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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="GstPlugin.top_of_page"></a>GstPlugin</span></h2>
<p>GstPlugin — Container for features loaded from a shared object module</p>
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<a name="GstPlugin.synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
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#include &lt;gst/gst.h&gt;
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Quarks.html#GQuark"><span class="returnvalue">GQuark</span></a> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-error-quark" title="gst_plugin_error_quark ()">gst_plugin_error_quark</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span></code></em>);
#define <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GST-PLUGIN-ERROR:CAPS" title="GST_PLUGIN_ERROR">GST_PLUGIN_ERROR</a>
enum <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginError" title="enum GstPluginError">GstPluginError</a>;
struct <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPlugin-struct" title="struct GstPlugin">GstPlugin</a>;
struct <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDesc" title="struct GstPluginDesc">GstPluginDesc</a>;
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> (<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFunc" title="GstPluginInitFunc ()">*GstPluginInitFunc</a>) (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> (<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFullFunc" title="GstPluginInitFullFunc ()">*GstPluginInitFullFunc</a>) (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);
#define <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GST-PLUGIN-DEFINE:CAPS" title="GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE()">GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE</a> (major,
minor,
name,
description,
init,
version,
license,
package,
origin)
#define <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GST-LICENSE-UNKNOWN:CAPS" title="GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN">GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN</a>
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> (<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginFilter" title="GstPluginFilter ()">*GstPluginFilter</a>) (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-name" title="gst_plugin_get_name ()">gst_plugin_get_name</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-description" title="gst_plugin_get_description ()">gst_plugin_get_description</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-filename" title="gst_plugin_get_filename ()">gst_plugin_get_filename</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-license" title="gst_plugin_get_license ()">gst_plugin_get_license</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-package" title="gst_plugin_get_package ()">gst_plugin_get_package</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-origin" title="gst_plugin_get_origin ()">gst_plugin_get_origin</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-source" title="gst_plugin_get_source ()">gst_plugin_get_source</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-version" title="gst_plugin_get_version ()">gst_plugin_get_version</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Dynamic-Loading-of-Modules.html#GModule"><span class="returnvalue">GModule</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-module" title="gst_plugin_get_module ()">gst_plugin_get_module</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-is-loaded" title="gst_plugin_is_loaded ()">gst_plugin_is_loaded</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
const <a class="link" href="gstreamer-GstStructure.html#GstStructure" title="struct GstStructure"><span class="returnvalue">GstStructure</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-get-cache-data" title="gst_plugin_get_cache_data ()">gst_plugin_get_cache_data</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-set-cache-data" title="gst_plugin_set_cache_data ()">gst_plugin_set_cache_data</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="gstreamer-GstStructure.html#GstStructure" title="struct GstStructure"><span class="type">GstStructure</span></a> *cache_data</code></em>);
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-name-filter" title="gst_plugin_name_filter ()">gst_plugin_name_filter</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="returnvalue">GstPlugin</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-load-file" title="gst_plugin_load_file ()">gst_plugin_load_file</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *filename</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Error-Reporting.html#GError"><span class="type">GError</span></a> **error</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="returnvalue">GstPlugin</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-load" title="gst_plugin_load ()">gst_plugin_load</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);
<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="returnvalue">GstPlugin</span></a> * <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-load-by-name" title="gst_plugin_load_by_name ()">gst_plugin_load_by_name</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-list-free" title="gst_plugin_list_free ()">gst_plugin_list_free</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Doubly-Linked-Lists.html#GList"><span class="type">GList</span></a> *list</code></em>);
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-register-static" title="gst_plugin_register_static ()">gst_plugin_register_static</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> major_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> minor_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *description</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFunc" title="GstPluginInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFunc</span></a> init_func</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *license</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *source</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *package</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *origin</code></em>);
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-register-static-full" title="gst_plugin_register_static_full ()">gst_plugin_register_static_full</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> major_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> minor_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *description</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFullFunc" title="GstPluginInitFullFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFullFunc</span></a> init_full_func</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *license</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *source</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *package</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *origin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);
