

a

First value as gint

 

b

Second value as gint

 

Returns

Greatest common divisor of a and b

Since 0.10.26


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.

Parameters

src_n

Fraction numerator as gint

 

src_d

Fraction denominator gint

 

dest

pointer to a gdouble for the result.

[out]

Since 0.10.26


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.

Parameters

src

gdouble to transform

 

dest_n

pointer to a gint to hold the result numerator.

[out]

dest_d

pointer to a gint to hold the result denominator.

[out]

Since 0.10.26


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 .

Parameters

a_n

Numerator of first value

 

a_d

Denominator of first value

 

b_n

Numerator of second value

 

b_d

Denominator of second value

 

res_n

Pointer to gint to hold the result numerator.

[out]

res_d

Pointer to gint to hold the result denominator.

[out]

Returns

FALSE on overflow, TRUE otherwise.

Since 0.10.26


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 .

Parameters

a_n

Numerator of first value

 

a_d

Denominator of first value

 

b_n

Numerator of second value

 

b_d

Denominator of second value

 

res_n

Pointer to gint to hold the result numerator.

[out]

res_d

Pointer to gint to hold the result denominator.

[out]

Returns

FALSE on overflow, TRUE otherwise.

Since 0.10.26


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.

Parameters

a_n

Numerator of first value

 

a_d

Denominator of first value

 

b_n

Numerator of second value

 

b_d

Denominator of second value

 

Returns

-1 if a < b; 0 if a = b; 1 if a > b.

Since 0.10.31


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.

Returns

A constantly incrementing 32-bit unsigned integer, which might overflow back to 0 at some point. Use gst_util_seqnum_compare() to make sure you handle wraparound correctly.

Since 0.10.22


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 ).

Parameters

s1

A sequence number.

 

s2

Another sequence number.

 

Returns

A negative number if s1 is before s2 , 0 if they are equal, or a positive number if s1 is after s2 .

Since 0.10.22


gst_util_set_object_arg ()

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

Convertes 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.

Parameters

object

the object to set the argument of

 

name

the name of the argument to set

 

value

the string value to set

 

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.

Parameters

value

the value to set.

[out caller-allocates]

value_str

the string to get the value from

 

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.

Returns

the timestamp

Since 0.10.16


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)).

Parameters

array

the sorted input array

 

num_elements

number of elements in the array

 

element_size

size of every element in bytes

 

search_func

function to compare two elements, search_data will always be passed as second argument.

[scope call]

mode

search mode that should be used

 

search_data

element that should be found

 

user_data

data to pass to search_func .

[closure]

Returns

The address of the found element or NULL if nothing was found.

[transfer none]

Since 0.10.23

Types and Values

enum GstSearchMode

The different search modes.

Members

GST_SEARCH_MODE_EXACT

Only search for exact matches.

 

GST_SEARCH_MODE_BEFORE

Search for an exact match or the element just before.

 

GST_SEARCH_MODE_AFTER

Search for an exact match or the element just after.

 

Since 0.10.23