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diff --git a/ffmpeg/libavfilter/avfilter.h b/ffmpeg/libavfilter/avfilter.h
index 455161f..3518ad8 100644
--- a/ffmpeg/libavfilter/avfilter.h
+++ b/ffmpeg/libavfilter/avfilter.h
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@
/**
* @file
* @ingroup lavfi
- * external API header
+ * Main libavfilter public API header
*/
/**
- * @defgroup lavfi Libavfilter
+ * @defgroup lavfi Libavfilter - graph-based frame editing library
* @{
*/
#include <stddef.h>
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
#include "libavutil/dict.h"
#include "libavutil/frame.h"
@@ -60,11 +61,6 @@ const char *avfilter_configuration(void);
*/
const char *avfilter_license(void);
-/**
- * Get the class for the AVFilterContext struct.
- */
-const AVClass *avfilter_get_class(void);
-
typedef struct AVFilterContext AVFilterContext;
typedef struct AVFilterLink AVFilterLink;
typedef struct AVFilterPad AVFilterPad;
@@ -394,6 +390,12 @@ struct AVFilterPad {
#endif
/**
+ * Get the number of elements in a NULL-terminated array of AVFilterPads (e.g.
+ * AVFilter.inputs/outputs).
+ */
+int avfilter_pad_count(const AVFilterPad *pads);
+
+/**
* Get the name of an AVFilterPad.
*
* @param pads an array of AVFilterPads
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ struct AVFilterPad {
*
* @return name of the pad_idx'th pad in pads
*/
-const char *avfilter_pad_get_name(AVFilterPad *pads, int pad_idx);
+const char *avfilter_pad_get_name(const AVFilterPad *pads, int pad_idx);
/**
* Get the type of an AVFilterPad.
@@ -413,23 +415,96 @@ const char *avfilter_pad_get_name(AVFilterPad *pads, int pad_idx);
*
* @return type of the pad_idx'th pad in pads
*/
-enum AVMediaType avfilter_pad_get_type(AVFilterPad *pads, int pad_idx);
+enum AVMediaType avfilter_pad_get_type(const AVFilterPad *pads, int pad_idx);
+
+/**
+ * The number of the filter inputs is not determined just by AVFilter.inputs.
+ * The filter might add additional inputs during initialization depending on the
+ * options supplied to it.
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_FLAG_DYNAMIC_INPUTS (1 << 0)
+/**
+ * The number of the filter outputs is not determined just by AVFilter.outputs.
+ * The filter might add additional outputs during initialization depending on
+ * the options supplied to it.
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_FLAG_DYNAMIC_OUTPUTS (1 << 1)
+/**
+ * The filter supports multithreading by splitting frames into multiple parts
+ * and processing them concurrently.
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_FLAG_SLICE_THREADS (1 << 2)
+/**
+ * Some filters support a generic "enable" expression option that can be used
+ * to enable or disable a filter in the timeline. Filters supporting this
+ * option have this flag set. When the enable expression is false, the default
+ * no-op filter_frame() function is called in place of the filter_frame()
+ * callback defined on each input pad, thus the frame is passed unchanged to
+ * the next filters.
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE_GENERIC (1 << 16)
+/**
+ * Same as AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE_GENERIC, except that the filter will
+ * have its filter_frame() callback(s) called as usual even when the enable
+ * expression is false. The filter will disable filtering within the
+ * filter_frame() callback(s) itself, for example executing code depending on
+ * the AVFilterContext->is_disabled value.
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE_INTERNAL (1 << 17)
+/**
+ * Handy mask to test whether the filter supports or no the timeline feature
+ * (internally or generically).
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE (AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE_GENERIC | AVFILTER_FLAG_SUPPORT_TIMELINE_INTERNAL)
/**
* Filter definition. This defines the pads a filter contains, and all the
* callback functions used to interact with the filter.
*/
typedef struct AVFilter {
- const char *name; ///< filter name
+ /**
+ * Filter name. Must be non-NULL and unique among filters.