enum <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginFlags" title="enum GstPluginFlags">GstPluginFlags</a>;
enum <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDependencyFlags" title="enum GstPluginDependencyFlags">GstPluginDependencyFlags</a>;
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-add-dependency" title="gst_plugin_add_dependency ()">gst_plugin_add_dependency</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> **env_vars</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> **paths</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> **names</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDependencyFlags" title="enum GstPluginDependencyFlags"><span class="type">GstPluginDependencyFlags</span></a> flags</code></em>);
<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-add-dependency-simple" title="gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple ()">gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *env_vars</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *paths</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *names</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDependencyFlags" title="enum GstPluginDependencyFlags"><span class="type">GstPluginDependencyFlags</span></a> flags</code></em>);
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<a name="GstPlugin.object-hierarchy"></a><h2>Object Hierarchy</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GObject">GObject</a>
+----<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/gobject/unstable/gobject-The-Base-Object-Type.html#GInitiallyUnowned">GInitiallyUnowned</a>
+----<a class="link" href="GstObject.html" title="GstObject">GstObject</a>
+----GstPlugin
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<a name="GstPlugin.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>
GStreamer is extensible, so <a class="link" href="GstElement.html" title="GstElement"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> instances can be loaded at runtime.
A plugin system can provide one or more of the basic
<span class="application">GStreamer</span> <a class="link" href="GstPluginFeature.html" title="GstPluginFeature"><span class="type">GstPluginFeature</span></a> subclasses.
</p>
<p>
A plugin should export a symbol <span class="symbol">gst_plugin_desc</span> that is a
struct of type <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDesc" title="struct GstPluginDesc"><span class="type">GstPluginDesc</span></a>.
the plugin loader will check the version of the core library the plugin was
linked against and will create a new <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a>. It will then call the
<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFunc" title="GstPluginInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFunc</span></a> function that was provided in the
<span class="symbol">gst_plugin_desc</span>.
</p>
<p>
Once you have a handle to a <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> (e.g. from the <a class="link" href="GstRegistry.html" title="GstRegistry"><span class="type">GstRegistry</span></a>), you
can add any object that subclasses <a class="link" href="GstPluginFeature.html" title="GstPluginFeature"><span class="type">GstPluginFeature</span></a>.
</p>
<p>
Usually plugins are always automaticlly loaded so you don't need to call
<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-load" title="gst_plugin_load ()"><code class="function">gst_plugin_load()</code></a> explicitly to bring it into memory. There are options to
statically link plugins to an app or even use GStreamer without a plugin
repository in which case <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-load" title="gst_plugin_load ()"><code class="function">gst_plugin_load()</code></a> can be needed to bring the plugin
into memory.
</p>
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<a name="GstPlugin.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
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<a name="gst-plugin-error-quark"></a><h3>gst_plugin_error_quark ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Quarks.html#GQuark"><span class="returnvalue">GQuark</span></a> gst_plugin_error_quark (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span></code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Get the error quark.
</p>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>The error quark used in GError messages</td>
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<a name="GST-PLUGIN-ERROR:CAPS"></a><h3>GST_PLUGIN_ERROR</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define GST_PLUGIN_ERROR gst_plugin_error_quark ()
</pre>
<p>
The error message category quark
</p>
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<a name="GstPluginError"></a><h3>enum GstPluginError</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef enum {
GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_MODULE,
GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_DEPENDENCIES,
GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_NAME_MISMATCH
} GstPluginError;
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<p>
The plugin loading errors
</p>
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<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-ERROR-MODULE:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_MODULE</code></span></p></td>
<td>The plugin could not be loaded
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-ERROR-DEPENDENCIES:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_DEPENDENCIES</code></span></p></td>
<td>The plugin has unresolved dependencies
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-ERROR-NAME-MISMATCH:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_ERROR_NAME_MISMATCH</code></span></p></td>
<td>The plugin has already be loaded from a different file
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPlugin-struct"></a><h3>struct GstPlugin</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">struct GstPlugin;</pre>
<p>
The plugin object
</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPluginDesc"></a><h3>struct GstPluginDesc</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">struct GstPluginDesc {
gint major_version;
gint minor_version;
const gchar *name;
const gchar *description;
GstPluginInitFunc plugin_init;
const gchar *version;
const gchar *license;
const gchar *source;
const gchar *package;
const gchar *origin;
const gchar *release_datetime;
};
</pre>
<p>
A plugin should export a variable of this type called plugin_desc. The plugin
loader will use the data provided there to initialize the plugin.
