[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v4 20/22] doc/examples: adding device_get_capabilities example

Diederick Niehorster dcnieho at gmail.com
Fri Mar 25 16:10:39 EET 2022


This example also shows use of get_device_list API.

Also improve capability API doc in avdevice.h: now point to this example
instead of rough example code given in the header.

Signed-off-by: Diederick Niehorster <dcnieho at gmail.com>
---
 configure                              |   2 +
 doc/examples/.gitignore                |   1 +
 doc/examples/Makefile                  |   1 +
 doc/examples/Makefile.example          |   1 +
 doc/examples/device_get_capabilities.c | 243 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 libavdevice/avdevice.h                 |  33 +---
 6 files changed, 249 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 doc/examples/device_get_capabilities.c

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a7953ffc16..5c361f91a0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1726,6 +1726,7 @@ EXAMPLE_LIST="
     decode_audio_example
     decode_video_example
     demuxing_decoding_example
+    device_get_capabilities_example
     encode_audio_example
     encode_video_example
     extract_mvs_example
@@ -3751,6 +3752,7 @@ avio_reading_deps="avformat avcodec avutil"
 decode_audio_example_deps="avcodec avutil"
 decode_video_example_deps="avcodec avutil"
 demuxing_decoding_example_deps="avcodec avformat avutil"
+device_get_capabilities_example_deps="avdevice avformat avutil"
 encode_audio_example_deps="avcodec avutil"
 encode_video_example_deps="avcodec avutil"
 extract_mvs_example_deps="avcodec avformat avutil"
diff --git a/doc/examples/.gitignore b/doc/examples/.gitignore
index 44960e1de7..256f33a600 100644
--- a/doc/examples/.gitignore
+++ b/doc/examples/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /decode_audio
 /decode_video
 /demuxing_decoding
+/device_get_capabilities
 /encode_audio
 /encode_video
 /extract_mvs
diff --git a/doc/examples/Makefile b/doc/examples/Makefile
index 81bfd34d5d..de707bb3ca 100644
--- a/doc/examples/Makefile
+++ b/doc/examples/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_AVIO_READING_EXAMPLE)      += avio_reading
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_DECODE_AUDIO_EXAMPLE)      += decode_audio
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_DECODE_VIDEO_EXAMPLE)      += decode_video
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_DEMUXING_DECODING_EXAMPLE) += demuxing_decoding
+EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_DEVICE_GET_CAPABILITIES_EXAMPLE) += device_get_capabilities
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_ENCODE_AUDIO_EXAMPLE)      += encode_audio
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_ENCODE_VIDEO_EXAMPLE)      += encode_video
 EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_EXTRACT_MVS_EXAMPLE)       += extract_mvs
diff --git a/doc/examples/Makefile.example b/doc/examples/Makefile.example
index a232d97f98..b861b9cc74 100644
--- a/doc/examples/Makefile.example
+++ b/doc/examples/Makefile.example
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ EXAMPLES=       avio_list_dir                      \
                 decode_audio                       \
                 decode_video                       \
                 demuxing_decoding                  \
+                device_get_capabilities            \
                 encode_audio                       \
                 encode_video                       \
                 extract_mvs                        \
diff --git a/doc/examples/device_get_capabilities.c b/doc/examples/device_get_capabilities.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45eb2eadf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/examples/device_get_capabilities.c
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Diederick Niehorster
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * avdevice getting capabilities example.
+ *
+ * Shows how to use the avdevice capabilities API to probe
+ * device capabilities (supported codecs, pixel formats, sample
+ * formats, resolutions, channel counts, etc)
+ * @example device_get_capabilities.c
+ */
+
+#include <libavformat/avformat.h>
+#include <libavdevice/avdevice.h>
+#include <libavutil/avstring.h>
+#include <libavutil/log.h>
+#include <libavutil/bprint.h>
+
+int print_option_ranges(enum AVOptionType type, AVOptionRanges *ranges)
+{
+    for (int range_index = 0; range_index < ranges->nb_ranges; range_index++) {
