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+/* GStreamer EBML I/O
+ * (c) 2003 Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2005 Michal Benes <michal.benes@xeris.cz>
+ *
+ * ebml-write.c: write EBML data to file/stream
+ *
+ * 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., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "ebml-write.h"
+#include "ebml-ids.h"
+
+
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_ebml_write_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_ebml_write_debug
+
+#define _do_init \
+ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_ebml_write_debug, "ebmlwrite", 0, "Write EBML structured data")
+#define parent_class gst_ebml_write_parent_class
+G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstEbmlWrite, gst_ebml_write, GST_TYPE_OBJECT,
+ _do_init);
+
+static void gst_ebml_write_finalize (GObject * object);
+
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_class_init (GstEbmlWriteClass * klass)
+{
+ GObjectClass *object = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+ object->finalize = gst_ebml_write_finalize;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_init (GstEbmlWrite * ebml)
+{
+ ebml->srcpad = NULL;
+ ebml->pos = 0;
+ ebml->last_pos = G_MAXUINT64; /* force segment event */
+
+ ebml->cache = NULL;
+ ebml->streamheader = NULL;
+ ebml->streamheader_pos = 0;
+ ebml->writing_streamheader = FALSE;
+ ebml->caps = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_finalize (GObject * object)
+{
+ GstEbmlWrite *ebml = GST_EBML_WRITE (object);
+
+ gst_object_unref (ebml->srcpad);
+
+ if (ebml->cache) {
+ gst_byte_writer_free (ebml->cache);
+ ebml->cache = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (ebml->streamheader) {
+ gst_byte_writer_free (ebml->streamheader);
+ ebml->streamheader = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (ebml->caps) {
+ gst_caps_unref (ebml->caps);
+ ebml->caps = NULL;
+ }
+
+ G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_new:
+ * @srcpad: Source pad to which the output will be pushed.
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GstEbmlWrite.
+ *
+ * Returns: a new #GstEbmlWrite
+ */
+GstEbmlWrite *
+gst_ebml_write_new (GstPad * srcpad)
+{
+ GstEbmlWrite *ebml =
+ GST_EBML_WRITE (g_object_new (GST_TYPE_EBML_WRITE, NULL));
+
+ ebml->srcpad = gst_object_ref (srcpad);
+ ebml->timestamp = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+
+ gst_ebml_write_reset (ebml);
+
+ return ebml;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_reset:
+ * @ebml: a #GstEbmlWrite.
+ *
+ * Reset internal state of #GstEbmlWrite.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_reset (GstEbmlWrite * ebml)
+{
+ ebml->pos = 0;
+ ebml->last_pos = G_MAXUINT64; /* force segment event */
+
+ if (ebml->cache) {
+ gst_byte_writer_free (ebml->cache);
+ ebml->cache = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (ebml->caps) {
+ gst_caps_unref (ebml->caps);
+ ebml->caps = NULL;
+ }
+
+ ebml->last_write_result = GST_FLOW_OK;
+ ebml->timestamp = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_last_write_result:
+ * @ebml: a #GstEbmlWrite.
+ *
+ * Returns: GST_FLOW_OK if there was not write error since the last call of
+ * gst_ebml_last_write_result or code of the error.
+ */
+GstFlowReturn
+gst_ebml_last_write_result (GstEbmlWrite * ebml)
+{
+ GstFlowReturn res = ebml->last_write_result;
+
+ ebml->last_write_result = GST_FLOW_OK;
+
+ return res;
+}
+
+
+void
+gst_ebml_start_streamheader (GstEbmlWrite * ebml)
+{
+ g_return_if_fail (ebml->streamheader == NULL);
+
+ GST_DEBUG ("Starting streamheader at %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, ebml->pos);
+ ebml->streamheader = gst_byte_writer_new_with_size (1000, FALSE);
+ ebml->streamheader_pos = ebml->pos;
+ ebml->writing_streamheader = TRUE;
+}
+
+GstBuffer *
+gst_ebml_stop_streamheader (GstEbmlWrite * ebml)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buffer;
+
+ if (!ebml->streamheader)
+ return NULL;
+
+ buffer = gst_byte_writer_free_and_get_buffer (ebml->streamheader);
+ ebml->streamheader = NULL;
+ GST_DEBUG ("Streamheader was size %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT,
+ gst_buffer_get_size (buffer));
+
+ ebml->writing_streamheader = FALSE;
+ return buffer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_set_cache:
+ * @ebml: a #GstEbmlWrite.