</p>
<p>
The <em class="parameter"><code>licence</code></em> parameter must be one of: LGPL, GPL, QPL, GPL/QPL, MPL,
BSD, MIT/X11, Proprietary, unknown.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> <em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.major-version"></a>major_version</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>the major version number of core that plugin was compiled for</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> <em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.minor-version"></a>minor_version</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>the minor version number of core that plugin was compiled for</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.name"></a>name</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>a unique name of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.description"></a>description</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>description of plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFunc" title="GstPluginInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFunc</span></a> <em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.plugin-init"></a>plugin_init</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>pointer to the init function of this plugin.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.version"></a>version</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>version of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.license"></a>license</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>effective license of plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.source"></a>source</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>source module plugin belongs to</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.package"></a>package</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>shipped package plugin belongs to</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.origin"></a>origin</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>URL to provider of plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *<em class="structfield"><code><a name="GstPluginDesc.release-datetime"></a>release_datetime</code></em>;</span></p></td>
<td>date time string in ISO 8601 format (or rather, a
subset thereof), or NULL. Allowed are the following formats:
"YYYY-MM-DD" and "YYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ" (with 'T' a separator and 'Z'
indicating UTC/Zulu time). This field should be set via the
GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME preprocessor macro (Since: 0.10.31)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPluginInitFunc"></a><h3>GstPluginInitFunc ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> (*GstPluginInitFunc) (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
A plugin should provide a pointer to a function of this type in the
plugin_desc struct.
This function will be called by the loader at startup. One would then
register each <a class="link" href="GstPluginFeature.html" title="GstPluginFeature"><span class="type">GstPluginFeature</span></a>.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>The plugin object</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> if plugin initialised successfully</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPluginInitFullFunc"></a><h3>GstPluginInitFullFunc ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> (*GstPluginInitFullFunc) (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
A plugin should provide a pointer to a function of either <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFunc" title="GstPluginInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFunc</span></a>
or this type in the plugin_desc struct.
The function will be called by the loader at startup. One would then
register each <a class="link" href="GstPluginFeature.html" title="GstPluginFeature"><span class="type">GstPluginFeature</span></a>. This version allows
user data to be passed to init function (useful for bindings).
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>The plugin object</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>user_data</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>extra data</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>
<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#TRUE:CAPS"><code class="literal">TRUE</code></a> if plugin initialised successfully</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.24</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GST-PLUGIN-DEFINE:CAPS"></a><h3>GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(major,minor,name,description,init,version,license,package,origin)</pre>
<p>
This macro needs to be used to define the entry point and meta data of a
plugin. One would use this macro to export a plugin, so that it can be used
by other applications.
</p>
<p>
The macro uses a define named PACKAGE for the <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDesc" title="struct GstPluginDesc"><span class="type">GstPluginDesc</span></a>,source field.
When using autoconf, this is usually set automatically via the AC_INIT
macro, and set in config.h. If you are not using autoconf, you will need to
define PACKAGE yourself and set it to a short mnemonic string identifying
your application/package, e.g. 'someapp' or 'my-plugins-foo.
