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<a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-plugin-message-get-description" title="gst_missing_plugin_message_get_description ()">gst_missing_plugin_message_get_description</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> *msg</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="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-is-missing-plugin-message" title="gst_is_missing_plugin_message ()">gst_is_missing_plugin_message</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> *msg</code></em>); <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-decoder-message-new" title="gst_missing_decoder_message_new ()">gst_missing_decoder_message_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *decode_caps</code></em>); <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-encoder-message-new" title="gst_missing_encoder_message_new ()">gst_missing_encoder_message_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *encode_caps</code></em>); <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-uri-source-message-new" title="gst_missing_uri_source_message_new ()">gst_missing_uri_source_message_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</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> *protocol</code></em>); <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-uri-sink-message-new" title="gst_missing_uri_sink_message_new ()">gst_missing_uri_sink_message_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</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> *protocol</code></em>); <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-element-message-new" title="gst_missing_element_message_new ()">gst_missing_element_message_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</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> *factory_name</code></em>); <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-uri-source-installer-detail-new" title="gst_missing_uri_source_installer_detail_new ()">gst_missing_uri_source_installer_detail_new</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> *protocol</code></em>); <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-uri-sink-installer-detail-new" title="gst_missing_uri_sink_installer_detail_new ()">gst_missing_uri_sink_installer_detail_new</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> *protocol</code></em>); <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-element-installer-detail-new" title="gst_missing_element_installer_detail_new ()">gst_missing_element_installer_detail_new</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> *factory_name</code></em>); <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-decoder-installer-detail-new" title="gst_missing_decoder_installer_detail_new ()">gst_missing_decoder_installer_detail_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *decode_caps</code></em>); <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-encoder-installer-detail-new" title="gst_missing_encoder_installer_detail_new ()">gst_missing_encoder_installer_detail_new</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *encode_caps</code></em>); </pre> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.description"></a><h2>Description</h2> <p> </p> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="idp28136352"></a><p> Functions to create, recognise and parse missing-plugins messages for applications and elements. </p> <p> Missing-plugin messages are posted on the bus by elements like decodebin or playbin if they can't find an appropriate source element or decoder element. The application can use these messages for two things: </p> <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"> <li class="listitem"><p> concise error/problem reporting to the user mentioning what exactly is missing, see <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-plugin-message-get-description" title="gst_missing_plugin_message_get_description ()"><code class="function">gst_missing_plugin_message_get_description()</code></a> </p></li> <li class="listitem"><p> initiate installation of missing plugins, see <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.html#gst-missing-plugin-message-get-installer-detail" title="gst_missing_plugin_message_get_installer_detail ()"><code class="function">gst_missing_plugin_message_get_installer_detail()</code></a> and <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> </p></li> </ul></div> <p> </p> <p> Applications may also create missing-plugin messages themselves to install required elements that are missing, using the install mechanism mentioned above. </p> </div> <p> </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsmissingplugins.details"></a><h2>Details</h2> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-plugin-message-get-installer-detail"></a><h3>gst_missing_plugin_message_get_installer_detail ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_plugin_message_get_installer_detail (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> *msg</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns an opaque string containing all the details about the missing element to be passed to an external installer called via <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-sync" title="gst_install_plugins_sync ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_sync()</code></a>. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that call external plugin installation mechanisms using one of the two above-mentioned functions. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>a missing-plugin <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> of type <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GST-MESSAGE-ELEMENT:CAPS"><span class="type">GST_MESSAGE_ELEMENT</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated detail string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-plugin-message-get-description"></a><h3>gst_missing_plugin_message_get_description ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_plugin_message_get_description (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> *msg</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns a localised string describing the missing feature, for use in error dialogs and the like. Should never return NULL unless <em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em> is not a valid missing-plugin message. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that need a human-readable string describing a missing plugin, given a previously collected missing-plugin message </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>a missing-plugin <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> of type <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GST-MESSAGE-ELEMENT:CAPS"><span class="type">GST_MESSAGE_ELEMENT</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated description string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-is-missing-plugin-message"></a><h3>gst_is_missing_plugin_message ()</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_is_missing_plugin_message (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> *msg</code></em>);</pre> <p> Checks whether <em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em> is a missing plugins message. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>a <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a> </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 <em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em> is a missing-plugins message, otherwise <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Standard-Macros.html#FALSE:CAPS"><code class="literal">FALSE</code></a>.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-decoder-message-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_decoder_message_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * gst_missing_decoder_message_new (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *decode_caps</code></em>);</pre> <p> Creates a missing-plugin message for <em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> to notify the application that a decoder element for a particular set of (fixed) caps is missing. This function is mainly for use in plugins. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> posting the message</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>decode_caps</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the (fixed) caps for which a decoder element is needed</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a new <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a>, 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-missing-encoder-message-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_encoder_message_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * gst_missing_encoder_message_new (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</code></em>, <em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *encode_caps</code></em>);</pre> <p> Creates a missing-plugin message for <em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> to notify the application that an encoder element for a particular set of (fixed) caps is missing. This function is mainly for use in plugins. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> posting the message</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>encode_caps</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the (fixed) caps for which an encoder element is needed</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a new <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a>, 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-missing-uri-source-message-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_uri_source_message_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * gst_missing_uri_source_message_new (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</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> *protocol</code></em>);</pre> <p> Creates a missing-plugin message for <em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> to notify the application that a source element for a particular URI protocol is missing. This function is mainly for use in plugins. