Gst.PadTemplate¶

Subclasses:	None

Methods¶

Inherited:	Gst.Object (27), GObject.Object (37)
Structs:	GObject.ObjectClass (5)

class	`new` (name_template, direction, presence, caps)
class	`new_from_static_pad_template_with_gtype` (pad_template, pad_type)
class	`new_with_gtype` (name_template, direction, presence, caps, pad_type)
	`get_caps` ()
	`get_documentation_caps` ()
	`pad_created` (pad)
	`set_documentation_caps` (caps)

Virtual Methods¶

Inherited:	Gst.Object (1), GObject.Object (7)

do_pad_created (pad)

Properties¶

Inherited:	Gst.Object (2)

Name	Type	Flags	Short Description
`caps`	`Gst.Caps`	r/w/co	The capabilities of the pad described by the pad template
`direction`	`Gst.PadDirection`	r/w/co	The direction of the pad described by the pad template
`gtype`	`GObject.GType`	r/w/co	The `GObject.GType` of the pad described by the pad template
`name-template`	`str`	r/w/co	The name template of the pad template
`presence`	`Gst.PadPresence`	r/w/co	When the pad described by the pad template will become available

Signals¶

Inherited:	Gst.Object (1), GObject.Object (1)

Name	Short Description
`pad-created`	This signal is fired when an element creates a pad from this template.

Fields¶

Inherited:	Gst.Object (1), GObject.Object (1)

Name	Type	Access
caps	`Gst.Caps`	r
direction	`Gst.PadDirection`	r
name_template	`str`	r
object	`Gst.Object`	r
presence	`Gst.PadPresence`	r

Class Details¶

class Gst.PadTemplate(**kwargs)¶

Bases:	`Gst.Object`
Abstract:	No
Structure:	`Gst.PadTemplateClass`

Padtemplates describe the possible media types a pad or an elementfactory can handle. This allows for both inspection of handled types before loading the element plugin as well as identifying pads on elements that are not yet created (request or sometimes pads).

Pad and PadTemplates have Gst.Caps attached to it to describe the media type they are capable of dealing with. Gst.PadTemplate.get_caps() or GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_CAPS() are used to get the caps of a padtemplate. It’s not possible to modify the caps of a padtemplate after creation.

PadTemplates have a Gst.PadPresence property which identifies the lifetime of the pad and that can be retrieved with GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_PRESENCE(). Also the direction of the pad can be retrieved from the Gst.PadTemplate with GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_DIRECTION().

The GST_PAD_TEMPLATE_NAME_TEMPLATE () is important for Gst.PadPresence.REQUEST pads because it has to be used as the name in the Gst.Element.get_request_pad() call to instantiate a pad from this template.

Padtemplates can be created with Gst.PadTemplate.new() or with Gst.StaticPadTemplate.get (), which creates a Gst.PadTemplate from a Gst.StaticPadTemplate that can be filled with the convenient GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE() macro.

A padtemplate can be used to create a pad (see Gst.Pad.new_from_template() or Gst.Pad.new_from_static_template ()) or to add to an element class (see Gst.ElementClass.add_static_pad_template ()).

The following code example shows the code to create a pad from a padtemplate.

GstStaticPadTemplate my_template =
GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE (
  "sink",          // the name of the pad
  GST_PAD_SINK,    // the direction of the pad
  GST_PAD_ALWAYS,  // when this pad will be present
  GST_STATIC_CAPS (        // the capabilities of the padtemplate
    "audio/x-raw, "
      "channels = (int) [ 1, 6 ]"
  )
);
void
my_method (void)
{
  GstPad *pad;
  pad = gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&my_template, "sink");
  ...
}

The following example shows you how to add the padtemplate to an element class, this is usually done in the class_init of the class:

static void
my_element_class_init (GstMyElementClass *klass)
{
  GstElementClass *gstelement_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);

  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (gstelement_class, &my_template);
}

classmethod new(name_template, direction, presence, caps)[source]¶

Parameters:	name_template (`str`) – the name template. direction (`Gst.PadDirection`) – the `Gst.PadDirection` of the template. presence (`Gst.PadPresence`) – the `Gst.PadPresence` of the pad. caps (`Gst.Caps`) – a `Gst.Caps` set for the template.
Returns:	a new `Gst.PadTemplate`.
Return type:	`Gst.PadTemplate` or `None`