</p>
<p>
If defined, the GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME will also be used for the
<a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDesc" title="struct GstPluginDesc"><span class="type">GstPluginDesc</span></a>,release_datetime field.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>major</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>major version number of the gstreamer-core that plugin was compiled for</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>minor</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>minor version number of the gstreamer-core that plugin was compiled for</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>short, but unique name of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>description</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>information about the purpose of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>init</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>function pointer to the plugin_init method with the signature of <code class="code">static gboolean plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>full version string (e.g. VERSION from config.h)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>license</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>under which licence the package has been released, e.g. GPL, LGPL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>package</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the package-name (e.g. PACKAGE_NAME from config.h)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>origin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a description from where the package comes from (e.g. the homepage URL)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GST-LICENSE-UNKNOWN:CAPS"></a><h3>GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">#define GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN "unknown"
</pre>
<p>
To be used in GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE or GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE_STATIC if usure about
the licence.
</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPluginFilter"></a><h3>GstPluginFilter ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> (*GstPluginFilter) (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
A function that can be used with e.g. <a class="link" href="GstRegistry.html#gst-registry-plugin-filter" title="gst_registry_plugin_filter ()"><code class="function">gst_registry_plugin_filter()</code></a>
to get a list of plugins that match certain criteria.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin to check</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>user_data</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the user_data that has been passed on e.g. <a class="link" href="GstRegistry.html#gst-registry-plugin-filter" title="gst_registry_plugin_filter ()"><code class="function">gst_registry_plugin_filter()</code></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>TRUE for a positive match, FALSE otherwise</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-name"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_name ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_name (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Get the short name of the plugin
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the name of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the name of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-description"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_description ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_description (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Get the long descriptive name of the plugin
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get long name of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the long name of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-filename"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_filename ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_filename (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
get the filename of the plugin
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the filename of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the filename of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-license"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_license ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_license (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
get the license of the plugin
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the license of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the license of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-package"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_package ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_package (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
get the package the plugin belongs to.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the package of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the package of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-origin"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_origin ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_origin (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
get the URL where the plugin comes from
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the origin of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the origin of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-source"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_source ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_source (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
get the source module the plugin belongs to.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the source of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the source of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-version"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_version ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_version (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
get the version of the plugin
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to get the version of</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>the version of the plugin</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-module"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_module ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Dynamic-Loading-of-Modules.html#GModule"><span class="returnvalue">GModule</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_module (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Dynamic-Loading-of-Modules.html#GModule"><span class="type">GModule</span></a> of the plugin. If the plugin isn't loaded yet, NULL is
returned.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to query</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>module belonging to the plugin or NULL if the
plugin isn't loaded yet. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Don't free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer none</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-is-loaded"></a><h3>gst_plugin_is_loaded ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> gst_plugin_is_loaded (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
queries if the plugin is loaded into memory
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to query</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>TRUE is loaded, FALSE otherwise</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-get-cache-data"></a><h3>gst_plugin_get_cache_data ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">const <a class="link" href="gstreamer-GstStructure.html#GstStructure" title="struct GstStructure"><span class="returnvalue">GstStructure</span></a> * gst_plugin_get_cache_data (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Gets the plugin specific data cache. If it is <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a> there is no cached data
stored. This is the case when the registry is getting rebuilt.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>The cached data as a <a class="link" href="gstreamer-GstStructure.html#GstStructure" title="struct GstStructure"><span class="type">GstStructure</span></a> or <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS"><code class="literal">NULL</code></a>. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Don't free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer none</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.24</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-set-cache-data"></a><h3>gst_plugin_set_cache_data ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> gst_plugin_set_cache_data (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="gstreamer-GstStructure.html#GstStructure" title="struct GstStructure"><span class="type">GstStructure</span></a> *cache_data</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Adds plugin specific data to cache. Passes the ownership of the structure to
the <em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em>.
