Optionalproperties: Partial<Gst.Plugin.ConstructorProps>Internal$signalsCompile-time signal type information.
This instance property is generated only for TypeScript type checking. It is not defined at runtime and should not be accessed in JS code.
Static$gtypeThe parent of the object. Please note, that when changing the 'parent' property, we don't emit GObject.Object::notify and Gst.Object.SignalSignatures.deep_notify | Gst.Object::deep-notify signals due to locking issues. In some cases one can use Gst.Bin.SignalSignatures.element_added | Gst.Bin::element-added or Gst.Bin.SignalSignatures.element_removed | Gst.Bin::element-removed signals on the parent to achieve a similar effect.
Make GStreamer aware of external dependencies which affect the feature set of this plugin (ie. the elements or typefinders associated with it).
GStreamer will re-inspect plugins with external dependencies whenever any of the external dependencies change. This is useful for plugins which wrap other plugin systems, e.g. a plugin which wraps a plugin-based visualisation library and makes visualisations available as GStreamer elements, or a codec loader which exposes elements and/or caps dependent on what external codec libraries are currently installed.
null-terminated array of environment variables affecting the feature set of the plugin (e.g. an environment variable containing paths where to look for additional modules/plugins of a library), or null. Environment variable names may be followed by a path component which will be added to the content of the environment variable, e.g. "HOME/.mystuff/plugins".
null-terminated array of directories/paths where dependent files may be, or null.
null-terminated array of file names (or file name suffixes, depending on flags) to be used in combination with the paths from paths and/or the paths extracted from the environment variables in env_vars, or null.
optional flags, or #GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE
Make GStreamer aware of external dependencies which affect the feature set of this plugin (ie. the elements or typefinders associated with it).
GStreamer will re-inspect plugins with external dependencies whenever any of the external dependencies change. This is useful for plugins which wrap other plugin systems, e.g. a plugin which wraps a plugin-based visualisation library and makes visualisations available as GStreamer elements, or a codec loader which exposes elements and/or caps dependent on what external codec libraries are currently installed.
Convenience wrapper function for gst_plugin_add_dependency() which
takes simple strings as arguments instead of string arrays, with multiple
arguments separated by predefined delimiters (see above).
one or more environment variables (separated by ':', ';' or ','), or null. Environment variable names may be followed by a path component which will be added to the content of the environment variable, e.g. "HOME/.mystuff/plugins:MYSTUFF_PLUGINS_PATH"
one ore more directory paths (separated by ':' or ';' or ','), or null. Example: "/usr/lib/mystuff/plugins"
one or more file names or file name suffixes (separated by commas), or null
optional flags, or #GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE
the status error message
the status info message
the status warning message
SignalconnectSignalconnect_SignalemitGets the plugin specific data cache. If it is null there is no cached data
stored. This is the case when the registry is getting rebuilt.
The cached data as a Gst.Structure or null.
Get the long descriptive name of the plugin
the long name of the plugin
get the filename of the plugin
the filename of the plugin
get the license of the plugin
the license of the plugin
Get the short name of the plugin
the name of the plugin
get the URL where the plugin comes from
the origin of the plugin
get the package the plugin belongs to.
the package of the plugin
Get the release date (and possibly time) in form of a string, if available.
For normal GStreamer plugin releases this will usually just be a date in the form of "YYYY-MM-DD", while pre-releases and builds from git may contain a time component after the date as well, in which case the string will be formatted like "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MMZ" (e.g. "2012-04-30T09:30Z").
There may be plugins that do not have a valid release date set on them.
the date string of the plugin, or null if not available.
get the source module the plugin belongs to.
the source of the plugin
an array of plugin status error messages, or NULL
an array of plugin status info messages, or NULL
an array of plugin status warning messages, or NULL
get the version of the plugin
the version of the plugin
queries if the plugin is loaded into memory
true is loaded, false otherwise
Loads plugin. Note that the return value is the loaded plugin; plugin is
untouched. The normal use pattern of this function goes like this:
GstPlugin *loaded_plugin;
loaded_plugin = gst_plugin_load (plugin);
// presumably, we're no longer interested in the potentially-unloaded plugin
gst_object_unref (plugin);
plugin = loaded_plugin;
a reference to a loaded plugin, or null on error.