Creates a new pad template with a name according to the given template and with the given arguments.

classmethod new_from_static_pad_template_with_gtype(pad_template, pad_type)[source]¶

Parameters:	pad_template (`Gst.StaticPadTemplate`) – the static pad template pad_type (`GObject.GType`) – The `GObject.GType` of the pad to create
Returns:	a new `Gst.PadTemplate`.
Return type:	`Gst.PadTemplate` or `None`

Converts a Gst.StaticPadTemplate into a Gst.PadTemplate with a type.

New in version 1.14.

classmethod new_with_gtype(name_template, direction, presence, caps, pad_type)[source]¶

Parameters:	name_template (`str`) – the name template. direction (`Gst.PadDirection`) – the `Gst.PadDirection` of the template. presence (`Gst.PadPresence`) – the `Gst.PadPresence` of the pad. caps (`Gst.Caps`) – a `Gst.Caps` set for the template. pad_type (`GObject.GType`) – The `GObject.GType` of the pad to create
Returns:	a new `Gst.PadTemplate`.
Return type:	`Gst.PadTemplate` or `None`

Creates a new pad template with a name according to the given template and with the given arguments.

New in version 1.14.

get_caps()[source]¶

Returns:	the `Gst.Caps` of the pad template. Unref after usage.
Return type:	`Gst.Caps`

Gets the capabilities of the pad template.

get_documentation_caps()[source]¶

Returns:	The caps to document. For convenience, this will return `Gst.PadTemplate.get_caps`() when no documentation caps were set.
Return type:	`Gst.Caps`

See Gst.PadTemplate.set_documentation_caps().

New in version 1.18.

pad_created(pad)[source]¶

Parameters:	pad (`Gst.Pad`) – the `Gst.Pad` that created it

Emit the pad-created signal for this template when created by this pad.

set_documentation_caps(caps)[source]¶

Parameters:	caps (`Gst.Caps`) – the documented capabilities

Certain elements will dynamically construct the caps of their pad templates. In order not to let environment-specific information into the documentation, element authors should use this method to expose “stable” caps to the reader.

New in version 1.18.

do_pad_created(pad) virtual¶

Parameters:	pad (`Gst.Pad`) – the `Gst.Pad` that created it

Emit the pad-created signal for this template when created by this pad.

Signal Details¶

Gst.PadTemplate.signals.pad_created(pad_template, pad)¶

Signal Name:	`pad-created`
Flags:	`RUN_LAST`
Parameters:	pad_template (`Gst.PadTemplate`) – The object which received the signal pad (`Gst.Pad`) – the pad that was created.

This signal is fired when an element creates a pad from this template.

Property Details¶

Gst.PadTemplate.props.caps¶

Name:	`caps`
Type:	`Gst.Caps`
Default Value:	`None`
Flags:	`READABLE`, `WRITABLE`, `CONSTRUCT_ONLY`

The capabilities of the pad described by the pad template.

Gst.PadTemplate.props.direction¶

Name:	`direction`
Type:	`Gst.PadDirection`
Default Value:	`Gst.PadDirection.UNKNOWN`
Flags:	`READABLE`, `WRITABLE`, `CONSTRUCT_ONLY`

The direction of the pad described by the pad template.

Gst.PadTemplate.props.gtype¶

Name:	`gtype`
Type:	`GObject.GType`
Default Value:	`<GType void>`
Flags:	`READABLE`, `WRITABLE`, `CONSTRUCT_ONLY`

The type of the pad described by the pad template.

New in version 1.14.

Gst.PadTemplate.props.name_template¶

Name:	`name-template`
Type:	`str`
Default Value:	`None`
Flags:	`READABLE`, `WRITABLE`, `CONSTRUCT_ONLY`

The name template of the pad template.

Gst.PadTemplate.props.presence¶

Name:	`presence`
Type:	`Gst.PadPresence`
Default Value:	`Gst.PadPresence.ALWAYS`
Flags:	`READABLE`, `WRITABLE`, `CONSTRUCT_ONLY`

When the pad described by the pad template will become available.