</p>
<p>
The cache is flushed every time the registry is rebuilt.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>cache_data</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a structure containing the data to cache. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.24</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-name-filter"></a><h3>gst_plugin_name_filter ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> gst_plugin_name_filter (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
A standard filter that returns TRUE when the plugin is of the
given name.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin to check</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the name of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>TRUE if the plugin is of the given name.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-load-file"></a><h3>gst_plugin_load_file ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="returnvalue">GstPlugin</span></a> * gst_plugin_load_file (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *filename</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Error-Reporting.html#GError"><span class="type">GError</span></a> **error</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Loads the given plugin and refs it. Caller needs to unref after use.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>filename</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the plugin filename to load</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>error</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>pointer to a NULL-valued GError</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>a reference to the existing loaded GstPlugin, a
reference to the newly-loaded GstPlugin, or NULL if an error occurred. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-load"></a><h3>gst_plugin_load ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="returnvalue">GstPlugin</span></a> * gst_plugin_load (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Loads <em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em>. Note that the *return value* is the loaded plugin; <em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> is
untouched. The normal use pattern of this function goes like this:
</p>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">
GstPlugin *loaded_plugin;
loaded_plugin = gst_plugin_load (plugin);
// presumably, we're no longer interested in the potentially-unloaded plugin
gst_object_unref (plugin);
plugin = loaded_plugin;
</pre>
<p>
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>plugin to load. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Don't free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer none</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>a reference to a loaded plugin, or NULL on error. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-load-by-name"></a><h3>gst_plugin_load_by_name ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="returnvalue">GstPlugin</span></a> * gst_plugin_load_by_name (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Load the named plugin. Refs the plugin.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>name of plugin to load</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>a reference to a loaded plugin, or NULL on error. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-list-free"></a><h3>gst_plugin_list_free ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> gst_plugin_list_free (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Doubly-Linked-Lists.html#GList"><span class="type">GList</span></a> *list</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Unrefs each member of <em class="parameter"><code>list</code></em>, then frees the list.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody><tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>list</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>list of <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a>. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>][<acronym title="Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays."><span class="acronym">element-type</span></acronym> Gst.Plugin]</span>
</td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-register-static"></a><h3>gst_plugin_register_static ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> gst_plugin_register_static (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> major_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> minor_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *description</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFunc" title="GstPluginInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFunc</span></a> init_func</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *license</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *source</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *package</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *origin</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Registers a static plugin, ie. a plugin which is private to an application
or library and contained within the application or library (as opposed to
being shipped as a separate module file).
</p>
<p>
You must make sure that GStreamer has been initialised (with <a class="link" href="gstreamer-Gst.html#gst-init" title="gst_init ()"><code class="function">gst_init()</code></a> or
via <a class="link" href="gstreamer-Gst.html#gst-init-get-option-group" title="gst_init_get_option_group ()"><code class="function">gst_init_get_option_group()</code></a>) before calling this function.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>major_version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the major version number of the GStreamer core that the
plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MAJOR here</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>minor_version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the minor version number of the GStreamer core that the
plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MINOR here</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a unique name of the plugin (ideally prefixed with an application- or
library-specific namespace prefix in order to avoid name conflicts in
case a similar plugin with the same name ever gets added to GStreamer)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>description</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>description of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>init_func</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>pointer to the init function of this plugin. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="The callback is valid only during the call to the method."><span class="acronym">scope call</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>version string of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>license</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>effective license of plugin. Must be one of the approved licenses
(see <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDesc" title="struct GstPluginDesc"><span class="type">GstPluginDesc</span></a> above) or the plugin will not be registered.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>source</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>source module plugin belongs to</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>package</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>shipped package plugin belongs to</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>origin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>URL to provider of plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>TRUE if the plugin was registered correctly, otherwise FALSE.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.16</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-register-static-full"></a><h3>gst_plugin_register_static_full ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gboolean"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span></a> gst_plugin_register_static_full (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> major_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gint"><span class="type">gint</span></a> minor_version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *name</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *description</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFullFunc" title="GstPluginInitFullFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFullFunc</span></a> init_full_func</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *version</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *license</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *source</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *package</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *origin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gpointer"><span class="type">gpointer</span></a> user_data</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Registers a static plugin, ie. a plugin which is private to an application
or library and contained within the application or library (as opposed to
being shipped as a separate module file) with a <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginInitFullFunc" title="GstPluginInitFullFunc ()"><span class="type">GstPluginInitFullFunc</span></a>
which allows user data to be passed to the callback function (useful
for bindings).