+ * @size: size of the cache.
+ * Create a cache.
+ *
+ * The idea is that you use this for writing a lot
+ * of small elements. This will just "queue" all of
+ * them and they'll be pushed to the next element all
+ * at once. This saves memory and time for buffer
+ * allocation and init, and it looks better.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_set_cache (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint size)
+{
+ g_return_if_fail (ebml->cache == NULL);
+
+ GST_DEBUG ("Starting cache at %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, ebml->pos);
+ ebml->cache = gst_byte_writer_new_with_size (size, FALSE);
+ ebml->cache_pos = ebml->pos;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+gst_ebml_writer_send_segment_event (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint64 new_pos)
+{
+ GstSegment segment;
+ gboolean res;
+
+ GST_INFO ("seeking to %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, new_pos);
+
+ gst_segment_init (&segment, GST_FORMAT_BYTES);
+ segment.start = new_pos;
+ segment.stop = -1;
+ segment.position = 0;
+
+ res = gst_pad_push_event (ebml->srcpad, gst_event_new_segment (&segment));
+
+ if (!res)
+ GST_WARNING ("seek to %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "failed", new_pos);
+
+ return res;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_flush_cache:
+ * @ebml: a #GstEbmlWrite.
+ * @timestamp: timestamp of the buffer.
+ *
+ * Flush the cache.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_flush_cache (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, gboolean is_keyframe,
+ GstClockTime timestamp)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buffer;
+
+ if (!ebml->cache)
+ return;
+
+ buffer = gst_byte_writer_free_and_get_buffer (ebml->cache);
+ ebml->cache = NULL;
+ GST_DEBUG ("Flushing cache of size %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT,
+ gst_buffer_get_size (buffer));
+ GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer) = timestamp;
+ GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer) = ebml->pos - gst_buffer_get_size (buffer);
+ GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buffer) = ebml->pos;
+ if (ebml->last_write_result == GST_FLOW_OK) {
+ if (GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer) != ebml->last_pos) {
+ gst_ebml_writer_send_segment_event (ebml, GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer));
+ GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DISCONT);
+ }
+ if (ebml->writing_streamheader) {
+ GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_HEADER);
+ }
+ if (!is_keyframe) {
+ GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DELTA_UNIT);
+ }
+ ebml->last_pos = ebml->pos;
+ ebml->last_write_result = gst_pad_push (ebml->srcpad, buffer);
+ } else {
+ gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_element_new:
+ * @ebml: a #GstEbmlWrite.
+ * @size: size of the requested buffer.
+ *
+ * Create a buffer for one element. If there is
+ * a cache, use that instead.
+ *
+ * Returns: A new #GstBuffer.
+ */
+static GstBuffer *
+gst_ebml_write_element_new (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, GstMapInfo * map, guint size)
+{
+ /* Create new buffer of size + ID + length */
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+
+ /* length, ID */
+ size += 12;
+
+ buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (size);
+ GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = ebml->timestamp;
+
+ /* FIXME unmap not possible */
+ gst_buffer_map (buf, map, GST_MAP_WRITE);
+
+ return buf;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_element_id:
+ * @data_inout: Pointer to data pointer
+ * @id: Element ID that should be written.
+ *
+ * Write element ID into a buffer.
+ */
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_element_id (guint8 ** data_inout, guint32 id)
+{
+ guint8 *data = *data_inout;
+ guint bytes = 4, mask = 0x10;
+
+ /* get ID length */
+ while (!(id & (mask << ((bytes - 1) * 8))) && bytes > 0) {
+ mask <<= 1;
+ bytes--;
+ }
+
+ /* if invalid ID, use dummy */
+ if (bytes == 0) {
+ GST_WARNING ("Invalid ID, voiding");
+ bytes = 1;
+ id = GST_EBML_ID_VOID;
+ }
+
+ /* write out, BE */
+ *data_inout += bytes;
+ while (bytes--) {
+ data[bytes] = id & 0xff;
+ id >>= 8;
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_element_size:
+ * @data_inout: Pointer to data pointer
+ * @size: Element length.
+ *
+ * Write element length into a buffer.
