GstRegistry

One registry holds the metadata of a set of plugins.

Design:

The GstRegistry object is a list of plugins and some functions for dealing with them. Each GstPlugin is matched 1-1 with a file on disk, and may or may not be loaded at a given time.

The primary source, at all times, of plugin information is each plugin file itself. Thus, if an application wants information about a particular plugin, or wants to search for a feature that satisfies given criteria, the primary means of doing so is to load every plugin and look at the resulting information that is gathered in the default registry. Clearly, this is a time consuming process, so we cache information in the registry file. The format and location of the cache file is internal to gstreamer.

On startup, plugins are searched for in the plugin search path. The following locations are checked in this order:

  • location from --gst-plugin-path commandline option.
  • the GST_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable.
  • the GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH environment variable.
  • default locations (if GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH is not set). Those default locations are: $XDG_DATA_HOME/gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION/plugins/ and $prefix/libs/gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION/. $XDG_DATA_HOME defaults to $HOME/.local/share.

The registry cache file is loaded from $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gstreamer-$GST_API_VERSION/registry-$ARCH.bin (where $XDG_CACHE_HOME defaults to $HOME/.cache) or the file listed in the GST_REGISTRY env var. One reason to change the registry location is for testing.

For each plugin that is found in the plugin search path, there could be 3 possibilities for cached information:

  • the cache may not contain information about a given file.
  • the cache may have stale information.
  • the cache may have current information.

In the first two cases, the plugin is loaded and the cache updated. In addition to these cases, the cache may have entries for plugins that are not relevant to the current process. These are marked as not available to the current process. If the cache is updated for whatever reason, it is marked dirty.

A dirty cache is written out at the end of initialization. Each entry is checked to make sure the information is minimally valid. If not, the entry is simply dropped.

Implementation notes:

The "cache" and "registry" are different concepts and can represent different sets of plugins. For various reasons, at init time, the cache is stored in the default registry, and plugins not relevant to the current process are marked with the GST_PLUGIN_FLAG_CACHED bit. These plugins are removed at the end of initialization.

GstRegistry

GObject
    ╰──GInitiallyUnowned
        ╰──GstObject
            ╰──GstRegistry

Opaque GstRegistry structure.

Members

object (GstObject) –
No description available

Class structure

GstRegistryClass

Fields
parent_class (GstObjectClass) –
No description available

Gst.RegistryClass

Attributes
parent_class (Gst.ObjectClass) –
No description available

Gst.RegistryClass

Attributes
parent_class (Gst.ObjectClass) –
No description available

Gst.Registry

GObject.Object
    ╰──GObject.InitiallyUnowned
        ╰──Gst.Object
            ╰──Gst.Registry

Opaque Gst.Registry structure.

Members

object (Gst.Object) –
No description available

Gst.Registry

GObject.Object
    ╰──GObject.InitiallyUnowned
        ╰──Gst.Object
            ╰──Gst.Registry

Opaque Gst.Registry structure.

Members

object (Gst.Object) –
No description available

Methods

gst_registry_add_feature

gboolean
gst_registry_add_feature (GstRegistry * registry,
                          GstPluginFeature * feature)

Add the feature to the registry. The feature-added signal will be emitted.

feature's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink)

Parameters:

registry

the registry to add the plugin to

feature ( [transfer: floating])

the feature to add

Returns

TRUE on success.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.add_feature

function Gst.Registry.prototype.add_feature(feature: Gst.PluginFeature): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_add_feature'
}

Add the feature to the registry. The feature-added signal will be emitted.

feature's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink (not introspectable))

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to add the plugin to

feature (Gst.PluginFeature)

the feature to add

Returns (Number)

true on success.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.add_feature

def Gst.Registry.add_feature (self, feature):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_add_feature'

Add the feature to the registry. The feature-added signal will be emitted.

feature's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink (not introspectable))

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to add the plugin to

feature (Gst.PluginFeature)

the feature to add

Returns (bool)

True on success.

