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@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /* GStreamer
  * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
  *                    2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
+ *                    2005 Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>
  *
- * gstidentity.c: 
+ * gstidentity.c:
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
-
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
+/**
+ * SECTION:element-identity
+ *
+ * Dummy element that passes incoming data through unmodified. It has some
+ * useful diagnostic functions, such as offset and timestamp checking.
+ */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #  include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "../../gst/gst-i18n-lib.h"
 #include "gstidentity.h"
+#include <gst/gstmarshal.h>
 
-GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_identity_debug);
-#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_identity_debug
+static GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+    GST_PAD_SINK,
+    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY);
 
-GstElementDetails gst_identity_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS (
-  "Identity",
-  "Generic",
-  "Pass data without modification",
-  "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>"
-);
+static GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+    GST_PAD_SRC,
+    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY);
 
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_identity_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_identity_debug
 
 /* Identity signals and args */
-enum {
+enum
+{
   SIGNAL_HANDOFF,
   /* FILL ME */
   LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
-enum {
-  ARG_0,
-  ARG_LOOP_BASED,
-  ARG_SLEEP_TIME,
-  ARG_DUPLICATE,
-  ARG_ERROR_AFTER,
-  ARG_DROP_PROBABILITY,
-  ARG_SILENT,
-  ARG_LAST_MESSAGE,
-  ARG_DUMP,
+#define DEFAULT_SLEEP_TIME              0
+#define DEFAULT_DUPLICATE               1
+#define DEFAULT_ERROR_AFTER             -1
+#define DEFAULT_DROP_PROBABILITY        0.0
+#define DEFAULT_DATARATE                0
+#define DEFAULT_SILENT                  FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_SINGLE_SEGMENT          FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_DUMP                    FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_SYNC                    FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_PERFECT           FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET    FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS           TRUE
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_SLEEP_TIME,
+  PROP_ERROR_AFTER,
+  PROP_DROP_PROBABILITY,
+  PROP_DATARATE,
+  PROP_SILENT,
+  PROP_SINGLE_SEGMENT,
+  PROP_LAST_MESSAGE,
+  PROP_DUMP,
+  PROP_SYNC,
+  PROP_CHECK_PERFECT,
+  PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP,
+  PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET,
+  PROP_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS
 };
 
 
 #define _do_init(bla) \
     GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_identity_debug, "identity", 0, "identity element");
 
-GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL (GstIdentity, gst_identity, GstElement, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, _do_init);
-
-static void gst_identity_set_property  (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
-static void gst_identity_get_property  (GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
-
-static void gst_identity_chain         (GstPad *pad, GstData *_data);
+GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL (GstIdentity, gst_identity, GstBaseTransform,
+    GST_TYPE_BASE_TRANSFORM, _do_init);
+
+static void gst_identity_finalize (GObject * object);
+static void gst_identity_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+static void gst_identity_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+
+static gboolean gst_identity_event (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstEvent * event);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_identity_transform_ip (GstBaseTransform * trans,
+    GstBuffer * buf);
+static GstFlowReturn gst_identity_prepare_output_buffer (GstBaseTransform
+    * trans, GstBuffer * in_buf, gint out_size, GstCaps * out_caps,
+    GstBuffer ** out_buf);
+static gboolean gst_identity_start (GstBaseTransform * trans);
+static gboolean gst_identity_stop (GstBaseTransform * trans);
+static GstStateChangeReturn gst_identity_change_state (GstElement * element,
+    GstStateChange transition);
 
 static guint gst_identity_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
+static GParamSpec *pspec_last_message = NULL;
+
 static void
 gst_identity_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *gstelement_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
-  
-  gst_element_class_set_details (gstelement_class, &gst_identity_details);
+
+  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
+      "Identity",
+      "Generic",
+      "Pass data without modification", "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>");
+  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
+      gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
+  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
+      gst_static_pad_template_get (&sinktemplate));
 }
-static void 
-gst_identity_class_init (GstIdentityClass *klass) 
+
+static void
+gst_identity_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
-  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
+  GstIdentity *identity;
 
-  gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+  identity = GST_IDENTITY (object);
 
+  g_free (identity->last_message);
 
