[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] decoder/encoder naming consistency

[Kostya]

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 04:59:54PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> I propose renaming files to to adhere to the following naming
> convention:
> 
> foodec.c - decoder for format foo
> fooenc.c - encoder for format foo
> foo.c    - common code used by both decoder and encoder
> 
> Currently we have some cases where the encoder is in fooenc. while the
> decoder is in foo.c, for example zmbv.c and zmbvenc.c.
> 
> This should be made consistent.  The cases where we just have a decoder
> are secondary, they can remain as foo.c, but when both are available, we
> should try to avoid the confusion.
> 
> The same applies to demuxers and muxers.
> 
> OK to rename?

I would prefer clear naming scheme (which should be documented as well):
* decoder or wrapper -> ${codecname}.c
* pure encoder -> ${codecname}enc.c
* if common code is present, it should be named {codecname}.c and
  decoder should be renamed into ${codecname}dec.c

FFmpeg is decoder-oriented, after all - just compare the number of
decoders and encoders.

Also good luck on renaming msrle.c and msrledec.c
 
> Diego