MT safe.


gst_registry_add_plugin

gboolean
gst_registry_add_plugin (GstRegistry * registry,
                         GstPlugin * plugin)

Add the plugin to the registry. The plugin-added signal will be emitted.

plugin's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink)

Parameters:

registry

the registry to add the plugin to

plugin ( [transfer: floating])

the plugin to add

Returns

TRUE on success.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.add_plugin

function Gst.Registry.prototype.add_plugin(plugin: Gst.Plugin): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_add_plugin'
}

Add the plugin to the registry. The plugin-added signal will be emitted.

plugin's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink (not introspectable))

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to add the plugin to

plugin (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin to add

Returns (Number)

true on success.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.add_plugin

def Gst.Registry.add_plugin (self, plugin):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_add_plugin'

Add the plugin to the registry. The plugin-added signal will be emitted.

plugin's reference count will be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink (not introspectable))

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to add the plugin to

plugin (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin to add

Returns (bool)

True on success.

MT safe.


gst_registry_check_feature_version

gboolean
gst_registry_check_feature_version (GstRegistry * registry,
                                    const gchar * feature_name,
                                    guint min_major,
                                    guint min_minor,
                                    guint min_micro)

Checks whether a plugin feature by the given name exists in registry and whether its version is at least the version required.

Parameters:

registry

a GstRegistry

feature_name

the name of the feature (e.g. "oggdemux")

min_major

the minimum major version number

min_minor

the minimum minor version number

min_micro

the minimum micro version number

Returns

TRUE if the feature could be found and the version is the same as the required version or newer, and FALSE otherwise.


Gst.Registry.prototype.check_feature_version

function Gst.Registry.prototype.check_feature_version(feature_name: String, min_major: Number, min_minor: Number, min_micro: Number): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_check_feature_version'
}

Checks whether a plugin feature by the given name exists in registry and whether its version is at least the version required.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry

feature_name (String)

the name of the feature (e.g. "oggdemux")

min_major (Number)

the minimum major version number

min_minor (Number)

the minimum minor version number

min_micro (Number)

the minimum micro version number

Returns (Number)

true if the feature could be found and the version is the same as the required version or newer, and false otherwise.


Gst.Registry.check_feature_version

def Gst.Registry.check_feature_version (self, feature_name, min_major, min_minor, min_micro):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_check_feature_version'

Checks whether a plugin feature by the given name exists in registry and whether its version is at least the version required.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry

feature_name (str)

the name of the feature (e.g. "oggdemux")

min_major (int)

the minimum major version number

min_minor (int)

the minimum minor version number

min_micro (int)

the minimum micro version number

Returns (bool)

True if the feature could be found and the version is the same as the required version or newer, and False otherwise.


gst_registry_feature_filter

GList *
gst_registry_feature_filter (GstRegistry * registry,
                             GstPluginFeatureFilter filter,
                             gboolean first,
                             gpointer user_data)

Runs a filter against all features of the plugins in the registry and returns a GList with the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is returned (as a list with a single object).

Parameters:

registry

registry to query

filter ( [scope call])

the filter to use

first

only return first match

user_data ( [closure])

user data passed to the filter function

Returns ( [transfer: full][element-typeGst.PluginFeature])

a GList of GstPluginFeature. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.feature_filter

function Gst.Registry.prototype.feature_filter(filter: Gst.PluginFeatureFilter, first: Number, user_data: Object): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_feature_filter'
}

Runs a filter against all features of the plugins in the registry and returns a GList with the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is returned (as a list with a single object).

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

registry to query

the filter to use

first (Number)

only return first match

user_data (Object)

user data passed to the filter function

Returns ([ Gst.PluginFeature ])

a GLib.List of Gst.PluginFeature. Use Gst.PluginFeature.prototype.list_free after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.feature_filter

def Gst.Registry.feature_filter (self, filter, first, *user_data):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_feature_filter'

Runs a filter against all features of the plugins in the registry and returns a GList with the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is returned (as a list with a single object).