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_LOOP_BASED,
-    g_param_spec_boolean ("loop-based", "Loop-based", 
-                         "Set to TRUE to use loop-based rather than chain-based scheduling",
-                          TRUE, G_PARAM_READWRITE)); 
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_SLEEP_TIME,
-    g_param_spec_uint ("sleep-time", "Sleep time", "Microseconds to sleep between processing",
-                       0, G_MAXUINT, 0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_DUPLICATE,
-    g_param_spec_uint ("duplicate", "Duplicate Buffers", "Push the buffers N times",
-                       0, G_MAXUINT, 1, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_ERROR_AFTER,
-    g_param_spec_int ("error_after", "Error After", "Error after N buffers",
-                       G_MININT, G_MAXINT, -1, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_DROP_PROBABILITY,
-    g_param_spec_float ("drop_probability", "Drop Probability", "The Probability a buffer is dropped",
-                        0.0, 1.0, 0.0, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_SILENT,
-    g_param_spec_boolean ("silent", "silent", "silent",
-                          FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE)); 
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_LAST_MESSAGE,
-    g_param_spec_string ("last-message", "last-message", "last-message",
-                         NULL, G_PARAM_READABLE)); 
-  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_DUMP,
-    g_param_spec_boolean("dump", "Dump", "Dump buffer contents",
-                         FALSE, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
+  g_static_rec_mutex_free (&identity->notify_lock);
+#endif
 
-  gst_identity_signals[SIGNAL_HANDOFF] =
-    g_signal_new ("handoff", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS(klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                   G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstIdentityClass, handoff), NULL, NULL,
-                   gst_marshal_VOID__POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-                   GST_TYPE_BUFFER);
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+/* fixme: do something about this */
+static void
+marshal_VOID__MINIOBJECT (GClosure * closure, GValue * return_value,
+    guint n_param_values, const GValue * param_values, gpointer invocation_hint,
+    gpointer marshal_data)
+{
+  typedef void (*marshalfunc_VOID__MINIOBJECT) (gpointer obj, gpointer arg1,
+      gpointer data2);
+  register marshalfunc_VOID__MINIOBJECT callback;
+  register GCClosure *cc = (GCClosure *) closure;
+  register gpointer data1, data2;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (n_param_values == 2);
+
+  if (G_CCLOSURE_SWAP_DATA (closure)) {
+    data1 = closure->data;
+    data2 = g_value_peek_pointer (param_values + 0);
+  } else {
+    data1 = g_value_peek_pointer (param_values + 0);
+    data2 = closure->data;
+  }
+  callback =
+      (marshalfunc_VOID__MINIOBJECT) (marshal_data ? marshal_data :
+      cc->callback);
 
-  gobject_class->set_property = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_set_property);  
-  gobject_class->get_property = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_get_property);
+  callback (data1, gst_value_get_mini_object (param_values + 1), data2);
 }
 
