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/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) 2009 Axis Communications <dev-gstreamer at axis dot com>
 * @author Jonas Holmberg <jonas dot holmberg at axis dot com>
 *
 * gstbufferlist.c: Buffer list
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

/**
 * SECTION:gstbufferlist
 * @short_description: Grouped scatter data buffer type for data-passing
 * @see_also: #GstPad, #GstMiniObject
 *
 * Buffer lists are units of grouped scatter/gather data transfer in
 * GStreamer.
 *
 * Buffer lists are created with gst_buffer_list_new() and filled with data
 * using a #GstBufferListIterator. The iterator has no current buffer; its
 * cursor position lies between buffers, immediately before the buffer that
 * would be returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next(). After iterating to the
 * end of a group the iterator must be advanced to the next group by a call to
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group() before any further calls to
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() can return buffers again. The cursor position
 * of a newly created iterator lies before the first group; a call to
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group() is necessary before calls to
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() can return buffers.
 *
 * <informalexample>
 *   <programlisting>
 *      +--- group0 ----------------------+--- group1 ------------+
 *      |   buffer0   buffer1   buffer2   |   buffer3   buffer4   |
 *    ^   ^         ^         ^         ^   ^         ^         ^
 *    Iterator positions
 *   </programlisting>
 * </informalexample>
 *
 * The gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove(), gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal(),
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_take(), gst_buffer_list_iterator_do() and
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_do_data() functions are not defined in terms of the
 * cursor position; they operate on the last element returned from
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next().
 *
 * The basic use pattern of creating a buffer list with an iterator is as
 * follows:
 *
 * <example>
 * <title>Creating a buffer list</title>
 *   <programlisting>
 *    GstBufferList *list;
 *    GstBufferListIterator *it;
 *
 *    list = gst_buffer_list_new ();
 *    it = gst_buffer_list_iterate (list);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add_group (it);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (it, header1);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (it, data1);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add_group (it);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (it, header2);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (it, data2);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add_group (it);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (it, header3);
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (it, data3);
 *    ...
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_free (it);
 *   </programlisting>
 * </example>
 *
 * The basic use pattern of iterating over a buffer list is as follows:
 *
 * <example>
 * <title>Iterating a buffer list</title>
 *   <programlisting>
 *    GstBufferListIterator *it;
 *
 *    it = gst_buffer_list_iterate (list);
 *    while (gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group (it)) {
 *      while ((buffer = gst_buffer_list_iterator_next (it)) != NULL) {
 *        do_something_with_buffer (buffer);
 *      }
 *    }
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_free (it);
 *   </programlisting>
 * </example>
 *
 * The basic use pattern of modifying a buffer in a list is as follows:
 *
 * <example>
 * <title>Modifying the data of the first buffer in a list</title>
 *   <programlisting>
 *    GstBufferListIterator *it;
 *
 *    list = gst_buffer_list_make_writable (list);
 *    it = gst_buffer_list_iterate (list);
 *    if (gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group (it)) {
 *      GstBuffer *buf
 *
 *      buf = gst_buffer_list_iterator_next (it);
 *      if (buf != NULL) {
 *        buf = gst_buffer_list_iterator_do (it,
 *            (GstBufferListDoFunction) gst_mini_object_make_writable);
 *        modify_data (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf));
 *      }
 *    }
 *    gst_buffer_list_iterator_free (it);
 *   </programlisting>
 * </example>
 *
 * Since: 0.10.24
 */
#include "gst_private.h"

#include "gstbuffer.h"
#include "gstbufferlist.h"

#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_BUFFER_LIST

#define GROUP_START NULL
static const gpointer STOLEN = "";

/**
 * GstBufferList:
 * @mini_object: the parent structure
 *
 * Opaque list of grouped buffers.
 */
struct _GstBufferList
{
  GstMiniObject mini_object;

  /*< private > */
  GList *buffers;
};

struct _GstBufferListClass
{
  GstMiniObjectClass mini_object_class;
};

/**
 * GstBufferListIterator:
 *
 * Opaque iterator for a #GstBufferList.
 */
struct _GstBufferListIterator
{
  GstBufferList *list;
  GList *next;
  GList *last_returned;
};

static GType _gst_buffer_list_type = 0;
static GstMiniObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;

void
_gst_buffer_list_initialize (void)
{
  g_type_class_ref (gst_buffer_list_get_type ());
}

static void
gst_buffer_list_init (GTypeInstance * instance, gpointer g_class)
{
  GstBufferList *list;

  list = (GstBufferList *) instance;
  list->buffers = NULL;

  GST_LOG ("init %p", list);
}

static void
gst_buffer_list_finalize (GstBufferList * list)
{
  GList *tmp;

  g_return_if_fail (list != NULL);