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

registry to query

the filter to use

first (bool)

only return first match

user_data (variadic)

user data passed to the filter function

Returns ([ Gst.PluginFeature ])

a GLib.List of Gst.PluginFeature. Use Gst.PluginFeature.list_free after usage.

MT safe.


gst_registry_find_feature

GstPluginFeature *
gst_registry_find_feature (GstRegistry * registry,
                           const gchar * name,
                           GType type)

Find the pluginfeature with the given name and type in the registry.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to search

name

the pluginfeature name to find

type

the pluginfeature type to find

Returns ( [transfer: full][nullable])

the pluginfeature with the given name and type or NULL if the plugin was not found. gst_object_unref after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.find_feature

function Gst.Registry.prototype.find_feature(name: String, type: GObject.Type): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_find_feature'
}

Find the pluginfeature with the given name and type in the registry.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to search

name (String)

the pluginfeature name to find

type (GObject.Type)

the pluginfeature type to find

Returns (Gst.PluginFeature)

the pluginfeature with the given name and type or null if the plugin was not found. Gst.Object.prototype.unref after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.find_feature

def Gst.Registry.find_feature (self, name, type):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_find_feature'

Find the pluginfeature with the given name and type in the registry.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to search

name (str)

the pluginfeature name to find

type (GObject.Type)

the pluginfeature type to find

Returns (Gst.PluginFeature)

the pluginfeature with the given name and type or None if the plugin was not found. Gst.Object.unref after usage.

MT safe.


gst_registry_find_plugin

GstPlugin *
gst_registry_find_plugin (GstRegistry * registry,
                          const gchar * name)

Find the plugin with the given name in the registry. The plugin will be reffed; caller is responsible for unreffing.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to search

name

the plugin name to find

Returns ( [transfer: full][nullable])

the plugin with the given name or NULL if the plugin was not found. gst_object_unref after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.find_plugin

function Gst.Registry.prototype.find_plugin(name: String): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_find_plugin'
}

Find the plugin with the given name in the registry. The plugin will be reffed; caller is responsible for unreffing.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to search

name (String)

the plugin name to find

Returns (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin with the given name or null if the plugin was not found. Gst.Object.prototype.unref after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.find_plugin

def Gst.Registry.find_plugin (self, name):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_find_plugin'

Find the plugin with the given name in the registry. The plugin will be reffed; caller is responsible for unreffing.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to search

name (str)

the plugin name to find

Returns (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin with the given name or None if the plugin was not found. Gst.Object.unref after usage.

MT safe.


gst_registry_get_feature_list

GList *
gst_registry_get_feature_list (GstRegistry * registry,
                               GType type)

Retrieves a GList of GstPluginFeature of type.

Parameters:

registry

a GstRegistry

type

a GType.

Returns ( [transfer: full][element-typeGst.PluginFeature])

a GList of GstPluginFeature of type. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free after use

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.get_feature_list

function Gst.Registry.prototype.get_feature_list(type: GObject.Type): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_get_feature_list'
}

Retrieves a GLib.List of Gst.PluginFeature of type.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry

type (GObject.Type)

a GObject.Type.

Returns ([ Gst.PluginFeature ])

a GLib.List of Gst.PluginFeature of type. Use Gst.PluginFeature.prototype.list_free after use

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.get_feature_list

def Gst.Registry.get_feature_list (self, type):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_get_feature_list'

Retrieves a GLib.List of Gst.PluginFeature of type.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry

type (GObject.Type)

a GObject.Type.

Returns ([ Gst.PluginFeature ])

a GLib.List of Gst.PluginFeature of type. Use Gst.PluginFeature.list_free after use

MT safe.


gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin

GList *
gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin (GstRegistry * registry,
                                         const gchar * name)

Retrieves a GList of features of the plugin with name name.

Parameters:

registry

a GstRegistry.

name

a plugin name.