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> posting the message</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>protocol</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the URI protocol the missing source needs to implement, e.g. "http" or "mms"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a new <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a>, 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-missing-uri-sink-message-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_uri_sink_message_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * gst_missing_uri_sink_message_new (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</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> *protocol</code></em>);</pre> <p> Creates a missing-plugin message for <em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> to notify the application that a sink element for a particular URI protocol is missing. This function is mainly for use in plugins. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> posting the message</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>protocol</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the URI protocol the missing sink needs to implement, e.g. "http" or "smb"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a new <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a>, 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-missing-element-message-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_element_message_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="returnvalue">GstMessage</span></a> * gst_missing_element_message_new (<em class="parameter"><code><a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> *element</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> *factory_name</code></em>);</pre> <p> Creates a missing-plugin message for <em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> to notify the application that a certain required element is missing. This function is mainly for use in plugins. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>element</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/GstElement.html"><span class="type">GstElement</span></a> posting the message</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>factory_name</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the name of the missing element (element factory), e.g. "videoscale" or "cdparanoiasrc"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a new <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstMessage.html#GstMessage"><span class="type">GstMessage</span></a>, 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-missing-uri-source-installer-detail-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_uri_source_installer_detail_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_uri_source_installer_detail_new (<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> *protocol</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns an opaque string containing all the details about the missing element to be passed to an external installer called via <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-sync" title="gst_install_plugins_sync ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_sync()</code></a>. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that call external plugin installation mechanisms using one of the two above-mentioned functions in the case where the application knows exactly what kind of plugin it is missing. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>protocol</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the URI protocol the missing source needs to implement, e.g. "http" or "mms"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated detail string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p class="since">Since 0.10.15</p> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-uri-sink-installer-detail-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_uri_sink_installer_detail_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_uri_sink_installer_detail_new (<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> *protocol</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns an opaque string containing all the details about the missing element to be passed to an external installer called via <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-sync" title="gst_install_plugins_sync ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_sync()</code></a>. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that call external plugin installation mechanisms using one of the two above-mentioned functions in the case where the application knows exactly what kind of plugin it is missing. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>protocol</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the URI protocol the missing source needs to implement, e.g. "http" or "mms"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated detail string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p class="since">Since 0.10.15</p> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-element-installer-detail-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_element_installer_detail_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_element_installer_detail_new (<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> *factory_name</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns an opaque string containing all the details about the missing element to be passed to an external installer called via <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-sync" title="gst_install_plugins_sync ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_sync()</code></a>. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that call external plugin installation mechanisms using one of the two above-mentioned functions in the case where the application knows exactly what kind of plugin it is missing. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>factory_name</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the name of the missing element (element factory), e.g. "videoscale" or "cdparanoiasrc"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated detail string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p class="since">Since 0.10.15</p> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-decoder-installer-detail-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_decoder_installer_detail_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_decoder_installer_detail_new (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *decode_caps</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns an opaque string containing all the details about the missing element to be passed to an external installer called via <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-sync" title="gst_install_plugins_sync ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_sync()</code></a>. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that call external plugin installation mechanisms using one of the two above-mentioned functions in the case where the application knows exactly what kind of plugin it is missing. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>decode_caps</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the (fixed) caps for which a decoder element is needed</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated detail string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p class="since">Since 0.10.15</p> </div> <hr> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="gst-missing-encoder-installer-detail-new"></a><h3>gst_missing_encoder_installer_detail_new ()</h3> <pre class="programlisting"><a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Basic-Types.html#gchar"><span class="returnvalue">gchar</span></a> * gst_missing_encoder_installer_detail_new (<em class="parameter"><code>const <a href="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstCaps.html#GstCaps"><span class="type">GstCaps</span></a> *encode_caps</code></em>);</pre> <p> Returns an opaque string containing all the details about the missing element to be passed to an external installer called via <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-async" title="gst_install_plugins_async ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_async()</code></a> or <a class="link" href="gst-plugins-base-libs-gstpbutilsinstallplugins.html#gst-install-plugins-sync" title="gst_install_plugins_sync ()"><code class="function">gst_install_plugins_sync()</code></a>. </p> <p> This function is mainly for applications that call external plugin installation mechanisms using one of the two above-mentioned functions in the case where the application knows exactly what kind of plugin it is missing. </p> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>encode_caps</code></em> :</span></p></td> <td>the (fixed) caps for which an encoder element is needed</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td> <td>a newly-allocated detail string, or NULL on error. Free string with <a href="http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/unstable/glib-Memory-Allocation.html#g-free"><code class="function">g_free()</code></a> when not needed any longer.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p class="since">Since 0.10.15</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <hr> Generated by GTK-Doc V1.18</div> </body> </html>