ZX Spectrum tape file: Go 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

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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.

Go source code to parse ZX Spectrum tape file

zx_spectrum_tap.go

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// Code generated by kaitai-struct-compiler from a .ksy source file. DO NOT EDIT.

import (
	"github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_go_runtime/kaitai"
	"bytes"
)


/**
 * 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 <a href="https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/TAP_format">Source</a>
 */

type ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum int
const (
	ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum__Header ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum = 0
	ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum__Data ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum = 255
)

type ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum int
const (
	ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__Program ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum = 0
	ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__NumArray ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum = 1
	ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__CharArray ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum = 2
	ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__Bytes ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum = 3
)
type ZxSpectrumTap struct {
	Blocks []*ZxSpectrumTap_Block
	_io *kaitai.Stream
	_root *ZxSpectrumTap
	_parent interface{}
}
func NewZxSpectrumTap() *ZxSpectrumTap {
	return &ZxSpectrumTap{
	}
}

func (this *ZxSpectrumTap) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent interface{}, root *ZxSpectrumTap) (err error) {
	this._io = io
	this._parent = parent
	this._root = root

	for i := 1;; i++ {
		tmp1, err := this._io.EOF()
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if tmp1 {
			break
		}
		tmp2 := NewZxSpectrumTap_Block()
		err = tmp2.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		this.Blocks = append(this.Blocks, tmp2)
	}
	return err
}
type ZxSpectrumTap_Block struct {
	LenBlock uint16
	Flag ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum
	Header *ZxSpectrumTap_Header
	Data []byte
	HeaderlessData []byte
	_io *kaitai.Stream
	_root *ZxSpectrumTap
	_parent *ZxSpectrumTap
}
func NewZxSpectrumTap_Block() *ZxSpectrumTap_Block {
	return &ZxSpectrumTap_Block{
	}
}

func (this *ZxSpectrumTap_Block) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *ZxSpectrumTap, root *ZxSpectrumTap) (err error) {
	this._io = io
	this._parent = parent
	this._root = root

	tmp3, err := this._io.ReadU2le()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.LenBlock = uint16(tmp3)
	tmp4, err := this._io.ReadU1()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.Flag = ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum(tmp4)
	if ( ((this.LenBlock == 19) && (this.Flag == ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum__Header)) ) {
		tmp5 := NewZxSpectrumTap_Header()
		err = tmp5.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		this.Header = tmp5
	}
	if (this.LenBlock == 19) {
		tmp6, err := this._io.ReadBytes(int((this.Header.LenData + 4)))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		tmp6 = tmp6
		this.Data = tmp6
	}
	if (this.Flag == ZxSpectrumTap_FlagEnum__Data) {
		tmp7, err := this._io.ReadBytes(int((this.LenBlock - 1)))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		tmp7 = tmp7
		this.HeaderlessData = tmp7
	}
	return err
}
type ZxSpectrumTap_ProgramParams struct {
	AutostartLine uint16
	LenProgram uint16
	_io *kaitai.Stream
	_root *ZxSpectrumTap
	_parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Header
}
func NewZxSpectrumTap_ProgramParams() *ZxSpectrumTap_ProgramParams {
	return &ZxSpectrumTap_ProgramParams{
	}
}

func (this *ZxSpectrumTap_ProgramParams) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Header, root *ZxSpectrumTap) (err error) {
	this._io = io
	this._parent = parent
	this._root = root

	tmp8, err := this._io.ReadU2le()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.AutostartLine = uint16(tmp8)
	tmp9, err := this._io.ReadU2le()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.LenProgram = uint16(tmp9)
	return err
}
type ZxSpectrumTap_BytesParams struct {
	StartAddress uint16
	Reserved []byte
	_io *kaitai.Stream
	_root *ZxSpectrumTap
	_parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Header
}
func NewZxSpectrumTap_BytesParams() *ZxSpectrumTap_BytesParams {
	return &ZxSpectrumTap_BytesParams{
	}
}

func (this *ZxSpectrumTap_BytesParams) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Header, root *ZxSpectrumTap) (err error) {
	this._io = io
	this._parent = parent
	this._root = root

	tmp10, err := this._io.ReadU2le()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.StartAddress = uint16(tmp10)
	tmp11, err := this._io.ReadBytes(int(2))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	tmp11 = tmp11
	this.Reserved = tmp11
	return err
}
type ZxSpectrumTap_Header struct {
	HeaderType ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum
	Filename []byte
	LenData uint16
	Params interface{}
	Checksum uint8
	_io *kaitai.Stream
	_root *ZxSpectrumTap
	_parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Block
}
func NewZxSpectrumTap_Header() *ZxSpectrumTap_Header {
	return &ZxSpectrumTap_Header{
	}
}

func (this *ZxSpectrumTap_Header) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Block, root *ZxSpectrumTap) (err error) {
	this._io = io
	this._parent = parent
	this._root = root

	tmp12, err := this._io.ReadU1()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.HeaderType = ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum(tmp12)
	tmp13, err := this._io.ReadBytes(int(10))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	tmp13 = kaitai.BytesStripRight(tmp13, 32)
	this.Filename = tmp13
	tmp14, err := this._io.ReadU2le()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.LenData = uint16(tmp14)
	switch (this.HeaderType) {
	case ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__Program:
		tmp15 := NewZxSpectrumTap_ProgramParams()
		err = tmp15.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		this.Params = tmp15
	case ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__NumArray:
		tmp16 := NewZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams()
		err = tmp16.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		this.Params = tmp16
	case ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__CharArray:
		tmp17 := NewZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams()
		err = tmp17.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		this.Params = tmp17
	case ZxSpectrumTap_HeaderTypeEnum__Bytes:
		tmp18 := NewZxSpectrumTap_BytesParams()
		err = tmp18.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		this.Params = tmp18
	}
	tmp19, err := this._io.ReadU1()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.Checksum = tmp19
	return err
}

/**
 * Bitwise XOR of all bytes including the flag byte
 */
type ZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams struct {
	Reserved uint8
	VarName uint8
	Reserved1 []byte
	_io *kaitai.Stream
	_root *ZxSpectrumTap
	_parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Header
}
func NewZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams() *ZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams {
	return &ZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams{
	}
}

func (this *ZxSpectrumTap_ArrayParams) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *ZxSpectrumTap_Header, root *ZxSpectrumTap) (err error) {
	this._io = io
	this._parent = parent
	this._root = root

	tmp20, err := this._io.ReadU1()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.Reserved = tmp20
	tmp21, err := this._io.ReadU1()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	this.VarName = tmp21
	tmp22, err := this._io.ReadBytes(int(2))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	tmp22 = tmp22
	this.Reserved1 = tmp22
	if !(bytes.Equal(this.Reserved1, []uint8{0, 128})) {
		return kaitai.NewValidationNotEqualError([]uint8{0, 128}, this.Reserved1, this._io, "/types/array_params/seq/2")
	}
	return err
}

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