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diff --git a/lib/chordFinder.py b/lib/chordFinder.py
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+# This file returns tablature for chords in different positions and voicings
+
+# TODO: we need to itemize all chords in the song and major/minor/diminshed/augmented/dom7/maj7/etc (we can support more voicings as we go)
+#       then for each chord, get location for each (C A G E D) shape
+#         for each shape, generate finger position tab, like so:
+#           B       x24442
+#           C#m     x46654
+#           Amaj7   x02120
+#           F#m     244222
+#           Am6     x04555
+#       
diff --git a/lib/dataStructures.py b/lib/dataStructures.py
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+# !/usr/bin/python
+# This file hosts the classes for storing song data
+import re
+
+# TODO: move to separate file with helper functions like this
+def stripEmptyLines(inputString):
+  nonEmptyLines = ""
+  lines = inputString.split("\n")
+  for line in lines:
+    if line.strip() != "":
+      nonEmptyLines += line + "\r\n"
+  return nonEmptyLines
+# read .txt input TODO: move to separate input functions if we want to support multiple types of inputs some day, like web or PDF 
+def readSourceFile(inputFile):
+  with open(inputFile, 'r') as file:
+    return file.read()
+    
+def isChordType(inputString):
+  if not inputString:
+    return
+  #print("Checking '{}' for line type".format(inputString))
+  # Assume CHORD line if any NUMBER character
+  if any(char.isdigit() for char in inputString):
+    #print("'{}' is a CHORD line, since it contains a number".format(inputString))
+    return True
+  # Assume CHORD line if any character {/, #, (, ), }
+  chordSpecificCharacterString = r"/#"
+  if any(elem in inputString for elem in chordSpecificCharacterString):
+    #print("'{}' is a CHORD line, since it contains a chord specific character".format(inputString))
+    return True
+  # Assume LYRIC line if any TEXT character OTHER THAN {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, b, x, m}
+  lyricSpecificCharacterString = r"abcdefghbxm"
+  for char in inputString:
+    if char.isalpha():
+      if not char.lower() in lyricSpecificCharacterString:
+        #print("'{}' is a LYRIC line, since it contains lyric specific text characters".format(inputString))
+        return False
+  # Assume LYRIC line if any character {.}
+  lyricSpecialChars = r"."
+  if any(elem in inputString for elem in lyricSpecialChars):
+    #print("'{}' is a LYRIC line, since it contains lyric specific special characters".format(inputString))
+    return False
+  # Else warn and assume chord line
+  #print("Unable to identify if '{}' is a lyric or chord line. Assuming it is a chord line. Please improve the isChordType function".format(inputString))
+  return True
+  
+
+class Section:
+  def __init__(self):
+    # List of lines of lyrics strings
+    self.lyrics = []
+    # List of lines of chord strings
+    self.chords = []
+    # section type string
+    self.header = ""
+    # string of chord and lyric data
+    self.rawData = ""
+    # Flag for succesfully parsed
+    self.isParsed = False
+    
+  # Parses self.rawData into lyrics and chord strings
+  def parseMe(self):
+    isFirstLine = True
+    # Input sections may have chord-only or lyric-only sections
+    # So we have to insert empty lines if we have subsequent chord or lyric lines
+    lines = self.rawData.split('\r\n')
+    for line in lines:
+      # Determine lyric or chord line
+      currentIsChord = isChordType(line)
+      # Initially just fill in the first line correctly
+      if isFirstLine:
+        isFirstLine = False
+        if currentIsChord:
+          self.chords.append(line)
+        else:
+          self.lyrics.append(line)
+      # We want alternating lines, so if the prev is of the same type
+      # we need to insert an empty line of the other type
+      elif currentIsChord == prevWasChord:
+        if currentIsChord:
+          #print("Inserting empty Lyric line")
+          self.chords.append(line)
+          self.lyrics.append("")
+        else:
+          #print("Inserting empty Chord line")
+          self.lyrics.append(line)
+          self.chords.append("")
+      # also insert the current line
+      elif currentIsChord:
+        #print("Inserting empty Lyric line")
+        self.chords.append(line)
+      else:
+        self.lyrics.append(line)
+        
+      prevWasChord = currentIsChord
+    # Simple check to see if it worked
+    if abs(len(self.lyrics) - len(self.chords)) > 1:
+      print("Unable to parse section, since there is a mismatch between the amount of chord and lyric lines.")
+      return
+    # Add a final empty line if necessary
+    elif len(self.lyrics) > len(self.chords):
+      self.chords.append("")
+    elif len(self.lyrics) < len(self.chords):
+      self.lyrics.append("")
+    self.isParsed = True
+    
+    
+class Song:
+  def __init__(self):
+    # Src file
+    self.inputFile = ""
+    # Path to folder
+    self.outputLocation = ""
+    # Title - based on input file
+    self.title = ""
+    # List of Section objects
+    self.sections = []
+    # Meta info: the text before the first section
+    self.metadata = ""
+    # String of entire input
+    self.rawData = ""
+    # Flag for succesfully parsed
+    self.isParsed = False
+    
+  # Parses self.rawData into Section objects and metadata
+  def parseMe(self):
+    # Fill raw data
+    self.rawData = readSourceFile(self.inputFile)
+    # Clean up input
+    parseData = stripEmptyLines(self.rawData)
+    #print("Clean data='{}'\n".format(parseData))
+    # While !EOF: build sections (untill []).
