Update CONTRIBUTING.md

Updated agents policy

.flake8

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-per-file-ignores = 
-  wavinfo/__init__.py: F401

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.5.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4.3.0
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6.2.0
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install pytest
+        python -m pip install --group dev
-        python -m pip install -e .
+        python -m pip install .
     - name: Setup FFmpeg
-      uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v2
+      uses: federicocarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v3.1
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         pytest

.github/workflows/python-ruff.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests and lint with a variety of Python versions
 # For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python
 
-name: Flake8
+name: Lint with Ruff
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.13", "3.14"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2.5.0
@@ -27,14 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install flake8
+        python -m pip install --group dev
-        python -m pip install -e .
+        python -m pip install .
-    - name: Lint with flake8
+    - name: Lint with ruff 
       run: |
-        # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+        ruff check src
-        flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
-        # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-        flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
-    - name: Lint with flake8
-      run: |
-        flake8 wavinfo

.github/workflows/pythonpublish.yml

@@ -8,29 +8,33 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5.3.0
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install setuptools build wheel twine lxml
+    - name: Setup uv and Handle Its Cache
-    - name: Build and publish
+      # You may pin to the exact commit or the version.
-      env:
+      # uses: hynek/setup-cached-uv@757bedc3f972eb7227a1aa657651f15a8527c817
-        TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
+      uses: hynek/setup-cached-uv@v2.3.0          
-        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_APIKEY }}
+    - name: Build 
       run: |
-        python -m build .
+        uv build --wheel
-        twine upload dist/*
+    - name: Publish to Pypi
-    - name: Report to Mastodon
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.13.0
-      uses: cbrgm/mastodon-github-action@v1.0.1
       with:
-        message: |
+        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_APIKEY }}
-          I just released a new version of wavinfo, my library for reading WAVE file metadata!
+    # - name: Send Bluesky Post
-          #sounddesign #filmmaking #audio #python
+    #   uses: myConsciousness/bluesky-post@v5
-          ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
+    #   with:
-      env:
+    #     text: |
-        MASTODON_URL: ${{ secrets.MASTODON_URL }}
+    #       I've released a new version of wavinfo, my module for 
-        MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+    #       reading WAVE metadata.
+    #     link-preview-url: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
+    #     identifier: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_APP_USER }}  
+    #     password: ${{ secrets.BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD }}
+    #     service: bsky.social    
+    #     retry-count: 1

.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ version: 2
 
 # Set the version of Python and other tools you might need
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-20.04
+  os: ubuntu-lts-latest
   tools:
-    python: "3.10"
+    python: "3.13"
-    # You can also specify other tool versions:
+  jobs:
-    # nodejs: "16"
+    install: 
-    # rust: "1.55"
+      - pip install --upgrade pip
-    # golang: "1.17"
+      - pip install --group 'doc'
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
@@ -28,5 +28,3 @@ python:
   install:
     - method: pip
       path: .
-      extra_requirements:
-        - doc

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -13,3 +13,35 @@ If you discover a bug or would like better support for a feature, please do the
    review it as soon as I can. There's a `.devcontainer` available so you can creates commits 
    on this project in a GitHub codespace.
 
+
+## Regarding use of Agents
+
+`wavinfo` is an open-source project that is offered free for no commerical gain, and 
+is developed and maintained for educational and creative reasons.
+
+If you use an agent or LLM to produce code for it you are missing out on the benefits 
+of contributing to an open-source project, particularly community, collaboration with 
+other developers and designers, and being able to learn and experiment without the 
+burden of deadlines or worrying about business cases or profits.
+
+This project is supposed to be fun, do not let machines have fun for you.
+
+We can't prevent you from using LLMs to contribute to this project but we ask you 
+abide by the following eitiquette when doing so:
+
+* All communication with the maintainers must be written by a human in their own
+  voice. Never use an LLM to craft thread comments, discussion posts, issues, emails
+  or other correspondence with other developers or the maintainers. 
+* PRs must be submitted by a person. Do not allow an agent to submit its own PRs to
+  this project.
+* Especially if you are a new contributor to this project, please submit only one PR
+  at a time and please restrict the subject matter of the PR to a specific unit,
+  module or tool. All submissions have to be reviewed and understood by the
+  maintainers before they can be merged.
+
+Obviously we can't verify if you follow all of these rules but certain telltale 
+traits of LLM-predicted text or code will raise a flag: lack of brevity in 
+descriptions or code comments, large amounts of text describing your process or 
+steps that add little to understanding the changes you've made, use of an 
+obsequious tone or being excessively accomodating, immediately doing requests 
+without further discussion or clarifications.