  GST_LOG ("finalize %p", list);

  tmp = list->buffers;
  while (tmp) {
    if (tmp->data != GROUP_START && tmp->data != STOLEN) {
      gst_buffer_unref (GST_BUFFER_CAST (tmp->data));
    }
    tmp = tmp->next;
  }
  g_list_free (list->buffers);

  parent_class->finalize (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (list));
}

static GstBufferList *
_gst_buffer_list_copy (GstBufferList * list)
{
  GstBufferList *list_copy;
  GList *tmp;

  g_return_val_if_fail (list != NULL, NULL);

  list_copy = gst_buffer_list_new ();

  /* shallow copy of list and pointers */
  list_copy->buffers = g_list_copy (list->buffers);

  /* ref all buffers in the list */
  tmp = list_copy->buffers;
  while (tmp) {
    if (tmp->data != GROUP_START && tmp->data != STOLEN) {
      tmp->data = gst_buffer_ref (GST_BUFFER_CAST (tmp->data));
    }
    tmp = g_list_next (tmp);
  }

  return list_copy;
}

static void
gst_buffer_list_class_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer class_data)
{
  GstBufferListClass *list_class = GST_BUFFER_LIST_CLASS (g_class);

  parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (g_class);

  list_class->mini_object_class.copy =
      (GstMiniObjectCopyFunction) _gst_buffer_list_copy;
  list_class->mini_object_class.finalize =
      (GstMiniObjectFinalizeFunction) gst_buffer_list_finalize;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_new:
 *
 * Creates a new, empty #GstBufferList. The caller is responsible for unreffing
 * the returned #GstBufferList.
 *
 * Returns: the new #GstBufferList. gst_buffer_list_unref() after usage.
 */
GstBufferList *
gst_buffer_list_new (void)
{
  GstBufferList *list;

  list = (GstBufferList *) gst_mini_object_new (_gst_buffer_list_type);

  GST_LOG ("new %p", list);

  return list;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_n_groups:
 * @list: a #GstBufferList
 *
 * Returns the number of groups in @list.
 *
 * Returns: the number of groups in the buffer list
 */
guint
gst_buffer_list_n_groups (GstBufferList * list)
{
  GList *tmp;
  guint n;

  g_return_val_if_fail (list != NULL, 0);

  tmp = list->buffers;
  n = 0;
  while (tmp) {
    if (tmp->data == GROUP_START) {
      n++;
    }
    tmp = g_list_next (tmp);
  }

  return n;
}

GType
gst_buffer_list_get_type (void)
{
  if (G_UNLIKELY (_gst_buffer_list_type == 0)) {
    static const GTypeInfo buffer_list_info = {
      sizeof (GstBufferListClass),
      NULL,
      NULL,
      gst_buffer_list_class_init,
      NULL,
      NULL,
      sizeof (GstBufferList),
      0,
      gst_buffer_list_init,
      NULL
    };

    _gst_buffer_list_type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_MINI_OBJECT,
        "GstBufferList", &buffer_list_info, 0);
  }

  return _gst_buffer_list_type;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterate:
 * @list: a #GstBufferList
 *
 * Iterate the buffers in @list. The owner of the iterator must also be the
 * owner of a reference to @list while the returned iterator is in use.
 *
 * Returns: a new #GstBufferListIterator of the buffers in @list.
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_free() after usage
 */
GstBufferListIterator *
gst_buffer_list_iterate (GstBufferList * list)
{
  GstBufferListIterator *it;

  g_return_val_if_fail (list != NULL, NULL);

  it = g_slice_new (GstBufferListIterator);
  it->list = list;
  it->next = list->buffers;
  it->last_returned = NULL;

  return it;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_free:
 * @it: the #GstBufferListIterator to free
 *
 * Free the iterator.
 */
void
gst_buffer_list_iterator_free (GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  g_return_if_fail (it != NULL);

  g_slice_free (GstBufferListIterator, it);
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_n_buffers:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Returns the number of buffers left to iterate in the current group. I.e. the
 * number of calls that can be made to gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() before
 * it returns NULL.
 *
 * This function will not move the implicit cursor or in any other way affect
 * the state of the iterator @it.
 *
 * Returns: the number of buffers left to iterate in the current group
 */
guint
gst_buffer_list_iterator_n_buffers (const GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  GList *tmp;
  guint n;