-static void 
-gst_identity_init (GstIdentity *identity) 
+static void
+gst_identity_class_init (GstIdentityClass * klass)
 {
-  identity->sinkpad = gst_pad_new ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
-  gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (identity), identity->sinkpad);
-  gst_pad_set_chain_function (identity->sinkpad, GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_chain));
-  gst_pad_set_link_function (identity->sinkpad, gst_pad_proxy_pad_link);
-  gst_pad_set_getcaps_function (identity->sinkpad, gst_pad_proxy_getcaps);
-  
-  identity->srcpad = gst_pad_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC);
-  gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (identity), identity->srcpad);
-  gst_pad_set_link_function (identity->srcpad, gst_pad_proxy_pad_link);
-  gst_pad_set_getcaps_function (identity->srcpad, gst_pad_proxy_getcaps);
-
-  identity->loop_based = FALSE;
-  identity->sleep_time = 0;
-  identity->duplicate = 1;
-  identity->error_after = -1;
-  identity->drop_probability = 0.0;
-  identity->silent = FALSE;
-  identity->dump = FALSE;
+  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
+  GstElementClass *gstelement_class;
+  GstBaseTransformClass *gstbasetrans_class;
+
+  gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+  gstelement_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
+  gstbasetrans_class = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CLASS (klass);
+
+  gobject_class->set_property = gst_identity_set_property;
+  gobject_class->get_property = gst_identity_get_property;
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SLEEP_TIME,
+      g_param_spec_uint ("sleep-time", "Sleep time",
+          "Microseconds to sleep between processing", 0, G_MAXUINT,
+          DEFAULT_SLEEP_TIME, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_ERROR_AFTER,
+      g_param_spec_int ("error-after", "Error After", "Error after N buffers",
+          G_MININT, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_ERROR_AFTER,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DROP_PROBABILITY,
+      g_param_spec_float ("drop-probability", "Drop Probability",
+          "The Probability a buffer is dropped", 0.0, 1.0,
+          DEFAULT_DROP_PROBABILITY,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DATARATE,
+      g_param_spec_int ("datarate", "Datarate",
+          "(Re)timestamps buffers with number of bytes per second (0 = inactive)",
+          0, G_MAXINT, DEFAULT_DATARATE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SILENT,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("silent", "silent", "silent", DEFAULT_SILENT,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SINGLE_SEGMENT,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("single-segment", "Single Segment",
+          "Timestamp buffers and eat newsegments so as to appear as one segment",
+          DEFAULT_SINGLE_SEGMENT, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  pspec_last_message = g_param_spec_string ("last-message", "last-message",
+      "last-message", NULL, G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LAST_MESSAGE,
+      pspec_last_message);
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DUMP,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("dump", "Dump", "Dump buffer contents to stdout",
+          DEFAULT_DUMP, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SYNC,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("sync", "Synchronize",
+          "Synchronize to pipeline clock", DEFAULT_SYNC,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CHECK_PERFECT,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("check-perfect", "Check For Perfect Stream",
+          "Verify that the stream is time- and data-contiguous. "
+          "This only logs in the debug log.  This will be deprecated in favor "
+          "of the check-imperfect-timestamp/offset properties.",
+          DEFAULT_CHECK_PERFECT, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
+      PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("check-imperfect-timestamp",
