gstnavigation

gstnavigation — Interface for creating, sending and parsing navigation events.

Synopsis


#include <gst/interfaces/navigation.h>

                    GstNavigation;
                    GstNavigationInterface;
enum                GstNavigationCommand;
enum                GstNavigationMessageType;
enum                GstNavigationQueryType;
void                gst_navigation_send_event           (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         GstStructure *structure);
void                gst_navigation_send_key_event       (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         const char *event,
                                                         const char *key);
void                gst_navigation_send_mouse_event     (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         const char *event,
                                                         int button,
                                                         double x,
                                                         double y);
void                gst_navigation_send_command         (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         GstNavigationCommand command);
GstNavigationMessageType gst_navigation_message_get_type
                                                        (GstMessage *message);
GstMessage*         gst_navigation_message_new_angles_changed
                                                        (GstObject *src,
                                                         guint cur_angle,
                                                         guint n_angles);
GstMessage*         gst_navigation_message_new_commands_changed
                                                        (GstObject *src);
GstMessage*         gst_navigation_message_new_mouse_over
                                                        (GstObject *src,
                                                         gboolean active);
gboolean            gst_navigation_message_parse_mouse_over
                                                        (GstMessage *message,
                                                         gboolean *active);
GstQuery*           gst_navigation_query_new_angles     (void);
GstNavigationQueryType gst_navigation_query_get_type    (GstQuery *query);
GstQuery*           gst_navigation_query_new_commands   (void);
gboolean            gst_navigation_query_parse_angles   (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint *cur_angle,
                                                         guint *n_angles);
gboolean            gst_navigation_query_parse_commands_length
                                                        (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint *n_cmds);
gboolean            gst_navigation_query_parse_commands_nth
                                                        (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint nth,
                                                         GstNavigationCommand *cmd);
void                gst_navigation_query_set_angles     (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint cur_angle,
                                                         guint n_angles);
void                gst_navigation_query_set_commands   (GstQuery *query,
                                                         gint n_cmds,
                                                         ...);
void                gst_navigation_query_set_commandsv  (GstQuery *query,
                                                         gint n_cmds,
                                                         GstNavigationCommand *cmds);
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ANGLE_MENU
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_AUDIO_MENU
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_CHAPTER_MENU
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_MENU
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ROOT_MENU
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_SUBPICTURE_MENU
#define             GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_TITLE_MENU

Object Hierarchy

  GInterface
   +----GstNavigation

Description

The Navigation interface is used for creating and injecting navigation related events such as mouse button presses, cursor motion and key presses. The associated library also provides methods for parsing received events, and for sending and receiving navigation related bus events. One main usecase is DVD menu navigation.

The main parts of the API are:

  • The GstNavigation interface, implemented by elements which provide an application with the ability to create and inject navigation events into the pipeline.

  • GstNavigation event handling API. GstNavigation events are created in response to calls on a GstNavigation interface implementation, and sent in the pipeline. Upstream elements can use the navigation event API functions to parse the contents of received messages.

  • GstNavigation message handling API. GstNavigation messages may be sent on the message bus to inform applications of navigation related changes in the pipeline, such as the mouse moving over a clickable region, or the set of available angles changing.

    The GstNavigation message functions provide functions for creating and parsing custom bus messages for signalling GstNavigation changes.

Details

GstNavigation

typedef struct _GstNavigation GstNavigation;


GstNavigationInterface

typedef struct {
  GTypeInterface g_iface;

  /* virtual functions */
  void (*send_event) (GstNavigation *navigation, GstStructure *structure);
  
  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
} GstNavigationInterface;


enum GstNavigationCommand

typedef enum {
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_INVALID  = 0,

  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU1    = 1,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU2    = 2,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU3    = 3,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU4    = 4,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU5    = 5,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU6    = 6,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU7    = 7,
  
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_LEFT     = 20,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_RIGHT    = 21,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_UP       = 22,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DOWN     = 23,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_ACTIVATE = 24,

  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_PREV_ANGLE = 30,
  GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_NEXT_ANGLE = 31
} GstNavigationCommand;

A set of commands that may be issued to an element providing the GstNavigation interface. The available commands can be queried via the gst_navigation_query_new_commands() query.