+ */
+ const char *name;
/**
- * A description for the filter. You should use the
- * NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro to define it.
+ * A description of the filter. May be NULL.
+ *
+ * You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro to define it.
*/
const char *description;
- const AVFilterPad *inputs; ///< NULL terminated list of inputs. NULL if none
- const AVFilterPad *outputs; ///< NULL terminated list of outputs. NULL if none
+ /**
+ * List of inputs, terminated by a zeroed element.
+ *
+ * NULL if there are no (static) inputs. Instances of filters with
+ * AVFILTER_FLAG_DYNAMIC_INPUTS set may have more inputs than present in
+ * this list.
+ */
+ const AVFilterPad *inputs;
+ /**
+ * List of outputs, terminated by a zeroed element.
+ *
+ * NULL if there are no (static) outputs. Instances of filters with
+ * AVFILTER_FLAG_DYNAMIC_OUTPUTS set may have more outputs than present in
+ * this list.
+ */
+ const AVFilterPad *outputs;
+
+ /**
+ * A class for the private data, used to declare filter private AVOptions.
+ * This field is NULL for filters that do not declare any options.
+ *
+ * If this field is non-NULL, the first member of the filter private data
+ * must be a pointer to AVClass, which will be set by libavfilter generic
+ * code to this class.
+ */
+ const AVClass *priv_class;
+
+ /**
+ * A combination of AVFILTER_FLAG_*
+ */
+ int flags;
/*****************************************************************
* All fields below this line are not part of the public API. They
@@ -440,22 +515,71 @@ typedef struct AVFilter {
*/
/**
- * Filter initialization function. Args contains the user-supplied
- * parameters. FIXME: maybe an AVOption-based system would be better?
+ * Filter initialization function.
+ *
+ * This callback will be called only once during the filter lifetime, after
+ * all the options have been set, but before links between filters are
+ * established and format negotiation is done.
+ *
+ * Basic filter initialization should be done here. Filters with dynamic
+ * inputs and/or outputs should create those inputs/outputs here based on
+ * provided options. No more changes to this filter's inputs/outputs can be
+ * done after this callback.
+ *
+ * This callback must not assume that the filter links exist or frame
+ * parameters are known.
+ *
+ * @ref AVFilter.uninit "uninit" is guaranteed to be called even if
+ * initialization fails, so this callback does not have to clean up on
+ * failure.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on failure
*/
- int (*init)(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args);
+ int (*init)(AVFilterContext *ctx);
/**
- * Filter uninitialization function. Should deallocate any memory held
- * by the filter, release any buffer references, etc. This does not need
- * to deallocate the AVFilterContext->priv memory itself.
+ * Should be set instead of @ref AVFilter.init "init" by the filters that
+ * want to pass a dictionary of AVOptions to nested contexts that are
+ * allocated during init.
+ *
+ * On return, the options dict should be freed and replaced with one that
+ * contains all the options which could not be processed by this filter (or
+ * with NULL if all the options were processed).
+ *
+ * Otherwise the semantics is the same as for @ref AVFilter.init "init".
+ */
+ int (*init_dict)(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVDictionary **options);
+
+ /**
+ * Filter uninitialization function.
+ *
+ * Called only once right before the filter is freed. Should deallocate any
+ * memory held by the filter, release any buffer references, etc. It does
+ * not need to deallocate the AVFilterContext.priv memory itself.
+ *
+ * This callback may be called even if @ref AVFilter.init "init" was not
+ * called or failed, so it must be prepared to handle such a situation.
*/
void (*uninit)(AVFilterContext *ctx);
/**
- * Queries formats/layouts supported by the filter and its pads, and sets
- * the in_formats/in_chlayouts for links connected to its output pads,
- * and out_formats/out_chlayouts for links connected to its input pads.
+ * Query formats supported by the filter on its inputs and outputs.
+ *
+ * This callback is called after the filter is initialized (so the inputs
+ * and outputs are fixed), shortly before the format negotiation. This
+ * callback may be called more than once.
