GstHarness

GstHarness — A test-harness for writing GStreamer unit tests

Functions

GstHarness * gst_harness_new_empty ()
GstHarness * gst_harness_new_full ()
GstHarness * gst_harness_new_with_element ()
GstHarness * gst_harness_new_with_padnames ()
GstHarness * gst_harness_new_with_templates ()
GstHarness * gst_harness_new ()
GstHarness * gst_harness_new_parse ()
void gst_harness_add_element_full ()
void gst_harness_add_parse ()
void gst_harness_teardown ()
void gst_harness_add_element_src_pad ()
void gst_harness_add_element_sink_pad ()
void gst_harness_set_src_caps ()
void gst_harness_set_sink_caps ()
void gst_harness_set_caps ()
void gst_harness_set_src_caps_str ()
void gst_harness_set_sink_caps_str ()
void gst_harness_set_caps_str ()
void gst_harness_use_systemclock ()
void gst_harness_use_testclock ()
GstTestClock * gst_harness_get_testclock ()
gboolean gst_harness_set_time ()
gboolean gst_harness_wait_for_clock_id_waits ()
gboolean gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait ()
gboolean gst_harness_crank_multiple_clock_waits ()
void gst_harness_play ()
void gst_harness_set_blocking_push_mode ()
void gst_harness_set_forwarding ()
GstBuffer * gst_harness_create_buffer ()
GstFlowReturn gst_harness_push ()
GstBuffer * gst_harness_pull ()
GstBuffer * gst_harness_try_pull ()
GstBuffer * gst_harness_push_and_pull ()
guint gst_harness_buffers_received ()
guint gst_harness_buffers_in_queue ()
void gst_harness_set_drop_buffers ()
void gst_harness_dump_to_file ()
GstClockTime gst_harness_get_last_pushed_timestamp ()
gboolean gst_harness_push_event ()
GstEvent * gst_harness_pull_event ()
GstEvent * gst_harness_try_pull_event ()
guint gst_harness_events_received ()
guint gst_harness_events_in_queue ()
gboolean gst_harness_push_upstream_event ()
GstEvent * gst_harness_pull_upstream_event ()
GstEvent * gst_harness_try_pull_upstream_event ()
guint gst_harness_upstream_events_received ()
guint gst_harness_upstream_events_in_queue ()
GstClockTime gst_harness_query_latency ()
void gst_harness_set_upstream_latency ()
void gst_harness_set_propose_allocator ()
void gst_harness_get_allocator ()
void gst_harness_add_src ()
void gst_harness_add_src_harness ()
void gst_harness_add_src_parse ()
GstFlowReturn gst_harness_push_from_src ()
GstFlowReturn gst_harness_src_crank_and_push_many ()
gboolean gst_harness_src_push_event ()
void gst_harness_add_sink ()
void gst_harness_add_sink_harness ()
void gst_harness_add_sink_parse ()
GstFlowReturn gst_harness_push_to_sink ()
GstFlowReturn gst_harness_sink_push_many ()
GstElement * gst_harness_find_element ()
void gst_harness_set ()
void gst_harness_get ()
void gst_harness_add_probe ()
guint gst_harness_stress_thread_stop ()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_custom_start ()
#define gst_harness_stress_statechange_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_statechange_start_full ()
#define gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start_full ()
GstBuffer * (*GstHarnessPrepareBufferFunc) ()
#define gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_with_cb_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_with_cb_start_full ()
#define gst_harness_stress_push_event_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_push_event_start_full ()
GstEvent * (*GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc) ()
#define gst_harness_stress_push_event_with_cb_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_push_event_with_cb_start_full ()
#define gst_harness_stress_send_upstream_event_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_push_upstream_event_start_full ()
#define gst_harness_stress_send_upstream_event_with_cb_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_push_upstream_event_with_cb_start_full ()
#define gst_harness_stress_property_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_property_start_full ()
#define gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start()
GstHarnessThread * gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start_full ()

Types and Values

Includes

#include <gst/check/check.h>

Description

GstHarness is meant to make writing unit test for GStreamer much easier. It can be thought of as a way of treating a GstElement as a black box, deterministically feeding it data, and controlling what data it outputs.

The basic structure of GstHarness is two "floating" GstPads that connect to the harnessed GstElement src and sink GstPads like so:

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__________________________
 _____   |  _____            _____  |   _____
|     |  | |     |          |     | |  |     |
| src |--+-| sink|  Element | src |-+--| sink|
|_____|  | |_____|          |_____| |  |_____|
         |__________________________|

With this, you can now simulate any environment the GstElement might find itself in. By specifying the GstCaps of the harness GstPads, using functions like gst_harness_set_src_caps() or gst_harness_set_sink_caps_str(), you can test how the GstElement interacts with different caps sets.

