Thanks Stefan n i found a way out :D :D we can set the rank of our plugin higher than maximum by passing GST_RANK_PRIMARY+1 so that type find will return this plugin instead :D no uninstalling needed <div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 5, 2007 12:05 AM, Stefan Kost <<a href="mailto:ensonic@hora-obscura.de">ensonic@hora-obscura.de</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi, karmendra jain schrieb: <div class="Ih2E3d">> Is there no way out apart from uninstalling the previous one ?? > i mean .. Can a program be written which searches all the match for a > perticular file > and returns all  ie MAXIMUM MOST_LIKELY etc etc > </div>The typefinder that returns the maximum likelyhood detemines the format. Then decodebin will use the element with highest rank that accepts the format. <div class="Ih2E3d"> > so that one has option to choose from the list of plugins ?? > > Can any core developers look into this .. or any alternate solution ??? </div>I am core-developer :) You could probably remove the unwanted plugins from the registry (untested). Stefan <div class="Ih2E3d"> > > On Dec 4, 2007 1:04 AM, Stefan Kost <<a href="mailto:ensonic@hora-obscura.de">ensonic@hora-obscura.de</a> </div> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ensonic@hora-obscura.de">ensonic@hora-obscura.de</a>>> wrote: > >     hi, > >     karmendra jain schrieb: >     > Hey Frans .. things are solved thanks >     > but one more query >     > if i have a situation as >     > suppose i design my own amrwb decoder  (an audio decoder)  and this >     > decoder typefind is already present >     > with option GST_TYPE_FIND_MAXIMUM >     > then how will the gst-typefins return my plugin type ???? >     > >     > basically i have designed my own amrwb plugin and i want to make it >     > autopluggable >     > so i have defined the typefind function in it with >     GST_TYPE_FIND_MAXIMUM >     > option >     > but gst-typefind still dosen't return this >     > it returns the caps of the original one .. >     > any idea on how to achieve this ?? > >     You need to make sure the other plugin is not installed. Basically >     when you have >     several elements with same rank installed you cannot guarantee that >     your plugin >     is used. The rank based element selection is to simple for that >     scenario. >     Unfortunately I am not aware of an easy way to do it better. Ideas >     are welcome :) > >     Stefan > >     > >     > >     > On Dec 3, 2007 6:25 PM, karmendra jain < <a href="mailto:karmendra.jain@gmail.com">karmendra.jain@gmail.com</a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:karmendra.jain@gmail.com"> karmendra.jain@gmail.com</a>> >     > <mailto: <a href="mailto:karmendra.jain@gmail.com">karmendra.jain@gmail.com</a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:karmendra.jain@gmail.com">karmendra.jain@gmail.com </a>>>> wrote: >     > >     >     Thanks Frans >     >     i went thru that .. >     >     But my doubt is just in plugin .. not in application side >     > >     >     My question is .. wat are the things needed to be done in a plugin >     >     to make compatible to autoplugin format >     >     i also checked gsttypefindfunctions.c >     >     thats pretty clear on how things are done >     >     but am still not very clear on how the corresponding plugin to be >     >     used is returned ??? >     > >     > >     > >     >     On Dec 3, 2007 1:29 PM, Frans van Berckel < <a href="mailto:fberckel@xs4all.nl">fberckel@xs4all.nl</a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:fberckel@xs4all.nl">fberckel@xs4all.nl</a>> </div></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">>     >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:fberckel@xs4all.nl">fberckel@xs4all.nl</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:fberckel@xs4all.nl">fberckel@xs4all.nl</a>>>> wrote: >     > >     >         Hi Karmendra, >     > >     >         Do you know the docoderbin and decoderbin2 element? >     > >     >         Regards, >     > >     > >     >         Frans van Berckel >     > >     >         On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 12:22 +0530, karmendra jain wrote: >     >         > Hi All >     >         > I need some pointers regarding the autoplugin feature >     >         > Currently i have designed a plugin >     >         > say a audio decoder plugin for AMR-NB .. with mime type >     >         speech/amr-nb >     >         > now what all do i need to define and where >     >         > >     >         > According to what i understood >     >         > 1: i need to use type find function >     >         > 2: i need to define a autoplugger support in my plugin >     >         > >     >         > Now the Question is >     >         > 1: how do i define a autopluger .. some sample code or >     docs .. ne >     >         > one .. plzz >     >         > 2: how to use the tyfindfunction ... >     >         > >     >         > Can anyone guide me on this one ??? >     >         > >     >         > Regards >     >         > Karmendra >     >         > >     > >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >     > >     >         > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business >     >         White Paper >     >         > from Novell.  From the desktop to the data center, Linux >     is going >     >         > mainstream.  Let it simplify your IT future. >     >         > <a href="http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4" target="_blank">http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 </a> >     >         > _______________________________________________ >     >         gstreamer-devel mailing list >     >         <a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net </a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a>> >     >         <mailto: <a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net"> gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a>>> >     > >     <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel" target="_blank"> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> >     <<a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel </a>> >     > >     > >     > >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >     > >     >         SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business >     White >     >         Paper >     >         from Novell.  From the desktop to the data center, Linux >     is going >     >         mainstream.  Let it simplify your IT future. >     >         <a href="http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4" target="_blank">http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4</a> >     >         _______________________________________________ >     >         gstreamer-devel mailing list >     >         <a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net"> gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a>> >     >         <mailto:<a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net"> gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a>>> >     >         <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel </a> >     > >     > >     > >     > >     > >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >     > >     > >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >     > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper >     > from Novell.  From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going >     > mainstream.  Let it simplify your IT future. >     > <a href="http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4" target="_blank">http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4</a> >     > >     > >     > >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >     > >     > _______________________________________________ >     > gstreamer-devel mailing list >     > <a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net </a> >     <mailto:<a href="mailto:gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net</a>> >     > <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel" target="_blank"> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-devel</a> > > </div></div></blockquote></div>