+        int ret;
+        char *out_val = NULL;
+        AVBPrint bp;
+        av_bprint_init(&bp, 0, AV_BPRINT_SIZE_UNLIMITED);
+        for (int component_index = 0; component_index < ranges->nb_components; component_index++)
+        {
+            AVOptionRange* range = ranges->range[ranges->nb_ranges * component_index + range_index];
+            if (component_index > 0)
+                av_bprintf(&bp, ", ");
+            av_bprintf(&bp, "%s: ", range->str);
+            if (range->value_min > range->value_max)
+                av_bprintf(&bp, "<value not available>");
+            else {
+                avdevice_capabilities_bprint_num(&bp, range->str, range->value_min);
+                if (range->is_range) {
+                    av_bprintf(&bp, " -- ");
+                    avdevice_capabilities_bprint_num(&bp, range->str, range->value_max);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!av_bprint_is_complete(&bp))
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        if ((ret = av_bprint_finalize(&bp, &out_val)) < 0)
+            return ret;
+        printf("%s\n", out_val);
+        av_freep(&out_val);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void list_queries()
+{
+    const AVOption *opt = NULL;
+    const AVClass *class = avdevice_capabilities_get_class();
+    while (opt = av_opt_next(&class, opt))
+        fprintf(stderr, "  %s\n", opt->name);
+}
+
+void list_device_sources(const AVInputFormat *fmt)
+{
+    int ret;
+    AVDeviceInfoList *device_list = NULL;
+
+    if (!fmt || !fmt->priv_class || !AV_IS_INPUT_DEVICE(fmt->priv_class->category))
+        return;
+
+    if (!fmt->get_device_list) {
+        ret = AVERROR(ENOSYS);
+        fprintf(stderr, "  Cannot list sources. Not implemented.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ((ret = avdevice_list_input_sources(fmt, NULL, NULL, &device_list)) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "  Cannot list sources.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < device_list->nb_devices; i++) {
+        const AVDeviceInfo *device = device_list->devices[i];
+        fprintf(stderr, "  %s %s (", device_list->default_device == i ? "*" : " ", device->device_name);
+        if (device->nb_media_types > 0 && device->media_types) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < device->nb_media_types; ++j) {
+                const char* media_type = av_get_media_type_string(device->media_types[j]);
+                if (j > 0)
+                    fprintf(stderr, ", ");
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s", media_type ? media_type : "unknown");
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            fprintf(stderr, "none");
+        }
+        fprintf(stderr, ")\n");
+    }
+
+    avdevice_free_list_devices(&device_list);
+}
+
+
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    const char *device_name = NULL;
+    const char *input_name = NULL;
+    const char *query_cap = NULL;
+    const char *set_cap_name = NULL;
+    const char *set_cap_value = NULL;
+
+    const AVInputFormat *fmt = NULL;
+    AVFormatContext *fmt_ctx = NULL;
+    AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery *caps = NULL;
+    AVOptionRanges *ranges = NULL;
+    const AVOption *opt = NULL;
+
+    if (argc != 6) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s  device_name input_name query_cap set_cap_name set_cap_value\n"
+                "API example program to show how to use the avdevice\n"
+                "capabilities API to probe device capabilities \n"
+                "(supported codecs, pixel formats, sample formats,\n"
+                "resolutions, channel counts, etc).\n\n"
+                "example invocation: "
+                "%s dshow video=\"Integrated Webcam\" frame_size pixel_format yuyv422",
+                argv[0], argv[0]);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    device_name = argv[1];
+    input_name = argv[2];
+    query_cap = argv[3];
+    set_cap_name = argv[4];
+    set_cap_value = argv[5];
+
+    // make sure avdevices can be found among input and output formats
+    avdevice_register_all();
+    // find specified device
+    fmt = av_find_input_format(device_name);
+    if (!fmt) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not find the device '%s'\n",device_name);
+        ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    // prepare device format context, and set device to query, 
+    ret = avformat_alloc_input_context(&fmt_ctx, fmt, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot allocate input format context\n");