Adds plugin specific data to cache. Passes the ownership of the structure to
the plugin.
The cache is flushed every time the registry is rebuilt.
a structure containing the data to cache
Staticlist_Unrefs each member of list, then frees the list.
list of Gst.Plugin
Staticload_Staticload_Staticregister_Registers a static plugin, ie. a plugin which is private to an application or library and contained within the application or library (as opposed to being shipped as a separate module file).
You must make sure that GStreamer has been initialised (with gst_init() or
via gst_init_get_option_group()) before calling this function.
the major version number of the GStreamer core that the plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MAJOR here
the minor version number of the GStreamer core that the plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MINOR here
a unique name of the plugin (ideally prefixed with an application- or library-specific namespace prefix in order to avoid name conflicts in case a similar plugin with the same name ever gets added to GStreamer)
description of the plugin
pointer to the init function of this plugin.
version string of the plugin
effective license of plugin. Must be one of the approved licenses (see Gst.PluginDesc above) or the plugin will not be registered.
source module plugin belongs to
shipped package plugin belongs to
URL to provider of plugin
Staticregister_Registers a static plugin, ie. a plugin which is private to an application or library and contained within the application or library (as opposed to being shipped as a separate module file) with a Gst.PluginInitFullFunc which allows user data to be passed to the callback function (useful for bindings).
You must make sure that GStreamer has been initialised (with gst_init() or
via gst_init_get_option_group()) before calling this function.
the major version number of the GStreamer core that the plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MAJOR here
the minor version number of the GStreamer core that the plugin was compiled for, you can just use GST_VERSION_MINOR here
a unique name of the plugin (ideally prefixed with an application- or library-specific namespace prefix in order to avoid name conflicts in case a similar plugin with the same name ever gets added to GStreamer)
description of the plugin
pointer to the init function with user data of this plugin.
version string of the plugin
effective license of plugin. Must be one of the approved licenses (see Gst.PluginDesc above) or the plugin will not be registered.
source module plugin belongs to
shipped package plugin belongs to
URL to provider of plugin
Attach the Gst.ControlBinding to the object. If there already was a Gst.ControlBinding for this property it will be replaced.
The object's reference count will be incremented, and any floating
reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink())
the Gst.ControlBinding that should be used
false if the given binding has not been setup for this object or has been setup for a non suitable property, true otherwise.
Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property
on target.
Whenever the source_property is changed the target_property is
updated using the same value. For instance:
g_object_bind_property (action, "active", widget, "sensitive", 0);
Will result in the "sensitive" property of the widget GObject.Object instance to be updated with the same value of the "active" property of the action GObject.Object instance.
If flags contains GObject.BindingFlags.BIDIRECTIONAL then the binding will be mutual:
if target_property on target changes then the source_property on source
will be updated as well.
The binding will automatically be removed when either the source or the
target instances are finalized. To remove the binding without affecting the
source and the target you can just call g_object_unref() on the returned
GObject.Binding instance.
Removing the binding by calling g_object_unref() on it must only be done if
the binding, source and target are only used from a single thread and it
is clear that both source and target outlive the binding. Especially it
is not safe to rely on this if the binding, source or target can be
finalized from different threads. Keep another reference to the binding and
use g_binding_unbind() instead to be on the safe side.
A GObject.Object can have multiple bindings.
the property on source to bind
the target GObject.Object
the property on target to bind
flags to pass to GObject.Binding
the GObject.Binding instance representing the binding between the two GObject.Object instances. The binding is released whenever the GObject.Binding reference count reaches zero.
Complete version of g_object_bind_property().
Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property
on target, allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by
the binding.
If flags contains GObject.BindingFlags.BIDIRECTIONAL then the binding will be mutual:
if target_property on target changes then the source_property on source
will be updated as well. The transform_from function is only used in case
of bidirectional bindings, otherwise it will be ignored
The binding will automatically be removed when either the source or the
target instances are finalized. This will release the reference that is
being held on the GObject.Binding instance; if you want to hold on to the
GObject.Binding instance, you will need to hold a reference to it.
To remove the binding, call g_binding_unbind().
A GObject.Object can have multiple bindings.