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ![GitHub last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/iluvcapra/wavinfo) [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/wavinfo/badge/?version=latest)](https://wavinfo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest) ![](https://img.shields.io/github/license/iluvcapra/wavinfo.svg)
 
 [![Tests](https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo/actions/workflows/python-package.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo/actions/workflows/python-package.yml)
-[![Flake8](https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo/actions/workflows/python-flake8.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo/actions/workflows/python-flake8.yml)
+[![Ruff](https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo/actions/workflows/python-ruff.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo/actions/workflows/python-ruff.yml)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/iluvcapra/wavinfo/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=9DZQfZENYv)](https://codecov.io/gh/iluvcapra/wavinfo)
 
 # wavinfo

docs/source/command_line.rst

@@ -6,89 +6,135 @@ from the command line and output metadata to stdout.
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-    $ wavinfo [--ixml | --adm] INFILE +
+    $ wavinfo [[-i] | [--ixml | --adm]] INFILE +
-
-By default, `wavinfo` will output a JSON dictionary for each file argument.
 
 
 Options
 -------
 
-Two option flags will change the behavior of the command:
+By default, `wavinfo` will output a JSON dictionary for each file argument.
+
+``-i`` 
+    `wavinfo` will run in `interactive mode`_.
+
+Two option flags will change the behavior of the command in non-interactive 
+mode:
 
 ``--ixml``
-    The *\-\-ixml* flag will cause `wavinfo` to output the iXML metadata payload
+    The *\-\-ixml* flag will cause `wavinfo` to output the iXML metadata
-    of each input wave file, or will emit an error message to stderr if iXML 
+    payload of each input wave file, or will emit an error message to stderr if
-    metadata is not present.
+    iXML metadata is not present.
 
 ``--adm``
     The *\-\-adm* flag will cause `wavinfo` to output the ADM XML metadata 
     payload of each input wave file, or will emit an error message to stderr if
     ADM XML metadata is not present.
 
-These options are mutually-exclusive, with `\-\-adm` taking precedence. 
+These options are mutually-exclusive, with `\-\-adm` taking precedence. The 
+``--ixml`` and ``--adm`` flags futher take precedence over ``-i``.
+
+
+Interactive Mode 
+-----------------
+
+In interactive mode, `wavinfo` will present a command prompt which allows you
+to query the files provided on the command line and explore the metadata tree 
+interactively. Each file on the command line is scanned and presented as a 
+tree of metadata records.
+
+Commands include:
+
+``ls``
+    List the available metadata keys at the current level.
+
+``cd``
+    Traverse to a metadata key in the current level (or enter `..` to go up 
+    to the prevvious level).
+
+``bye``
+    Exit to the shell.
+
+Type `help` or `?` at the prompt to get a full list of commands.
 
