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JavaScript Library for Comparative MIDI Piano-Roll Visualization
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# WaveRoll
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> **WaveRoll** is an interactive [JavaScript library](https://www.npmjs.com/package/wave-roll) that enables comparative visualization and synchronized playback of multiple MIDI piano rolls on a browser. 



- You can try the web demo at [https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/](https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/).
- NPM package: [https://www.npmjs.com/package/wave-roll](https://www.npmjs.com/package/wave-roll)
## Installation
### [NPM: wave-roll](https://www.npmjs.com/package/wave-roll)
```bash
npm install wave-roll
```
### Usage (NPM)
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script type="module">
    import 'wave-roll';
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <wave-roll
    style="width: 100%;"
    files='[
      {"path": "./audio/track.wav", "name": "Track Audio", "type": "audio"},
      {"path": "./midi/ground_truth.mid", "name": "Ground Truth", "type": "midi"},
      {"path": "./midi/modelA.mid", "name": "Model A", "type": "midi"}
    ]'>
  </wave-roll>
</body>
</html>
```
### Using CDN (ES Module)
You can try the ES Module demo [here](https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/examples/es-module/) and [sample codes](https://github.com/crescent-stdio/wave-roll/blob/main/docs/examples/es-module/index.html).
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script type="module">
    import 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/wave-roll@latest/dist/wave-roll.es.js';
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <wave-roll
    style="width: 100%;"
    files='[
      {"path": "./audio/track.wav", "name": "Track Audio", "type": "audio"},
      {"path": "./midi/ground_truth.mid", "name": "Ground Truth", "type": "midi"},
      {"path": "./midi/modelA.mid", "name": "Model A", "type": "midi"}
    ]'>
  </wave-roll>
</body>
</html>
```
### Using UMD CDN (Traditional Script)
You can try the UMD demo [here](https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/examples/umd/) and [sample codes](https://github.com/crescent-stdio/wave-roll/blob/main/docs/examples/umd/index.html).
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/wave-roll@latest/dist/wave-roll.umd.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <wave-roll
    style="width: 100%;"
    files='[
      {"path": "./audio/track.wav", "name": "Track Audio", "type": "audio"},
      {"path": "./midi/ground_truth.mid", "name": "Ground Truth", "type": "midi"},
      {"path": "./midi/modelA.mid", "name": "Model A", "type": "midi"}
    ]'>
  </wave-roll>
</body>
</html>
```
### GitHub Pages Usage
For GitHub Pages deployment, you can use the CDN directly:
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>WaveRoll Demo</title>
  <script type="module">
    import 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/wave-roll@latest/dist/wave-roll.es.js';
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <wave-roll
    style="width: 100%"
    files='[
      {"path": "./audio/track.wav", "name": "Track Audio", "type": "audio"},
      {"path": "./midi/ground_truth.mid", "name": "Ground Truth", "type": "midi"},
      {"path": "./midi/modelA.mid", "name": "Model A", "type": "midi"}
    ]'>
  </wave-roll>
</body>
</html>
```
### In React
```jsx
import 'wave-roll';
function MidiComparison() {
  const files = [
    { path: "./audio/track.wav", name: "Track Audio", type: "audio" },
    { path: "./midi/ground_truth.mid", name: "Ground Truth", type: "midi" },
    { path: "./midi/modelA.mid", name: "Model A", type: "midi" }
  ];
  return (
    <wave-roll 
      style={{ width: '100%' }}
      files={JSON.stringify(files)}
    />
  );
}
```
### Standalone Demo
Try the standalone version with drag-and-drop file upload interface:
- **Live Demo**: [https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/standalone.html](https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/standalone.html)
- **Source Code**: [docs/examples/standalone.html](https://github.com/crescent-stdio/wave-roll/blob/main/docs/examples/standalone.html)
The standalone demo is a minimal, ready-to-use interface where users can directly upload and compare MIDI/audio files without any additional setup.
### Using in Jupyter Notebook
You can embed WaveRoll in Jupyter notebooks using `IFrame`:
```python
from IPython.display import IFrame
IFrame(src='https://crescent-stdio.github.io/wave-roll/standalone.html', width='100%', height='800px')
```
- **Example Notebook**: [docs/examples/jupyter-notebook/wave-roll-demo.ipynb](https://github.com/crescent-stdio/wave-roll/blob/main/docs/examples/jupyter-notebook/wave-roll-demo.ipynb)
- **Open in Google Colab**: [](https://colab.research.google.com/github/crescent-stdio/wave-roll/blob/main/docs/examples/jupyter-notebook/wave-roll-demo.ipynb)
This is particularly useful for music information retrieval (MIR) research, allowing you to visualize and compare transcription results directly in your analysis notebooks.
## API
### Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `files` | `string` | JSON string array of file objects with `path` and `name` properties |
| `style` | `string` | CSS styles for the component container |
| `readonly` | `boolean attribute` | When present, hides UI controls for adding/removing files (read‑only mode) |
#### Read‑only Mode
Add the `readonly` attribute to disable file addition and deletion in the Settings modal (the "Add MIDI Files" button and per‑file delete buttons are hidden):
```html
<wave-roll
  style="width: 100%; height: 600px;"
  files='[
    {"path": "./audio/track.wav", "name": "Track Audio", "type": "audio"},
    {"path": "./midi/ground_truth.mid", "name": "Ground Truth", "type": "midi"},
    {"path": "./midi/modelA.mid", "name": "Model A", "type": "midi"}
  ]'
  readonly
></wave-roll>
```
You can toggle this at runtime too:
```js
const el = document.querySelector('wave-roll');
el.setAttribute('readonly', '');      // enable read-only
el.removeAttribute('readonly');       // disable read-only
```
### File Object Structure
```typescript
interface FileItem {
  path: string;   // URL or relative path to the file
  name: string;   // Display name shown in UI
  type?: "midi" | "audio"; // Defaults to "midi" when omitted
}
```
## Development
```bash
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run development server
npm run dev
# Build for production
npm run build
# Run tests
npm test
```
## Acknowledgments
This library includes functionality ported from [mir_eval](https://github.com/mir-evaluation/mir_eval), Music Information Retrieval evaluation library.
## License
MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details
## Citation
If you use WaveRoll in your research, please cite:
```bibtex
```