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Add more Waveform analysis examples and class documentation #26

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@kevinstadler

With the addition of the Waveform analysis class (see #21 and #22) it would be nice to add another example or two with the same simply waveform visualisation but of different inputs, for example an "OscillatorWaveform" example that's parallel to the "OscillatorSpectrum' one, and also an "AudioInputWaveform" one parallel to the existing "AudioInput" one.

In order for the new class' documentation to show up on the website, the corresponding .xml files also still need to be added to https://github.com/processing/processing-docs/tree/master/content/api_en/LIB_sound

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  1. pinned this issue on Mar 18, 2019
  2. changed the title [-]Add more Waveform analysis examples and class documentation to processing-docs[/-] [+]Add more Waveform analysis examples and class documentation[/+] on Mar 18, 2019
  3. mhamilt commented on Nov 8, 2019

    @mhamilt

    I'm not to familiar with the architecture of processing-docs, but is this just a case of pulling in a file Waveform.xml with the content

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
    <root>
    
    <name>Waveform</name>
    
    <category>Sound</category>
    
    <subcategory>Analyzer</subcategory>
    
    <usage>Application</usage>
    
    <example>
    <image></image>
    <code><![CDATA[
    import processing.sound.*;
    
    SoundFile sample;
    Waveform waveform;
    
    int samples = 100;
    
    public void setup()
    {
      size(640, 360);
      background(255);
    
      sample = new SoundFile(this, "beat.aiff");
      sample.loop();
    
      waveform = new Waveform(this, samples);
      waveform.input(sample);
    }
    
    public void draw()
    {
      background(0);
      stroke(255);
      strokeWeight(2);
      noFill();
    
    
      waveform.analyze();
    
      beginShape();
      for(int i = 0; i < samples; i++)
      {
        vertex(
          map(i, 0, samples, 0, width),
          map(waveform.data[i], -1, 1, 0, height)
        );
      }
      endShape();
    }
    ]]></code>
    </example>
    
    <description><![CDATA[
      This is a Waveform analyzer. It returns the waveform of the of an audio stream the moment it is queried with the analyze() method.
    ]]></description>
    
    <syntax>
    </syntax>
    
    <parameters>
    
    </parameters>
    
    <method>
    <mname>input()</mname>
    <mdescription>Define the audio input for the analyzer</mdescription>
    </method>
    
    <method>
    <mname>analyze()</mname>
    <mdescription>Gets the content of the current audiobuffer from the input source, writes it
     into this Waveform's `data` array, and returns it.</mdescription>
    </method>
    
    <method>
    <mname>stop()</mname>
    <mdescription>Stop the analyzer</mdescription>
    </method>
    
    <method>
    <mname>data</mname>
    <mdescription>`float[]` of sample amplitudes between `-1` and `1`</mdescription>
    </method>
    
    <constructor>
    Waveform(<c>parent</c>)
    </constructor>
    
    <cparameter>
    <clabel>parent</clabel>
    <cdescription>PApplet: typically use "this"</cdescription>
    </cparameter>
    
    <returns></returns>
    
    <related>
    </related>
    
    <availability>1.0</availability>
    
    <type>Object</type>
    
    <partof>Library</partof>
    
    </root>
    
  4. kevinstadler commented on Nov 15, 2019

    @kevinstadler
    CollaboratorAuthor

    That looks great, thanks! Yeah this file should go into processing-docs, and then also just the Java code bit in the examples folder of this repository. I'm working on the next release of the library, so I'll make sure they are included!

  5. mhamilt commented on Nov 18, 2019

    @mhamilt

    great!

    Seems weird for me to have put .data in <method> tags though.

    <method>
    <mname>data</mname>
    <mdescription>`float[]` of sample amplitudes between `-1` and `1`</mdescription>
    </method>

    I couldn't find another instance of a class that has documentation of a member variable / class property, not in the format of the sound library xml files that is.

  6. dhowe commented on Apr 16, 2020

    @dhowe

    Any progress on this? I still don't see don't see any entry for Waveform in the docs or the javadocs...

    see also #21

  7. kevinstadler commented on Apr 17, 2020

    @kevinstadler
    CollaboratorAuthor

    Added the XML documentation with processing/processing-docs@bdd2a02, just waiting for one of the regular Processing docs rebuilds then it should be online...

  8. unpinned this issue on Apr 13, 2021
  9. smarbos commented on Jul 27, 2021

    @smarbos

    Why is this still missing in the documentation?
    Can I help somehow?
    Thanks!

  10. kevinstadler commented on Jul 28, 2021

    @kevinstadler
    CollaboratorAuthor

    Hmm not sure why the Waveform page never showed up in the docs, but anyhow the new Processing website (whose documentation is built straight from the JavaDoc instead of the XML files) should be coming out any week now, so not much point fiddling with it now. In the meantime the latest raw JavaDoc documentation for the library is available here: https://processing.github.io/processing-sound/processing/sound/Waveform.html

  11. smarbos commented on Jul 28, 2021

    @smarbos

    Thanks a lot @kevinstadler !!

  12. added this to the 2.4.0 milestone on Sep 21, 2023
  13. pinned this issue on Feb 6, 2025
  14. removed this from the 2.4.0 milestone on Feb 6, 2025
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