2 :mod:`cd` --- CD-ROM access on SGI systems
3 ==========================================
7 :synopsis: Interface to the CD-ROM on Silicon Graphics systems.
12 The :mod:`cd` module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
15 This module provides an interface to the Silicon Graphics CD library. It is
16 available only on Silicon Graphics systems.
18 The way the library works is as follows. A program opens the CD-ROM device with
19 :func:`.open` and creates a parser to parse the data from the CD with
20 :func:`createparser`. The object returned by :func:`.open` can be used to read
21 data from the CD, but also to get status information for the CD-ROM device, and
22 to get information about the CD, such as the table of contents. Data from the
23 CD is passed to the parser, which parses the frames, and calls any callback
24 functions that have previously been added.
26 An audio CD is divided into :dfn:`tracks` or :dfn:`programs` (the terms are used
27 interchangeably). Tracks can be subdivided into :dfn:`indices`. An audio CD
28 contains a :dfn:`table of contents` which gives the starts of the tracks on the
29 CD. Index 0 is usually the pause before the start of a track. The start of the
30 track as given by the table of contents is normally the start of index 1.
32 Positions on a CD can be represented in two ways. Either a frame number or a
33 tuple of three values, minutes, seconds and frames. Most functions use the
34 latter representation. Positions can be both relative to the beginning of the
35 CD, and to the beginning of the track.
37 Module :mod:`cd` defines the following functions and constants:
40 .. function:: createparser()
42 Create and return an opaque parser object. The methods of the parser object are
46 .. function:: msftoframe(minutes, seconds, frames)
48 Converts a ``(minutes, seconds, frames)`` triple representing time in absolute
49 time code into the corresponding CD frame number.
52 .. function:: open([device[, mode]])
54 Open the CD-ROM device. The return value is an opaque player object; methods of
55 the player object are described below. The device is the name of the SCSI
56 device file, e.g. ``'/dev/scsi/sc0d4l0'``, or ``None``. If omitted or ``None``,
57 the hardware inventory is consulted to locate a CD-ROM drive. The *mode*, if
58 not omitted, should be the string ``'r'``.
60 The module defines the following variables:
65 Exception raised on various errors.
70 The size of one frame's worth of audio data. This is the size of the audio data
71 as passed to the callback of type ``audio``.
76 The size of one uninterpreted frame of audio data.
78 The following variables are states as returned by :func:`getstatus`:
83 The drive is ready for operation loaded with an audio CD.
88 The drive does not have a CD loaded.
93 The drive is loaded with a CD-ROM. Subsequent play or read operations will
99 An error occurred while trying to read the disc or its table of contents.
104 The drive is in CD player mode playing an audio CD through its audio jacks.
109 The drive is in CD layer mode with play paused.
114 The equivalent of :const:`PAUSED` on older (non 3301) model Toshiba CD-ROM
115 drives. Such drives have never been shipped by SGI.
127 Integer constants describing the various types of parser callbacks that can be
128 set by the :meth:`addcallback` method of CD parser objects (see below).
136 Player objects (returned by :func:`.open`) have the following methods:
139 .. method:: CD player.allowremoval()
141 Unlocks the eject button on the CD-ROM drive permitting the user to eject the
145 .. method:: CD player.bestreadsize()
147 Returns the best value to use for the *num_frames* parameter of the
148 :meth:`readda` method. Best is defined as the value that permits a continuous
149 flow of data from the CD-ROM drive.
152 .. method:: CD player.close()
154 Frees the resources associated with the player object. After calling
155 :meth:`close`, the methods of the object should no longer be used.
158 .. method:: CD player.eject()
160 Ejects the caddy from the CD-ROM drive.
163 .. method:: CD player.getstatus()
165 Returns information pertaining to the current state of the CD-ROM drive. The
166 returned information is a tuple with the following values: *state*, *track*,
167 *rtime*, *atime*, *ttime*, *first*, *last*, *scsi_audio*, *cur_block*. *rtime*
168 is the time relative to the start of the current track; *atime* is the time
169 relative to the beginning of the disc; *ttime* is the total time on the disc.
170 For more information on the meaning of the values, see the man page
171 :manpage:`CDgetstatus(3dm)`. The value of *state* is one of the following:
172 :const:`ERROR`, :const:`NODISC`, :const:`READY`, :const:`PLAYING`,
173 :const:`PAUSED`, :const:`STILL`, or :const:`CDROM`.
176 .. method:: CD player.gettrackinfo(track)
178 Returns information about the specified track. The returned information is a
179 tuple consisting of two elements, the start time of the track and the duration
183 .. method:: CD player.msftoblock(min, sec, frame)
185 Converts a minutes, seconds, frames triple representing a time in absolute time
186 code into the corresponding logical block number for the given CD-ROM drive.