+ *
+ * This callback must set AVFilterLink.out_formats on every input link and
+ * AVFilterLink.in_formats on every output link to a list of pixel/sample
+ * formats that the filter supports on that link. For audio links, this
+ * filter must also set @ref AVFilterLink.in_samplerates "in_samplerates" /
+ * @ref AVFilterLink.out_samplerates "out_samplerates" and
+ * @ref AVFilterLink.in_channel_layouts "in_channel_layouts" /
+ * @ref AVFilterLink.out_channel_layouts "out_channel_layouts" analogously.
+ *
+ * This callback may be NULL for filters with one input, in which case
+ * libavfilter assumes that it supports all input formats and preserves
+ * them on output.
*
* @return zero on success, a negative value corresponding to an
* AVERROR code otherwise
@@ -465,6 +589,12 @@ typedef struct AVFilter {
int priv_size; ///< size of private data to allocate for the filter
/**
+ * Used by the filter registration system. Must not be touched by any other
+ * code.
+ */
+ struct AVFilter *next;
+
+ /**
* Make the filter instance process a command.
*
* @param cmd the command to process, for handling simplicity all commands must be alphanumeric only
@@ -483,45 +613,71 @@ typedef struct AVFilter {
* callback. Args contains the user-supplied parameters, opaque is
* used for providing binary data.
*/
- int (*init_opaque)(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args, void *opaque);
+ int (*init_opaque)(AVFilterContext *ctx, void *opaque);
+} AVFilter;
- const AVClass *priv_class; ///< private class, containing filter specific options
+/**
+ * Process multiple parts of the frame concurrently.
+ */
+#define AVFILTER_THREAD_SLICE (1 << 0)
- /**
- * Shorthand syntax for init arguments.
- * If this field is set (even to an empty list), just before init the
- * private class will be set and the arguments string will be parsed
- * using av_opt_set_from_string() with "=" and ":" delimiters, and
- * av_opt_free() will be called just after uninit.
- */
- const char *const *shorthand;
-} AVFilter;
+typedef struct AVFilterInternal AVFilterInternal;
/** An instance of a filter */
struct AVFilterContext {
- const AVClass *av_class; ///< needed for av_log()
+ const AVClass *av_class; ///< needed for av_log() and filters common options
- AVFilter *filter; ///< the AVFilter of which this is an instance
+ const AVFilter *filter; ///< the AVFilter of which this is an instance
char *name; ///< name of this filter instance
AVFilterPad *input_pads; ///< array of input pads
AVFilterLink **inputs; ///< array of pointers to input links
#if FF_API_FOO_COUNT
- unsigned input_count; ///< @deprecated use nb_inputs
+ attribute_deprecated unsigned input_count; ///< @deprecated use nb_inputs
#endif
unsigned nb_inputs; ///< number of input pads
AVFilterPad *output_pads; ///< array of output pads
AVFilterLink **outputs; ///< array of pointers to output links
#if FF_API_FOO_COUNT
- unsigned output_count; ///< @deprecated use nb_outputs
+ attribute_deprecated unsigned output_count; ///< @deprecated use nb_outputs
#endif
unsigned nb_outputs; ///< number of output pads
void *priv; ///< private data for use by the filter
+ struct AVFilterGraph *graph; ///< filtergraph this filter belongs to
+
+ /**
+ * Type of multithreading being allowed/used. A combination of
+ * AVFILTER_THREAD_* flags.
+ *
+ * May be set by the caller before initializing the filter to forbid some
+ * or all kinds of multithreading for this filter. The default is allowing
+ * everything.
+ *
+ * When the filter is initialized, this field is combined using bit AND with
+ * AVFilterGraph.thread_type to get the final mask used for determining
+ * allowed threading types. I.e. a threading type needs to be set in both
+ * to be allowed.
+ *
+ * After the filter is initialzed, libavfilter sets this field to the
+ * threading type that is actually used (0 for no multithreading).
