The Element metadata provides extra element information. It is configured
with gst_element_class_set_metadata or
gst_element_class_set_static_metadata which takes the
following parameters:
A long, English, name for the element.
The type of the element, see the docs/design/draft-klass.txt document in the GStreamer core source tree for details and examples.
A brief description of the purpose of the element.
The name of the author of the element, optionally followed by a contact email address in angle brackets.
For example:
gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (klass,
"An example plugin",
"Example/FirstExample",
"Shows the basic structure of a plugin",
"your name <your.name@your.isp>");
The element details are registered with the plugin during
the _class_init () function, which is part of
the GObject system. The _class_init () function
should be set for this GObject in the function where you register
the type with GLib.
static void
gst_my_filter_class_init (GstMyFilterClass * klass)
{
GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
[..]
gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_klass,
"An example plugin",
"Example/FirstExample",
"Shows the basic structure of a plugin",
"your name <your.name@your.isp>");
}