For convenience in handling DVD navigation, the MENU commands are aliased as: GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU1 GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_TITLE_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU2 GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ROOT_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU3 GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_SUBPICTURE_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU4 GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_AUDIO_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU5 GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ANGLE_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU6 GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_CHAPTER_MENU = GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU7

GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_INVALID An invalid command entry
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU1 Execute navigation menu command 1. For DVD, this enters the DVD root menu, or exits back to the title from the menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU2 Execute navigation menu command 2. For DVD, this jumps to the DVD title menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU3 Execute navigation menu command 3. For DVD, this jumps into the DVD root menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU4 Execute navigation menu command 4. For DVD, this jumps to the Subpicture menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU5 Execute navigation menu command 5. For DVD, the jumps to the audio menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU6 Execute navigation menu command 6. For DVD, this jumps to the angles menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU7 Execute navigation menu command 7. For DVD, this jumps to the chapter menu.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_LEFT Select the next button to the left in a menu, if such a button exists.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_RIGHT Select the next button to the right in a menu, if such a button exists.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_UP Select the button above the current one in a menu, if such a button exists.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DOWN Select the button below the current one in a menu, if such a button exists.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_ACTIVATE Activate (click) the currently selected button in a menu, if such a button exists.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_PREV_ANGLE Switch to the previous angle in a multiangle feature.
GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_NEXT_ANGLE Switch to the next angle in a multiangle feature.

Since 0.10.23


enum GstNavigationMessageType

typedef enum {
  GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_INVALID,
  GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_MOUSE_OVER,
  GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_COMMANDS_CHANGED,
  GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_ANGLES_CHANGED
} GstNavigationMessageType;

A set of notifications that may be received on the bus when navigation related status changes.

GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_INVALID Returned from gst_navigation_message_get_type() when the passed message is not a navigation message.
GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_MOUSE_OVER Sent when the mouse moves over or leaves a clickable region of the output, such as a DVD menu button.
GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_COMMANDS_CHANGED Sent when the set of available commands changes and should re-queried by interested applications.
GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_ANGLES_CHANGED Sent when display angles in a multi-angle feature (such as a multiangle DVD) change - either angles have appeared or disappeared.

Since 0.10.23


enum GstNavigationQueryType

typedef enum
{
  GST_NAVIGATION_QUERY_INVALID     = 0,
  GST_NAVIGATION_QUERY_COMMANDS    = 1,
  GST_NAVIGATION_QUERY_ANGLES      = 2
} GstNavigationQueryType;


gst_navigation_send_event ()

void                gst_navigation_send_event           (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         GstStructure *structure);

navigation :
structure :

gst_navigation_send_key_event ()

void                gst_navigation_send_key_event       (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         const char *event,
                                                         const char *key);

navigation : The navigation interface instance
event : The type of the key event. Recognised values are "key-press" and "key-release"
key : Character representation of the key. This is typically as produced by XKeysymToString.

gst_navigation_send_mouse_event ()

void                gst_navigation_send_mouse_event     (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         const char *event,
                                                         int button,
                                                         double x,
                                                         double y);

Sends a mouse event to the navigation interface. Mouse event coordinates are sent relative to the display space of the related output area. This is usually the size in pixels of the window associated with the element implementing the GstNavigation interface.

navigation : The navigation interface instance
event : The type of mouse event, as a text string. Recognised values are "mouse-button-press", "mouse-button-release" and "mouse-move".
button : The button number of the button being pressed or released. Pass 0 for mouse-move events.
x : The x coordinate of the mouse event.
y : The y coordinate of the mouse event.

gst_navigation_send_command ()

void                gst_navigation_send_command         (GstNavigation *navigation,
                                                         GstNavigationCommand command);

Sends the indicated command to the navigation interface.

navigation : The navigation interface instance
command : The command to issue

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_message_get_type ()

GstNavigationMessageType gst_navigation_message_get_type
                                                        (GstMessage *message);

Check a bus message to see if it is a GstNavigation event, and return the GstNavigationMessageType identifying the type of the message if so.

message : A GstMessage to inspect.
Returns : The type of the GstNavigationMessage, or GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_INVALID if the message is not a GstNavigation notification.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_message_new_angles_changed ()

GstMessage*         gst_navigation_message_new_angles_changed
                                                        (GstObject *src,
                                                         guint cur_angle,
                                                         guint n_angles);

Creates a new GstNavigation message with type GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_ANGLES_CHANGED for notifying an application that the current angle, or current number of angles available in a multiangle video has changed.

src : A GstObject to set as source of the new message.
cur_angle : The currently selected angle.
n_angles : The number of viewing angles now available.
Returns : The new GstMessage.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_message_new_commands_changed ()

GstMessage*         gst_navigation_message_new_commands_changed
                                                        (GstObject *src);

Creates a new GstNavigation message with type GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_COMMANDS_CHANGED

src : A GstObject to set as source of the new message.
Returns : The new GstMessage.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_message_new_mouse_over ()

