musicjson2abc

A command-line tool to convert musicJSON to abc notation An example of the used format of json is in example.json.

Getting started

Install the module with:

npm install -g musicjson2abc

Example

var musicjson2abc = require('musicjson2abc');

var abc = musicjson2abc.convert2Abc('{"id":"123456","attributes":{"divisions":4,"clef":{"sign":"G","line":2},"key":{"fifths":-1},"time":{"beats":3,"beat-type":4}},"measures":[{"attributes":{"repeat":{"left":false,"right":false}},"notes":[{"type":"quarter","duration": 4,"rest": false,"pitch": {"step":"C","octave":4,"alter":0,"accidental": "flat"},"$$hashKey":"object:1255"}]}]}');

console.log(abc);

// output:
//   X:123456
//   T:123456
//   M:3/4
//   L:1/16
//   K:F
//    _C4|

Command line tool

The command musicjson2abc accepts filepaths for input and output files.

$ musicjson2abc --help

  Usage: musicjson2abc [options] <input> [output]

  Options:

    -h, --help     output usage information
    -V, --version  output the version number

  Examples:

    $ musicjson2abc input.json output.abc
    $ musicjson2abc example.json example.abc

  Hint:

    The input file should be a valid musicJSON file
    The output file will become a valid abc file. May overwrite existing files.

License

Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for further information.