Your harnessed GstElement can of course also be a bin, and using gst_harness_new_parse() supporting standard gst-launch syntax, you can easily test a whole pipeline instead of just one element.

You can then go on to push GstBuffers and GstEvents on to the srcpad, using functions like gst_harness_push() and gst_harness_push_event(), and then pull them out to examine them with gst_harness_pull() and gst_harness_pull_event().

A simple buffer-in buffer-out example

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#include <gst/gst.h>
#include <gst/check/gstharness.h>
GstHarness *h;
GstBuffer *in_buf;
GstBuffer *out_buf;

// attach the harness to the src and sink pad of GstQueue
h = gst_harness_new ("queue");

// we must specify a caps before pushing buffers
gst_harness_set_src_caps_str (h, "mycaps");

// create a buffer of size 42
in_buf = gst_harness_create_buffer (h, 42);

// push the buffer into the queue
gst_harness_push (h, in_buf);

// pull the buffer from the queue
out_buf = gst_harness_pull (h);

// validate the buffer in is the same as buffer out
fail_unless (in_buf == out_buf);

// cleanup
gst_buffer_unref (out_buf);
gst_harness_teardown (h);

Another main feature of the GstHarness is its integration with the GstTestClock. Operating the GstTestClock can be very challenging, but GstHarness simplifies some of the most desired actions a lot, like wanting to manually advance the clock while at the same time releasing a GstClockID that is waiting, with functions like gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait().

GstHarness also supports sub-harnesses, as a way of generating and validating data. A sub-harness is another GstHarness that is managed by the "parent" harness, and can either be created by using the standard gst_harness_new type functions directly on the (GstHarness *)->src_harness, or using the much more convenient gst_harness_add_src() or gst_harness_add_sink_parse(). If you have a decoder-element you want to test, (like vp8dec) it can be very useful to add a src-harness with both a src-element (videotestsrc) and an encoder (vp8enc) to feed the decoder data with different configurations, by simply doing:

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GstHarness * h = gst_harness_new (h, "vp8dec");
gst_harness_add_src_parse (h, "videotestsrc is-live=1 ! vp8enc", TRUE);

and then feeding it data with:

Functions

gst_harness_new_empty ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new_empty (void);

Creates a new empty harness. Use gst_harness_add_element_full() to add an GstElement to it.

MT safe.

[skip]

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.8


gst_harness_new_full ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new_full (GstElement *element,
                      GstStaticPadTemplate *hsrc,
                      const gchar *element_sinkpad_name,
                      GstStaticPadTemplate *hsink,
                      const gchar *element_srcpad_name);

Creates a new harness.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

element

a GstElement to attach the harness to (transfer none)

 

hsrc

a GstStaticPadTemplate describing the harness srcpad. NULL will not create a harness srcpad.

[allow-none]

element_sinkpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element sinkpad that is then linked to the harness srcpad. Can be a static or request or a sometimes pad that has been added. NULL will not get/request a sinkpad from the element. (Like if the element is a src.).

[allow-none]

hsink

a GstStaticPadTemplate describing the harness sinkpad. NULL will not create a harness sinkpad.

[allow-none]

element_srcpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element srcpad that is then linked to the harness sinkpad, similar to the element_sinkpad_name .

[allow-none]

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_new_with_element ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new_with_element (GstElement *element,
                              const gchar *element_sinkpad_name,
                              const gchar *element_srcpad_name);

Creates a new harness. Works in the same way as gst_harness_new_full(), only that generic padtemplates are used for the harness src and sinkpads, which will be sufficient in most usecases.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

element

a GstElement to attach the harness to (transfer none)

 

element_sinkpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element sinkpad that is then linked to the harness srcpad. NULL does not attach a sinkpad.

[allow-none]

element_srcpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element srcpad that is then linked to the harness sinkpad. NULL does not attach a srcpad.

[allow-none]

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_new_with_padnames ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new_with_padnames (const gchar *element_name,
                               const gchar *element_sinkpad_name,
                               const gchar *element_srcpad_name);

Creates a new harness. Works like gst_harness_new_with_element(), except you specify the factoryname of the GstElement

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

element_name

a gchar describing the GstElement name

 

element_sinkpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element sinkpad that is then linked to the harness srcpad. NULL does not attach a sinkpad.

[allow-none]

element_srcpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element srcpad that is then linked to the harness sinkpad. NULL does not attach a srcpad.

[allow-none]

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_new_with_templates ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new_with_templates (const gchar *element_name,
                                GstStaticPadTemplate *hsrc,
                                GstStaticPadTemplate *hsink);

Creates a new harness, like gst_harness_new_full(), except it assumes the GstElement sinkpad is named "sink" and srcpad is named "src"

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

element_name

a gchar describing the GstElement name

 

hsrc

a GstStaticPadTemplate describing the harness srcpad. NULL will not create a harness srcpad.