+    delimiterIndex = parseData.find("[")
+    if delimiterIndex == -1:
+      print("Cannot parse input file, since it is not delimited by '[<sectionName>]' entries")
+      return
+    # Start with metadata
+    self.metadata = parseData[:delimiterIndex]
+    #print("Set '{}' as metadata".format(self.metadata))
+    parseData = parseData[delimiterIndex:]
+    # We are now at the start of the first section, at the '[' character
+    while parseData:
+      thisSection = Section()
+      # Get first line
+      delimiterIndex = parseData.find("]\r\n")
+      if delimiterIndex == -1:
+        print("Cannot parse input file, delimitor did not match '[<sectionName>]'")
+        return
+      # Set header to first line
+      thisSection.header = parseData[:delimiterIndex+3]
+      parseData = parseData[delimiterIndex+3:]
+      # Find next section
+      delimiterIndex = parseData.find("[")
+      # If EOF, current buffer is final section
+      if delimiterIndex == -1:
+        # Set current section data to remaining buffer
+        thisSection.rawData = parseData
+        parseData = ""
+      else:
+        # Set thisSection's data and remove it from the buffer
+        thisSection.rawData = parseData[:delimiterIndex]
+        #print("set rawData of '{}' to this section".format(thisSection.rawData))
+        parseData = parseData[delimiterIndex:]
+      # Finally parse section data
+      thisSection.parseMe()
+      if thisSection.isParsed:
+        self.sections.append(thisSection)
+      else:
+        print("Aborting parse due to section not being parseable.")
+        return
+    self.isParsed = True
+  
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diff --git a/lib/initSongs.py b/lib/initSongs.py
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+# !/usr/bin/python
+# Iterate through input folders and create a list of Song objects
+import lib.dataStructures
+import os
+
+# For now manually whitelist folders to convert
+whitelist = ["/mnt/koios/Band/1-sugmesties", "/mnt/koios/Band/2-oefenen", "/mnt/koios/Band/3-uitgewerkt"]
+
+def initSong(filePath):
+  thisSong = lib.dataStructures.Song()
+  thisSong.inputFile = filePath
+  # set base folder name - depending on selected outputs the output folder name changes
+  thisSong.outputLocation = filePath[:filePath.rfind('.')]
+  # title is just the name of the .txt file
+  thisSong.title = thisSong.outputLocation[filePath.rfind('/')+1:]
+  #print("Finished init for input file '{}'.\nBase output folder is '{}'\nSong title is '{}'\n".format(thisSong.inputFile, thisSong.outputLocation, thisSong.title))
+  return thisSong
+ 
+
+def getSongObjects():
+  # path to song folders, which MAY contain a .txt source file
+  txtFileLocations = []
+  # list of Song objects
+  songList = []
+  
+  # get all subdirectories
+  for inputFolder in whitelist:
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(inputFolder):
+      for name in files:
+        if(name[name.rfind('.'):] == ".txt"):
+          filePath = os.path.join(root, name)
+          #print("Found .txt file '{}'".format(filePath))
+          txtFileLocations.append(filePath)
+        #else:
+          #print("Skipping file '{}' for it is not a .txt file".format(name))
+  
+  # go through all input locations. find .txt files. for each .txt file initSong. return list
+  while(txtFileLocations):
+    filePath = txtFileLocations.pop()
+    if (filePath != ""):
+      songList.append(initSong(filePath))
+  return songList
diff --git a/lib/transpose.py b/lib/transpose.py
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+# This file takes a string corresponding to chord data and transposes it
+
+slider = ['E', 'F', 'Gb', 'G', 'Ab', 'A', 'Bb', 'B', 'C', 'Db', 'D', 'Eb']
+# TODO: take a line of chord data, for each string enclosed in whitespace or tabs:
+  # ignore if its in major or minor, just take the ROOT of the chord
+  # then get its index in the slider
+  # then add/subtract transposition amount and loop around the slider if it goes over
+  # make sure to keep line width persistent:
+  #   if from E to Eb for example, remove a whitespace
+  #   if from Eb to D for example, add a whitespace
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+++ b/main.py
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+# !/usr/bin/python
+# This program converts all songs in a given directory to a printable format
+import lib.chordFinder
+import lib.dataStructures
+import lib.initSongs
+import lib.transpose
+import output2img
+
+def main():
+  # Init Song objects for all songs with compatible inputs
+  songs = lib.initSongs.getSongObjects()
+  # Convert all songs into sections
+  for song in songs:
+    song.parseMe()
+    # Parse as PNG a4
+    if song.isParsed:
+      # Create subdirectory where we will output our images
+      targetDirectory = song.outputLocation + "-a4-png"