Returns ( [transfer: full][element-typeGst.PluginFeature])

a GList of GstPluginFeature. Use gst_plugin_feature_list_free after usage.


Gst.Registry.prototype.get_feature_list_by_plugin

function Gst.Registry.prototype.get_feature_list_by_plugin(name: String): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin'
}

Retrieves a GLib.List of features of the plugin with name name.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry.

name (String)

a plugin name.


Gst.Registry.get_feature_list_by_plugin

def Gst.Registry.get_feature_list_by_plugin (self, name):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin'

Retrieves a GLib.List of features of the plugin with name name.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry.

name (str)

a plugin name.


gst_registry_get_plugin_list

GList *
gst_registry_get_plugin_list (GstRegistry * registry)

Get a copy of all plugins registered in the given registry. The refcount of each element in the list in incremented.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to search

Returns ( [transfer: full][element-typeGst.Plugin])

a GList of GstPlugin. Use gst_plugin_list_free after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.get_plugin_list

function Gst.Registry.prototype.get_plugin_list(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_get_plugin_list'
}

Get a copy of all plugins registered in the given registry. The refcount of each element in the list in incremented.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to search

Returns ([ Gst.Plugin ])

a GLib.List of Gst.Plugin. Use Gst.Plugin.prototype.list_free after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.get_plugin_list

def Gst.Registry.get_plugin_list (self):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_get_plugin_list'

Get a copy of all plugins registered in the given registry. The refcount of each element in the list in incremented.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to search

Returns ([ Gst.Plugin ])

a GLib.List of Gst.Plugin. Use Gst.Plugin.list_free after usage.

MT safe.


gst_registry_lookup

GstPlugin *
gst_registry_lookup (GstRegistry * registry,
                     const char* filename)

Look up a plugin in the given registry with the given filename. If found, plugin is reffed.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to look up in

filename

the name of the file to look up

Returns ( [transfer: full][nullable])

the GstPlugin if found, or NULL if not. gst_object_unref after usage.


Gst.Registry.prototype.lookup

function Gst.Registry.prototype.lookup(filename: String): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_lookup'
}

Look up a plugin in the given registry with the given filename. If found, plugin is reffed.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to look up in

filename (String)

the name of the file to look up

Returns (Gst.Plugin)

the Gst.Plugin if found, or null if not. Gst.Object.prototype.unref after usage.


Gst.Registry.lookup

def Gst.Registry.lookup (self, filename):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_lookup'

Look up a plugin in the given registry with the given filename. If found, plugin is reffed.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to look up in

filename (str)

the name of the file to look up

Returns (Gst.Plugin)

the Gst.Plugin if found, or None if not. Gst.Object.unref after usage.


gst_registry_lookup_feature

GstPluginFeature *
gst_registry_lookup_feature (GstRegistry * registry,
                             const char* name)

Find a GstPluginFeature with name in registry.

Parameters:

registry

a GstRegistry

name

a GstPluginFeature name

Returns ( [transfer: full][nullable])

a GstPluginFeature with its refcount incremented, use gst_object_unref after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.lookup_feature

function Gst.Registry.prototype.lookup_feature(name: String): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_lookup_feature'
}

Find a Gst.PluginFeature with name in registry.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry

name (String)

a Gst.PluginFeature name

Returns (Gst.PluginFeature)

a Gst.PluginFeature with its refcount incremented, use Gst.Object.prototype.unref after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.lookup_feature

def Gst.Registry.lookup_feature (self, name):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_lookup_feature'

Find a Gst.PluginFeature with name in registry.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

a Gst.Registry

name (str)

a Gst.PluginFeature name

Returns (Gst.PluginFeature)

a Gst.PluginFeature with its refcount incremented, use Gst.Object.unref after usage.