[allow-none]

hsink

a GstStaticPadTemplate describing the harness sinkpad. NULL will not create a harness sinkpad.

[allow-none]

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_new ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new (const gchar *element_name);

Creates a new harness. Works like gst_harness_new_with_padnames(), except it assumes the GstElement sinkpad is named "sink" and srcpad is named "src"

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

element_name

a gchar describing the GstElement name

 

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_new_parse ()

GstHarness *
gst_harness_new_parse (const gchar *launchline);

Creates a new harness, parsing the launchline and putting that in a GstBin, and then attches the harness to the bin.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

launchline

a gchar describing a gst-launch type line

 

Returns

a GstHarness, or NULL if the harness could not be created.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_element_full ()

void
gst_harness_add_element_full (GstHarness *h,
                              GstElement *element,
                              GstStaticPadTemplate *hsrc,
                              const gchar *element_sinkpad_name,
                              GstStaticPadTemplate *hsink,
                              const gchar *element_srcpad_name);

Adds a GstElement to an empty GstHarness

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

element

a GstElement to add to the harness (transfer none)

 

hsrc

a GstStaticPadTemplate describing the harness srcpad. NULL will not create a harness srcpad.

[allow-none]

element_sinkpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element sinkpad that is then linked to the harness srcpad. Can be a static or request or a sometimes pad that has been added. NULL will not get/request a sinkpad from the element. (Like if the element is a src.).

[allow-none]

hsink

a GstStaticPadTemplate describing the harness sinkpad. NULL will not create a harness sinkpad.

[allow-none]

element_srcpad_name

a gchar with the name of the element srcpad that is then linked to the harness sinkpad, similar to the element_sinkpad_name .

[allow-none]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_parse ()

void
gst_harness_add_parse (GstHarness *h,
                       const gchar *launchline);

Parses the launchline and puts that in a GstBin, and then attches the supplied GstHarness to the bin.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

launchline

a gchar describing a gst-launch type line

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_teardown ()

void
gst_harness_teardown (GstHarness *h);

Tears down a GstHarness , freeing all resources allocated using it.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_element_src_pad ()

void
gst_harness_add_element_src_pad (GstHarness *h,
                                 GstPad *srcpad);

Links the specifed GstPad the GstHarness sinkpad. This can be useful if perhaps the srcpad did not exist at the time of creating the harness, like a demuxer that provides a sometimes-pad after receiving data.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

srcpad

a GstPad to link to the harness sinkpad

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_element_sink_pad ()

void
gst_harness_add_element_sink_pad (GstHarness *h,
                                  GstPad *sinkpad);

Links the specifed GstPad the GstHarness srcpad.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

sinkpad

a GstPad to link to the harness srcpad

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_src_caps ()

void
gst_harness_set_src_caps (GstHarness *h,
                          GstCaps *caps);

Sets the GstHarness srcpad caps. This must be done before any buffers can legally be pushed from the harness to the element.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

caps

a GstCaps to set on the harness srcpad.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_sink_caps ()

void
gst_harness_set_sink_caps (GstHarness *h,
                           GstCaps *caps);

Sets the GstHarness sinkpad caps.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

caps

a GstCaps to set on the harness sinkpad.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_caps ()

void
gst_harness_set_caps (GstHarness *h,
                      GstCaps *in,
                      GstCaps *out);

Sets the GstHarness srcpad and sinkpad caps.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

in

a GstCaps to set on the harness srcpad.

[transfer full]

out

a GstCaps to set on the harness sinkpad.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_src_caps_str ()

void
gst_harness_set_src_caps_str (GstHarness *h,
                              const gchar *str);

Sets the GstHarness srcpad caps using a string. This must be done before any buffers can legally be pushed from the harness to the element.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

str

a gchar describing a GstCaps to set on the harness srcpad

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_sink_caps_str ()

void
gst_harness_set_sink_caps_str (GstHarness *h,
                               const gchar *str);

Sets the GstHarness sinkpad caps using a string.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

str

a gchar describing a GstCaps to set on the harness sinkpad

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_caps_str ()

void
gst_harness_set_caps_str (GstHarness *h,
                          const gchar *in,
                          const gchar *out);

Sets the GstHarness srcpad and sinkpad caps using strings.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

in

a gchar describing a GstCaps to set on the harness srcpad

 

out

a gchar describing a GstCaps to set on the harness sinkpad

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_use_systemclock ()

void
gst_harness_use_systemclock (GstHarness *h);

Sets the system GstClock on the GstHarness GstElement

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_use_testclock ()

void
gst_harness_use_testclock (GstHarness *h);