+      print("Successfully parsed '{}' file. Writing output to '{}'".format(song.inputFile, targetDirectory)) 
+      # Write out metadata and sections, as many as can fit on one page
+      output2img.outputToImage(targetDirectory, song)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main()
diff --git a/output2img.py b/output2img.py
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+# !/usr/bin/python
+# This program converts Song objects to imgs printable on A4 paper
+import os
+import lib.dataStructures
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+
+# size and font of metadata
+metaFontFamily = 'fonts/CourierPrime-Regular.ttf'
+metaFontWeight = 8
+
+# size and font of chord and lyric text
+lyricFontFamily = 'fonts/CourierPrime-Regular.ttf'
+chordFontFamily = 'fonts/CourierPrime-Bold.ttf'
+songFontWeight = 14
+
+# image properties
+imageWidth, imageHeight = (595, 842) # A4 at 72dpi
+background = (255, 255, 255)
+fontMetadata = ImageFont.truetype(metaFontFamily, metaFontWeight)
+fontLyrics = ImageFont.truetype(lyricFontFamily, songFontWeight)
+fontChords = ImageFont.truetype(chordFontFamily, songFontWeight)
+fontColour = ()
+topMargin = 10
+leftMargin = 25
+
+# return expected height of rendering the complete current section
+def calcSectionHeight(section):
+  lineIterator = 0
+  amountOfLines = len(section.lyrics)
+  heightSum = 0
+  # add section title
+  headerWidth, headerHeight = fontChords.getsize(section.header)
+  heightSum += headerHeight
+  while lineIterator < amountOfLines:
+    # Get chord&lyric line
+    lyricTextWidth, lyricTextHeight = fontLyrics.getsize(section.lyrics[lineIterator])
+    chordTextWidth, chordTextHeight = fontChords.getsize(section.chords[lineIterator])
+    heightSum += lyricTextHeight + chordTextHeight
+    lineIterator += 1
+    
+  return heightSum
+
+def outputToImage(folderLocation, songObj):
+  # Create target Directory if don't exist
+  if not os.path.exists(folderLocation):
+      os.mkdir(folderLocation)
+      print("Directory " , folderLocation ,  " Created ")
+  #else:    
+      #print("Directory " , folderLocation ,  " already exists")
+      
+  # Init image info
+  imageNumber = 1
+  currentHeight = topMargin
+
+  # New Image
+  a4image = Image.new('RGB',(imageWidth, imageHeight),(background))
+  draw = ImageDraw.Draw(a4image)
+  
+  # Write metadata
+  for line in songObj.metadata.split('\n'):
+    # remove any unwanted characters from metadat
+    line = line.rstrip()
+    if not line:
+      continue
+    #print("meta line '{}'".format(line))
+    metadataTextWidth, metadataTextHeight = fontMetadata.getsize(line)
+    draw.text((leftMargin,currentHeight), line, fill=(128, 128, 128), font=fontMetadata)
+    currentHeight += metadataTextHeight
+    
+  currentHeight += topMargin
+  
+  for section in songObj.sections:
+    lineIterator = 0
+    amountOfLines = len(section.lyrics)
+    if (amountOfLines != len(section.chords)):
+      print("Cannot write this section to file, since it was not processed correctly. There are {} chord lines and {} lyric lines. Aborting...".format(len(section.chords), amountOfLines))
+      return
+    # See if it can fit on the current page - if it does not, write & reset
+    if currentHeight + calcSectionHeight(section) > imageHeight:
+      #print("overflow! starting with a new image")
+      outputLocation = folderLocation + "/"  + str(imageNumber) + ".png"
+      imageNumber += 1
+      a4image.save(outputLocation)
+      currentHeight = topMargin
+      a4image = Image.new('RGB',(imageWidth, imageHeight),(background))
+      draw = ImageDraw.Draw(a4image)
+    
+    # add section title
+    headerWidth, headerHeight = fontChords.getsize(section.header)
+    draw.text((leftMargin,currentHeight), section.header, fill=(0, 0, 0), font=fontChords)
+    currentHeight += headerHeight
+    while lineIterator < amountOfLines:
+      #print("Printing chord line {} and lyrics line {}".format(section.chords[lineIterator], section.lyrics[lineIterator]))
+      # Get chord&lyric line
+      lyricTextWidth, lyricTextHeight = fontLyrics.getsize(section.lyrics[lineIterator])
+      chordTextWidth, chordTextHeight = fontChords.getsize(section.chords[lineIterator])
+      # add to image file
+      draw.text((leftMargin,currentHeight), section.chords[lineIterator], fill=(0, 0, 0), font=fontChords)
+      currentHeight += chordTextHeight
+      draw.text((leftMargin,currentHeight), section.lyrics[lineIterator], fill=(0, 0, 0), font=fontLyrics)
+      currentHeight += lyricTextHeight
+      lineIterator += 1
+      #print("currentheight={}".format(currentHeight))
+    currentHeight += topMargin
+      
+  # Write remaining image to file as well
+  outputLocation = folderLocation + "/" + str(imageNumber) + ".png"
+  a4image.save(outputLocation)
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