MT safe.


gst_registry_plugin_filter

GList *
gst_registry_plugin_filter (GstRegistry * registry,
                            GstPluginFilter filter,
                            gboolean first,
                            gpointer user_data)

Runs a filter against all plugins in the registry and returns a GList with the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is returned (as a list with a single object). Every plugin is reffed; use gst_plugin_list_free after use, which will unref again.

Parameters:

registry

registry to query

filter ( [scope call])

the filter to use

first

only return first match

user_data ( [closure])

user data passed to the filter function

Returns ( [transfer: full][element-typeGst.Plugin])

a GList of GstPlugin. Use gst_plugin_list_free after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.prototype.plugin_filter

function Gst.Registry.prototype.plugin_filter(filter: Gst.PluginFilter, first: Number, user_data: Object): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_plugin_filter'
}

Runs a filter against all plugins in the registry and returns a GLib.List with the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is returned (as a list with a single object). Every plugin is reffed; use Gst.Plugin.prototype.list_free after use, which will unref again.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

registry to query

filter (Gst.PluginFilter)

the filter to use

first (Number)

only return first match

user_data (Object)

user data passed to the filter function

Returns ([ Gst.Plugin ])

a GLib.List of Gst.Plugin. Use Gst.Plugin.prototype.list_free after usage.

MT safe.


Gst.Registry.plugin_filter

def Gst.Registry.plugin_filter (self, filter, first, *user_data):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_plugin_filter'

Runs a filter against all plugins in the registry and returns a GLib.List with the results. If the first flag is set, only the first match is returned (as a list with a single object). Every plugin is reffed; use Gst.Plugin.list_free after use, which will unref again.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

registry to query

filter (Gst.PluginFilter)

the filter to use

first (bool)

only return first match

user_data (variadic)

user data passed to the filter function

Returns ([ Gst.Plugin ])

a GLib.List of Gst.Plugin. Use Gst.Plugin.list_free after usage.

MT safe.


gst_registry_remove_feature

gst_registry_remove_feature (GstRegistry * registry,
                             GstPluginFeature * feature)

Remove the feature from the registry.

MT safe.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to remove the feature from

feature ( [transfer: none])

the feature to remove


Gst.Registry.prototype.remove_feature

function Gst.Registry.prototype.remove_feature(feature: Gst.PluginFeature): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_remove_feature'
}

Remove the feature from the registry.

MT safe.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to remove the feature from

feature (Gst.PluginFeature)

the feature to remove


Gst.Registry.remove_feature

def Gst.Registry.remove_feature (self, feature):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_remove_feature'

Remove the feature from the registry.

MT safe.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to remove the feature from

feature (Gst.PluginFeature)

the feature to remove


gst_registry_remove_plugin

gst_registry_remove_plugin (GstRegistry * registry,
                            GstPlugin * plugin)

Remove the plugin from the registry.

MT safe.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to remove the plugin from

plugin ( [transfer: none])

the plugin to remove


Gst.Registry.prototype.remove_plugin

function Gst.Registry.prototype.remove_plugin(plugin: Gst.Plugin): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_remove_plugin'
}

Remove the plugin from the registry.

MT safe.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to remove the plugin from

plugin (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin to remove


Gst.Registry.remove_plugin

def Gst.Registry.remove_plugin (self, plugin):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_remove_plugin'

Remove the plugin from the registry.

MT safe.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to remove the plugin from

plugin (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin to remove


gst_registry_scan_path

gboolean
gst_registry_scan_path (GstRegistry * registry,
                        const gchar * path)

Scan the given path for plugins to add to the registry. The syntax of the path is specific to the registry.

Parameters:

registry

the registry to add found plugins to

path ( [typefilename])

the path to scan

Returns

TRUE if registry changed


Gst.Registry.prototype.scan_path

function Gst.Registry.prototype.scan_path(path: filename): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_scan_path'
}

Scan the given path for plugins to add to the registry. The syntax of the path is specific to the registry.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to add found plugins to

path (filename)

the path to scan

Returns (Number)

true if registry changed


Gst.Registry.scan_path

def Gst.Registry.scan_path (self, path):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_scan_path'

Scan the given path for plugins to add to the registry. The syntax of the path is specific to the registry.