Sets the GstTestClock on the GstHarness GstElement

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_get_testclock ()

GstTestClock *
gst_harness_get_testclock (GstHarness *h);

Get the GstTestClock. Useful if specific operations on the testclock is needed.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstTestClock, or NULL if the testclock is not present.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_time ()

gboolean
gst_harness_set_time (GstHarness *h,
                      GstClockTime time);

Advance the GstTestClock to a specific time.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

time

a GstClockTime to advance the clock to

 

Returns

a gboolean TRUE if the time could be set. FALSE if not.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_wait_for_clock_id_waits ()

gboolean
gst_harness_wait_for_clock_id_waits (GstHarness *h,
                                     guint waits,
                                     guint timeout);

Waits for timeout seconds until waits number of GstClockID waits is registered with the GstTestClock. Useful for writing deterministic tests, where you want to make sure that an expected number of waits have been reached.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

waits

a guint describing the numbers of GstClockID registered with the GstTestClock

 

timeout

a guint describing how many seconds to wait for waits to be true

 

Returns

a gboolean TRUE if the waits have been registered, FALSE if not. (Could be that it timed out waiting or that more waits then waits was found)

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait ()

gboolean
gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait (GstHarness *h);

A "crank" consists of three steps: 1: Wait for a GstClockID to be registered with the GstTestClock. 2: Advance the GstTestClock to the time the GstClockID is waiting for. 3: Release the GstClockID wait. Together, this provides an easy way to not have to think about the details around clocks and time, but still being able to write deterministic tests that are dependant on this. A "crank" can be though of as the notion of manually driving the clock forward to its next logical step.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a gboolean TRUE if the "crank" was successful, FALSE if not.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_crank_multiple_clock_waits ()

gboolean
gst_harness_crank_multiple_clock_waits
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                guint waits);

Similar to gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait(), this is the function to use if your harnessed element(s) are using more then one gst_clock_id_wait. Failing to do so can (and will) make it racy which GstClockID you actually are releasing, where as this function will process all the waits at the same time, ensuring that one thread can't register another wait before both are released.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

waits

a guint describing the number of GstClockIDs to crank

 

Returns

a gboolean TRUE if the "crank" was successful, FALSE if not.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_play ()

void
gst_harness_play (GstHarness *h);

This will set the harnessed GstElement to GST_STATE_PLAYING. GstElements without a sink-GstPad and with the GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_SOURCE flag set is concidered a src GstElement Non-src GstElements (like sinks and filters) are automatically set to playing by the GstHarness, but src GstElements are not to avoid them starting to produce buffers. Hence, for src GstElement you must call gst_harness_play() explicitly.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_blocking_push_mode ()

void
gst_harness_set_blocking_push_mode (GstHarness *h);

Setting this will make the harness block in the chain-function, and then release when gst_harness_pull() or gst_harness_try_pull() is called. Can be useful when wanting to control a src-element that is not implementing gst_clock_id_wait() so it can't be controlled by the GstTestClock, since it otherwise would produce buffers as fast as possible.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_forwarding ()

void
gst_harness_set_forwarding (GstHarness *h,
                            gboolean forwarding);

As a convenience, a src-harness will forward GST_EVENT_STREAM_START, GST_EVENT_CAPS and GST_EVENT_SEGMENT to the main-harness if forwarding is enabled, and forward any sticky-events from the main-harness to the sink-harness. It will also forward the GST_QUERY_ALLOCATION.

If forwarding is disabled, the user will have to either manually push these events from the src-harness using gst_harness_src_push_event(), or create and push them manually. While this will allow full control and inspection of these events, for the most cases having forwarding enabled will be sufficient when writing a test where the src-harness' main function is providing data for the main-harness.

Forwarding is enabled by default.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

forwarding

a gboolean to enable/disable forwarding

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_create_buffer ()

GstBuffer *
gst_harness_create_buffer (GstHarness *h,
                           gsize size);

Allocates a buffer using a GstBufferPool if present, or else using the configured GstAllocator and GstAllocationParams

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

size

a gsize specifying the size of the buffer

 

Returns

a GstBuffer of size size

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_push ()

GstFlowReturn
gst_harness_push (GstHarness *h,
                  GstBuffer *buffer);

Pushes a GstBuffer on the GstHarness srcpad. The standard way of interacting with an harnessed element.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

buffer

a GstBuffer to push

 

Returns

a GstFlowReturn with the result from the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_pull ()

GstBuffer *
gst_harness_pull (GstHarness *h);

Pulls a GstBuffer from the GAsyncQueue on the GstHarness sinkpad. The pull will timeout in 60 seconds. This is the standard way of getting a buffer from a harnessed GstElement.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstBuffer or NULL if timed out.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_try_pull ()

