gst/gsttask.h

/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) <1999> Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
 *               <2005> Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>
 *
 * gsttask.h: Streaming tasks
 *
 * 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
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

#ifndef __GST_TASK_H__
#define __GST_TASK_H__

#include <gst/gstobject.h>

G_BEGIN_DECLS

/**
 * GstTaskFunction:
 * @data: user data passed to the function
 *
 * A function that will repeadedly be called in the thread created by
 * a GstTask. 
 */
typedef void         (*GstTaskFunction)          (void *data);

/* --- standard type macros --- */
#define GST_TYPE_TASK                 	(gst_task_get_type ())
#define GST_TASK(task)                	(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((task), GST_TYPE_TASK, GstTask))
#define GST_IS_TASK(task)             	(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((task), GST_TYPE_TASK))
#define GST_TASK_CLASS(tclass)         	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((tclass), GST_TYPE_TASK, GstTaskClass))
#define GST_IS_TASK_CLASS(tclass)      	(G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((tclass), GST_TYPE_TASK))
#define GST_TASK_GET_CLASS(task)      	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((task), GST_TYPE_TASK, GstTaskClass))
#define GST_TASK_CAST(task)            	((GstTask*)(task))

typedef struct _GstTask GstTask;
typedef struct _GstTaskClass GstTaskClass;

/**
 * GstTaskState:
 * @GST_TASK_STARTED: the task is started and running
 * @GST_TASK_STOPPED:  the task is stopped
 * @GST_TASK_PAUSED: the task is paused
 *
 * The different states a task can be in
 */
typedef enum {
  GST_TASK_STARTED,
  GST_TASK_STOPPED,
  GST_TASK_PAUSED
} GstTaskState;

/**
 * GST_TASK_STATE:
 * @task: Task to get the state of
 *
 * Get access to the state of the task.
 */
#define GST_TASK_STATE(task)		(GST_TASK_CAST(task)->state)

/**
 * GST_TASK_GET_COND:
 * @task: Task to get the cond of
 *
 * Get access to the cond of the task.
 */
#define GST_TASK_GET_COND(task)		(GST_TASK_CAST(task)->cond)
/**
 * GST_TASK_WAIT:
 * @task: Task to wait for
 *
 * Wait for the task cond to be signalled
 */
#define GST_TASK_WAIT(task)		g_cond_wait(GST_TASK_GET_COND (task), GST_OBJECT_GET_LOCK (task))
/**
 * GST_TASK_SIGNAL:
 * @task: Task to signal
 *
 * Signal the task cond
 */
#define GST_TASK_SIGNAL(task)		g_cond_signal(GST_TASK_GET_COND (task))
/**
 * GST_TASK_BROADCAST:
 * @task: Task to broadcast
 *
 * Send a broadcast signal to all waiting task conds
 */
#define GST_TASK_BROADCAST(task)	g_cond_breadcast(GST_TASK_GET_COND (task))

/**
 * GST_TASK_GET_LOCK:
 * @task: Task to get the lock of
 *
 * Get access to the task lock.
 */
#define GST_TASK_GET_LOCK(task)		(GST_TASK_CAST(task)->lock)

/**
 * GstTask:
 * @state: the state of the task
 * @cond: used to pause/resume the task
 * @lock: The lock taken when iterating the taskfunction
 * @func: the function executed by this task
 * @data: data passed to the task function
 * @running: a flag indicating that the task is running.
 *
 * The #GstTask object.
 */
struct _GstTask {
  GstObject      object;

  /*< public >*/ /* with LOCK */
  GstTaskState     state;
  GCond 	  *cond;

  GStaticRecMutex *lock;

  GstTaskFunction  func;
  gpointer 	   data;

  gboolean	   running;

  /*< private >*/
  union {
    struct {
      /* thread this task is currently running in */
      GThread  *thread;
    } ABI;
    /* adding + 0 to mark ABI change to be undone later */
    gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING + 0];
  } abidata;

};

struct _GstTaskClass {
  GstObjectClass parent_class;

  /*< private >*/
  GThreadPool *pool;

  /*< private >*/
  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
};

void		gst_task_cleanup_all	(void);

GType           gst_task_get_type       (void);

GstTask*	gst_task_create		(GstTaskFunction func, gpointer data);
void		gst_task_set_lock	(GstTask *task, GStaticRecMutex *mutex);

GstTaskState	gst_task_get_state	(GstTask *task);

gboolean	gst_task_start		(GstTask *task);
gboolean	gst_task_stop		(GstTask *task);
gboolean	gst_task_pause		(GstTask *task);

gboolean	gst_task_join		(GstTask *task);

G_END_DECLS

#endif /* __GST_TASK_H__ */