+ */
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_element_size (guint8 ** data_inout, guint64 size)
+{
+ guint8 *data = *data_inout;
+ guint bytes = 1, mask = 0x80;
+
+ if (size != GST_EBML_SIZE_UNKNOWN) {
+ /* how many bytes? - use mask-1 because an all-1 bitset is not allowed */
+ while (bytes <= 8 && (size >> ((bytes - 1) * 8)) >= (mask - 1)) {
+ mask >>= 1;
+ bytes++;
+ }
+
+ /* if invalid size, use max. */
+ if (bytes > 8) {
+ GST_WARNING ("Invalid size, writing size unknown");
+ mask = 0x01;
+ bytes = 8;
+ /* Now here's a real FIXME: we cannot read those yet! */
+ size = GST_EBML_SIZE_UNKNOWN;
+ }
+ } else {
+ mask = 0x01;
+ bytes = 8;
+ }
+
+ /* write out, BE, with length size marker */
+ *data_inout += bytes;
+ while (bytes-- > 0) {
+ data[bytes] = size & 0xff;
+ size >>= 8;
+ if (!bytes)
+ *data |= mask;
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_element_data:
+ * @data_inout: Pointer to data pointer
+ * @write: Data that should be written.
+ * @length: Length of the data.
+ *
+ * Write element data into a buffer.
+ */
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_element_data (guint8 ** data_inout, guint8 * write,
+ guint64 length)
+{
+ memcpy (*data_inout, write, length);
+ *data_inout += length;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_element_push:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @buf: #GstBuffer to be written.
+ * @buf_data: Start of data to push from @buf (or NULL for whole buffer).
+ * @buf_data_end: Data pointer positioned after the last byte in @buf_data (or
+ * NULL for whole buffer).
+ *
+ * Write out buffer by moving it to the next element.
+ */
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_element_push (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, GstBuffer * buf,
+ guint8 * buf_data, guint8 * buf_data_end)
+{
+ GstMapInfo map;
+ guint data_size;
+
+ map.data = NULL;
+
+ if (buf_data_end)
+ data_size = buf_data_end - buf_data;
+ else
+ data_size = gst_buffer_get_size (buf);
+
+ ebml->pos += data_size;
+
+ /* if there's no cache, then don't push it! */
+ if (ebml->writing_streamheader) {
+ if (!buf_data) {
+ gst_buffer_map (buf, &map, GST_MAP_READ);
+ buf_data = map.data;
+ }
+ if (!buf_data)
+ GST_WARNING ("Failed to map buffer");
+ else if (!gst_byte_writer_put_data (ebml->streamheader, buf_data,
+ data_size))
+ GST_WARNING ("Error writing data to streamheader");
+ }
+ if (ebml->cache) {
+ if (!buf_data) {
+ gst_buffer_map (buf, &map, GST_MAP_READ);
+ buf_data = map.data;
+ }
+ if (!buf_data)
+ GST_WARNING ("Failed to map buffer");
+ else if (!gst_byte_writer_put_data (ebml->cache, buf_data, data_size))
+ GST_WARNING ("Error writing data to cache");
+ if (map.data)
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_unref (buf);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (buf_data && map.data)
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+
+ if (ebml->last_write_result == GST_FLOW_OK) {
+ buf = gst_buffer_make_writable (buf);
+ GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = ebml->pos - data_size;
+ GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf) = ebml->pos;
+ if (ebml->writing_streamheader) {
+ GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_HEADER);
+ }
+ GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DELTA_UNIT);
+
+ if (GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) != ebml->last_pos) {
+ gst_ebml_writer_send_segment_event (ebml, GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf));
+ GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (buf, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_DISCONT);
+ }
+ ebml->last_pos = ebml->pos;
+ ebml->last_write_result = gst_pad_push (ebml->srcpad, buf);
+ } else {
+ gst_buffer_unref (buf);
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_seek:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @pos: Seek position.
+ *
+ * Seek.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_seek (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint64 pos)
+{
+ if (ebml->writing_streamheader) {
+ GST_DEBUG ("wanting to seek to pos %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, pos);
+ if (pos >= ebml->streamheader_pos &&
+ pos <= ebml->streamheader_pos + ebml->streamheader->parent.size) {
+ gst_byte_writer_set_pos (ebml->streamheader,
+ pos - ebml->streamheader_pos);
+ GST_DEBUG ("seeked in streamheader to position %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT,
+ pos - ebml->streamheader_pos);
+ } else {
+ GST_WARNING
+ ("we are writing streamheader still and seek is out of bounds");
+ }
+ }
+ /* Cache seeking. A bit dangerous, we assume the client writer
+ * knows what he's doing... */
+ if (ebml->cache) {
+ /* within bounds? */
+ if (pos >= ebml->cache_pos &&
+ pos <= ebml->cache_pos + ebml->cache->parent.size) {
+ GST_DEBUG ("seeking in cache to %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, pos);
+ ebml->pos = pos;
+ gst_byte_writer_set_pos (ebml->cache, ebml->pos - ebml->cache_pos);
+ return;
+ } else {
+ GST_LOG ("Seek outside cache range. Clearing...");
+ gst_ebml_write_flush_cache (ebml, FALSE, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+ }
+ }
+
+ GST_INFO ("scheduling seek to %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, pos);
+ ebml->pos = pos;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_get_uint_size:
+ * @num: Number to be encoded.