GstBuffer *
gst_harness_try_pull (GstHarness *h);

Pulls a GstBuffer from the GAsyncQueue on the GstHarness sinkpad. Unlike gst_harness_pull this will not wait for any buffers if not any are present, and return NULL straight away.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstBuffer or NULL if no buffers are present in the GAsyncQueue

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_push_and_pull ()

GstBuffer *
gst_harness_push_and_pull (GstHarness *h,
                           GstBuffer *buffer);

Basically a gst_harness_push and a gst_harness_pull in one line. Reflects the fact that you often want to do exactly this in your test: Push one buffer in, and inspect the outcome.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

buffer

a GstBuffer to push

 

Returns

a GstBuffer or NULL if timed out.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_buffers_received ()

guint
gst_harness_buffers_received (GstHarness *h);

The total number of GstBuffers that has arrived on the GstHarness sinkpad. This number includes buffers that have been dropped as well as buffers that have already been pulled out.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a guint number of buffers received

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_buffers_in_queue ()

guint
gst_harness_buffers_in_queue (GstHarness *h);

The number of GstBuffers currently in the GstHarness sinkpad GAsyncQueue

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a guint number of buffers in the queue

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_drop_buffers ()

void
gst_harness_set_drop_buffers (GstHarness *h,
                              gboolean drop_buffers);

When set to TRUE, instead of placing the buffers arriving from the harnessed GstElement inside the sinkpads GAsyncQueue, they are instead unreffed.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

drop_buffers

a gboolean specifying to drop outgoing buffers or not

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_dump_to_file ()

void
gst_harness_dump_to_file (GstHarness *h,
                          const gchar *filename);

Allows you to dump the GstBuffers the GstHarness sinkpad GAsyncQueue to a file.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

filename

a gchar with a the name of a file

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_get_last_pushed_timestamp ()

GstClockTime
gst_harness_get_last_pushed_timestamp (GstHarness *h);

Get the timestamp of the last GstBuffer pushed on the GstHarness srcpad, typically with gst_harness_push or gst_harness_push_from_src.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstClockTime with the timestamp or GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE if no GstBuffer has been pushed on the GstHarness srcpad

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_push_event ()

gboolean
gst_harness_push_event (GstHarness *h,
                        GstEvent *event);

Pushes an GstEvent on the GstHarness srcpad.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

event

a GstEvent to push

 

Returns

a gboolean with the result from the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_pull_event ()

GstEvent *
gst_harness_pull_event (GstHarness *h);

Pulls an GstEvent from the GAsyncQueue on the GstHarness sinkpad. Timeouts after 60 seconds similar to gst_harness_pull.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstEvent or NULL if timed out.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_try_pull_event ()

GstEvent *
gst_harness_try_pull_event (GstHarness *h);

Pulls an GstEvent from the GAsyncQueue on the GstHarness sinkpad. See gst_harness_try_pull for details.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstEvent or NULL if no buffers are present in the GAsyncQueue

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_events_received ()

guint
gst_harness_events_received (GstHarness *h);

The total number of GstEvents that has arrived on the GstHarness sinkpad This number includes events handled by the harness as well as events that have already been pulled out.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a guint number of events received

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_events_in_queue ()

guint
gst_harness_events_in_queue (GstHarness *h);

The number of GstEvents currently in the GstHarness sinkpad GAsyncQueue

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a guint number of events in the queue

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_push_upstream_event ()

gboolean
gst_harness_push_upstream_event (GstHarness *h,
                                 GstEvent *event);

Pushes an GstEvent on the GstHarness sinkpad.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

event

a GstEvent to push

 

Returns

a gboolean with the result from the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_pull_upstream_event ()

GstEvent *
gst_harness_pull_upstream_event (GstHarness *h);

Pulls an GstEvent from the GAsyncQueue on the GstHarness srcpad. Timeouts after 60 seconds similar to gst_harness_pull.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstEvent or NULL if timed out.

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_try_pull_upstream_event ()

GstEvent *
gst_harness_try_pull_upstream_event (GstHarness *h);

Pulls an GstEvent from the GAsyncQueue on the GstHarness srcpad. See gst_harness_try_pull for details.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstEvent or NULL if no buffers are present in the GAsyncQueue

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_upstream_events_received ()

guint
gst_harness_upstream_events_received (GstHarness *h);

The total number of GstEvents that has arrived on the GstHarness srcpad This number includes events handled by the harness as well as events that have already been pulled out.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a guint number of events received

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_upstream_events_in_queue ()

guint
gst_harness_upstream_events_in_queue (GstHarness *h);

The number of GstEvents currently in the GstHarness srcpad GAsyncQueue

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a guint number of events in the queue

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_query_latency ()

GstClockTime
gst_harness_query_latency (GstHarness *h);

Get the min latency reported by any harnessed GstElement.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstClockTime with min latency

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_upstream_latency ()

void
gst_harness_set_upstream_latency (GstHarness *h,
                                  GstClockTime latency);

Sets the min latency reported by GstHarness when receiving a latency-query

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

latency

a GstClockTime specifying the latency

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set_propose_allocator ()

void
gst_harness_set_propose_allocator (GstHarness *h,
                                   GstAllocator *allocator,
                                   const GstAllocationParams *params);

Sets the allocator and params to propose when receiving an allocation query.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

allocator

a GstAllocator.