The same user_data parameter will be used for both transform_to
and transform_from transformation functions; the notify function will
be called once, when the binding is removed. If you need different data
for each transformation function, please use
g_object_bind_property_with_closures() instead.
the property on source to bind
the target GObject.Object
the property on target to bind
flags to pass to GObject.Binding
Optionaltransform_to: BindingTransformFuncthe transformation function from the source to the target, or null to use the default
Optionaltransform_from: BindingTransformFuncthe transformation function from the target to the source, or null to use the default
Optionalnotify: DestroyNotifya function to call when disposing the binding, to free resources used by the transformation functions, or null if not required
the GObject.Binding instance representing the binding between the two GObject.Object instances. The binding is released whenever the GObject.Binding reference count reaches zero.
Creates a binding between source_property on source and target_property
on target, allowing you to set the transformation functions to be used by
the binding.
This function is the language bindings friendly version of
g_object_bind_property_full(), using GClosures instead of
function pointers.
the property on source to bind
the target GObject.Object
the property on target to bind
flags to pass to GObject.Binding
a GObject.Closure wrapping the transformation function from the source to the target, or null to use the default
a GObject.Closure wrapping the transformation function from the target to the source, or null to use the default
the GObject.Binding instance representing the binding between the two GObject.Object instances. The binding is released whenever the GObject.Binding reference count reaches zero.
Blocks a handler of an instance so it will not be called during any signal emissions
Handler ID of the handler to be blocked
Equivalent to gst_element_call_async() but this API allows func to be called
with Gst.Object. See also gst_element_call_async()
function to call asynchronously from another thread
Disconnects a handler from an instance so it will not be called during any future or currently ongoing emissions of the signal it has been connected to.
Handler ID of the handler to be disconnected
This function is intended for GObject.Object implementations to re-enforce
a floating object reference. Doing this is seldom
required: all GInitiallyUnowneds are created with a floating reference
which usually just needs to be sunken by calling g_object_ref_sink().
Increases the freeze count on object. If the freeze count is
non-zero, the emission of "notify" signals on object is
stopped. The signals are queued until the freeze count is decreased
to zero. Duplicate notifications are squashed so that at most one
GObject.Object::notify signal is emitted for each property modified while the
object is frozen.
This is necessary for accessors that modify multiple properties to prevent premature notification while the object is still being modified.
Gets the corresponding Gst.ControlBinding for the property. This should be unreferenced again after use.
name of the property
the Gst.ControlBinding for property_name or null if the property is not controlled.
Obtain the control-rate for this object. Audio processing Gst.Element
objects will use this rate to sub-divide their processing loop and call
gst_object_sync_values() in between. The length of the processing segment
should be up to control-rate nanoseconds.
If the object is not under property control, this will return
GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE. This allows the element to avoid the sub-dividing.
The control-rate is not expected to change if the element is in Gst.State.PAUSED or Gst.State.PLAYING.
the control rate in nanoseconds
Gets a named field from the objects table of associations (see g_object_set_data()).
name of the key for that association
the data if found, or null if no such data exists.
Gets a number of GValues for the given controlled property starting at the
requested time. The array values need to hold enough space for n_values of
GObject.Value.
This function is useful if one wants to e.g. draw a graph of the control curve or apply a control curve sample by sample.
the name of the property to get
the time that should be processed
the time spacing between subsequent values
array to put control-values in
true if the given array could be filled, false otherwise
Generates a string describing the path of object in
the object hierarchy. Only useful (or used) for debugging.
Free-function: g_free
a string describing the path of object. You must g_free() the string after usage. MT safe. Grabs and releases the Gst.Object's LOCK for all objects in the hierarchy.
Gets a property of an object.
The value can be:
In general, a copy is made of the property contents and the caller is responsible for freeing the memory by calling GObject.Value.unset.
Note that GObject.Object.get_property is really intended for language bindings, GObject.Object.get is much more convenient for C programming.
The name of the property to get
Return location for the property value. Can be an empty GObject.Value initialized by G_VALUE_INIT (auto-initialized with expected type since GLib 2.60), a GObject.Value initialized with the expected property type, or a GObject.Value initialized with a transformable type
This function gets back user data pointers stored via
g_object_set_qdata().
A GLib.Quark, naming the user data pointer
The user data pointer set, or null
Gets the value for the given controlled property at the requested time.
the name of the property to get
the time the control-change should be read from
the GValue of the property at the given time, or null if the property isn't controlled.