+          "Check for discontiguous timestamps",
+          "Send element messages if timestamps and durations do not match up",
+          DEFAULT_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("check-imperfect-offset",
+          "Check for discontiguous offset",
+          "Send element messages if offset and offset_end do not match up",
+          DEFAULT_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  /**
+   * GstIdentity:signal-handoffs
+   *
+   * If set to #TRUE, the identity will emit a handoff signal when handling a buffer.
+   * When set to #FALSE, no signal will be emited, which might improve performance.
+   *
+   * Since: 0.10.16
+   */
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("signal-handoffs",
+          "Signal handoffs", "Send a signal before pushing the buffer",
+          DEFAULT_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  /**
+   * GstIdentity::handoff:
+   * @identity: the identity instance
+   * @buffer: the buffer that just has been received
+   * @pad: the pad that received it
+   *
+   * This signal gets emitted before passing the buffer downstream.
+   */
+  gst_identity_signals[SIGNAL_HANDOFF] =
+      g_signal_new ("handoff", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstIdentityClass, handoff), NULL, NULL,
+      marshal_VOID__MINIOBJECT, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, GST_TYPE_BUFFER);
+
+  gobject_class->finalize = gst_identity_finalize;
+
+  gstelement_class->change_state =
+      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_change_state);
+
+  gstbasetrans_class->event = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_event);
+  gstbasetrans_class->transform_ip =
+      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_transform_ip);
+  gstbasetrans_class->prepare_output_buffer =
+      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_prepare_output_buffer);
+  gstbasetrans_class->start = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_start);
+  gstbasetrans_class->stop = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_identity_stop);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_identity_init (GstIdentity * identity, GstIdentityClass * g_class)
+{
+  identity->sleep_time = DEFAULT_SLEEP_TIME;
+  identity->error_after = DEFAULT_ERROR_AFTER;
+  identity->drop_probability = DEFAULT_DROP_PROBABILITY;
+  identity->datarate = DEFAULT_DATARATE;
+  identity->silent = DEFAULT_SILENT;
+  identity->single_segment = DEFAULT_SINGLE_SEGMENT;
+  identity->sync = DEFAULT_SYNC;
+  identity->check_perfect = DEFAULT_CHECK_PERFECT;
+  identity->check_imperfect_timestamp = DEFAULT_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP;
+  identity->check_imperfect_offset = DEFAULT_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET;
+  identity->dump = DEFAULT_DUMP;
   identity->last_message = NULL;
-  identity->srccaps = NULL;
+  identity->signal_handoffs = DEFAULT_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS;
+
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
+  g_static_rec_mutex_init (&identity->notify_lock);
+#endif
+
+  gst_base_transform_set_gap_aware (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CAST (identity), TRUE);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_identity_notify_last_message (GstIdentity * identity)
+{
+  /* FIXME: this hacks around a bug in GLib/GObject: doing concurrent
+   * g_object_notify() on the same object might lead to crashes, see
+   * http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166020#c60 and follow-ups.
+   * So we really don't want to do a g_object_notify() here for out-of-band
+   * events with the streaming thread possibly also doing a g_object_notify()
+   * for an in-band buffer or event. This is fixed in GLib >= 2.26 */
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
+  g_static_rec_mutex_lock (&identity->notify_lock);
+  g_object_notify ((GObject *) identity, "last-message");
+  g_static_rec_mutex_unlock (&identity->notify_lock);
+#else
+  g_object_notify_by_pspec ((GObject *) identity, pspec_last_message);
+#endif
 }
 
