6.3. Custom bins

The application programmer can create custom bins packed with elements to perform a specific task. This allows you, for example, to write an Ogg/Vorbis decoder with just the following lines of code:

int
main (int   argc
      char *argv[])
{
  GstElement *player;

  /* init */
  gst_init (&argc, &argv);

  /* create player */
  player = gst_element_factory_make ("oggvorbisplayer", "player");

  /* set the source audio file */
  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (player), "location", "helloworld.ogg", NULL);

  /* start playback */
  gst_element_set_state (GST_ELEMENT (mp3player), GST_STATE_PLAYING);
[..]
}
    

Custom bins can be created with a plugin or an XML description. You will find more information about creating custom bin in the Plugin Writers Guide.