+ *
+ * Get number of bytes needed to write a uint.
+ *
+ * Returns: Encoded uint length.
+ */
+static guint
+gst_ebml_write_get_uint_size (guint64 num)
+{
+ guint size = 1;
+
+ /* get size */
+ while (size < 8 && num >= (G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1) << (size * 8))) {
+ size++;
+ }
+
+ return size;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_set_uint:
+ * @data_inout: Pointer to data pointer
+ * @num: Number to be written.
+ * @size: Encoded number length.
+ *
+ * Write an uint into a buffer.
+ */
+static void
+gst_ebml_write_set_uint (guint8 ** data_inout, guint64 num, guint size)
+{
+ guint8 *data = *data_inout;
+
+ *data_inout += size;
+
+ while (size-- > 0) {
+ data[size] = num & 0xff;
+ num >>= 8;
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_uint:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @num: Number to be written.
+ *
+ * Write uint element.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_uint (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, guint64 num)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+ guint size = gst_ebml_write_get_uint_size (num);
+ GstMapInfo map;
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, sizeof (num));
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ /* write */
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, size);
+ gst_ebml_write_set_uint (&data_end, num, size);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_sint:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @num: Number to be written.
+ *
+ * Write sint element.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_sint (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, gint64 num)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+ GstMapInfo map;
+
+ /* if the signed number is on the edge of a extra-byte,
+ * then we'll fall over when detecting it. Example: if I
+ * have a number (-)0x8000 (G_MINSHORT), then my abs()<<1
+ * will be 0x10000; this is G_MAXUSHORT+1! So: if (<0) -1. */
+ guint64 unum = (num < 0 ? (-num - 1) << 1 : num << 1);
+ guint size = gst_ebml_write_get_uint_size (unum);
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, sizeof (num));
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ /* make unsigned */
+ if (num >= 0) {
+ unum = num;
+ } else {
+ unum = ((guint64) 0x80) << ((size - 1) * 8);
+ unum += num;
+ unum |= ((guint64) 0x80) << ((size - 1) * 8);
+ }
+
+ /* write */
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, size);
+ gst_ebml_write_set_uint (&data_end, unum, size);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_float:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @num: Number to be written.
+ *
+ * Write float element.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_float (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, gdouble num)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ GstMapInfo map;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, sizeof (num));
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, 8);
+ num = GDOUBLE_TO_BE (num);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_data (&data_end, (guint8 *) & num, 8);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_ascii:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @str: String to be written.
+ *
+ * Write string element.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_ascii (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, const gchar * str)
+{
+ gint len = strlen (str) + 1; /* add trailing '\0' */
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ GstMapInfo map;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, len);
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, len);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_data (&data_end, (guint8 *) str, len);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_utf8:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @str: String to be written.
+ *
+ * Write utf8 encoded string element.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_utf8 (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, const gchar * str)
+{
+ gst_ebml_write_ascii (ebml, id, str);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_date:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @date: Date in seconds since the unix epoch.
+ *
+ * Write date element.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_date (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, gint64 date)
+{
+ gst_ebml_write_sint (ebml, id, (date - GST_EBML_DATE_OFFSET) * GST_SECOND);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_master_start:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ *
+ * Start wiriting mater element.
+ *
+ * Master writing is annoying. We use a size marker of
+ * the max. allowed length, so that we can later fill it
+ * in validly.
+ *
+ * Returns: Master starting position.
+ */
+guint64
+gst_ebml_write_master_start (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id)
+{
+ guint64 pos = ebml->pos;
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ GstMapInfo map;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, 0);
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ pos += data_end - data_start;
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, GST_EBML_SIZE_UNKNOWN);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+
+ return pos;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_master_finish_full:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @startpos: Master starting position.