-static void 
-gst_identity_chain (GstPad *pad, GstData *_data) 
+static gboolean
+gst_identity_event (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstEvent * event)
 {
-  GstBuffer *buf = GST_BUFFER (_data);
   GstIdentity *identity;
-  guint i;
+  gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
-  g_return_if_fail (pad != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD (pad));
-  g_return_if_fail (buf != NULL);
+  identity = GST_IDENTITY (trans);
 
-  identity = GST_IDENTITY (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  if (!identity->silent) {
+    const GstStructure *s;
+    gchar *sstr;
+
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+    g_free (identity->last_message);
+
+    if ((s = gst_event_get_structure (event)))
+      sstr = gst_structure_to_string (s);
+    else
+      sstr = g_strdup ("");
+
+    identity->last_message =
+        g_strdup_printf ("event   ******* (%s:%s) E (type: %d, %s) %p",
+        GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (trans->sinkpad), GST_EVENT_TYPE (event), sstr,
+        event);
+    g_free (sstr);
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+
+    gst_identity_notify_last_message (identity);
+  }
+
+  if (identity->single_segment
+      && (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_NEWSEGMENT)) {
+    if (trans->have_newsegment == FALSE) {
+      GstEvent *news;
+      GstFormat format;
+
+      gst_event_parse_new_segment (event, NULL, NULL, &format, NULL, NULL,
+          NULL);
+
+      /* This is the first newsegment, send out a (0, -1) newsegment */
+      news = gst_event_new_new_segment (TRUE, 1.0, format, 0, -1, 0);
+
+      gst_pad_event_default (trans->sinkpad, news);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Reset previous timestamp, duration and offsets on NEWSEGMENT
+   * to prevent false warnings when checking for perfect streams */
+  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_NEWSEGMENT) {
+    identity->prev_timestamp = identity->prev_duration = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+    identity->prev_offset = identity->prev_offset_end = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE;
+  }
+
+  ret = parent_class->event (trans, event);
+
+  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_FLUSH_START) {
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+    if (identity->clock_id) {
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (identity, "unlock clock wait");
+      gst_clock_id_unschedule (identity->clock_id);
+      gst_clock_id_unref (identity->clock_id);
+      identity->clock_id = NULL;
+    }
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+  }
+
+  if (identity->single_segment
+      && (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_NEWSEGMENT)) {
+    /* eat up segments */
+    ret = FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static GstFlowReturn
+gst_identity_prepare_output_buffer (GstBaseTransform * trans,
+    GstBuffer * in_buf, gint out_size, GstCaps * out_caps, GstBuffer ** out_buf)
+{
+  GstIdentity *identity = GST_IDENTITY (trans);
+
+  /* only bother if we may have to alter metadata */
+  if (identity->datarate > 0 || identity->single_segment) {
+    if (gst_buffer_is_metadata_writable (in_buf))
+      *out_buf = gst_buffer_ref (in_buf);
+    else {
+      /* make even less writable */
+      gst_buffer_ref (in_buf);
+      /* extra ref is dropped going through the official process */
+      *out_buf = gst_buffer_make_metadata_writable (in_buf);
+    }
+  } else
+    *out_buf = gst_buffer_ref (in_buf);
+
+  return GST_FLOW_OK;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_identity_check_perfect (GstIdentity * identity, GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  GstClockTime timestamp;
+
+  timestamp = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf);
+
+  /* see if we need to do perfect stream checking */
+  /* invalid timestamp drops us out of check.  FIXME: maybe warn ? */
+  if (timestamp != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE) {
+    /* check if we had a previous buffer to compare to */
+    if (identity->prev_timestamp != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE &&
+        identity->prev_duration != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE) {
+      guint64 offset, t_expected;
+      gint64 dt;
+
+      t_expected = identity->prev_timestamp + identity->prev_duration;
+      dt = timestamp - t_expected;
+      if (dt != 0) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (identity,
+            "Buffer not time-contiguous with previous one: " "prev ts %"
+            GST_TIME_FORMAT ", prev dur %" GST_TIME_FORMAT ", new ts %"
+            GST_TIME_FORMAT " (expected ts %" GST_TIME_FORMAT ", delta=%c%"
+            GST_TIME_FORMAT ")", GST_TIME_ARGS (identity->prev_timestamp),
+            GST_TIME_ARGS (identity->prev_duration), GST_TIME_ARGS (timestamp),
+            GST_TIME_ARGS (t_expected), (dt < 0) ? '-' : '+',
+            GST_TIME_ARGS ((dt < 0) ? (GstClockTime) (-dt) : dt));
+      }
+
+      offset = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf);
+      if (identity->prev_offset_end != offset &&
+          identity->prev_offset_end != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE &&
+          offset != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE) {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (identity,
+            "Buffer not data-contiguous with previous one: "
+            "prev offset_end %" G_GINT64_FORMAT ", new offset %"
+            G_GINT64_FORMAT, identity->prev_offset_end, offset);
+      }
+    } else {
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (identity, "can't check time-contiguity, no timestamp "
+          "and/or duration were set on previous buffer");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+gst_identity_check_imperfect_timestamp (GstIdentity * identity, GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  GstClockTime timestamp = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf);
+
+  /* invalid timestamp drops us out of check.  FIXME: maybe warn ? */
+  if (timestamp != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE) {
+    /* check if we had a previous buffer to compare to */
+    if (identity->prev_timestamp != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE &&
+        identity->prev_duration != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE) {
+      GstClockTime t_expected;
+      GstClockTimeDiff dt;
+
+      t_expected = identity->prev_timestamp + identity->prev_duration;
