Chapter 27. Things to check when writing an element

This chapter contains a fairly random selection of things to take care of when writing an element. It's up to you how far you're going to stick to those guidelines. However, keep in mind that when you're writing an element and hope for it to be included in the mainstream GStreamer distribution, it has to meet those requirements. As far as possible, we will try to explain why those requirements are set.

27.1. About states