Parameters:

registry (Gst.Registry)

the registry to add found plugins to

path (str)

the path to scan

Returns (bool)

True if registry changed


Functions

gst_registry_fork_is_enabled

gboolean
gst_registry_fork_is_enabled ()

By default GStreamer will perform scanning and rebuilding of the registry file using a helper child process.

Applications might want to disable this behaviour with the gst_registry_fork_set_enabled function, in which case new plugins are scanned (and loaded) into the application process.

Returns

TRUE if GStreamer will use the child helper process when rebuilding the registry.


Gst.Registry.prototype.fork_is_enabled

function Gst.Registry.prototype.fork_is_enabled(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_fork_is_enabled'
}

By default GStreamer will perform scanning and rebuilding of the registry file using a helper child process.

Applications might want to disable this behaviour with the Gst.Registry.prototype.fork_set_enabled function, in which case new plugins are scanned (and loaded) into the application process.

Returns (Number)

true if GStreamer will use the child helper process when rebuilding the registry.


Gst.Registry.fork_is_enabled

def Gst.Registry.fork_is_enabled ():
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_fork_is_enabled'

By default GStreamer will perform scanning and rebuilding of the registry file using a helper child process.

Applications might want to disable this behaviour with the Gst.Registry.fork_set_enabled function, in which case new plugins are scanned (and loaded) into the application process.

Returns (bool)

True if GStreamer will use the child helper process when rebuilding the registry.


gst_registry_fork_set_enabled

gst_registry_fork_set_enabled (gboolean enabled)

Applications might want to disable/enable spawning of a child helper process when rebuilding the registry. See gst_registry_fork_is_enabled for more information.

Parameters:

enabled

whether rebuilding the registry can use a temporary child helper process.


Gst.Registry.prototype.fork_set_enabled

function Gst.Registry.prototype.fork_set_enabled(enabled: Number): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_fork_set_enabled'
}

Applications might want to disable/enable spawning of a child helper process when rebuilding the registry. See Gst.Registry.prototype.fork_is_enabled for more information.

Parameters:

enabled (Number)

whether rebuilding the registry can use a temporary child helper process.


Gst.Registry.fork_set_enabled

def Gst.Registry.fork_set_enabled (enabled):
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_fork_set_enabled'

Applications might want to disable/enable spawning of a child helper process when rebuilding the registry. See Gst.Registry.fork_is_enabled for more information.

Parameters:

enabled (bool)

whether rebuilding the registry can use a temporary child helper process.


gst_registry_get

GstRegistry *
gst_registry_get ()

Retrieves the singleton plugin registry. The caller does not own a reference on the registry, as it is alive as long as GStreamer is initialized.

Returns ( [transfer: none])

the GstRegistry.


Gst.Registry.prototype.get

function Gst.Registry.prototype.get(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_registry_get'
}

Retrieves the singleton plugin registry. The caller does not own a reference on the registry, as it is alive as long as GStreamer is initialized.

Returns (Gst.Registry)

the Gst.Registry.


Gst.Registry.get

def Gst.Registry.get ():
    #python wrapper for 'gst_registry_get'

Retrieves the singleton plugin registry. The caller does not own a reference on the registry, as it is alive as long as GStreamer is initialized.

Returns (Gst.Registry)

the Gst.Registry.