+ */
+ int thread_type;
+
+ /**
+ * An opaque struct for libavfilter internal use.
+ */
+ AVFilterInternal *internal;
+
struct AVFilterCommand *command_queue;
+
+ char *enable_str; ///< enable expression string
+ void *enable; ///< parsed expression (AVExpr*)
+ double *var_values; ///< variable values for the enable expression
+ int is_disabled; ///< the enabled state from the last expression evaluation
};
/**
@@ -682,6 +838,22 @@ struct AVFilterLink {
* Number of channels.
*/
int channels;
+
+ /**
+ * True if a frame is being requested on the link.
+ * Used internally by the framework.
+ */
+ unsigned frame_requested;
+
+ /**
+ * Link processing flags.
+ */
+ unsigned flags;
+
+ /**
+ * Number of past frames sent through the link.
+ */
+ int64_t frame_count;
};
/**
@@ -794,14 +966,17 @@ int avfilter_process_command(AVFilterContext *filter, const char *cmd, const cha
/** Initialize the filter system. Register all builtin filters. */
void avfilter_register_all(void);
+#if FF_API_OLD_FILTER_REGISTER
/** Uninitialize the filter system. Unregister all filters. */
+attribute_deprecated
void avfilter_uninit(void);
+#endif
/**
* Register a filter. This is only needed if you plan to use
* avfilter_get_by_name later to lookup the AVFilter structure by name. A
- * filter can still by instantiated with avfilter_open even if it is not
- * registered.
+ * filter can still by instantiated with avfilter_graph_alloc_filter even if it
+ * is not registered.
*
* @param filter the filter to register
* @return 0 if the registration was successful, a negative value
@@ -816,16 +991,31 @@ int avfilter_register(AVFilter *filter);
* @return the filter definition, if any matching one is registered.
* NULL if none found.
*/
+#if !FF_API_NOCONST_GET_NAME
+const
+#endif
AVFilter *avfilter_get_by_name(const char *name);
/**
+ * Iterate over all registered filters.
+ * @return If prev is non-NULL, next registered filter after prev or NULL if
+ * prev is the last filter. If prev is NULL, return the first registered filter.
+ */
+const AVFilter *avfilter_next(const AVFilter *prev);
+
+#if FF_API_OLD_FILTER_REGISTER
+/**
* If filter is NULL, returns a pointer to the first registered filter pointer,
* if filter is non-NULL, returns the next pointer after filter.
* If the returned pointer points to NULL, the last registered filter
* was already reached.
+ * @deprecated use avfilter_next()
*/
+attribute_deprecated
AVFilter **av_filter_next(AVFilter **filter);
+#endif
+#if FF_API_AVFILTER_OPEN
/**
* Create a filter instance.
*
@@ -834,9 +1024,14 @@ AVFilter **av_filter_next(AVFilter **filter);
* @param filter the filter to create an instance of
* @param inst_name Name to give to the new instance. Can be NULL for none.
* @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative error code otherwise
+ * @deprecated use avfilter_graph_alloc_filter() instead
*/
+attribute_deprecated
int avfilter_open(AVFilterContext **filter_ctx, AVFilter *filter, const char *inst_name);
+#endif
+
+#if FF_API_AVFILTER_INIT_FILTER
/**
* Initialize a filter.
*
@@ -847,10 +1042,47 @@ int avfilter_open(AVFilterContext **filter_ctx, AVFilter *filter, const char *in
* of this parameter varies by filter.
* @return zero on success
*/
+attribute_deprecated
int avfilter_init_filter(AVFilterContext *filter, const char *args, void *opaque);
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Initialize a filter with the supplied parameters.
+ *
+ * @param ctx uninitialized filter context to initialize
+ * @param args Options to initialize the filter with. This must be a
+ * ':'-separated list of options in the 'key=value' form.
+ * May be NULL if the options have been set directly using the
+ * AVOptions API or there are no options that need to be set.
+ * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on failure
+ */
+int avfilter_init_str(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args);
/**
- * Free a filter context.
+ * Initialize a filter with the supplied dictionary of options.
+ *
+ * @param ctx uninitialized filter context to initialize
+ * @param options An AVDictionary filled with options for this filter. On
+ * return this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with
+ * a dict containing options that were not found. This dictionary
+ * must be freed by the caller.
+ * May be NULL, then this function is equivalent to
+ * avfilter_init_str() with the second parameter set to NULL.
+ * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on failure
+ *
+ * @note This function and avfilter_init_str() do essentially the same thing,
+ * the difference is in manner in which the options are passed. It is up to the
+ * calling code to choose whichever is more preferable. The two functions also
+ * behave differently when some of the provided options are not declared as
+ * supported by the filter. In such a case, avfilter_init_str() will fail, but
+ * this function will leave those extra options in the options AVDictionary and
+ * continue as usual.
+ */
+int avfilter_init_dict(AVFilterContext *ctx, AVDictionary **options);
+
+/**
+ * Free a filter context. This will also remove the filter from its
+ * filtergraph's list of filters.
*
* @param filter the filter to free
*/
@@ -889,6 +1121,402 @@ int avfilter_copy_buf_props(AVFrame *dst, const AVFilterBufferRef *src);
#endif
/**
+ * @return AVClass for AVFilterContext.
+ *
+ * @see av_opt_find().
+ */
+const AVClass *avfilter_get_class(void);
+
+typedef struct AVFilterGraphInternal AVFilterGraphInternal;
+
+/**
+ * A function pointer passed to the @ref AVFilterGraph.execute callback to be
+ * executed multiple times, possibly in parallel.
+ *
+ * @param ctx the filter context the job belongs to
+ * @param arg an opaque parameter passed through from @ref
+ * AVFilterGraph.execute
+ * @param jobnr the index of the job being executed
+ * @param nb_jobs the total number of jobs
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error
+ */
+typedef int (avfilter_action_func)(AVFilterContext *ctx, void *arg, int jobnr, int nb_jobs);
+
+/**
+ * A function executing multiple jobs, possibly in parallel.
+ *
+ * @param ctx the filter context to which the jobs belong
+ * @param func the function to be called multiple times
+ * @param arg the argument to be passed to func
+ * @param ret a nb_jobs-sized array to be filled with return values from each
+ * invocation of func
+ * @param nb_jobs the number of jobs to execute
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error
+ */
+typedef int (avfilter_execute_func)(AVFilterContext *ctx, avfilter_action_func *func,
+ void *arg, int *ret, int nb_jobs);
+
+typedef struct AVFilterGraph {
+ const AVClass *av_class;
+#if FF_API_FOO_COUNT
+ attribute_deprecated
+ unsigned filter_count_unused;
+#endif
+ AVFilterContext **filters;
+#if !FF_API_FOO_COUNT
+ unsigned nb_filters;
+#endif
+
+ char *scale_sws_opts; ///< sws options to use for the auto-inserted scale filters
+ char *resample_lavr_opts; ///< libavresample options to use for the auto-inserted resample filters
+#if FF_API_FOO_COUNT
+ unsigned nb_filters;
+#endif
+
+ /**
+ * Type of multithreading allowed for filters in this graph. A combination
+ * of AVFILTER_THREAD_* flags.
+ *
+ * May be set by the caller at any point, the setting will apply to all
+ * filters initialized after that. The default is allowing everything.
+ *
+ * When a filter in this graph is initialized, this field is combined using
+ * bit AND with AVFilterContext.thread_type to get the final mask used for
+ * determining allowed threading types. I.e. a threading type needs to be
+ * set in both to be allowed.
+ */
+ int thread_type;
+
+ /**
+ * Maximum number of threads used by filters in this graph. May be set by
+ * the caller before adding any filters to the filtergraph. Zero (the
+ * default) means that the number of threads is determined automatically.