+      dt = GST_CLOCK_DIFF (t_expected, timestamp);
+      if (dt != 0) {
+        /*
+         * "imperfect-timestamp" bus message:
+         * @identity:        the identity instance
+         * @prev-timestamp:  the previous buffer timestamp
+         * @prev-duration:   the previous buffer duration
+         * @prev-offset:     the previous buffer offset
+         * @prev-offset-end: the previous buffer offset end
+         * @cur-timestamp:   the current buffer timestamp
+         * @cur-duration:    the current buffer duration
+         * @cur-offset:      the current buffer offset
+         * @cur-offset-end:  the current buffer offset end
+         *
+         * This bus message gets emitted if the check-imperfect-timestamp
+         * property is set and there is a gap in time between the
+         * last buffer and the newly received buffer.
+         */
+        gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT (identity),
+            gst_message_new_element (GST_OBJECT (identity),
+                gst_structure_new ("imperfect-timestamp",
+                    "prev-timestamp", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    identity->prev_timestamp, "prev-duration", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    identity->prev_duration, "prev-offset", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    identity->prev_offset, "prev-offset-end", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    identity->prev_offset_end, "cur-timestamp", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    timestamp, "cur-duration", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf), "cur-offset", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf), "cur-offset-end", G_TYPE_UINT64,
+                    GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf), NULL)));
+      }
+    } else {
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (identity, "can't check data-contiguity, no "
+          "offset_end was set on previous buffer");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+gst_identity_check_imperfect_offset (GstIdentity * identity, GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  guint64 offset;
+
+  offset = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf);
+
+  if (identity->prev_offset_end != offset &&
+      identity->prev_offset_end != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE &&
+      offset != GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE) {
+    /*
+     * "imperfect-offset" bus message:
+     * @identity:        the identity instance
+     * @prev-timestamp:  the previous buffer timestamp
+     * @prev-duration:   the previous buffer duration
+     * @prev-offset:     the previous buffer offset
+     * @prev-offset-end: the previous buffer offset end
+     * @cur-timestamp:   the current buffer timestamp
+     * @cur-duration:    the current buffer duration
+     * @cur-offset:      the current buffer offset
+     * @cur-offset-end:  the current buffer offset end
+     *
+     * This bus message gets emitted if the check-imperfect-offset
+     * property is set and there is a gap in offsets between the
+     * last buffer and the newly received buffer.
+     */
+    gst_element_post_message (GST_ELEMENT (identity),
+        gst_message_new_element (GST_OBJECT (identity),
+            gst_structure_new ("imperfect-offset", "prev-timestamp",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, identity->prev_timestamp, "prev-duration",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, identity->prev_duration, "prev-offset",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, identity->prev_offset, "prev-offset-end",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, identity->prev_offset_end, "cur-timestamp",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf), "cur-duration",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf), "cur-offset",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf), "cur-offset-end",
+                G_TYPE_UINT64, GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf), NULL)));
+  } else {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (identity, "can't check offset contiguity, no offset "
+        "and/or offset_end were set on previous buffer");
+  }
+}
+
+static const gchar *
+print_pretty_time (gchar * ts_str, gsize ts_str_len, GstClockTime ts)
+{
+  if (ts == GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)
+    return "none";
+
+  g_snprintf (ts_str, ts_str_len, "%" GST_TIME_FORMAT, GST_TIME_ARGS (ts));
+  return ts_str;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_identity_update_last_message_for_buffer (GstIdentity * identity,
+    const gchar * action, GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  gchar ts_str[64], dur_str[64];
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+
+  g_free (identity->last_message);
+  identity->last_message = g_strdup_printf ("%s   ******* (%s:%s)i "
+      "(%u bytes, timestamp: %s, duration: %s, offset: %" G_GINT64_FORMAT ", "
+      "offset_end: % " G_GINT64_FORMAT ", flags: %d) %p", action,
+      GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CAST (identity)->sinkpad),
+      GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf),
+      print_pretty_time (ts_str, sizeof (ts_str), GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf)),
+      print_pretty_time (dur_str, sizeof (dur_str), GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf)),
+      GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf), GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf),
+      GST_BUFFER_FLAGS (buf), buf);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+
+  gst_identity_notify_last_message (identity);
+}
+
+static GstFlowReturn
+gst_identity_transform_ip (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
+  GstIdentity *identity = GST_IDENTITY (trans);
+  GstClockTime runtimestamp = G_GINT64_CONSTANT (0);
+
+  if (identity->check_perfect)
+    gst_identity_check_perfect (identity, buf);
+  if (identity->check_imperfect_timestamp)
+    gst_identity_check_imperfect_timestamp (identity, buf);
+  if (identity->check_imperfect_offset)
+    gst_identity_check_imperfect_offset (identity, buf);
+
+  /* update prev values */
+  identity->prev_timestamp = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf);
+  identity->prev_duration = GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf);
+  identity->prev_offset_end = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf);
+  identity->prev_offset = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf);
 
