ID3v1.1 tag for .mp3 files: Ruby parsing library

ID3v1.1 tag is a method to store simple metadata in .mp3 files. The tag is appended to the end of file and spans exactly 128 bytes.

This type is supposed to be used on full .mp3 files, seeking to proper position automatically. If you're interesting in parsing only the tag itself, please use id3v1_1::id3_v1_1_tag subtype.

File extension

mp3

KS implementation details

License: CC0-1.0

References

This page hosts a formal specification of ID3v1.1 tag for .mp3 files 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 Ruby generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the Ruby runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The Ruby runtime library can be installed from RubyGems:

gem install kaitai-struct

Code

Parse a local file and get structure in memory:

data = Id3v11.from_file("path/to/local/file.mp3")

Or parse structure from a string of bytes:

bytes = "\x00\x01\x02..."
data = Id3v11.new(Kaitai::Struct::Stream.new(bytes))

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by invoking getter methods like:

data.id3v1_tag # => get id3v1 tag

Ruby source code to parse ID3v1.1 tag for .mp3 files

id3v1_1.rb

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

require 'kaitai/struct/struct'

unless Gem::Version.new(Kaitai::Struct::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('0.9')
  raise "Incompatible Kaitai Struct Ruby API: 0.9 or later is required, but you have #{Kaitai::Struct::VERSION}"
end


##
# ID3v1.1 tag is a method to store simple metadata in .mp3 files. The
# tag is appended to the end of file and spans exactly 128 bytes.
# 
# This type is supposed to be used on full .mp3 files, seeking to
# proper position automatically. If you're interesting in parsing only
# the tag itself, please use `id3v1_1::id3_v1_1_tag` subtype.
# @see https://id3.org/ID3v1 Source
class Id3v11 < Kaitai::Struct::Struct
  def initialize(_io, _parent = nil, _root = self)
    super(_io, _parent, _root)
    _read
  end

  def _read
    self
  end

  ##
  # ID3v1.1 tag itself, a fixed size 128 byte structure. Contains
  # several metadata fields as fixed-size strings.
  # 
  # Note that string encoding is not specified by standard, so real
  # encoding used would vary a lot from one implementation to
  # another. Most Windows-based applications tend to use "ANSI"
  # (i.e. locale-dependent encoding, usually one byte per
  # character). Some embedded applications allow selection of
  # charset.
  class Id3V11Tag < Kaitai::Struct::Struct