+ */
+ int nb_threads;
+
+ /**
+ * Opaque object for libavfilter internal use.
+ */
+ AVFilterGraphInternal *internal;
+
+ /**
+ * Opaque user data. May be set by the caller to an arbitrary value, e.g. to
+ * be used from callbacks like @ref AVFilterGraph.execute.
+ * Libavfilter will not touch this field in any way.
+ */
+ void *opaque;
+
+ /**
+ * This callback may be set by the caller immediately after allocating the
+ * graph and before adding any filters to it, to provide a custom
+ * multithreading implementation.
+ *
+ * If set, filters with slice threading capability will call this callback
+ * to execute multiple jobs in parallel.
+ *
+ * If this field is left unset, libavfilter will use its internal
+ * implementation, which may or may not be multithreaded depending on the
+ * platform and build options.
+ */
+ avfilter_execute_func *execute;
+
+ char *aresample_swr_opts; ///< swr options to use for the auto-inserted aresample filters, Access ONLY through AVOptions
+
+ /**
+ * Private fields
+ *
+ * The following fields are for internal use only.
+ * Their type, offset, number and semantic can change without notice.
+ */
+
+ AVFilterLink **sink_links;
+ int sink_links_count;
+
+ unsigned disable_auto_convert;
+} AVFilterGraph;
+
+/**
+ * Allocate a filter graph.
+ */
+AVFilterGraph *avfilter_graph_alloc(void);
+
+/**
+ * Create a new filter instance in a filter graph.
+ *
+ * @param graph graph in which the new filter will be used
+ * @param filter the filter to create an instance of
+ * @param name Name to give to the new instance (will be copied to
+ * AVFilterContext.name). This may be used by the caller to identify
+ * different filters, libavfilter itself assigns no semantics to
+ * this parameter. May be NULL.
+ *
+ * @return the context of the newly created filter instance (note that it is
+ * also retrievable directly through AVFilterGraph.filters or with
+ * avfilter_graph_get_filter()) on success or NULL or failure.
+ */
+AVFilterContext *avfilter_graph_alloc_filter(AVFilterGraph *graph,
+ const AVFilter *filter,
+ const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Get a filter instance with name name from graph.
+ *
+ * @return the pointer to the found filter instance or NULL if it
+ * cannot be found.
+ */
+AVFilterContext *avfilter_graph_get_filter(AVFilterGraph *graph, char *name);
+
+#if FF_API_AVFILTER_OPEN
+/**
+ * Add an existing filter instance to a filter graph.
+ *
+ * @param graphctx the filter graph
+ * @param filter the filter to be added
+ *
+ * @deprecated use avfilter_graph_alloc_filter() to allocate a filter in a
+ * filter graph
+ */
+attribute_deprecated
+int avfilter_graph_add_filter(AVFilterGraph *graphctx, AVFilterContext *filter);
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Create and add a filter instance into an existing graph.
+ * The filter instance is created from the filter filt and inited
+ * with the parameters args and opaque.
+ *
+ * In case of success put in *filt_ctx the pointer to the created
+ * filter instance, otherwise set *filt_ctx to NULL.
+ *
+ * @param name the instance name to give to the created filter instance
+ * @param graph_ctx the filter graph
+ * @return a negative AVERROR error code in case of failure, a non
+ * negative value otherwise
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_create_filter(AVFilterContext **filt_ctx, const AVFilter *filt,
+ const char *name, const char *args, void *opaque,
+ AVFilterGraph *graph_ctx);
+
+/**
+ * Enable or disable automatic format conversion inside the graph.
+ *
+ * Note that format conversion can still happen inside explicitly inserted
+ * scale and aresample filters.
+ *
+ * @param flags any of the AVFILTER_AUTO_CONVERT_* constants
+ */
+void avfilter_graph_set_auto_convert(AVFilterGraph *graph, unsigned flags);
+
+enum {
+ AVFILTER_AUTO_CONVERT_ALL = 0, /**< all automatic conversions enabled */
+ AVFILTER_AUTO_CONVERT_NONE = -1, /**< all automatic conversions disabled */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check validity and configure all the links and formats in the graph.