   if (identity->error_after >= 0) {
     identity->error_after--;
     if (identity->error_after == 0) {
-      gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-      gst_element_error (GST_ELEMENT (identity), "errored after iterations as requested");
-      return;
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (identity, CORE, FAILED,
+          (_("Failed after iterations as requested.")), (NULL));
+      return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
     }
   }
 
   if (identity->drop_probability > 0.0) {
-    if ((gfloat)(1.0*rand()/(RAND_MAX)) < identity->drop_probability) {
-      if (identity->last_message != NULL) {
-       g_free (identity->last_message);
+    if ((gfloat) (1.0 * rand () / (RAND_MAX)) < identity->drop_probability) {
+      if (!identity->silent) {
+        gst_identity_update_last_message_for_buffer (identity, "dropping", buf);
       }
-      identity->last_message = g_strdup_printf ("dropping   ******* (%s:%s)i (%d bytes, %"
-                                                G_GINT64_FORMAT ")",
-             GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (identity->sinkpad), GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf), GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf));
-      g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (identity), "last-message");
-      gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-      return;
+      /* return DROPPED to basetransform. */
+      return GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_FLOW_DROPPED;
     }
   }
+
   if (identity->dump) {
     gst_util_dump_mem (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf), GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf));
   }
 
-  for (i = identity->duplicate; i; i--) {
-    if (!identity->silent) {
-      g_free (identity->last_message);
-      identity->last_message = g_strdup_printf ("chain   ******* (%s:%s)i (%d bytes, %"
-                                                G_GINT64_FORMAT ")",
-             GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (identity->sinkpad), GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf), GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf));
-      g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (identity), "last-message");
-    }
+  if (!identity->silent) {
+    gst_identity_update_last_message_for_buffer (identity, "chain", buf);
+  }
 
-    g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (identity), gst_identity_signals[SIGNAL_HANDOFF], 0,
-                              buf);
+  if (identity->datarate > 0) {
+    GstClockTime time = gst_util_uint64_scale_int (identity->offset,
+        GST_SECOND, identity->datarate);
 
-    if (i>1) 
-      gst_buffer_ref (buf);
+    GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = time;
+    GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf) =
+        GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf) * GST_SECOND / identity->datarate;
+  }
 
-    gst_pad_push (identity->srcpad, GST_DATA (buf));
+  if (identity->signal_handoffs)
+    g_signal_emit (identity, gst_identity_signals[SIGNAL_HANDOFF], 0, buf);
 
-    if (identity->sleep_time)
-      g_usleep (identity->sleep_time);
-  }
-}
+  if (trans->segment.format == GST_FORMAT_TIME)
+    runtimestamp = gst_segment_to_running_time (&trans->segment,
+        GST_FORMAT_TIME, GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf));
 
-static void 
-gst_identity_loop (GstElement *element) 
-{
-  GstIdentity *identity;
-  GstBuffer *buf;
+  if ((identity->sync) && (trans->segment.format == GST_FORMAT_TIME)) {
+    GstClock *clock;
 
-  g_return_if_fail (element != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_IDENTITY (element));
+    GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+    if ((clock = GST_ELEMENT (identity)->clock)) {
+      GstClockReturn cret;
+      GstClockTime timestamp;
 
-  identity = GST_IDENTITY (element);
-  
-  buf = GST_BUFFER (gst_pad_pull (identity->sinkpad));
-  if (GST_IS_EVENT (buf)) {
-    GstEvent *event = GST_EVENT (buf);
+      timestamp = runtimestamp + GST_ELEMENT (identity)->base_time;
 
-    if (GST_EVENT_IS_INTERRUPT (event)) {
-      gst_event_unref (event);
-    }
-    else {
-      gst_pad_event_default (identity->sinkpad, event);
+      /* save id if we need to unlock */
+      identity->clock_id = gst_clock_new_single_shot_id (clock, timestamp);
+      GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+
+      cret = gst_clock_id_wait (identity->clock_id, NULL);
+
+      GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+      if (identity->clock_id) {
+        gst_clock_id_unref (identity->clock_id);
+        identity->clock_id = NULL;
+      }
+      if (cret == GST_CLOCK_UNSCHEDULED)
+        ret = GST_FLOW_UNEXPECTED;
     }
+    GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
   }
-  else {
-    gst_identity_chain (identity->sinkpad, GST_DATA (buf));
+
+  identity->offset += GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf);
+
+  if (identity->sleep_time && ret == GST_FLOW_OK)
+    g_usleep (identity->sleep_time);
+
+  if (identity->single_segment && (trans->segment.format == GST_FORMAT_TIME)
+      && (ret == GST_FLOW_OK)) {
+    GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = runtimestamp;
+    GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+    GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   }
+
+  return ret;
 }
 
-static void 
-gst_identity_set_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec) 
+static void
+gst_identity_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   GstIdentity *identity;
 