    GENRE_ENUM = {
      0 => :genre_enum_blues,
      1 => :genre_enum_classic_rock,
      2 => :genre_enum_country,
      3 => :genre_enum_dance,
      4 => :genre_enum_disco,
      5 => :genre_enum_funk,
      6 => :genre_enum_grunge,
      7 => :genre_enum_hip_hop,
      8 => :genre_enum_jazz,
      9 => :genre_enum_metal,
      10 => :genre_enum_new_age,
      11 => :genre_enum_oldies,
      12 => :genre_enum_other,
      13 => :genre_enum_pop,
      14 => :genre_enum_rnb,
      15 => :genre_enum_rap,
      16 => :genre_enum_reggae,
      17 => :genre_enum_rock,
      18 => :genre_enum_techno,
      19 => :genre_enum_industrial,
      20 => :genre_enum_alternative,
      21 => :genre_enum_ska,
      22 => :genre_enum_death_metal,
      23 => :genre_enum_pranks,
      24 => :genre_enum_soundtrack,
      25 => :genre_enum_euro_techno,
      26 => :genre_enum_ambient,
      27 => :genre_enum_trip_hop,
      28 => :genre_enum_vocal,
      29 => :genre_enum_jazz_funk,
      30 => :genre_enum_fusion,
      31 => :genre_enum_trance,
      32 => :genre_enum_classical,
      33 => :genre_enum_instrumental,
      34 => :genre_enum_acid,
      35 => :genre_enum_house,
      36 => :genre_enum_game,
      37 => :genre_enum_sound_clip,
      38 => :genre_enum_gospel,
      39 => :genre_enum_noise,
      40 => :genre_enum_alternrock,
      41 => :genre_enum_bass,
      42 => :genre_enum_soul,
      43 => :genre_enum_punk,
      44 => :genre_enum_space,
      45 => :genre_enum_meditative,
      46 => :genre_enum_instrumental_pop,
      47 => :genre_enum_instrumental_rock,
      48 => :genre_enum_ethnic,
      49 => :genre_enum_gothic,
      50 => :genre_enum_darkwave,
      51 => :genre_enum_techno_industrial,
      52 => :genre_enum_electronic,
      53 => :genre_enum_pop_folk,
      54 => :genre_enum_eurodance,
      55 => :genre_enum_dream,
      56 => :genre_enum_southern_rock,
      57 => :genre_enum_comedy,
      58 => :genre_enum_cult,
      59 => :genre_enum_gangsta,
      60 => :genre_enum_top_40,
      61 => :genre_enum_christian_rap,
      62 => :genre_enum_pop_funk,
      63 => :genre_enum_jungle,
      64 => :genre_enum_native_american,
      65 => :genre_enum_cabaret,
      66 => :genre_enum_new_wave,
      67 => :genre_enum_psychadelic,
      68 => :genre_enum_rave,
      69 => :genre_enum_showtunes,
      70 => :genre_enum_trailer,
      71 => :genre_enum_lo_fi,
      72 => :genre_enum_tribal,
      73 => :genre_enum_acid_punk,
      74 => :genre_enum_acid_jazz,
      75 => :genre_enum_polka,
      76 => :genre_enum_retro,
      77 => :genre_enum_musical,
      78 => :genre_enum_rock_n_roll,
      79 => :genre_enum_hard_rock,
      80 => :genre_enum_folk,
      81 => :genre_enum_folk_rock,
      82 => :genre_enum_national_folk,
      83 => :genre_enum_swing,
      84 => :genre_enum_fast_fusion,
      85 => :genre_enum_bebob,
      86 => :genre_enum_latin,
      87 => :genre_enum_revival,
      88 => :genre_enum_celtic,
      89 => :genre_enum_bluegrass,
      90 => :genre_enum_avantgarde,
      91 => :genre_enum_gothic_rock,
      92 => :genre_enum_progressive_rock,
      93 => :genre_enum_psychedelic_rock,
      94 => :genre_enum_symphonic_rock,
      95 => :genre_enum_slow_rock,
      96 => :genre_enum_big_band,
      97 => :genre_enum_chorus,
      98 => :genre_enum_easy_listening,
      99 => :genre_enum_acoustic,
      100 => :genre_enum_humour,
      101 => :genre_enum_speech,
      102 => :genre_enum_chanson,
      103 => :genre_enum_opera,
      104 => :genre_enum_chamber_music,
      105 => :genre_enum_sonata,
      106 => :genre_enum_symphony,
      107 => :genre_enum_booty_bass,
      108 => :genre_enum_primus,
      109 => :genre_enum_porn_groove,
      110 => :genre_enum_satire,
      111 => :genre_enum_slow_jam,
      112 => :genre_enum_club,
      113 => :genre_enum_tango,
      114 => :genre_enum_samba,
      115 => :genre_enum_folklore,
      116 => :genre_enum_ballad,
      117 => :genre_enum_power_ballad,
      118 => :genre_enum_rhythmic_soul,
      119 => :genre_enum_freestyle,
      120 => :genre_enum_duet,
      121 => :genre_enum_punk_rock,
      122 => :genre_enum_drum_solo,
      123 => :genre_enum_a_capella,
      124 => :genre_enum_euro_house,
      125 => :genre_enum_dance_hall,
    }
    I__GENRE_ENUM = GENRE_ENUM.invert
    def initialize(_io, _parent = nil, _root = self)
      super(_io, _parent, _root)
      _read
    end

    def _read
      @magic = @_io.read_bytes(3)
      raise Kaitai::Struct::ValidationNotEqualError.new([84, 65, 71].pack('C*'), magic, _io, "/types/id3_v1_1_tag/seq/0") if not magic == [84, 65, 71].pack('C*')
      @title = @_io.read_bytes(30)
      @artist = @_io.read_bytes(30)
      @album = @_io.read_bytes(30)
      @year = (@_io.read_bytes(4)).force_encoding("ASCII")
      @comment = @_io.read_bytes(30)
      @genre = Kaitai::Struct::Stream::resolve_enum(GENRE_ENUM, @_io.read_u1)
      self
    end
    attr_reader :magic

    ##
    # Song title
    attr_reader :title

    ##
    # Artist name
    attr_reader :artist

    ##
    # Album title
    attr_reader :album

    ##
    # Year of release
    attr_reader :year

    ##
    # Arbitary comment
    attr_reader :comment
    attr_reader :genre
  end
  def id3v1_tag
    return @id3v1_tag unless @id3v1_tag.nil?
    _pos = @_io.pos
    @_io.seek((_io.size - 128))
    @id3v1_tag = Id3V11Tag.new(@_io, self, @_root)
    @_io.seek(_pos)
    @id3v1_tag
  end
end