[FFmpeg-devel] lavfi: introduce a new way of designing filters

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 11:34:16AM +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> Le quintidi 5 nivôse, an CCXXV, Michael Niedermayer a écrit :
> > after one quick pass looking through this i have mainly one request
> > please seperate functions intended to be used by filters from functions
> > intended to be used by the core. Maybe by using 2 seperate headers.
> 
> I had started to do that with the name of the functions:
> 
> The ff_link_* functions are meant to be used by filters. Now, I realize
> I would like to rename them ff_inlink_* for the ones in this patch
> series, that are used by the filters on their input links, and call
> ff_outlink_* the ones for their output links.
> 
> The *_to_filter functions are the implementation of the default activate
> callback, i.e. the callback that wraps the current filter_frame /
> request_frame callbacks. This is not entirely consistent, I should
> probably make a few cosmetic patches to rename them and group them.
> 

> I suppose you have no objection to having functions meant for filters
> used by the core too if they fit the need exactly?

no objection


> 
> Do you have a suggested name for a separate header?

hmm, maybe core.h or lavfi_core.h and filters.h
maybe spliting it up into more headers will make sense, i dont know

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