Signals

feature-added

feature_added_callback (GstRegistry * self,
                        GstPluginFeature * feature,
                        gpointer user_data)

Signals that a feature has been added to the registry (possibly replacing a previously-added one by the same name)

Parameters:

self
No description available
feature

the feature that has been added

user_data
No description available

Flags: Run Last


feature-added

function feature_added_callback(self: Gst.Registry, feature: Gst.PluginFeature, user_data: Object): {
    // javascript callback for the 'feature-added' signal
}

Signals that a feature has been added to the registry (possibly replacing a previously-added one by the same name)

Parameters:

self (Gst.Registry)
No description available
feature (Gst.PluginFeature)

the feature that has been added

user_data (Object)
No description available

Flags: Run Last


feature-added

def feature_added_callback (self, feature, *user_data):
    #python callback for the 'feature-added' signal

Signals that a feature has been added to the registry (possibly replacing a previously-added one by the same name)

Parameters:

self (Gst.Registry)
No description available
feature (Gst.PluginFeature)

the feature that has been added

user_data (variadic)
No description available

Flags: Run Last


plugin-added

plugin_added_callback (GstRegistry * self,
                       GstPlugin * plugin,
                       gpointer user_data)

Signals that a plugin has been added to the registry (possibly replacing a previously-added one by the same name)

Parameters:

self
No description available
plugin

the plugin that has been added

user_data
No description available

Flags: Run Last


plugin-added

function plugin_added_callback(self: Gst.Registry, plugin: Gst.Plugin, user_data: Object): {
    // javascript callback for the 'plugin-added' signal
}

Signals that a plugin has been added to the registry (possibly replacing a previously-added one by the same name)

Parameters:

self (Gst.Registry)
No description available
plugin (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin that has been added

user_data (Object)
No description available

Flags: Run Last


plugin-added

def plugin_added_callback (self, plugin, *user_data):
    #python callback for the 'plugin-added' signal

Signals that a plugin has been added to the registry (possibly replacing a previously-added one by the same name)

Parameters:

self (Gst.Registry)
No description available
plugin (Gst.Plugin)

the plugin that has been added

user_data (variadic)
No description available

Flags: Run Last


Functions

gst_update_registry

gboolean
gst_update_registry ()

Forces GStreamer to re-scan its plugin paths and update the default plugin registry.

Applications will almost never need to call this function, it is only useful if the application knows new plugins have been installed (or old ones removed) since the start of the application (or, to be precise, the first call to gst_init) and the application wants to make use of any newly-installed plugins without restarting the application.

Applications should assume that the registry update is neither atomic nor thread-safe and should therefore not have any dynamic pipelines running (including the playbin and decodebin elements) and should also not create any elements or access the GStreamer registry while the update is in progress.

Note that this function may block for a significant amount of time.

Returns

TRUE if the registry has been updated successfully (does not imply that there were changes), otherwise FALSE.


Gst.prototype.update_registry

function Gst.prototype.update_registry(): {
    // javascript wrapper for 'gst_update_registry'
}

Forces GStreamer to re-scan its plugin paths and update the default plugin registry.

Applications will almost never need to call this function, it is only useful if the application knows new plugins have been installed (or old ones removed) since the start of the application (or, to be precise, the first call to Gst.prototype.init) and the application wants to make use of any newly-installed plugins without restarting the application.

Applications should assume that the registry update is neither atomic nor thread-safe and should therefore not have any dynamic pipelines running (including the playbin and decodebin elements) and should also not create any elements or access the GStreamer registry while the update is in progress.

Note that this function may block for a significant amount of time.

Returns (Number)

true if the registry has been updated successfully (does not imply that there were changes), otherwise false.


Gst.update_registry

def Gst.update_registry ():
    #python wrapper for 'gst_update_registry'

Forces GStreamer to re-scan its plugin paths and update the default plugin registry.

Applications will almost never need to call this function, it is only useful if the application knows new plugins have been installed (or old ones removed) since the start of the application (or, to be precise, the first call to Gst.init) and the application wants to make use of any newly-installed plugins without restarting the application.

Applications should assume that the registry update is neither atomic nor thread-safe and should therefore not have any dynamic pipelines running (including the playbin and decodebin elements) and should also not create any elements or access the GStreamer registry while the update is in progress.

Note that this function may block for a significant amount of time.

Returns (bool)

True if the registry has been updated successfully (does not imply that there were changes), otherwise False.


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