+ *
+ * Finish writing master element. Size of master element is difference between
+ * current position and the element start, and @extra_size added to this.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_master_finish_full (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint64 startpos,
+ guint64 extra_size)
+{
+ guint64 pos = ebml->pos;
+ guint8 *data = g_malloc (8);
+ GstBuffer *buf = gst_buffer_new_wrapped (data, 8);
+
+ gst_ebml_write_seek (ebml, startpos);
+
+ GST_WRITE_UINT64_BE (data,
+ (G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 56) | (pos - startpos - 8 + extra_size));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, NULL, NULL);
+ gst_ebml_write_seek (ebml, pos);
+}
+
+void
+gst_ebml_write_master_finish (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint64 startpos)
+{
+ gst_ebml_write_master_finish_full (ebml, startpos, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_binary:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @binary: Data to be written.
+ * @length: Length of the data
+ *
+ * Write an element with binary data.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_binary (GstEbmlWrite * ebml,
+ guint32 id, guint8 * binary, guint64 length)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ GstMapInfo map;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, length);
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, length);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_data (&data_end, binary, length);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_buffer_header:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @id: Element ID.
+ * @length: Length of the data
+ *
+ * Write header of the binary element (use with gst_ebml_write_buffer function).
+ *
+ * For things like video frames and audio samples,
+ * you want to use this function, as it doesn't have
+ * the overhead of memcpy() that other functions
+ * such as write_binary() do have.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_buffer_header (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint32 id, guint64 length)
+{
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+ GstMapInfo map;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+
+ buf = gst_ebml_write_element_new (ebml, &map, 0);
+ data_end = data_start = map.data;
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_id (&data_end, id);
+ gst_ebml_write_element_size (&data_end, length);
+ gst_buffer_unmap (buf, &map);
+ gst_buffer_set_size (buf, (data_end - data_start));
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_buffer:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @buf: #GstBuffer cointaining the data.
+ *
+ * Write binary element (see gst_ebml_write_buffer_header).
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_buffer (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_replace_uint:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @pos: Position of the uint that should be replaced.
+ * @num: New value.
+ *
+ * Replace uint with a new value.
+ *
+ * When replacing a uint, we assume that it is *always*
+ * 8-byte, since that's the safest guess we can do. This
+ * is just for simplicity.
+ *
+ * FIXME: this function needs to be replaced with something
+ * proper. This is a crude hack.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_replace_uint (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, guint64 pos, guint64 num)
+{
+ guint64 oldpos = ebml->pos;
+ guint8 *data_start, *data_end;
+ GstBuffer *buf;
+
+ data_start = g_malloc (8);
+ data_end = data_start;
+ buf = gst_buffer_new_wrapped (data_start, 8);
+
+ gst_ebml_write_seek (ebml, pos);
+ gst_ebml_write_set_uint (&data_end, num, 8);
+
+ gst_ebml_write_element_push (ebml, buf, data_start, data_end);
+ gst_ebml_write_seek (ebml, oldpos);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_ebml_write_header:
+ * @ebml: #GstEbmlWrite
+ * @doctype: Document type.
+ * @version: Document type version.
+ *
+ * Write EBML header.
+ */
+void
+gst_ebml_write_header (GstEbmlWrite * ebml, const gchar * doctype,
+ guint version)
+{
+ guint64 pos;
+
+ /* write the basic EBML header */
+ gst_ebml_write_set_cache (ebml, 0x40);
+ pos = gst_ebml_write_master_start (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_HEADER);
+#if (GST_EBML_VERSION != 1)
+ gst_ebml_write_uint (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_EBMLVERSION, GST_EBML_VERSION);
+ gst_ebml_write_uint (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_EBMLREADVERSION, GST_EBML_VERSION);
+#endif
+#if 0
+ /* we don't write these until they're "non-default" (never!) */
+ gst_ebml_write_uint (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_EBMLMAXIDLENGTH, sizeof (guint32));
+ gst_ebml_write_uint (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_EBMLMAXSIZELENGTH, sizeof (guint64));
+#endif
+ gst_ebml_write_ascii (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_DOCTYPE, doctype);
+ gst_ebml_write_uint (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_DOCTYPEVERSION, version);
+ gst_ebml_write_uint (ebml, GST_EBML_ID_DOCTYPEREADVERSION, version);
+ gst_ebml_write_master_finish (ebml, pos);
+ gst_ebml_write_flush_cache (ebml, FALSE, 0);
+}