</p>
<p>
You must make sure that GStreamer has been initialised (with <a class="link" href="gstreamer-Gst.html#gst-init" title="gst_init ()"><code class="function">gst_init()</code></a> or
via <a class="link" href="gstreamer-Gst.html#gst-init-get-option-group" title="gst_init_get_option_group ()"><code class="function">gst_init_get_option_group()</code></a>) before calling this function.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>major_version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the major version number of the GStreamer core that the
plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MAJOR here</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>minor_version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the minor version number of the GStreamer core that the
plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MINOR here</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a unique name of the plugin (ideally prefixed with an application- or
library-specific namespace prefix in order to avoid name conflicts in
case a similar plugin with the same name ever gets added to GStreamer)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>description</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>description of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>init_full_func</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>pointer to the init function with user data
of this plugin. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="The callback is valid only during the call to the method."><span class="acronym">scope call</span></acronym>]</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>version</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>version string of the plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>license</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>effective license of plugin. Must be one of the approved licenses
(see <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDesc" title="struct GstPluginDesc"><span class="type">GstPluginDesc</span></a> above) or the plugin will not be registered.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>source</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>source module plugin belongs to</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>package</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>shipped package plugin belongs to</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>origin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>URL to provider of plugin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>user_data</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>gpointer to user data</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
<td>TRUE if the plugin was registered correctly, otherwise FALSE.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.24</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPluginFlags"></a><h3>enum GstPluginFlags</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef enum {
GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED = (1&lt;&lt;0),
GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_BLACKLISTED = (1&lt;&lt;1)
} GstPluginFlags;
</pre>
<p>
The plugin loading state
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-FLAG-CACHED:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED</code></span></p></td>
<td>Temporarily loaded plugins
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-FLAG-BLACKLISTED:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_BLACKLISTED</code></span></p></td>
<td>The plugin won't be scanned (again)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="GstPluginDependencyFlags"></a><h3>enum GstPluginDependencyFlags</h3>
<pre class="programlisting">typedef enum {
GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE = 0,
GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_RECURSE = (1 &lt;&lt; 0),
GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_PATHS_ARE_DEFAULT_ONLY = (1 &lt;&lt; 1),
GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_SUFFIX = (1 &lt;&lt; 2)
} GstPluginDependencyFlags;
</pre>
<p>
Flags used in connection with <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-add-dependency" title="gst_plugin_add_dependency ()"><code class="function">gst_plugin_add_dependency()</code></a>.
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-DEPENDENCY-FLAG-NONE:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE</code></span></p></td>
<td>no special flags
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-DEPENDENCY-FLAG-RECURSE:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_RECURSE</code></span></p></td>
<td>recurse into subdirectories
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-DEPENDENCY-FLAG-PATHS-ARE-DEFAULT-ONLY:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_PATHS_ARE_DEFAULT_ONLY</code></span></p></td>
<td>use paths
argument only if none of the environment variables is set
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><a name="GST-PLUGIN-DEPENDENCY-FLAG-FILE-NAME-IS-SUFFIX:CAPS"></a><span class="term"><code class="literal">GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_SUFFIX</code></span></p></td>
<td>interpret
filename argument as filter suffix and check all matching files in
the directory
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.22</p>
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<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-add-dependency"></a><h3>gst_plugin_add_dependency ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> gst_plugin_add_dependency (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> **env_vars</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> **paths</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> **names</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDependencyFlags" title="enum GstPluginDependencyFlags"><span class="type">GstPluginDependencyFlags</span></a> flags</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Make GStreamer aware of external dependencies which affect the feature
set of this plugin (ie. the elements or typefinders associated with it).
