GstContext

GstContext is a container object used to store contexts like a device context, a display server connection and similar concepts that should be shared between multiple elements.

Applications can set a context on a complete pipeline by using gst_element_set_context, which will then be propagated to all child elements. Elements can handle these in set_context and merge them with the context information they already have.

When an element needs a context it will do the following actions in this order until one step succeeds:

Check if the element already has a context
Query downstream with GST_QUERY_CONTEXT for the context
Query upstream with GST_QUERY_CONTEXT for the context
Post a GST_MESSAGE_NEED_CONTEXT message on the bus with the required context types and afterwards check if a usable context was set now
Create a context by itself and post a GST_MESSAGE_HAVE_CONTEXT message on the bus.

Bins will catch GST_MESSAGE_NEED_CONTEXT messages and will set any previously known context on the element that asks for it if possible. Otherwise the application should provide one if it can.

GstContext can be persistent. A persistent GstContext is kept in elements when they reach GST_STATE_NULL, non-persistent ones will be removed. Also, a non-persistent context won't override a previous persistent context set to an element.

GstContext

Gst.Context

Constructors

gst_context_new

GstContext *
gst_context_new (const gchar * context_type,
                 gboolean persistent)

Creates a new context.

Parameters:

context_type –

Context type

persistent –

Persistent context

Returns ( [transfer: full]) –

The new context.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.new

function Gst.Context.prototype.new(context_type: String, persistent: Number): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_new'
}

Creates a new context.

Parameters:

context_type (String) –

Context type

persistent (Number) –

Persistent context

Returns (Gst.Context) –

The new context.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.new

def Gst.Context.new (context_type, persistent):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_new'

Creates a new context.

Parameters:

context_type (str) –

Context type

persistent (bool) –

Persistent context

Returns (Gst.Context) –

The new context.

Since : 1.2

Methods

gst_context_copy

GstContext *
gst_context_copy (const GstContext * context)

Creates a copy of the context. Returns a copy of the context.

Parameters:

context –

the context to copy

Returns ( [transfer: full]) –

a new copy of context.

MT safe

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.copy

function Gst.Context.prototype.copy(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_copy'
}

Creates a copy of the context. Returns a copy of the context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

the context to copy

Returns (Gst.Context) –

a new copy of context.

MT safe

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.copy

def Gst.Context.copy (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_copy'

Creates a copy of the context. Returns a copy of the context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

the context to copy

Returns (Gst.Context) –

a new copy of context.

MT safe

Since : 1.2

gst_context_get_context_type

const gchar *
gst_context_get_context_type (const GstContext * context)

Gets the type of context.

Parameters:

context –

The GstContext.

Returns –

The type of the context.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.get_context_type

function Gst.Context.prototype.get_context_type(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_get_context_type'
}

Gets the type of context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (String) –

The type of the context.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.get_context_type

def Gst.Context.get_context_type (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_get_context_type'

Gets the type of context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (str) –

The type of the context.

Since : 1.2

gst_context_get_structure

const GstStructure *
gst_context_get_structure (const GstContext * context)

Accesses the structure of the context.

Parameters:

context –

The GstContext.

Returns ( [transfer: none]) –

The structure of the context. The structure is still owned by the context, which means that you should not modify it, free it and that the pointer becomes invalid when you free the context.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.get_structure

function Gst.Context.prototype.get_structure(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_get_structure'
}

Accesses the structure of the context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (Gst.Structure) –

The structure of the context. The structure is still owned by the context, which means that you should not modify it, free it and that the pointer becomes invalid when you free the context.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.get_structure

def Gst.Context.get_structure (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_get_structure'

Accesses the structure of the context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (Gst.Structure) –

The structure of the context. The structure is still owned by the context, which means that you should not modify it, free it and that the pointer becomes invalid when you free the context.

Since : 1.2

gst_context_has_context_type

gboolean
gst_context_has_context_type (const GstContext * context,
                              const gchar * context_type)

Checks if context has context_type.

Parameters:

context –

The GstContext.

context_type –

Context type to check.

Returns –

TRUE if context has context_type.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.has_context_type

function Gst.Context.prototype.has_context_type(context_type: String): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_has_context_type'
}

Checks if context has context_type.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

context_type (String) –

Context type to check.

Returns (Number) –

true if context has context_type.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.has_context_type

def Gst.Context.has_context_type (self, context_type):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_has_context_type'

Checks if context has context_type.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

context_type (str) –

Context type to check.

Returns (bool) –

True if context has context_type.

Since : 1.2

gst_context_is_persistent

gboolean
gst_context_is_persistent (const GstContext * context)

Checks if context is persistent.

Parameters:

context –

The GstContext.

Returns –

TRUE if the context is persistent.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.is_persistent

function Gst.Context.prototype.is_persistent(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_is_persistent'
}

Checks if context is persistent.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (Number) –

true if the context is persistent.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.is_persistent

def Gst.Context.is_persistent (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_is_persistent'

Checks if context is persistent.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (bool) –

True if the context is persistent.