+ *
+ * @param graphctx the filter graph
+ * @param log_ctx context used for logging
+ * @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative AVERROR code otherwise
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_config(AVFilterGraph *graphctx, void *log_ctx);
+
+/**
+ * Free a graph, destroy its links, and set *graph to NULL.
+ * If *graph is NULL, do nothing.
+ */
+void avfilter_graph_free(AVFilterGraph **graph);
+
+/**
+ * A linked-list of the inputs/outputs of the filter chain.
+ *
+ * This is mainly useful for avfilter_graph_parse() / avfilter_graph_parse2(),
+ * where it is used to communicate open (unlinked) inputs and outputs from and
+ * to the caller.
+ * This struct specifies, per each not connected pad contained in the graph, the
+ * filter context and the pad index required for establishing a link.
+ */
+typedef struct AVFilterInOut {
+ /** unique name for this input/output in the list */
+ char *name;
+
+ /** filter context associated to this input/output */
+ AVFilterContext *filter_ctx;
+
+ /** index of the filt_ctx pad to use for linking */
+ int pad_idx;
+
+ /** next input/input in the list, NULL if this is the last */
+ struct AVFilterInOut *next;
+} AVFilterInOut;
+
+/**
+ * Allocate a single AVFilterInOut entry.
+ * Must be freed with avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @return allocated AVFilterInOut on success, NULL on failure.
+ */
+AVFilterInOut *avfilter_inout_alloc(void);
+
+/**
+ * Free the supplied list of AVFilterInOut and set *inout to NULL.
+ * If *inout is NULL, do nothing.
+ */
+void avfilter_inout_free(AVFilterInOut **inout);
+
+#if AV_HAVE_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBAV_ABI || !FF_API_OLD_GRAPH_PARSE
+/**
+ * Add a graph described by a string to a graph.
+ *
+ * @note The caller must provide the lists of inputs and outputs,
+ * which therefore must be known before calling the function.
+ *
+ * @note The inputs parameter describes inputs of the already existing
+ * part of the graph; i.e. from the point of view of the newly created
+ * part, they are outputs. Similarly the outputs parameter describes
+ * outputs of the already existing filters, which are provided as
+ * inputs to the parsed filters.
+ *
+ * @param graph the filter graph where to link the parsed grap context
+ * @param filters string to be parsed
+ * @param inputs linked list to the inputs of the graph
+ * @param outputs linked list to the outputs of the graph
+ * @return zero on success, a negative AVERROR code on error
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_parse(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *filters,
+ AVFilterInOut *inputs, AVFilterInOut *outputs,
+ void *log_ctx);
+#else
+/**
+ * Add a graph described by a string to a graph.
+ *
+ * @param graph the filter graph where to link the parsed graph context
+ * @param filters string to be parsed
+ * @param inputs pointer to a linked list to the inputs of the graph, may be NULL.
+ * If non-NULL, *inputs is updated to contain the list of open inputs
+ * after the parsing, should be freed with avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @param outputs pointer to a linked list to the outputs of the graph, may be NULL.
+ * If non-NULL, *outputs is updated to contain the list of open outputs
+ * after the parsing, should be freed with avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @return non negative on success, a negative AVERROR code on error
+ * @deprecated Use avfilter_graph_parse_ptr() instead.
+ */
+attribute_deprecated
+int avfilter_graph_parse(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *filters,
+ AVFilterInOut **inputs, AVFilterInOut **outputs,
+ void *log_ctx);
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Add a graph described by a string to a graph.
+ *
+ * @param graph the filter graph where to link the parsed graph context
+ * @param filters string to be parsed
+ * @param inputs pointer to a linked list to the inputs of the graph, may be NULL.
+ * If non-NULL, *inputs is updated to contain the list of open inputs
+ * after the parsing, should be freed with avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @param outputs pointer to a linked list to the outputs of the graph, may be NULL.