+        goto end;
+    }
+    fmt_ctx->url = av_strdup(input_name);
+
+    // prepare query object, setting device options
+    ret = avdevice_capabilities_create(&caps, fmt_ctx, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "avdevice_capabilities_create() failed. Possibly the input name you specified ('%s') is not available for this device ('%s').\n%s can access the following sources:\n", input_name, device_name, device_name);
+        list_device_sources(fmt);
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    // check capability to query, and get info about the return type
+    opt = av_opt_find(caps, query_cap, NULL, 0, 0);
+    if (!opt) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Capability '%s' you wish to query is not available.\nYou can query the following capabilities:\n", query_cap);
+        list_queries();
+        ret = AVERROR_OPTION_NOT_FOUND;
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    // query the capability without any filter set
+    ret = av_opt_query_ranges(&ranges, caps, opt->name, AV_OPT_MULTI_COMPONENT_RANGE);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "av_opt_query_ranges() failed\n");
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    // print results
+    ret = print_option_ranges(opt->type, ranges);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "printing the AVOptionRanges failed\n");
+        goto end;
+    }
+    av_opt_freep_ranges(&ranges);
+
+    printf("=============\n");
+
+    // set one capability, which may filter out some returned capabilities
+    // (or all, if set to an invalid value)
+    ret = av_opt_set(caps, set_cap_name, set_cap_value, 0);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "av_opt_set() failed when trying to set the capability '%s'. Possibly it is not available.\nYou can set the following capabilities:\n", set_cap_name);
+        list_queries();
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    // query again
+    ret = av_opt_query_ranges(&ranges, caps, opt->name, AV_OPT_MULTI_COMPONENT_RANGE);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "av_opt_query_ranges() failed\n");
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    // print results
+    print_option_ranges(opt->type, ranges);
+
+
+end:
+    if (ranges)
+        av_opt_freep_ranges(&ranges);
+    if (caps)
+        avdevice_capabilities_free(&caps, fmt_ctx);
+
+    if (fmt_ctx)
+        avformat_free_context(fmt_ctx);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        char a[AV_ERROR_MAX_STRING_SIZE] = { 0 };
+        av_make_error_string(a, AV_ERROR_MAX_STRING_SIZE, ret);
+
+        printf("Error: %s\n", a);
+    }
+
+    return ret < 0;
+}
diff --git a/libavdevice/avdevice.h b/libavdevice/avdevice.h
index 5f9dfccc34..c29d8940a5 100644
--- a/libavdevice/avdevice.h
+++ b/libavdevice/avdevice.h
@@ -384,38 +384,7 @@ int avdevice_dev_to_app_control_message(struct AVFormatContext *s,
  * For example, setting a codec may impact number of formats or fps values
  * returned during next query. Setting invalid value may limit results to zero.
  *
- * Example of the usage basing on opengl output device:
- *
- * @code
- *  AVFormatContext *oc = NULL;
- *  AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery *caps = NULL;
- *  AVOptionRanges *ranges;
- *  int ret;
- *
- *  if ((ret = avformat_alloc_output_context2(&oc, NULL, "opengl", NULL)) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *  if (avdevice_capabilities_create(&caps, oc, NULL) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *
- *  //query codecs
- *  if (av_opt_query_ranges(&ranges, caps, "codec", AV_OPT_MULTI_COMPONENT_RANGE)) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *  //pick codec here and set it
- *  av_opt_set(caps, "codec", AV_CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO, 0);
- *
- *  //query format
- *  if (av_opt_query_ranges(&ranges, caps, "pixel_format", AV_OPT_MULTI_COMPONENT_RANGE)) < 0)
- *      goto fail;
- *  //pick format here and set it
- *  av_opt_set(caps, "pixel_format", AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, 0);
- *
- *  //query and set more capabilities
- *
- * fail:
- *  //clean up code
- *  avdevice_capabilities_free(&query, oc);
- *  avformat_free_context(oc);
- * @endcode
+ * @see examples/device_get_capabilities.c
  */
 typedef struct AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery;
 
-- 
2.28.0.windows.1



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