Gets n_properties properties for an object.
Obtained properties will be set to values. All properties must be valid.
Warnings will be emitted and undefined behaviour may result if invalid
properties are passed in.
the names of each property to get
the values of each property to get
Check if the object has active controlled properties.
true if the object has active controlled properties
Check if object has an ancestor ancestor somewhere up in
the hierarchy. One can e.g. check if a Gst.Element is inside a Gst.Pipeline.
a Gst.Object to check as ancestor
true if ancestor is an ancestor of object.
Check if object has an ancestor ancestor somewhere up in
the hierarchy. One can e.g. check if a Gst.Element is inside a Gst.Pipeline.
a Gst.Object to check as ancestor
true if ancestor is an ancestor of object. MT safe. Grabs and releases object's locks.
Check if parent is the parent of object.
E.g. a Gst.Element can check if it owns a given Gst.Pad.
a Gst.Object to check as parent
false if either object or parent is null. true if parent is the parent of object. Otherwise false. MT safe. Grabs and releases object's locks.
Checks whether object has a floating reference.
true if object has a floating reference
Emits a "notify" signal for the property property_name on object.
When possible, eg. when signaling a property change from within the class
that registered the property, you should use g_object_notify_by_pspec()
instead.
Note that emission of the notify signal may be blocked with
g_object_freeze_notify(). In this case, the signal emissions are queued
and will be emitted (in reverse order) when g_object_thaw_notify() is
called.
the name of a property installed on the class of object.
Emits a "notify" signal for the property specified by pspec on object.
This function omits the property name lookup, hence it is faster than
g_object_notify().
One way to avoid using g_object_notify() from within the
class that registered the properties, and using g_object_notify_by_pspec()
instead, is to store the GParamSpec used with
g_object_class_install_property() inside a static array, e.g.:
typedef enum
{
PROP_FOO = 1,
PROP_LAST
} MyObjectProperty;
static GParamSpec *properties[PROP_LAST];
static void
my_object_class_init (MyObjectClass *klass)
{
properties[PROP_FOO] = g_param_spec_int ("foo", NULL, NULL,
0, 100,
50,
G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
PROP_FOO,
properties[PROP_FOO]);
}
and then notify a change on the "foo" property with:
g_object_notify_by_pspec (self, properties[PROP_FOO]);
the GObject.ParamSpec of a property installed on the class of object.
Increase the reference count of object, and possibly remove the
floating reference, if object has a floating reference.
In other words, if the object is floating, then this call "assumes ownership" of the floating reference, converting it to a normal reference by clearing the floating flag while leaving the reference count unchanged. If the object is not floating, then this call adds a new normal reference increasing the reference count by one.
Since GLib 2.56, the type of object will be propagated to the return type
under the same conditions as for g_object_ref().
object
Removes the corresponding Gst.ControlBinding. If it was the last ref of the binding, it will be disposed.
the binding
true if the binding could be removed.
Releases all references to other objects. This can be used to break reference cycles.
This function should only be called from object system implementations.
Sets multiple properties of an object at once. The properties argument should be a dictionary mapping property names to values.
Object containing the properties to set
This function is used to disable the control bindings on a property for
some time, i.e. gst_object_sync_values() will do nothing for the
property.
property to disable
boolean that specifies whether to disable the controller or not.
This function is used to disable all controlled properties of the object for
some time, i.e. gst_object_sync_values() will do nothing.
boolean that specifies whether to disable the controller or not.
Change the control-rate for this object. Audio processing Gst.Element
objects will use this rate to sub-divide their processing loop and call
gst_object_sync_values() in between. The length of the processing segment
should be up to control-rate nanoseconds.
The control-rate should not change if the element is in Gst.State.PAUSED or Gst.State.PLAYING.
the new control-rate in nanoseconds.
Each object carries around a table of associations from strings to pointers. This function lets you set an association.
If the object already had an association with that name, the old association will be destroyed.
Internally, the key is converted to a GLib.Quark using g_quark_from_string().
This means a copy of key is kept permanently (even after object has been
finalized) — so it is recommended to only use a small, bounded set of values
for key in your program, to avoid the GLib.Quark storage growing unbounded.
name of the key
Optionaldata: anydata to associate with that key
Sets the name of object, or gives object a guaranteed unique
name (if name is null).