[allow-none][transfer full]

params

a GstAllocationParams.

[allow-none][transfer none]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_get_allocator ()

void
gst_harness_get_allocator (GstHarness *h,
                           GstAllocator **allocator,
                           GstAllocationParams *params);

Gets the allocator and its params that has been decided to use after an allocation query.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

allocator

the GstAllocator used.

[out][allow-none][transfer none]

params

the GstAllocationParams of allocator .

[out][allow-none][transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_src ()

void
gst_harness_add_src (GstHarness *h,
                     const gchar *src_element_name,
                     gboolean has_clock_wait);

Similar to gst_harness_add_src_harness, this is a convenience to directly create a src-harness using the src_element_name name specified.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

src_element_name

a gchar with the name of a GstElement

 

has_clock_wait

a gboolean specifying if the GstElement uses gst_clock_wait_id internally.

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_src_harness ()

void
gst_harness_add_src_harness (GstHarness *h,
                             GstHarness *src_harness,
                             gboolean has_clock_wait);

A src-harness is a great way of providing the GstHarness with data. By adding a src-type GstElement, it is then easy to use functions like gst_harness_push_from_src or gst_harness_src_crank_and_push_many to provide your harnessed element with input. The has_clock_wait variable is a greate way to control you src-element with, in that you can have it produce a buffer for you by simply cranking the clock, and not have it spin out of control producing buffers as fast as possible.

If a src-harness already exists it will be replaced.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

src_harness

a GstHarness to be added as a src-harness.

[transfer full]

has_clock_wait

a gboolean specifying if the GstElement uses gst_clock_wait_id internally.

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_src_parse ()

void
gst_harness_add_src_parse (GstHarness *h,
                           const gchar *launchline,
                           gboolean has_clock_wait);

Similar to gst_harness_add_src, this allows you to specify a launch-line, which can be useful for both having more then one GstElement acting as your src (Like a src producing raw buffers, and then an encoder, providing encoded data), but also by allowing you to set properties like "is-live" directly on the elements.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

launchline

a gchar describing a gst-launch type line

 

has_clock_wait

a gboolean specifying if the GstElement uses gst_clock_wait_id internally.

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_push_from_src ()

GstFlowReturn
gst_harness_push_from_src (GstHarness *h);

Transfer data from the src-GstHarness to the main-GstHarness. It consists of 4 steps: 1: Make sure the src is started. (see: gst_harness_play) 2: Crank the clock (see: gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait) 3: Pull a GstBuffer from the src-GstHarness (see: gst_harness_pull) 4: Push the same GstBuffer into the main-GstHarness (see: gst_harness_push)

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstFlowReturn with the result of the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_src_crank_and_push_many ()

GstFlowReturn
gst_harness_src_crank_and_push_many (GstHarness *h,
                                     gint cranks,
                                     gint pushes);

Transfer data from the src-GstHarness to the main-GstHarness. Similar to gst_harness_push_from_src, this variant allows you to specify how many cranks and how many pushes to perform. This can be useful for both moving a lot of data at the same time, as well as cases when one crank does not equal one buffer to push and v.v.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

cranks

a gint with the number of calls to gst_harness_crank_single_clock_wait

 

pushes

a gint with the number of calls to gst_harness_push

 

Returns

a GstFlowReturn with the result of the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_src_push_event ()

gboolean
gst_harness_src_push_event (GstHarness *h);

Similar to what gst_harness_src_push does with GstBuffers, this transfers a GstEvent from the src-GstHarness to the main-GstHarness. Note that some GstEvents are being transferred automagically. Look at sink_forward_pad for details.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a gboolean with the result of the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_sink ()

void
gst_harness_add_sink (GstHarness *h,
                      const gchar *sink_element_name);

Similar to gst_harness_add_sink_harness, this is a convenience to directly create a sink-harness using the sink_element_name name specified.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

sink_element_name

a gchar with the name of a GstElement

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_sink_harness ()

void
gst_harness_add_sink_harness (GstHarness *h,
                              GstHarness *sink_harness);

Similar to gst_harness_add_src, this allows you to send the data coming out of your harnessed GstElement to a sink-element, allowing to test different responses the element output might create in sink elements. An example might be an existing sink providing some analytical data on the input it receives that can be useful to your testing. If the goal is to test a sink-element itself, this is better acheived using gst_harness_new directly on the sink.

