2 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/xine-engine/load_plugins.c b/src/xine-engine/load_plugins.c
index dbd6007fd..8de61a103 100644
--- a/src/xine-engine/load_plugins.c
+++ b/src/xine-engine/load_plugins.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA
  *
- * $Id: load_plugins.c,v 1.223 2006/07/21 03:31:42 dgp85 Exp $
+ * $Id: load_plugins.c,v 1.224 2006/08/12 01:43:26 miguelfreitas Exp $
  *
  *
  * Load input/demux/audio_out/video_out/codec plugins
@@ -1932,6 +1932,27 @@ void _x_free_audio_decoder (xine_stream_t *stream, audio_decoder_t *ad) {
   }
 }
 
+int _x_decoder_available (xine_t *xine, uint32_t buftype)
+{
+  plugin_catalog_t *catalog = xine->plugin_catalog;
+  int stream_type = (buftype>>16) & 0xFF;
+
+  if ( (buftype & 0xFF000000) == BUF_VIDEO_BASE ) {
+    if( catalog->video_decoder_map[stream_type][0] )
+      return 1;
+  } else 
+  if ( (buftype & 0xFF000000) == BUF_AUDIO_BASE ) {
+    if( catalog->audio_decoder_map[stream_type][0] )
+      return 1;
+  } else 
+  if ( (buftype & 0xFF000000) == BUF_SPU_BASE ) {
+    if( catalog->spu_decoder_map[stream_type][0] )
+      return 1;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 
 #ifdef LOG
 static void _display_file_plugin_list (xine_list_t *list, plugin_file_t *file) {
diff --git a/src/xine-engine/xine_internal.h b/src/xine-engine/xine_internal.h
index 05a9144d6..ae0e235e8 100644
--- a/src/xine-engine/xine_internal.h
+++ b/src/xine-engine/xine_internal.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA
  *
- * $Id: xine_internal.h,v 1.173 2006/08/08 03:25:03 miguelfreitas Exp $
+ * $Id: xine_internal.h,v 1.174 2006/08/12 01:43:26 miguelfreitas Exp $
  *
  */
 
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ audio_decoder_t *_x_get_audio_decoder  (xine_stream_t *stream, uint8_t stream_ty
 void             _x_free_audio_decoder (xine_stream_t *stream, audio_decoder_t *decoder);
 spu_decoder_t   *_x_get_spu_decoder    (xine_stream_t *stream, uint8_t stream_type); 
 void             _x_free_spu_decoder   (xine_stream_t *stream, spu_decoder_t *decoder);
+/* check for decoder availability - but don't try to initialize it */
+int              _x_decoder_available  (xine_t *xine, uint32_t buftype);
 
 /*
  * load_video_output_plugin