This function makes a copy of the provided name, so the caller
retains ownership of the name it sent.
Optionalname: stringnew name of object
true if the name could be set. Since Objects that have a parent cannot be renamed, this function returns false in those cases. MT safe. This function grabs and releases object's LOCK.
Sets the parent of object to parent. The object's reference count will
be incremented, and any floating reference will be removed (see gst_object_ref_sink()).
true if parent could be set or false when object already had a parent or object and parent are the same. MT safe. Grabs and releases object's LOCK.
Sets a property on an object.
The name of the property to set
The value to set the property to
Remove a specified datum from the object's data associations, without invoking the association's destroy handler.
name of the key
the data if found, or null if no such data exists.
This function gets back user data pointers stored via
g_object_set_qdata() and removes the data from object
without invoking its destroy() function (if any was
set).
Usually, calling this function is only required to update
user data pointers with a destroy notifier, for example:
void
object_add_to_user_list (GObject *object,
const gchar *new_string)
{
// the quark, naming the object data
GQuark quark_string_list = g_quark_from_static_string ("my-string-list");
// retrieve the old string list
GList *list = g_object_steal_qdata (object, quark_string_list);
// prepend new string
list = g_list_prepend (list, g_strdup (new_string));
// this changed 'list', so we need to set it again
g_object_set_qdata_full (object, quark_string_list, list, free_string_list);
}
static void
free_string_list (gpointer data)
{
GList *node, *list = data;
for (node = list; node; node = node->next)
g_free (node->data);
g_list_free (list);
}
Using g_object_get_qdata() in the above example, instead of
g_object_steal_qdata() would have left the destroy function set,
and thus the partial string list would have been freed upon
g_object_set_qdata_full().
A GLib.Quark, naming the user data pointer
The user data pointer set, or null
Stops a signal's emission by the given signal name. This will prevent the default handler and any subsequent signal handlers from being invoked.
Name of the signal to stop emission of
Returns a suggestion for timestamps where buffers should be split to get best controller results.
Returns the suggested timestamp or GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE if no control-rate was set.
Sets the properties of the object, according to the GstControlSources that
(maybe) handle them and for the given timestamp.
If this function fails, it is most likely the application developers fault. Most probably the control sources are not setup correctly.
the time that should be processed
true if the controller values could be applied to the object properties, false otherwise
Reverts the effect of a previous call to
g_object_freeze_notify(). The freeze count is decreased on object
and when it reaches zero, queued "notify" signals are emitted.
Duplicate notifications for each property are squashed so that at most one GObject.Object::notify signal is emitted for each property, in the reverse order in which they have been queued.
It is an error to call this function when the freeze count is zero.
Unblocks a handler so it will be called again during any signal emissions
Handler ID of the handler to be unblocked
Clear the parent of object, removing the associated reference.
This function decreases the refcount of object.
MT safe. Grabs and releases object's lock.
Decrements the reference count on object. If reference count hits
zero, destroy object. This function does not take the lock
on object as it relies on atomic refcounting.
The unref method should never be called with the LOCK held since this might deadlock the dispose function.
Virtualvfunc_the constructed function is called by g_object_new() as the
final step of the object creation process. At the point of the call, all
construction properties have been set on the object. The purpose of this
call is to allow for object initialisation steps that can only be performed
after construction properties have been set. constructed implementors
should chain up to the constructed call of their parent class to allow it
to complete its initialisation.
Virtualvfunc_Virtualvfunc_Virtualvfunc_the dispose function is supposed to drop all references to other
objects, but keep the instance otherwise intact, so that client method
invocations still work. It may be run multiple times (due to reference
loops). Before returning, dispose should chain up to the dispose method
of the parent class.
Virtualvfunc_instance finalization function, should finish the finalization of
the instance begun in dispose and chain up to the finalize method of the
parent class.
Virtualvfunc_Virtualvfunc_Emits a "notify" signal for the property property_name on object.
When possible, eg. when signaling a property change from within the class
that registered the property, you should use g_object_notify_by_pspec()
instead.
Note that emission of the notify signal may be blocked with
g_object_freeze_notify(). In this case, the signal emissions are queued
and will be emitted (in reverse order) when g_object_thaw_notify() is
called.