  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, 0);

  tmp = it->next;
  n = 0;
  while (tmp && tmp->data != GROUP_START) {
    if (tmp->data != STOLEN) {
      n++;
    }
    tmp = g_list_next (tmp);
  }

  return n;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_add:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 * @buffer: a #GstBuffer
 *
 * Inserts @buffer into the #GstBufferList iterated with @it. The buffer is
 * inserted into the current group, immediately before the buffer that would be
 * returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next(). The buffer is inserted before
 * the implicit cursor, a subsequent call to gst_buffer_list_iterator_next()
 * will return the buffer after the inserted buffer, if any.
 *
 * This function takes ownership of @buffer.
 */
void
gst_buffer_list_iterator_add (GstBufferListIterator * it, GstBuffer * buffer)
{
  g_return_if_fail (it != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (buffer != NULL);

  /* adding before the first group start is not allowed */
  g_return_if_fail (it->next != it->list->buffers);

  /* cheap insert into the GList */
  it->list->buffers = g_list_insert_before (it->list->buffers, it->next,
      buffer);
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_add_group:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Inserts a new, empty group into the #GstBufferList iterated with @it. The
 * group is inserted immediately before the group that would be returned by
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group(). A subsequent call to
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group() will advance the iterator to the group
 * after the inserted group, if any.
 */
void
gst_buffer_list_iterator_add_group (GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  g_return_if_fail (it != NULL);

  /* advance iterator to next group start */
  while (it->next != NULL && it->next->data != GROUP_START) {
    it->next = g_list_next (it->next);
  }

  /* cheap insert of a group start into the GList */
  it->list->buffers = g_list_insert_before (it->list->buffers, it->next,
      GROUP_START);
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Returns the next buffer in the list iterated with @it. If the iterator is at
 * the end of a group, NULL will be returned. This function may be called
 * repeatedly to iterate through the current group.
 *
 * The caller will not get a new ref to the returned #GstBuffer and must not
 * unref it.
 *
 * Returns: the next buffer in the current group of the buffer list, or NULL
 */
GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_list_iterator_next (GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  GstBuffer *buffer;

  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, NULL);

  while (it->next != NULL && it->next->data != GROUP_START &&
      it->next->data == STOLEN) {
    it->next = g_list_next (it->next);
  }

  if (it->next == NULL || it->next->data == GROUP_START) {
    goto no_buffer;
  }

  buffer = GST_BUFFER_CAST (it->next->data);

  it->last_returned = it->next;
  it->next = g_list_next (it->next);

  return buffer;

no_buffer:
  it->last_returned = NULL;

  return NULL;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Advance the iterator @it to the first buffer in the next group. If the
 * iterator is at the last group, FALSE will be returned. This function may be
 * called repeatedly to iterate through the groups in a buffer list.
 *
 * Returns: TRUE if the iterator could be advanced to the next group, FALSE if
 * the iterator was already at the last group
 */
gboolean
gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group (GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, FALSE);

  /* advance iterator to next group start */
  while (it->next != NULL && it->next->data != GROUP_START) {
    it->next = g_list_next (it->next);
  }

  if (it->next) {
    /* move one step beyond the group start */
    it->next = g_list_next (it->next);
  }

  it->last_returned = NULL;

  return (it->next != NULL);
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Removes the last buffer returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() from
 * the #GstBufferList iterated with @it. gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() must
 * have been called on @it before this function is called. This function can
 * only be called once per call to gst_buffer_list_iterator_next().
 *
 * The removed buffer is unreffed.
 */
void
gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove (GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  g_return_if_fail (it != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (it->last_returned != NULL);
  g_assert (it->last_returned->data != GROUP_START);

  if (it->last_returned->data != STOLEN) {
    gst_buffer_unref (it->last_returned->data);
  }
  it->list->buffers = g_list_delete_link (it->list->buffers, it->last_returned);
  it->last_returned = NULL;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_take:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 * @buffer: a #GstBuffer
 *
 * Replaces the last buffer returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() with
 * @buffer in the #GstBufferList iterated with @it and takes ownership of
 * @buffer. gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() must have been called on @it before
 * this function is called. gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove() must not have been
 * called since the last call to gst_buffer_list_iterator_next().
 *
 * This function unrefs the replaced buffer if it has not been stolen with
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal() and takes ownership of @buffer (i.e. the
 * refcount of @buffer is not increased).
 */
void
gst_buffer_list_iterator_take (GstBufferListIterator * it, GstBuffer * buffer)
{
  g_return_if_fail (it != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (it->last_returned != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (buffer != NULL);
  g_assert (it->last_returned->data != GROUP_START);

  if (it->last_returned->data != STOLEN) {
    gst_buffer_unref (it->last_returned->data);
  }
  it->last_returned->data = buffer;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Returns the last buffer returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() without
 * modifying the refcount of the buffer.
 *
 * Returns: the last buffer returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next()
 */
GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal (GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  GstBuffer *buffer;

