ZX Spectrum tape file: JavaScript parsing library

TAP files are used by emulators of ZX Spectrum computer (released in 1982 by Sinclair Research). TAP file stores blocks of data as if they are written to magnetic tape, which was used as primary media for ZX Spectrum. Contents of this file can be viewed as a very simple linear filesystem, storing named files with some basic metainformation prepended as a header.

File extension

tap

KS implementation details

License: CC0-1.0

References

This page hosts a formal specification of ZX Spectrum tape file using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.

Usage

Runtime library

All parsing code for JavaScript generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the JavaScript runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The JavaScript runtime library is available at npm:

npm install kaitai-struct

Code

See the usage examples in the JavaScript notes.

Parse structure from an ArrayBuffer:

var arrayBuffer = ...;
var data = new ZxSpectrumTap(new KaitaiStream(arrayBuffer));

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by accessing fields or properties like:

data.blocks // => get blocks

JavaScript source code to parse ZX Spectrum tape file

ZxSpectrumTap.js

// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild

(function (root, factory) {
  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    define(['kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'], factory);
  } else if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) {
    module.exports = factory(require('kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'));
  } else {
    root.ZxSpectrumTap = factory(root.KaitaiStream);
  }
}(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function (KaitaiStream) {
/**
 * TAP files are used by emulators of ZX Spectrum computer (released in
 * 1982 by Sinclair Research). TAP file stores blocks of data as if
 * they are written to magnetic tape, which was used as primary media
 * for ZX Spectrum. Contents of this file can be viewed as a very
 * simple linear filesystem, storing named files with some basic
 * metainformation prepended as a header.
 * @see {@link https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/TAP_format|Source}
 */

var ZxSpectrumTap = (function() {
  ZxSpectrumTap.FlagEnum = Object.freeze({
    HEADER: 0,
    DATA: 255,

    0: "HEADER",
    255: "DATA",
  });

  ZxSpectrumTap.HeaderTypeEnum = Object.freeze({
    PROGRAM: 0,
    NUM_ARRAY: 1,
    CHAR_ARRAY: 2,
    BYTES: 3,

    0: "PROGRAM",
    1: "NUM_ARRAY",
    2: "CHAR_ARRAY",
    3: "BYTES",
  });

  function ZxSpectrumTap(_io, _parent, _root) {
    this._io = _io;
    this._parent = _parent;
    this._root = _root || this;

    this._read();
  }
  ZxSpectrumTap.prototype._read = function() {
    this.blocks = [];
    var i = 0;
    while (!this._io.isEof()) {
      this.blocks.push(new Block(this._io, this, this._root));
      i++;
    }
  }

  var Block = ZxSpectrumTap.Block = (function() {
    function Block(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Block.prototype._read = function() {
      this.lenBlock = this._io.readU2le();
      this.flag = this._io.readU1();
      if ( ((this.lenBlock == 19) && (this.flag == ZxSpectrumTap.FlagEnum.HEADER)) ) {
        this.header = new Header(this._io, this, this._root);
      }
      if (this.lenBlock == 19) {
        this.data = this._io.readBytes((this.header.lenData + 4));
      }
      if (this.flag == ZxSpectrumTap.FlagEnum.DATA) {
        this.headerlessData = this._io.readBytes((this.lenBlock - 1));
      }
    }

    return Block;
  })();

  var ProgramParams = ZxSpectrumTap.ProgramParams = (function() {
    function ProgramParams(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    ProgramParams.prototype._read = function() {
      this.autostartLine = this._io.readU2le();
      this.lenProgram = this._io.readU2le();
    }

    return ProgramParams;
  })();

  var BytesParams = ZxSpectrumTap.BytesParams = (function() {
    function BytesParams(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    BytesParams.prototype._read = function() {
      this.startAddress = this._io.readU2le();
      this.reserved = this._io.readBytes(2);
    }

    return BytesParams;
  })();

  var Header = ZxSpectrumTap.Header = (function() {
    function Header(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    Header.prototype._read = function() {
      this.headerType = this._io.readU1();
      this.filename = KaitaiStream.bytesStripRight(this._io.readBytes(10), 32);
      this.lenData = this._io.readU2le();
      switch (this.headerType) {
      case ZxSpectrumTap.HeaderTypeEnum.PROGRAM:
        this.params = new ProgramParams(this._io, this, this._root);
        break;
      case ZxSpectrumTap.HeaderTypeEnum.NUM_ARRAY:
        this.params = new ArrayParams(this._io, this, this._root);
        break;
      case ZxSpectrumTap.HeaderTypeEnum.CHAR_ARRAY:
        this.params = new ArrayParams(this._io, this, this._root);
        break;
      case ZxSpectrumTap.HeaderTypeEnum.BYTES:
        this.params = new BytesParams(this._io, this, this._root);
        break;
      }
      this.checksum = this._io.readU1();
    }

    /**
     * Bitwise XOR of all bytes including the flag byte
     */

    return Header;
  })();

  var ArrayParams = ZxSpectrumTap.ArrayParams = (function() {
    function ArrayParams(_io, _parent, _root) {
      this._io = _io;
      this._parent = _parent;
      this._root = _root || this;

      this._read();
    }
    ArrayParams.prototype._read = function() {
      this.reserved = this._io.readU1();
      this.varName = this._io.readU1();
      this.reserved1 = this._io.readBytes(2);
      if (!((KaitaiStream.byteArrayCompare(this.reserved1, [0, 128]) == 0))) {
        throw new KaitaiStream.ValidationNotEqualError([0, 128], this.reserved1, this._io, "/types/array_params/seq/2");
      }
    }

    /**
     * Variable name (1..26 meaning A$..Z$ +192)
     */

    return ArrayParams;
  })();

  return ZxSpectrumTap;
})();
return ZxSpectrumTap;
}));