If a sink-harness already exists it will be replaced.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

sink_harness

a GstHarness to be added as a sink-harness.

[transfer full]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_sink_parse ()

void
gst_harness_add_sink_parse (GstHarness *h,
                            const gchar *launchline);

Similar to gst_harness_add_sink, this allows you to specify a launch-line instead of just an element name. See gst_harness_add_src_parse for details.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

launchline

a gchar with the name of a GstElement

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_push_to_sink ()

GstFlowReturn
gst_harness_push_to_sink (GstHarness *h);

Transfer one GstBuffer from the main-GstHarness to the sink-GstHarness. See gst_harness_push_from_src for details.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

Returns

a GstFlowReturn with the result of the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_sink_push_many ()

GstFlowReturn
gst_harness_sink_push_many (GstHarness *h,
                            gint pushes);

Convenience that calls gst_harness_push_to_sink pushes number of times. Will abort the pushing if any one push fails.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

pushes

a gint with the number of calls to gst_harness_push_to_sink

 

Returns

a GstFlowReturn with the result of the push

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_find_element ()

GstElement *
gst_harness_find_element (GstHarness *h,
                          const gchar *element_name);

Most useful in conjunction with gst_harness_new_parse, this will scan the GstElements inside the GstHarness, and check if any of them matches element_name . Typical usecase being that you need to access one of the harnessed elements for properties and/or signals.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

element_name

a gchar with a GstElementFactory name

 

Returns

a GstElement or NULL if not found.

[transfer full][allow-none]

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_set ()

void
gst_harness_set (GstHarness *h,
                 const gchar *element_name,
                 const gchar *first_property_name,
                 ...);

A convenience function to allows you to call g_object_set on a GstElement that are residing inside the GstHarness, by using normal g_object_set syntax.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

element_name

a gchar with a GstElementFactory name

 

first_property_name

a gchar with the first property name

 

...

value for the first property, followed optionally by more name/value pairs, followed by NULL

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_get ()

void
gst_harness_get (GstHarness *h,
                 const gchar *element_name,
                 const gchar *first_property_name,
                 ...);

A convenience function to allows you to call g_object_get on a GstElement that are residing inside the GstHarness, by using normal g_object_get syntax.

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

element_name

a gchar with a GstElementFactory name

 

first_property_name

a gchar with the first property name

 

...

return location for the first property, followed optionally by more name/return location pairs, followed by NULL

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_add_probe ()

void
gst_harness_add_probe (GstHarness *h,
                       const gchar *element_name,
                       const gchar *pad_name,
                       GstPadProbeType mask,
                       GstPadProbeCallback callback,
                       gpointer user_data,
                       GDestroyNotify destroy_data);

A convenience function to allows you to call gst_pad_add_probe on a GstPad of a GstElement that are residing inside the GstHarness, by using normal gst_pad_add_probe syntax

MT safe.

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

element_name

a gchar with a GstElementFactory name

 

pad_name

a gchar with the name of the pad to attach the probe to

 

mask

a GstPadProbeType (see gst_pad_add_probe)

 

callback

a GstPadProbeCallback (see gst_pad_add_probe)

 

user_data

a gpointer (see gst_pad_add_probe)

 

destroy_data

a GDestroyNotify (see gst_pad_add_probe)

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_thread_stop ()

guint
gst_harness_stress_thread_stop (GstHarnessThread *t);

Stop the running GstHarnessThread

MT safe.

Parameters

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_custom_start ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_custom_start (GstHarness *h,
                                 GFunc init,
                                 GFunc callback,
                                 gpointer data,
                                 gulong sleep);

Start a custom stress-thread that will call your callback for every iteration allowing you to do something nasty.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

init

a GFunc that is called initially and only once.

[allow-none]

callback

a GFunc that is called as often as possible

 

data

a gpointer with custom data to pass to the callback function

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each call to the callback

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_statechange_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_statechange_start(h)

gst_harness_stress_statechange_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_statechange_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                gulong sleep);

Change the state of your harnessed GstElement from NULL to PLAYING and back again, only pausing for sleep microseconds every time.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each state-change

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start(h, c, s, b)

gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstCaps *caps,
                                const GstSegment *segment,
                                GstBuffer *buf,
                                gulong sleep);

Push a GstBuffer in intervals of sleep microseconds.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

caps

a GstCaps for the GstBuffer

 

segment

a GstSegment

 

buf

a GstBuffer to push

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each call to gst_pad_push

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


GstHarnessPrepareBufferFunc ()