 
 Example Output
 --------------
 
+.. attention::
+
+   Metadata fields containing binary data, such as the Broadcast-WAV UMID, will 
+   be included in the JSON output as a base-64 encoded string, preceded by the
+   marker "base64:".
+
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
-    {
+  {
-    "filename": "tests/test_files/sounddevices/A101_1.WAV",
+  "filename": "../tests/test_files/nuendo/wavinfo Test Project - Audio - 1OA.wav",
-    "run_date": "2022-11-26T17:56:38.342935",
+  "run_date": "2024-11-25T10:26:11.280053",
-    "application": "wavinfo 2.1.0",
+  "application": "wavinfo 3.0.0",
-    "scopes": {
+  "scopes": {
-        "fmt": {
+    "fmt": {
-        "audio_format": 1,
+      "audio_format": 65534,
-        "channel_count": 2,
+      "channel_count": 4,
-        "sample_rate": 48000,
+      "sample_rate": 48000,
-        "byte_rate": 288000,
+      "byte_rate": 576000,
-        "block_align": 6,
+      "block_align": 12,
-        "bits_per_sample": 24
+      "bits_per_sample": 24
+    },
+    "data": {
+      "byte_count": 576000,
+      "frame_count": 48000
+    },
+    "ixml": {
+      "track_list": [
+        {
+          "channel_index": "1",
+          "interleave_index": "1",
+          "name": "",
+          "function": "ACN0-FOA"
         },
-        "data": {
+        {
-        "byte_count": 1441434,
+          "channel_index": "2",
-        "frame_count": 240239
+          "interleave_index": "2",
+          "name": "",
+          "function": "ACN1-FOA"
         },
-        "ixml": {
+        {
-        "track_list": [
+          "channel_index": "3",
-            {
+          "interleave_index": "3",
-            "channel_index": "1",
+          "name": "",
-            "interleave_index": "1",
+          "function": "ACN2-FOA"
-            "name": "MKH516 A",
-            "function": ""
-            },
-            {
-            "channel_index": "2",
-            "interleave_index": "2",
-            "name": "Boom",
-            "function": ""
-            }
-        ],
-        "project": "BMH",
-        "scene": "A101",
-        "take": "1",
-        "tape": "18Y12M31",
-        "family_uid": "USSDVGR1112089007124001008206300",
-        "family_name": null
         },
-        "bext": {
+        {
-        "description": "sSPEED=023.976-ND\r\nsTAKE=1\r\nsUBITS=$12311801\r\nsSWVER=2.67\r\nsPROJECT=BMH\r\nsSCENE=A101\r\nsFILENAME=A101_1.WAV\r\nsTAPE=18Y12M31\r\nsTRK1=MKH516 A\r\nsTRK2=Boom\r\nsNOTE=\r\n",
+          "channel_index": "4",
-        "originator": "Sound Dev: 702T S#GR1112089007",
+          "interleave_index": "4",
-        "originator_ref": "USSDVGR1112089007124001008206301",
+          "name": "",
-        "originator_date": "2018-12-31",
+          "function": "ACN3-FOA"
-        "originator_time": "12:40:00",
-        "time_reference": 2190940753,
-        "version": 1,
-        "umid": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-        "coding_history": "A=PCM,F=48000,W=24,M=stereo,R=48000,T=2 Ch\r\n",
-        "loudness_value": null,
-        "loudness_range": null,
-        "max_true_peak": null,
-        "max_momentary_loudness": null,
-        "max_shortterm_loudness": null
         }
+      ],
+      "project": "wavinfo Test Project",
+      "scene": null,
+      "take": null,
+      "tape": null,
+      "family_uid": "E5DDE719B9484A758162FF7B652383A3",
+      "family_name": null
+    },
+    "bext": {
+      "description": "wavinfo Test Project Nuendo output",
+      "originator": "Nuendo",
+      "originator_ref": "USJPHNNNNNNNNN202829RRRRRRRRR",
+      "originator_date": "2022-12-02",
+      "originator_time": "10:21:06",
+      "time_reference": 172800000,
+      "version": 2,
+      "umid": "base64:k/zr4qE4RiaXyd/fO7GuCwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==",
+      "coding_history": "A=PCM,F=48000,W=24,T=Nuendo\r\n",
+      "loudness_value": 327.67,
+      "loudness_range": 327.67,
+      "max_true_peak": 327.67,
+      "max_momentary_loudness": 327.67,
+      "max_shortterm_loudness": 327.67
     }
-    }
+  }
+}
 

