[gst-devel] GstObject API crufted?
Martin Schulze
MHL.Schulze at t-online.de
Thu Apr 3 01:42:05 CEST 2003
Hi!
In the process of creating the c++ bindings for gstreamer, I came
across some issues about the GstObject API:
- GstObject has a data field "parent". This field seems to be used only
for GstElement and GstPad. Other structures don't seem to have a
clear container<->child relationship. Is this right?
- There is a function gst_object_destroy() that forces the destruction
of the passed object. Is this intended to work at any time? For
GstElement/GstPad? For other types? Is the parent notified about
the destruction?
- Objects of type GstObject can be in floated state. Is this useful for
all derivations of GstObject?
- Is it useful for all structs that currently inherit GstObject to have the
data fields "name" and "lock"?
All in all it seems that a great part of the functionality provided by
GstObject is only used by GstElement and GstPad. I suggest
moving this functionality into a further common base structure of
GstElement and GstPad.
Regards,
Martin
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