GstMessage*         gst_navigation_message_new_mouse_over
                                                        (GstObject *src,
                                                         gboolean active);

Creates a new GstNavigation message with type GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_MOUSE_OVER.

src : A GstObject to set as source of the new message.
active : TRUE if the mouse has entered a clickable area of the display. FALSE if it over a non-clickable area.
Returns : The new GstMessage.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_message_parse_mouse_over ()

gboolean            gst_navigation_message_parse_mouse_over
                                                        (GstMessage *message,
                                                         gboolean *active);

Parse a GstNavigation message of type GST_NAVIGATION_MESSAGE_MOUSE_OVER and extract the active/inactive flag. If the mouse over event is marked active, it indicates that the mouse is over a clickable area.

message : A GstMessage to inspect.
active : A pointer to a gboolean to receive the active/inactive state, or NULL.
Returns : TRUE if the message could be successfully parsed. FALSE if not.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_new_angles ()

GstQuery*           gst_navigation_query_new_angles     (void);

Create a new GstNavigation angles query. When executed, it will query the pipeline for the set of currently available angles, which may be greater than one in a multiangle video.

Returns : The new query.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_get_type ()

GstNavigationQueryType gst_navigation_query_get_type    (GstQuery *query);

Inspect a GstQuery and return the GstNavigationQueryType associated with it if it is a GstNavigation query.

query : The query to inspect
Returns : The GstNavigationQueryType of the query, or GST_NAVIGATION_QUERY_INVALID

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_new_commands ()

GstQuery*           gst_navigation_query_new_commands   (void);

Create a new GstNavigation commands query. When executed, it will query the pipeline for the set of currently available commands.

Returns : The new query.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_parse_angles ()

gboolean            gst_navigation_query_parse_angles   (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint *cur_angle,
                                                         guint *n_angles);

Parse the current angle number in the GstNavigation angles query into the guint pointed to by the cur_angle variable, and the number of available angles into the guint pointed to by the n_angles variable.

query : a GstQuery
cur_angle : Pointer to a guint into which to store the currently selected angle value from the query, or NULL
n_angles : Pointer to a guint into which to store the number of angles value from the query, or NULL
Returns : TRUE if the query could be successfully parsed. FALSE if not.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_parse_commands_length ()

gboolean            gst_navigation_query_parse_commands_length
                                                        (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint *n_cmds);

Parse the number of commands in the GstNavigation commands query.

query : a GstQuery
n_cmds : the number of commands in this query.
Returns : TRUE if the query could be successfully parsed. FALSE if not.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_parse_commands_nth ()

gboolean            gst_navigation_query_parse_commands_nth
                                                        (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint nth,
                                                         GstNavigationCommand *cmd);

Parse the GstNavigation command query and retrieve the nth command from it into cmd. If the list contains less elements than nth, cmd will be set to GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_INVALID.

query : a GstQuery
nth : the nth command to retrieve.
cmd : a pointer to store the nth command into.
Returns : TRUE if the query could be successfully parsed. FALSE if not.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_set_angles ()

void                gst_navigation_query_set_angles     (GstQuery *query,
                                                         guint cur_angle,
                                                         guint n_angles);

Set the GstNavigation angles query result field in query.

query : a GstQuery
cur_angle : the current viewing angle to set.
n_angles : the number of viewing angles to set.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_set_commands ()

void                gst_navigation_query_set_commands   (GstQuery *query,
                                                         gint n_cmds,
                                                         ...);

Set the GstNavigation command query result fields in query. The number of commands passed must be equal to n_commands.

query : a GstQuery
n_cmds : the number of commands to set.
... : A list of GstNavigationCommand values, n_cmds entries long.

Since 0.10.23


gst_navigation_query_set_commandsv ()

void                gst_navigation_query_set_commandsv  (GstQuery *query,
                                                         gint n_cmds,
                                                         GstNavigationCommand *cmds);

Set the GstNavigation command query result fields in query. The number of commands passed must be equal to n_commands.

query : a GstQuery
n_cmds : the number of commands to set.
cmds : An array containing n_cmds GstNavigationCommand values.

Since 0.10.23


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ANGLE_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ANGLE_MENU      GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU6


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_AUDIO_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_AUDIO_MENU      GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU5


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_CHAPTER_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_CHAPTER_MENU    GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU7


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_MENU            GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU1


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ROOT_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_ROOT_MENU       GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU3


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_SUBPICTURE_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_SUBPICTURE_MENU GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU4


GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_TITLE_MENU

#define GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_DVD_TITLE_MENU      GST_NAVIGATION_COMMAND_MENU2