  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (it->last_returned != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (it->last_returned->data != STOLEN, NULL);
  g_assert (it->last_returned->data != GROUP_START);

  buffer = it->last_returned->data;
  it->last_returned->data = STOLEN;

  return buffer;
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_do_data:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 * @do_func: the function to be called
 * @data: the gpointer to optional user data.
 * @data_notify: function to be called when @data is no longer used
 *
 * Calls the given function for the last buffer returned by
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next(). gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() must have
 * been called on @it before this function is called.
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove() and gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal() must
 * not have been called since the last call to gst_buffer_list_iterator_next().
 *
 * See #GstBufferListDoFunction for more details.
 *
 * The @data_notify function is called after @do_func has returned, before this
 * function returns, usually used to free @data.
 *
 * Returns: the return value from @do_func
 */
GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_list_iterator_do_data (GstBufferListIterator * it,
    GstBufferListDoDataFunction do_func, gpointer data,
    GDestroyNotify data_notify)
{
  GstBuffer *buffer;

  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (it->last_returned != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (it->last_returned->data != STOLEN, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (do_func != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (gst_buffer_list_is_writable (it->list), NULL);
  g_assert (it->last_returned->data != GROUP_START);

  buffer = gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal (it);
  buffer = do_func (buffer, data);
  if (buffer == NULL) {
    gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove (it);
  } else {
    gst_buffer_list_iterator_take (it, buffer);
  }

  if (data_notify != NULL) {
    data_notify (data);
  }

  return buffer;
}

static GstBuffer *
do_func_no_data (GstBuffer * buffer, GstBufferListDoFunction do_func)
{
  return do_func (buffer);
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_do:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 * @do_func: the function to be called
 *
 * Calls the given function for the last buffer returned by
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_next(). gst_buffer_list_iterator_next() must have
 * been called on @it before this function is called.
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_remove() or gst_buffer_list_iterator_steal() must
 * not have been called since the last call to gst_buffer_list_iterator_next().
 *
 * See #GstBufferListDoFunction for more details.
 *
 * Returns: the return value from @do_func
 */
GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_list_iterator_do (GstBufferListIterator * it,
    GstBufferListDoFunction do_func)
{
  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (it->last_returned != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (it->last_returned->data != STOLEN, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (do_func != NULL, NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (gst_buffer_list_is_writable (it->list), NULL);
  g_assert (it->last_returned->data != GROUP_START);

  return gst_buffer_list_iterator_do_data (it,
      (GstBufferListDoDataFunction) do_func_no_data, do_func, NULL);
}

/**
 * gst_buffer_list_iterator_merge_group:
 * @it: a #GstBufferListIterator
 *
 * Merge a buffer list group into a normal #GstBuffer by copying its metadata
 * and memcpying its data into consecutive memory. All buffers in the current
 * group after the implicit cursor will be merged into one new buffer. The
 * metadata of the new buffer will be a copy of the metadata of the buffer that
 * would be returned by gst_buffer_list_iterator_next(). If there is no buffer
 * in the current group after the implicit cursor, NULL will be returned.
 *
 * This function will not move the implicit cursor or in any other way affect
 * the state of the iterator @it or the list.
 *
 * Returns: a new #GstBuffer, gst_buffer_unref() after usage, or NULL
 */
GstBuffer *
gst_buffer_list_iterator_merge_group (const GstBufferListIterator * it)
{
  GList *tmp;
  guint size;
  GstBuffer *buf;
  guint8 *ptr;

  g_return_val_if_fail (it != NULL, NULL);

  /* calculate size of merged buffer */
  size = 0;
  tmp = it->next;
  while (tmp && tmp->data != GROUP_START) {
    if (tmp->data != STOLEN) {
      size += GST_BUFFER_SIZE (tmp->data);
    }
    tmp = g_list_next (tmp);
  }

  if (size == 0) {
    return NULL;
  }

  /* allocate a new buffer */
  buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (size);

  /* copy metadata from the next buffer after the implicit cursor */
  gst_buffer_copy_metadata (buf, GST_BUFFER_CAST (it->next->data),
      GST_BUFFER_COPY_ALL);

  /* copy data of all buffers before the next group start into the new buffer */
  ptr = GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf);
  tmp = it->next;
  do {
    if (tmp->data != STOLEN) {
      memcpy (ptr, GST_BUFFER_DATA (tmp->data), GST_BUFFER_SIZE (tmp->data));
      ptr += GST_BUFFER_SIZE (tmp->data);
    }
    tmp = g_list_next (tmp);
  } while (tmp && tmp->data != GROUP_START);

  return buf;
}