The future of the GStreamer Java bindings?

[Andreas Tunek]

Den fre 24 feb. 2023 kl 08:48 skrev Davide Perini via gstreamer-devel <
gstreamer-devel at lists.freedesktop.org>:

> It's very sad to see this message from Neil but I completely understand it.
>
> I think that the Java bindings for GStreamer is an important part of
> GStreamer,
> without this binding, GStreamer is not as interesting as it is currently.
>
>
It seems you maybe should support Codelerity if this is something that is
important to you?

Best regards
Andreas



> I think that GStreamer's devs should think on this message and start
> putting some
> effort in the binding.
> It could even be useful to brake slightly with the development of
> GStreamer to make room for the bindings.
>
> I hope that GStreamer's devs will chime in with some ideas.
>
> Kind regards,
> Davide
>
>
> Il 21/02/2023 19:58, Neil C Smith via gstreamer-devel ha scritto:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'd like to start a conversation on the future of the Java bindings
> > for GStreamer, gst1-java-core [1] and related projects. I've not been
> > able to put much time into the bindings recently. And despite seeing
> > an increasing number of commercial users of the library, none of
> > Codelerity's commercial work over the last 18 months has been
> > GStreamer related. That situation is not sustainable for me! At least
> > while I remain the sole maintainer, and primary developer and source
> > of support. Simply put, I cannot afford to invest for free, at least
> > alone, the level of time that is required to make necessary updates to
> > the library to meet changes in both Java and GStreamer.
> >
> > I was one of the maintainers of the GStreamer 0.10 bindings for Java,
> > and started the GStreamer 1.x supporting fork in 2015 to meet some
> > personal project needs. I made the project openly available, but never
> > intended to stay its sole maintainer. Despite many valued
> > contributions from others over the years, no-one with the necessary
> > knowledge has volunteered to help on an ongoing basis with development
> > and maintenance - even with some heavy hinting at times!
> >
> > Unfortunately, if we cannot find a sustainable way forward, then we
> > just might have to accept that it's time to call it a day on these
> > bindings. That would be a shame!
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/gstreamer-java/gst1-java-core
> >
> > Thanks for any input you have!
> >
> > With best wishes,
> >
> > Neil
> >
> >
>
>
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