Virtualvfunc_the generic setter for all properties of this type. Should be
overridden for every type with properties. If implementations of
set_property don't emit property change notification explicitly, this will
be done implicitly by the type system. However, if the notify signal is
emitted explicitly, the type system will not emit it a second time.
This function essentially limits the life time of the closure to
the life time of the object. That is, when the object is finalized,
the closure is invalidated by calling g_closure_invalidate() on
it, in order to prevent invocations of the closure with a finalized
(nonexisting) object. Also, g_object_ref() and g_object_unref() are
added as marshal guards to the closure, to ensure that an extra
reference count is held on object during invocation of the
closure. Usually, this function will be called on closures that
use this object as closure data.
GObject.Closure to watch
Static_Staticcheck_Checks to see if there is any object named name in list. This function
does not do any locking of any kind. You might want to protect the
provided list with the lock of the owner of the list. This function
will lock each Gst.Object in the list to compare the name, so be
careful when passing a list with a locked object.
a list of Gst.Object to check through
the name to search for
Staticcompat_Optionaldata: anyStaticdefault_A default deep_notify signal callback for an object. The user data should contain a pointer to an array of strings that should be excluded from the notify. The default handler will print the new value of the property using g_print.
MT safe. This function grabs and releases object's LOCK for getting its
path string.
the GObject.Object that signalled the notify.
a Gst.Object that initiated the notify.
a GObject.ParamSpec of the property.
Optionalexcluded_props: string[]a set of user-specified properties to exclude or null to show all changes.
Staticfind_Staticinstall_Staticinstall_the id for the new property
the GObject.ParamSpec for the new property
Staticinterface_Find the GObject.ParamSpec with the given name for an
interface. Generally, the interface vtable passed in as g_iface
will be the default vtable from g_type_default_interface_ref(), or,
if you know the interface has already been loaded,
g_type_default_interface_peek().
any interface vtable for the interface, or the default vtable for the interface
name of a property to look up.
Staticinterface_Add a property to an interface; this is only useful for interfaces
that are added to GObject-derived types. Adding a property to an
interface forces all objects classes with that interface to have a
compatible property. The compatible property could be a newly
created GObject.ParamSpec, but normally
g_object_class_override_property() will be used so that the object
class only needs to provide an implementation and inherits the
property description, default value, bounds, and so forth from the
interface property.
This function is meant to be called from the interface's default
vtable initialization function (the class_init member of
GObject.TypeInfo.) It must not be called after after class_init has
been called for any object types implementing this interface.
If pspec is a floating reference, it will be consumed.
any interface vtable for the interface, or the default vtable for the interface.
the GObject.ParamSpec for the new property
Staticinterface_Lists the properties of an interface.Generally, the interface
vtable passed in as g_iface will be the default vtable from
g_type_default_interface_ref(), or, if you know the interface has
already been loaded, g_type_default_interface_peek().
any interface vtable for the interface, or the default vtable for the interface
Staticlist_StaticnewvStaticoverride_the new property ID
the name of a property registered in a parent class or in an interface of this class.
StaticreplaceAtomically modifies a pointer to point to a new object.
The reference count of oldobj is decreased and the reference count of
newobj is increased.
Either newobj and the value pointed to by oldobj may be null.
Optionaloldobj: Gst.Objectpointer to a place of a Gst.Object to replace
Optionalnewobj: Gst.Objecta new Gst.Object
GStreamer is extensible, so Gst.Element instances can be loaded at runtime. A plugin system can provide one or more of the basic GStreamer Gst.PluginFeature subclasses.
A plugin should export a symbol
gst_plugin_descthat is a struct of type Gst.PluginDesc. the plugin loader will check the version of the core library the plugin was linked against and will create a new Gst.Plugin. It will then call the Gst.PluginInitFunc function that was provided in thegst_plugin_desc.Once you have a handle to a Gst.Plugin (e.g. from the Gst.Registry), you can add any object that subclasses Gst.PluginFeature.
Usually plugins are always automatically loaded so you don't need to call
gst_plugin_load()explicitly to bring it into memory. There are options to statically link plugins to an app or even use GStreamer without a plugin repository in which casegst_plugin_load()can be needed to bring the plugin into memory.