def element_to_string(element, include_props=True):
    """Convert a GStreamer element to string with properties"""
    factory_name = element.get_factory().get_name()
    result = factory_name
    
    if include_props:
        # Get interesting properties
        for prop in element.list_properties():
            # Skip default values
            if element.get_property(prop.name) != prop.default_value:
                value = element.get_property(prop.name)
                result += f" {prop.name}={value}"
    
    # For containers like bins, recursively process children
    if isinstance(element, Gst.Bin):
        children = []
        for child in element.iterate_elements():
            children.append(element_to_string(child, include_props))
        if children:
            result += " ( " + " ! ".join(children) + " )"
            
    return result

# Example usage
#pipeline = Gst.parse_launch("videotestsrc pattern=ball ! videoconvert ! autovideosink")
#print(element_to_string(pipeline))
def pipeline_to_string(pipeline):
    """Convert a GStreamer pipeline to string representation"""
    result = []
    
    if isinstance(pipeline, Gst.Pipeline):
        # Get top-level elements
        iterator = pipeline.iterate_elements()
        elements = list(iterator)
        
        for i, element in enumerate(elements):
            # Get element factory name
            factory_name = element.get_factory().get_name()
            result.append(factory_name)
            
            # Add properties that differ from default
            # (This is complex and incomplete)
            
            # Add separator if not the last element
            if i < len(elements) - 1:
                result.append("!")
    
    return " ".join(result)

# Example usage



import gi
gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
from gi.repository import Gst

# Initialize GStreamer
Gst.init(None)

# Create a pipeline
pipeline_description = "videotestsrc pattern=3 ! videoconvert ! autovideosink"
pipeline = Gst.parse_launch(pipeline_description)

def get_pipeline_string(element):
    """Recursively convert elements of a pipeline to a pipeline string."""
    if not element:
        return ""

    iterator = element.iterate_elements()
    pipeline_parts = []

    while True:
        result, elem = iterator.next()
        if result == Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            # Get element name
            elem_name = elem.get_name()
            elem_factory_name = elem.get_factory().get_name()

            # Fetch element properties
            properties = elem.list_properties()
            prop_strings = []
            for prop in properties:
                try:
                    prop_value = elem.get_property(prop.name)
                    prop_strings.append(f'{prop.name}={prop_value}')
                except Exception:
                    pass  # Skip properties that cannot be retrieved

            # Build string representation of the element
            if prop_strings:
                element_string = f'{elem_factory_name} {",".join(prop_strings)}'
            else:
                element_string = elem_factory_name

            pipeline_parts.append(element_string)
        elif result != Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            break

    return " ! ".join(pipeline_parts)

# Convert pipeline to a string
pipeline_string = get_pipeline_string(pipeline)
print(f"Pipeline String: {pipeline_string}")
import gi
gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
from gi.repository import Gst

# Initialize GStreamer
Gst.init(None)

# Create a pipeline
pipeline_description = "videotestsrc pattern=3 ! videoconvert ! autovideosink"
pipeline = Gst.parse_launch(pipeline_description)

def get_pipeline_string(element):
    """Recursively convert elements of a pipeline to a pipeline string."""
    if not element:
        return ""

    iterator = element.iterate_elements()
    pipeline_parts = []

    while True:
        result, elem = iterator.next()
        if result == Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            # Get element name
            elem_name = elem.get_name()
            elem_factory_name = elem.get_factory().get_name()

            # Fetch element properties
            properties = elem.list_properties()
            prop_strings = []
            for prop in properties:
                try:
                    prop_value = elem.get_property(prop.name)
                    prop_strings.append(f'{prop.name}={prop_value}')
                except Exception:
                    pass  # Skip properties that cannot be retrieved

            # Build string representation of the element
            if prop_strings:
                element_string = f'{elem_factory_name} {",".join(prop_strings)}'
            else:
                element_string = elem_factory_name

            pipeline_parts.append(element_string)
        elif result != Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            break

    return " ! ".join(pipeline_parts)

# Convert pipeline to a string
pipeline_string = get_pipeline_string(pipeline)
print(f"Pipeline String: {pipeline_string}")
import gi
gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
from gi.repository import Gst

# Initialize GStreamer
Gst.init(None)

# Create a pipeline
pipeline_description = "videotestsrc pattern=3 ! videoconvert ! autovideosink"
pipeline = Gst.parse_launch(pipeline_description)

def get_pipeline_string(element):
    """Recursively convert elements of a pipeline to a pipeline string."""
    if not element:
        return ""

    iterator = element.iterate_elements()
    pipeline_parts = []

    while True:
        result, elem = iterator.next()
        if result == Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            # Get element name
            elem_name = elem.get_name()
            elem_factory_name = elem.get_factory().get_name()

            # Fetch element properties
            properties = elem.list_properties()
            prop_strings = []
            for prop in properties:
                try:
                    prop_value = elem.get_property(prop.name)
                    prop_strings.append(f'{prop.name}={prop_value}')
                except Exception:
                    pass  # Skip properties that cannot be retrieved

            # Build string representation of the element
            if prop_strings:
                element_string = f'{elem_factory_name} {",".join(prop_strings)}'
            else:
                element_string = elem_factory_name

            pipeline_parts.append(element_string)
        elif result != Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            break

    return " ! ".join(pipeline_parts)

# Convert pipeline to a string
pipeline_string = get_pipeline_string(pipeline)
print(f"Pipeline String: {pipeline_string}")
import gi
gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
from gi.repository import Gst

# Initialize GStreamer
Gst.init(None)

# Create a pipeline
pipeline_description = "videotestsrc pattern=3 ! videoconvert ! autovideosink"
pipeline = Gst.parse_launch(pipeline_description)

def get_pipeline_string(element):
    """Recursively convert elements of a pipeline to a pipeline string."""
    if not element:
        return ""

    iterator = element.iterate_elements()
    pipeline_parts = []

    while True:
        result, elem = iterator.next()
        if result == Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            # Get element name
            elem_name = elem.get_name()
            elem_factory_name = elem.get_factory().get_name()

            # Fetch element properties
            properties = elem.list_properties()
            prop_strings = []
            for prop in properties:
                try:
                    prop_value = elem.get_property(prop.name)
                    prop_strings.append(f'{prop.name}={prop_value}')
                except Exception:
                    pass  # Skip properties that cannot be retrieved

            # Build string representation of the element
            if prop_strings:
                element_string = f'{elem_factory_name} {",".join(prop_strings)}'
            else:
                element_string = elem_factory_name

            pipeline_parts.append(element_string)
        elif result != Gst.IteratorResult.OK:
            break

    return " ! ".join(pipeline_parts)