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -12,25 +12,24 @@
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #
-import importlib
+# import importlib
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../../src'))
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../../.."))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../../../src"))
 print(sys.path)
 
-import importlib
-
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = u'wavinfo'
-copyright = u'2018-2024, Jamie Hardt'
+copyright = u'2018-2025, Jamie Hardt'
 author = u'Jamie Hardt'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = "3.1"
+version = "4.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = importlib.metadata.version("wavinfo")
+release = "4.0.0"
+# release = importlib.metadata.version("wavinfo")
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
-# https://python-poetry.org/docs/pyproject/
-
 [build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core"]
+requires = ["uv_build>=0.8.18,<0.9.0"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+build-backend = "uv_build"
 
-[tool.poetry]
+[project]
 name = "wavinfo"
-version = "3.1.0"
+version = "4.0.0"
 description = "Probe WAVE files for all metadata"
-authors = ["Jamie Hardt <jamiehardt@me.com>"]
+authors = [{ name = "Jamie Hardt", email = "jamiehardt@me.com"}]
 license = "MIT" 
 readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 classifiers = [
     'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
     'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
     'Topic :: Multimedia',
     'Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio',
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13"
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14"
 ]
 homepage = "https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo"
 repository = "https://github.com/iluvcapra/wavinfo.git"
@@ -39,17 +38,22 @@ keywords = [
     'broadcast' 
 ]
 
-[tool.poetry.extras]
+dependencies = [
-doc = ['sphinx', 'sphinx_rtd_theme']
+    "lxml>=6.0.2",
+]
 
-[tool.poetry.scripts]
+[dependency-groups]
-wavinfo = 'wavinfo.__main__:main'
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=8.3.5",
+    "ruff>=0.14.0",
+]
+doc = [
+    "sphinx>=7.1.2",
+    "sphinx-rtd-theme>=3.0.2",
+]
 
-[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+[project.scripts]
-python = "^3.8"
+wavinfo = "wavinfo:__main__.main"
-lxml = "~= 5.3.0"
-sphinx_rtd_theme = {version= '>= 1.1.1', optional=true}
-sphinx = {version= '>= 5.3.0', optional=true}
 
 [tool.pyright]
 typeCheckingMode = "basic"
@@ -65,3 +69,4 @@ disable = [
     "R0913", # (too-many-arguments)
     "W0105", # (pointless-string-statement)
 ]
+

src/wavinfo/__init__.py

@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 Probe WAVE Files for iXML, Broadcast-WAVE and other metadata.
 """
 
+__all__ = ['WavInfoReader', 'WavInfoEOFError']
+
 from .wave_reader import WavInfoReader
 from .riff_parser import WavInfoEOFError
+

src/wavinfo/__main__.py

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import json
 from enum import Enum
 import importlib.metadata
 from base64 import b64encode
+from cmd import Cmd
+from shlex import split
+from typing import List, Dict, Union
 
 
 class MyJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
@@ -24,6 +27,85 @@ class MissingDataError(RuntimeError):
     pass
 