+ * If non-NULL, *outputs is updated to contain the list of open outputs
+ * after the parsing, should be freed with avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @return non negative on success, a negative AVERROR code on error
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_parse_ptr(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *filters,
+ AVFilterInOut **inputs, AVFilterInOut **outputs,
+ void *log_ctx);
+
+/**
+ * Add a graph described by a string to a graph.
+ *
+ * @param[in] graph the filter graph where to link the parsed graph context
+ * @param[in] filters string to be parsed
+ * @param[out] inputs a linked list of all free (unlinked) inputs of the
+ * parsed graph will be returned here. It is to be freed
+ * by the caller using avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @param[out] outputs a linked list of all free (unlinked) outputs of the
+ * parsed graph will be returned here. It is to be freed by the
+ * caller using avfilter_inout_free().
+ * @return zero on success, a negative AVERROR code on error
+ *
+ * @note This function returns the inputs and outputs that are left
+ * unlinked after parsing the graph and the caller then deals with
+ * them.
+ * @note This function makes no reference whatsoever to already
+ * existing parts of the graph and the inputs parameter will on return
+ * contain inputs of the newly parsed part of the graph. Analogously
+ * the outputs parameter will contain outputs of the newly created
+ * filters.
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_parse2(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *filters,
+ AVFilterInOut **inputs,
+ AVFilterInOut **outputs);
+
+/**
+ * Send a command to one or more filter instances.
+ *
+ * @param graph the filter graph
+ * @param target the filter(s) to which the command should be sent
+ * "all" sends to all filters
+ * otherwise it can be a filter or filter instance name
+ * which will send the command to all matching filters.
+ * @param cmd the command to send, for handling simplicity all commands must be alphanumeric only
+ * @param arg the argument for the command
+ * @param res a buffer with size res_size where the filter(s) can return a response.
+ *
+ * @returns >=0 on success otherwise an error code.
+ * AVERROR(ENOSYS) on unsupported commands
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_send_command(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *target, const char *cmd, const char *arg, char *res, int res_len, int flags);
+
+/**
+ * Queue a command for one or more filter instances.
+ *
+ * @param graph the filter graph
+ * @param target the filter(s) to which the command should be sent
+ * "all" sends to all filters
+ * otherwise it can be a filter or filter instance name
+ * which will send the command to all matching filters.
+ * @param cmd the command to sent, for handling simplicity all commands must be alphanummeric only
+ * @param arg the argument for the command
+ * @param ts time at which the command should be sent to the filter
+ *
+ * @note As this executes commands after this function returns, no return code
+ * from the filter is provided, also AVFILTER_CMD_FLAG_ONE is not supported.
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_queue_command(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *target, const char *cmd, const char *arg, int flags, double ts);
+
+
+/**
+ * Dump a graph into a human-readable string representation.
+ *
+ * @param graph the graph to dump
+ * @param options formatting options; currently ignored
+ * @return a string, or NULL in case of memory allocation failure;
+ * the string must be freed using av_free
+ */
+char *avfilter_graph_dump(AVFilterGraph *graph, const char *options);
+
+/**
+ * Request a frame on the oldest sink link.
+ *
+ * If the request returns AVERROR_EOF, try the next.
+ *
+ * Note that this function is not meant to be the sole scheduling mechanism
+ * of a filtergraph, only a convenience function to help drain a filtergraph
+ * in a balanced way under normal circumstances.
+ *
+ * Also note that AVERROR_EOF does not mean that frames did not arrive on
+ * some of the sinks during the process.
+ * When there are multiple sink links, in case the requested link
+ * returns an EOF, this may cause a filter to flush pending frames
+ * which are sent to another sink link, although unrequested.
+ *
+ * @return the return value of ff_request_frame(),
+ * or AVERROR_EOF if all links returned AVERROR_EOF
+ */
+int avfilter_graph_request_oldest(AVFilterGraph *graph);
+
+/**
* @}
*/