-  /* it's not null if we got it, but it might not be ours */
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_IDENTITY (object));
-  
   identity = GST_IDENTITY (object);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
-    case ARG_LOOP_BASED:
-      identity->loop_based = g_value_get_boolean (value);
-      if (identity->loop_based) {
-        gst_element_set_loop_function (GST_ELEMENT (identity), gst_identity_loop);
-        gst_pad_set_chain_function (identity->sinkpad, NULL);
-      }
-      else {
-        gst_pad_set_chain_function (identity->sinkpad, gst_identity_chain);
-        gst_element_set_loop_function (GST_ELEMENT (identity), NULL);
-      }
-      break;
-    case ARG_SLEEP_TIME:
+    case PROP_SLEEP_TIME:
       identity->sleep_time = g_value_get_uint (value);
       break;
-    case ARG_SILENT:
+    case PROP_SILENT:
       identity->silent = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
-    case ARG_DUPLICATE:
-      identity->duplicate = g_value_get_uint (value);
+    case PROP_SINGLE_SEGMENT:
+      identity->single_segment = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
-    case ARG_DUMP:
+    case PROP_DUMP:
       identity->dump = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
-    case ARG_ERROR_AFTER:
+    case PROP_ERROR_AFTER:
       identity->error_after = g_value_get_int (value);
       break;
-    case ARG_DROP_PROBABILITY:
+    case PROP_DROP_PROBABILITY:
       identity->drop_probability = g_value_get_float (value);
       break;
+    case PROP_DATARATE:
+      identity->datarate = g_value_get_int (value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_SYNC:
+      identity->sync = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CHECK_PERFECT:
+      identity->check_perfect = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP:
+      identity->check_imperfect_timestamp = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET:
+      identity->check_imperfect_offset = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS:
+      identity->signal_handoffs = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
     default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
   }
 }
 
-static void gst_identity_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec) {
+static void
+gst_identity_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
+    GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
   GstIdentity *identity;
 
-  /* it's not null if we got it, but it might not be ours */
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_IDENTITY (object));
-  
   identity = GST_IDENTITY (object);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
-    case ARG_LOOP_BASED:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->loop_based);
-      break;
-    case ARG_SLEEP_TIME:
+    case PROP_SLEEP_TIME:
       g_value_set_uint (value, identity->sleep_time);
       break;
-    case ARG_DUPLICATE:
-      g_value_set_uint (value, identity->duplicate);
-      break;
-    case ARG_ERROR_AFTER:
+    case PROP_ERROR_AFTER:
       g_value_set_int (value, identity->error_after);
       break;
-    case ARG_DROP_PROBABILITY:
+    case PROP_DROP_PROBABILITY:
       g_value_set_float (value, identity->drop_probability);
       break;
-    case ARG_SILENT:
+    case PROP_DATARATE:
+      g_value_set_int (value, identity->datarate);
+      break;
+    case PROP_SILENT:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->silent);
       break;
-    case ARG_DUMP:
+    case PROP_SINGLE_SEGMENT:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->single_segment);
+      break;
+    case PROP_DUMP:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->dump);
       break;
-    case ARG_LAST_MESSAGE:
+    case PROP_LAST_MESSAGE:
+      GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
       g_value_set_string (value, identity->last_message);
+      GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+      break;
+    case PROP_SYNC:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->sync);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CHECK_PERFECT:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->check_perfect);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_TIMESTAMP:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->check_imperfect_timestamp);
+      break;
+    case PROP_CHECK_IMPERFECT_OFFSET:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->check_imperfect_offset);
+      break;
+    case PROP_SIGNAL_HANDOFFS:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, identity->signal_handoffs);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
   }
 }
+
+static gboolean
+gst_identity_start (GstBaseTransform * trans)
+{
+  GstIdentity *identity;
+
+  identity = GST_IDENTITY (trans);
+
+  identity->offset = 0;
+  identity->prev_timestamp = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+  identity->prev_duration = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+  identity->prev_offset_end = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE;
+  identity->prev_offset = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_NONE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+gst_identity_stop (GstBaseTransform * trans)
+{
+  GstIdentity *identity;
+
+  identity = GST_IDENTITY (trans);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+  g_free (identity->last_message);
+  identity->last_message = NULL;
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static GstStateChangeReturn
+gst_identity_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
+{
+  GstStateChangeReturn ret;
+  GstIdentity *identity = GST_IDENTITY (element);
+
+  switch (transition) {
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY:
+      break;
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED:
+      break;
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING:
+      break;
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_READY:
+      GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
+      if (identity->clock_id) {
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (identity, "unlock clock wait");
+        gst_clock_id_unschedule (identity->clock_id);
+        gst_clock_id_unref (identity->clock_id);
+        identity->clock_id = NULL;
+      }
+      GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  ret = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->change_state (element, transition);
+
+  switch (transition) {
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED:
+      break;
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_PAUSED_TO_READY:
+      break;
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL:
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}