187 You should use :func:`msftoframe` rather than :meth:`msftoblock` for comparing
188 times. The logical block number differs from the frame number by an offset
189 required by certain CD-ROM drives.
192 .. method:: CD player.play(start, play)
194 Starts playback of an audio CD in the CD-ROM drive at the specified track. The
195 audio output appears on the CD-ROM drive's headphone and audio jacks (if
196 fitted). Play stops at the end of the disc. *start* is the number of the track
197 at which to start playing the CD; if *play* is 0, the CD will be set to an
198 initial paused state. The method :meth:`togglepause` can then be used to
202 .. method:: CD player.playabs(minutes, seconds, frames, play)
204 Like :meth:`play`, except that the start is given in minutes, seconds, and
205 frames instead of a track number.
208 .. method:: CD player.playtrack(start, play)
210 Like :meth:`play`, except that playing stops at the end of the track.
213 .. method:: CD player.playtrackabs(track, minutes, seconds, frames, play)
215 Like :meth:`play`, except that playing begins at the specified absolute time and
216 ends at the end of the specified track.
219 .. method:: CD player.preventremoval()
221 Locks the eject button on the CD-ROM drive thus preventing the user from
222 arbitrarily ejecting the caddy.
225 .. method:: CD player.readda(num_frames)
227 Reads the specified number of frames from an audio CD mounted in the CD-ROM
228 drive. The return value is a string representing the audio frames. This string
229 can be passed unaltered to the :meth:`parseframe` method of the parser object.
232 .. method:: CD player.seek(minutes, seconds, frames)
234 Sets the pointer that indicates the starting point of the next read of digital
235 audio data from a CD-ROM. The pointer is set to an absolute time code location
236 specified in *minutes*, *seconds*, and *frames*. The return value is the
237 logical block number to which the pointer has been set.
240 .. method:: CD player.seekblock(block)
242 Sets the pointer that indicates the starting point of the next read of digital
243 audio data from a CD-ROM. The pointer is set to the specified logical block
244 number. The return value is the logical block number to which the pointer has
248 .. method:: CD player.seektrack(track)
250 Sets the pointer that indicates the starting point of the next read of digital
251 audio data from a CD-ROM. The pointer is set to the specified track. The
252 return value is the logical block number to which the pointer has been set.
255 .. method:: CD player.stop()
257 Stops the current playing operation.
260 .. method:: CD player.togglepause()
262 Pauses the CD if it is playing, and makes it play if it is paused.
265 .. _cd-parser-objects:
270 Parser objects (returned by :func:`createparser`) have the following methods:
273 .. method:: CD parser.addcallback(type, func, arg)
275 Adds a callback for the parser. The parser has callbacks for eight different
276 types of data in the digital audio data stream. Constants for these types are
277 defined at the :mod:`cd` module level (see above). The callback is called as
278 follows: ``func(arg, type, data)``, where *arg* is the user supplied argument,
279 *type* is the particular type of callback, and *data* is the data returned for
280 this *type* of callback. The type of the data depends on the *type* of callback
283 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
285 +=============+=============================================+
286 | ``audio`` | String which can be passed unmodified to |
287 | | :func:`al.writesamps`. |
288 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
289 | ``pnum`` | Integer giving the program (track) number. |
290 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
291 | ``index`` | Integer giving the index number. |
292 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
293 | ``ptime`` | Tuple consisting of the program time in |
294 | | minutes, seconds, and frames. |
295 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
296 | ``atime`` | Tuple consisting of the absolute time in |
297 | | minutes, seconds, and frames. |
298 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
299 | ``catalog`` | String of 13 characters, giving the catalog |
300 | | number of the CD. |
301 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
302 | ``ident`` | String of 12 characters, giving the ISRC |
303 | | identification number of the recording. |
304 | | The string consists of two characters |
305 | | country code, three characters owner code, |
306 | | two characters giving the year, and five |
307 | | characters giving a serial number. |
308 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
309 | ``control`` | Integer giving the control bits from the CD |
311 +-------------+---------------------------------------------+
314 .. method:: CD parser.deleteparser()
316 Deletes the parser and frees the memory it was using. The object should not be
317 used after this call. This call is done automatically when the last reference
318 to the object is removed.
321 .. method:: CD parser.parseframe(frame)
323 Parses one or more frames of digital audio data from a CD such as returned by
324 :meth:`readda`. It determines which subcodes are present in the data. If these
325 subcodes have changed since the last frame, then :meth:`parseframe` executes a
326 callback of the appropriate type passing to it the subcode data found in the
327 frame. Unlike the C function, more than one frame of digital audio data can be
328 passed to this method.
331 .. method:: CD parser.removecallback(type)
333 Removes the callback for the given *type*.
336 .. method:: CD parser.resetparser()
338 Resets the fields of the parser used for tracking subcodes to an initial state.
339 :meth:`resetparser` should be called after the disc has been changed.