</p>
<p>
GStreamer will re-inspect plugins with external dependencies whenever any
of the external dependencies change. This is useful for plugins which wrap
other plugin systems, e.g. a plugin which wraps a plugin-based visualisation
library and makes visualisations available as GStreamer elements, or a
codec loader which exposes elements and/or caps dependent on what external
codec libraries are currently installed.
</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>a <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>env_vars</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>NULL-terminated array of environment variables affecting the
feature set of the plugin (e.g. an environment variable containing
paths where to look for additional modules/plugins of a library),
or NULL. Environment variable names may be followed by a path component
which will be added to the content of the environment variable, e.g.
"HOME/.mystuff/plugins".</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>paths</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>NULL-terminated array of directories/paths where dependent files
may be.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>names</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>NULL-terminated array of file names (or file name suffixes,
depending on <em class="parameter"><code>flags</code></em>) to be used in combination with the paths from
<em class="parameter"><code>paths</code></em> and/or the paths extracted from the environment variables in
<em class="parameter"><code>env_vars</code></em>, or NULL.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>flags</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>optional flags, or <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GST-PLUGIN-DEPENDENCY-FLAG-NONE:CAPS"><span class="type">GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.22</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="refsect2">
<a name="gst-plugin-add-dependency-simple"></a><h3>gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple ()</h3>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a> *plugin</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *env_vars</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *paths</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="type">gchar</span></a> *names</code></em>,
<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GstPluginDependencyFlags" title="enum GstPluginDependencyFlags"><span class="type">GstPluginDependencyFlags</span></a> flags</code></em>);</pre>
<p>
Make GStreamer aware of external dependencies which affect the feature
set of this plugin (ie. the elements or typefinders associated with it).
</p>
<p>
GStreamer will re-inspect plugins with external dependencies whenever any
of the external dependencies change. This is useful for plugins which wrap
other plugin systems, e.g. a plugin which wraps a plugin-based visualisation
library and makes visualisations available as GStreamer elements, or a
codec loader which exposes elements and/or caps dependent on what external
codec libraries are currently installed.
</p>
<p>
Convenience wrapper function for <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#gst-plugin-add-dependency" title="gst_plugin_add_dependency ()"><code class="function">gst_plugin_add_dependency()</code></a> which
takes simple strings as arguments instead of string arrays, with multiple
arguments separated by predefined delimiters (see above).
</p>
<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
<col align="left" valign="top">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>plugin</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>the <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html" title="GstPlugin"><span class="type">GstPlugin</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>env_vars</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>one or more environment variables (separated by ':', ';' or ','),
or NULL. Environment variable names may be followed by a path component
which will be added to the content of the environment variable, e.g.
"HOME/.mystuff/plugins:MYSTUFF_PLUGINS_PATH"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>paths</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>one ore more directory paths (separated by ':' or ';' or ','),
or NULL. Example: "/usr/lib/mystuff/plugins"</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>names</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>one or more file names or file name suffixes (separated by commas),
or NULL</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>flags</code></em> :</span></p></td>
<td>optional flags, or <a class="link" href="GstPlugin.html#GST-PLUGIN-DEPENDENCY-FLAG-NONE:CAPS"><span class="type">GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE</span></a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p class="since">Since 0.10.22</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="refsect1">
<a name="GstPlugin.see-also"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<a class="link" href="GstPluginFeature.html" title="GstPluginFeature"><span class="type">GstPluginFeature</span></a>, <a class="link" href="GstElementFactory.html" title="GstElementFactory"><span class="type">GstElementFactory</span></a>
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