GstBuffer *
(*GstHarnessPrepareBufferFunc) (GstHarness *h,
                                gpointer data);

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

data

user data

 

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_with_cb_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_with_cb_start(h, c, s, f, d, n)

gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_with_cb_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_push_buffer_with_cb_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstCaps *caps,
                                const GstSegment *segment,
                                GstHarnessPrepareBufferFunc func,
                                gpointer data,
                                GDestroyNotify notify,
                                gulong sleep);

Push a GstBuffer returned by func in intervals of sleep microseconds.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

caps

a GstCaps for the GstBuffer

 

segment

a GstSegment

 

func

a GstHarnessPrepareBufferFunc function called before every iteration to prepare / create a GstBuffer for pushing

 

data

a gpointer with data to the GstHarnessPrepareBufferFunc function

 

notify

a GDestroyNotify that is called when thread is stopped

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each call to gst_pad_push

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_push_event_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_push_event_start(h, e)

gst_harness_stress_push_event_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_push_event_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstEvent *event,
                                gulong sleep);

Push the event onto the harnessed GstElement sinkpad in intervals of sleep microseconds

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

event

a GstEvent to push

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each gst_event_push with event

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc ()

GstEvent *
(*GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc) (GstHarness *h,
                               gpointer data);

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

data

user data

 

Since: 1.8


gst_harness_stress_push_event_with_cb_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_push_event_with_cb_start(h, f, d, n)

gst_harness_stress_push_event_with_cb_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_push_event_with_cb_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc func,
                                gpointer data,
                                GDestroyNotify notify,
                                gulong sleep);

Push a GstEvent returned by func onto the harnessed GstElement sinkpad in intervals of sleep microseconds.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

func

a GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc function called before every iteration to prepare / create a GstEvent for pushing

 

data

a gpointer with data to the GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc function

 

notify

a GDestroyNotify that is called when thread is stopped

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each call to gst_pad_push

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.8


gst_harness_stress_send_upstream_event_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_send_upstream_event_start(h, e)

gst_harness_stress_push_upstream_event_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_push_upstream_event_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstEvent *event,
                                gulong sleep);

Push the event onto the harnessed GstElement srcpad in intervals of sleep microseconds.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

event

a GstEvent to push

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each gst_event_push with event

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_send_upstream_event_with_cb_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_send_upstream_event_with_cb_start(h, f, d, n)

gst_harness_stress_push_upstream_event_with_cb_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_push_upstream_event_with_cb_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc func,
                                gpointer data,
                                GDestroyNotify notify,
                                gulong sleep);

Push a GstEvent returned by func onto the harnessed GstElement srcpad in intervals of sleep microseconds.

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

func

a GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc function called before every iteration to prepare / create a GstEvent for pushing

 

data

a gpointer with data to the GstHarnessPrepareEventFunc function

 

notify

a GDestroyNotify that is called when thread is stopped

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each call to gst_pad_push

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.8


gst_harness_stress_property_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_property_start(h, n, v)

gst_harness_stress_property_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_property_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                const gchar *name,
                                const GValue *value,
                                gulong sleep);

Call g_object_set with name and value in intervals of sleep microseconds

MT safe.

[skip]

Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

name

a gchar specifying a property name

 

value

a GValue to set the property to

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each g_object_set with name and value

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6


gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start()

#define             gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start(h, t, n, c, r)

gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start_full ()

GstHarnessThread *
gst_harness_stress_requestpad_start_full
                               (GstHarness *h,
                                GstPadTemplate *templ,
                                const gchar *name,
                                GstCaps *caps,
                                gboolean release,
                                gulong sleep);

Call gst_element_request_pad in intervals of sleep microseconds

MT safe.

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Parameters

h

a GstHarness

 

templ

a GstPadTemplate

 

name

a gchar

 

caps

a GstCaps

 

release

a gboolean

 

sleep

a gulong specifying how long to sleep in (microseconds) for each gst_element_request_pad

 

Returns

a GstHarnessThread

Since: 1.6

Types and Values

struct GstHarness

struct GstHarness {
  GstElement * element;

  GstPad * srcpad;
  GstPad * sinkpad;

  GstHarness * src_harness;
  GstHarness * sink_harness;
};

Members

GstElement *element;

the element inside the harness

 

GstPad *srcpad;

the internal harness source pad

 

GstPad *sinkpad;

the internal harness sink pad

 

GstHarness *src_harness;

the source (input) harness (if any)

 

GstHarness *sink_harness;

the sink (output) harness (if any)

 

Since: 1.6


GstHarnessThread

typedef struct _GstHarnessThread GstHarnessThread;

Opaque handle representing a GstHarness stress testing thread.

Since: 1.6

See Also

GstTestClock,