+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Attempting to dynamically switch between input sources
+
+# GdkX11 to get access to xid, GstVideo to get access to set_window_handle
+import gi, signal
+gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+gi.require_version('GstVideo', '1.0')
+from gi.repository import Gtk, Gst, GdkX11, GstVideo
+
+class Main:
+ def __init__(self):
+
+ # Create gui bits and bobs
+
+ self.mainwindow = Gtk.Builder()
+ self.mainwindow.add_from_file("example4.glade")
+
+ signals = {
+ "on_input1_clicked" : self.SetInput1,
+ "on_input2_clicked" : self.SetInput2,
+ "on_quit_clicked" : self.OnQuit,
+ }
+
+ self.mainwindow.connect_signals(signals)
+
+ # Create GStreamer bits and bobs
+
+ # Initiate Gstreamer
+ Gst.init(None)
+
+ # Some capabilities we want to share between different elements
+ commoncaps = Gst.Caps.from_string("video/x-raw,width=1280,height=720,framerate=30/1")
+
+ # Set up the pipeline
+ self.pipeline = Gst.Pipeline()
+
+ # Add a videotestsrc element, set it to pattern "ball" and some other properties
+ self.ball = Gst.ElementFactory.make("videotestsrc", "ball")
+ self.ball.set_property("pattern", "ball")
+ self.ball.set_property("flip", True)
+
+ # Add a capsfilter that we want to apply to our ball
+ self.ballcaps = Gst.ElementFactory.make("capsfilter", "ballcaps")
+ self.ballcaps.set_property("caps", commoncaps)
+
+ # Webcam source
+ self.webcam = Gst.ElementFactory.make("v4l2src", "webcam")
+ self.webcam.set_property("device", "/dev/video0")
+
+ # Webcam capsfilter
+ self.webcamcaps = Gst.ElementFactory.make("capsfilter", "webcamcaps")
+ self.webcamcaps.set_property("caps", commoncaps)
+
+ # Add a videosink (where the playback happens)
+ self.videosink = Gst.ElementFactory.make("autovideosink", "videosink")
+ self.videosink.set_property("sync", False)
+
+ # Add initial elements to the pipeline
+ self.pipeline.add(self.ball)
+ self.pipeline.add(self.ballcaps)
+ self.pipeline.add(self.videosink)
+
+ # Link the initial pipeline
+ self.ball.link(self.ballcaps)
+ self.ballcaps.link(self.videosink)
+
+ # Set up a bus to our pipeline to get notified when the video is ready
+ self.bus = self.pipeline.get_bus()
+ self.bus.enable_sync_message_emission()
+ self.bus.connect("sync-message::element", self.OnSyncElement)
+
+ # Summon the window and connect the window's close button to quit
+ self.window = self.mainwindow.get_object("mainwindow")
+ self.window.connect("delete-event", Gtk.main_quit)
+ self.window.show_all()
+
+ # Get window ID of the viewport widget from the GUI
+ self.win_id = self.mainwindow.get_object("viewport").get_window().get_xid()
+
+ # Play!
+ self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+
+ # When we get a message that video is ready to display, set the
+ # correct window id to hook it to our viewport
+ def OnSyncElement(self, bus, message):
+ if message.get_structure().get_name() == "prepare-window-handle":
+ print("prepare-window-handle")
+ message.src.set_window_handle(self.win_id)
+
+ def SetInput1(self, widget):
+ print("Switch to input 1")
+ # Halt current pipeline and tear it down
+ self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+ self.webcamcaps.unlink(self.videosink)
+ self.pipeline.remove(self.webcam)
+ self.pipeline.remove(self.webcamcaps)
+ # Construct new pipeline
+ self.pipeline.add(self.ball)
+ self.pipeline.add(self.ballcaps)
+ self.ball.link(self.ballcaps)
+ self.ballcaps.link(self.videosink)
+ self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+ def SetInput2(self, widget):
+ print("Switch to input 2")
+ # Halt current pipeline and tear it down
+ self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+ self.ballcaps.unlink(self.videosink)
+ self.pipeline.remove(self.ball)
+ self.pipeline.remove(self.ballcaps)
+ # Construct new pipeline
+ self.pipeline.add(self.webcam)
+ self.pipeline.add(self.webcamcaps)
+ self.webcam.link(self.webcamcaps)
+ self.webcamcaps.link(self.videosink)
+ self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+ def OnQuit(self, widget):
+ print("quit")
+ Gtk.main_quit()
+
+ # Workaround to get Ctrl+C to terminate from command line
+ # ref: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=622084#c12
+ signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
+start = Main()
+Gtk.main()