Since : 1.2

gst_context_ref

GstContext *
gst_context_ref (GstContext * context)

Convenience macro to increase the reference count of the context.

Parameters:

context –

the context to ref

Returns –

context (for convenience when doing assignments)

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.ref

function Gst.Context.prototype.ref(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_ref'
}

Convenience macro to increase the reference count of the context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

the context to ref

Returns (Gst.Context) –

context (for convenience when doing assignments)

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.ref

def Gst.Context.ref (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_ref'

Convenience macro to increase the reference count of the context.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

the context to ref

Returns (Gst.Context) –

context (for convenience when doing assignments)

Since : 1.2

gst_context_unref

gst_context_unref (GstContext * context)

Convenience macro to decrease the reference count of the context, possibly freeing it.

Parameters:

context –

the context to unref

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.unref

function Gst.Context.prototype.unref(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_unref'
}

Convenience macro to decrease the reference count of the context, possibly freeing it.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

the context to unref

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.unref

def Gst.Context.unref (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_unref'

Convenience macro to decrease the reference count of the context, possibly freeing it.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

the context to unref

Since : 1.2

gst_context_writable_structure

GstStructure *
gst_context_writable_structure (GstContext * context)

Gets a writable version of the structure.

Parameters:

context –

The GstContext.

Returns ( [transfer: none]) –

The structure of the context. The structure is still owned by the context, which means that you should not free it and that the pointer becomes invalid when you free the context. This function checks if context is writable.

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.prototype.writable_structure

function Gst.Context.prototype.writable_structure(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_writable_structure'
}

Gets a writable version of the structure.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (Gst.Structure) –

Since : 1.2

Gst.Context.writable_structure

def Gst.Context.writable_structure (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_writable_structure'

Gets a writable version of the structure.

Parameters:

context (Gst.Context) –

The Gst.Context.

Returns (Gst.Structure) –

Since : 1.2

Functions

gst_context_replace

gboolean
gst_context_replace (GstContext ** old_context,
                     GstContext * new_context)

Modifies a pointer to a GstContext to point to a different GstContext. The modification is done atomically (so this is useful for ensuring thread safety in some cases), and the reference counts are updated appropriately (the old context is unreffed, the new one is reffed).

Either new_context or the GstContext pointed to by old_context may be NULL.

Parameters:

old_context ( [inout][transfer: full]) –

pointer to a pointer to a GstContext to be replaced.

new_context ( [allow-none][transfer: none]) –

pointer to a GstContext that will replace the context pointed to by old_context.

Returns –

TRUE if new_context was different from old_context

Since : 1.2

Gst.prototype.context_replace

function Gst.prototype.context_replace(old_context: Gst.Context, new_context: Gst.Context): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_context_replace'
}

Modifies a pointer to a Gst.Context to point to a different Gst.Context. The modification is done atomically (so this is useful for ensuring thread safety in some cases), and the reference counts are updated appropriately (the old context is unreffed, the new one is reffed).

Either new_context or the Gst.Context pointed to by old_context may be null.

Parameters:

old_context (Gst.Context) –

pointer to a pointer to a Gst.Context to be replaced.

new_context (Gst.Context) –

pointer to a Gst.Context that will replace the context pointed to by old_context.

Returns a tuple made of:

(Number ) –

true if new_context was different from old_context

old_context (Gst.Context ) –

true if new_context was different from old_context

Since : 1.2

Gst.context_replace

def Gst.context_replace (old_context, new_context):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_context_replace'

Either new_context or the Gst.Context pointed to by old_context may be None.

Parameters:

old_context (Gst.Context) –

pointer to a pointer to a Gst.Context to be replaced.

new_context (Gst.Context) –

pointer to a Gst.Context that will replace the context pointed to by old_context.

Returns a tuple made of:

(bool ) –

True if new_context was different from old_context

old_context (Gst.Context ) –

True if new_context was different from old_context

Since : 1.2

Functions

gst_clear_context

gst_clear_context (GstContext ** context_ptr)

Clears a reference to a GstContext.

context_ptr must not be NULL.

If the reference is NULL then this function does nothing. Otherwise, the reference count of the context is decreased and the pointer is set to NULL.

Parameters:

context_ptr –

a pointer to a GstContext reference

Since : 1.24

Function Macros

GST_CONTEXT_CAST

#define GST_CONTEXT_CAST(obj)                    ((GstContext*)(obj))

gst_context_is_writable

#define gst_context_is_writable(context)     gst_mini_object_is_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (context))

Tests if you can safely write into a context's structure or validly modify the seqnum and timestamp fields.

Parameters:

context –

a GstContext

gst_context_make_writable

#define gst_context_make_writable(context)  GST_CONTEXT_CAST (gst_mini_object_make_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (context)))

Checks if a context is writable. If not, a writable copy is made and returned.

Parameters:

context ( [transfer: full]) –

the context to make writable

Returns ( [transfer: full]) –

a context (possibly a duplicate) that is writable.

MT safe

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