 
+class MetaBrowser(Cmd):
+    prompt = "(wavinfo) "
+
+    metadata: Union[List, Dict]
+    path: List[str] = []
+
+    @property
+    def cwd(self):
+        root: List | Dict = self.metadata
+        for key in self.path:
+            if isinstance(root, list):
+                root = root[int(key)]
+            else:
+                root = root[key]
+
+        return root
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def print_value(collection, key):
+        val = collection[key]
+        if isinstance(val, int):
+            print(f" - {key}: {val}")
+        elif isinstance(val, str):
+            print(f" - {key}: \"{val}\"")
+        elif isinstance(val, dict):
+            print(f" - {key}: Dict ({len(val)} keys)")
+        elif isinstance(val, list):
+            print(f" - {key}: List ({len(val)} keys)")
+        elif isinstance(val, bytes):
+            print(f" - {key}: ({len(val)} bytes)")
+        elif val is None:
+            print(f" - {key}: (NO VALUE)")
+        else:
+            print(f" - {key}: Unknown")
+
+    def do_ls(self, _):
+        'List items at the current node: LS'
+        root = self.cwd
+
+        if isinstance(root, list):
+            print("List:")
+            for i in range(len(root)):
+                self.print_value(root, i)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, dict):
+            print("Dictionary:")
+            for key in root:
+                self.print_value(root, key)
+
+        else:
+            print("Cannot print node, is not a list or dictionary.")
+
+    def do_cd(self, args):
+        'Switch to a different node: CD node-name | ".."'
+        argv = split(args)
+        if argv[0] == "..":
+            self.path = self.path[0:-1]
+        else:
+            if isinstance(self.cwd, list):
+                if int(argv[0]) < len(self.cwd):
+                    self.path = self.path + [argv[0]]
+                else:
+                    print(f"Index {argv[0]} does not exist")
+            elif isinstance(self.cwd, dict):
+                if argv[0] in self.cwd.keys():
+                    self.path = self.path + [argv[0]]
+                else:
+                    print(f"Key \"{argv[0]}\" does not exist")
+
+        if len(self.path) > 0:
+            self.prompt = "(" + "/".join(self.path) + ") "
+        else:
+            self.prompt = "(wavinfo) "
+
+    def do_bye(self, _):
+        'Exit the interactive browser: BYE'
+        return True
+
+
 def main():
     version = importlib.metadata.version('wavinfo')
     manpath = os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/man"
@@ -51,8 +133,15 @@ def main():
                       default=False,
                       action='store_true')
 
+    parser.add_option('-i',
+                      help='Read metadata with an interactive prompt',
+                      default=False,
+                      action='store_true')
+
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args(sys.argv)
 
+    interactive_dict = []
+
     # if options.install_manpages:
     #     print("Installing manpages...")
     #     print(f"Docfiles at {__file__}")
@@ -98,7 +187,12 @@ def main():
 
                     ret_dict['scopes'][scope][name] = value
 
-                json.dump(ret_dict, cls=MyJSONEncoder, fp=sys.stdout, indent=2)
+                if options.i:
+                    interactive_dict.append(ret_dict)
+                else:
+                    json.dump(ret_dict, cls=MyJSONEncoder, fp=sys.stdout,
+                              indent=2)
+
         except MissingDataError as e:
             print("MissingDataError: Missing metadata (%s) in file %s" %
                   (e, arg), file=sys.stderr)
@@ -106,6 +200,11 @@ def main():
         except Exception as e:
             raise e
 
+        if len(interactive_dict) > 0:
+            cli = MetaBrowser()
+            cli.metadata = interactive_dict
+            cli.cmdloop()
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()

src/wavinfo/man/man1/wavinfo.1

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 wavinfo \- probe wave files for metadata
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SY wavinfo
+.I "[\-i]"
 .I "[\-\-adm]"
 .I "[\-\-ixml]"
 .I FILE ...
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ Output any iXML metdata in
 .BR FILE .
 .IP "\-h, \-\-help"
 Print brief help.
+.IP "\-i"
+Enter 
+.I "interactive mode"
+and browse metadata in FILE with an interactive command prompt.
 .SH DETAILED DESCRIPTION
 .B wavinfo 
 collects metadata according to different 

src/wavinfo/wave_bext_reader.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class WavBextReader:
         #     umid_str = umid_parsed.basic_umid_to_str()
         # else:
 
-        umid_str = None
+        # umid_str = None
 
         return {'description': self.description,
                 'originator': self.originator,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class WavBextReader:
                 'originator_time': self.originator_time,
                 'time_reference': self.time_reference,
                 'version': self.version,
-                'umid': umid_str,
+                'umid': self.umid,
                 'coding_history': self.coding_history,
                 'loudness_value': self.loudness_value,
                 'loudness_range': self.loudness_range,