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sva_engine/
meaning.rs

1// Concern: what each builtin's named arguments mean, their unit and the model part each moves | Non-concern: which names a builtin takes (vocabulary.rs) | IO: (builtin, name) -> Meaning
2
3use sva_ast::{FINITE_DIFFERENCE, MODAL};
4
5/// `unit` is `none` for a pure number.
6#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
7pub struct Meaning {
8    pub text: &'static str,
9    pub unit: &'static str,
10    pub part: Option<&'static str>,
11}
12
13const fn m(text: &'static str, unit: &'static str, part: &'static str) -> Meaning {
14    Meaning {
15        text,
16        unit,
17        part: Some(part),
18    }
19}
20
21const fn plain(text: &'static str, unit: &'static str) -> Meaning {
22    Meaning {
23        text,
24        unit,
25        part: None,
26    }
27}
28
29/// `None` for a name `builtin` does not take, by name or, for a solver or a bank, by position.
30pub fn meaning(builtin: &str, key: &str) -> Option<Meaning> {
31    if crate::vocabulary::shape(builtin).is_some() {
32        return filter(key);
33    }
34    if FINITE_DIFFERENCE.contains(&builtin) {
35        return solver(builtin, key);
36    }
37    if MODAL.contains(&builtin) {
38        return modal(builtin, key);
39    }
40    Some(match (builtin, key) {
41        ("saw" | "square" | "triangle", "hz") => plain("the fundamental's frequency", "Hz"),
42        ("saw" | "square" | "triangle", "phase") => plain(
43            "the fundamental's phase offset; the nth harmonic turns n times as far, so the \
44             whole wave is read phase/(2*pi*hz) later",
45            "rad",
46        ),
47        ("saw" | "square" | "triangle", "tol") => plain(
48            "admitted and unused: the series is truncated where the profile's floor ends",
49            "none",
50        ),
51        ("sat", "drive") => plain("gain applied before the clip to [-1, 1]", "none"),
52        ("crop", "start") => plain("where the window opens, the second positional", "s"),
53        ("crop", "end") => plain("where the window closes, the third positional", "s"),
54        ("crop", "rise") => plain("raised-cosine fade-in from the window's start", "s"),
55        ("crop", "fall") => plain("raised-cosine fade-out into the window's end", "s"),
56        ("rand", "seed") => plain("which hash the key is drawn through", "none"),
57        ("delta", "k") => plain("derivative order of the impulse", "none"),
58        ("stft", "window") => plain(
59            "frame length, a whole number of steps of the rate in use",
60            "s",
61        ),
62        ("stft", "hop") => plain(
63            "frame advance, a whole number of steps of the rate in use",
64            "s",
65        ),
66        ("noise", "period") => plain("repeat time; the lines fall every 1/period Hz", "s"),
67        ("noise", "color") => plain(
68            "spectral tilt: the amplitude ratio from one octave to the next, written in db \
69             (`-3db` is pink); a bare number is that ratio, 1 flat",
70            "ratio per octave",
71        ),
72        _ => return None,
73    })
74}
75
76fn filter(key: &str) -> Option<Meaning> {
77    Some(match key {
78        "cutoff" => plain("corner or centre frequency", "Hz"),
79        "q" => plain("resonance: centre frequency over bandwidth", "none"),
80        "gain" => plain(
81            "boost or cut of a shelf or peak: the amplitude ratio there, written in db (`12db`, \
82             `-6db`); a bare number is that ratio, 1 flat",
83            "ratio",
84        ),
85        _ => return None,
86    })
87}
88
89/// A finite-difference model's losses act on its own grid: `damp_dc` on velocity,
90/// `damp_freq` on the rate of curvature, except the bore's, which scale two loss families.
91fn solver(builtin: &str, key: &str) -> Option<Meaning> {
92    let part = match builtin {
93        "chaigne_askenfelt" | "willemsen_bilbao_serafin" => "string",
94        "darabundit_scavone" => "bore",
95        "rhaouti_chaigne_joly" => "membrane",
96        "chaigne_doutaut" => "bar",
97        "botteldooren" => "room",
98        _ => return None,
99    };
100    if let Some(n) = numbered(key, "string") {
101        return match n.1 {
102            "_cents" => Some(m(
103                "string's offset from its unison placing",
104                "cents",
105                "string",
106            )),
107            "_hammer_k_ratio" => Some(m(
108                "felt stiffness this string meets, as a multiple of hammer_k",
109                "none",
110                "hammer",
111            )),
112            _ => None,
113        };
114    }
115    if let Some(n) = numbered(key, "hole") {
116        return match n.1 {
117            "_pos" => Some(m("tone hole position along the bore", "none", "tonehole")),
118            "_open" => Some(m("1 leaves the hole open, 0 closes it", "none", "tonehole")),
119            "_radius" => Some(m("tone hole radius", "m", "tonehole")),
120            "_height" => Some(m("tone hole chimney height", "m", "tonehole")),
121            _ => None,
122        };
123    }
124    Some(match (builtin, key) {
125        ("darabundit_scavone", "length") => m("bore length", "m", part),
126        (_, "f0") => m("fundamental frequency", "Hz", part),
127        ("darabundit_scavone", "damp_dc") => m("scale on the viscous wall loss", "none", part),
128        ("darabundit_scavone", "damp_freq") => m("scale on the thermal wall loss", "none", part),
129        (_, "damp_dc") => m("frequency-independent loss", "1/s", part),
130        (_, "damp_freq") => m("frequency-dependent loss", "m^2/s", part),
131        (_, "b") => m("string stiffness (inharmonicity)", "none", "string"),
132        (_, "strike_pos") => m(
133            "where the hammer strikes, along the length",
134            "none",
135            "hammer",
136        ),
137        (_, "strike_x") => m("where the hammer strikes, across x", "none", "hammer"),
138        (_, "strike_y") => m("where the hammer strikes, across y", "none", "hammer"),
139        (_, "vel") => m("hammer velocity at contact", "m/s", "hammer"),
140        (_, "hammer_mass") => m("hammer mass", "kg", "hammer"),
141        (_, "hammer_k") => m("felt stiffness K in F = K compression^p", "N/m^p", "hammer"),
142        (_, "hammer_p") => m("felt stiffness exponent p", "none", "hammer"),
143        (_, "unison_count") => m("strings struck together, 1 to 3", "none", "string"),
144        (_, "detune") => m(
145            "frequency ratio across the unison's outer strings",
146            "none",
147            "string",
148        ),
149        (_, "bridge_coupling") => m(
150            "bridge resistance, in string wave impedances",
151            "none",
152            "bridge",
153        ),
154        (_, "bridge_mass") => m("bridge mass; 0 is massless", "kg", "bridge"),
155        (_, "damper_pos") => m("where the felt presses, along the length", "none", "damper"),
156        (_, "damper_r") => m(
157            "felt dashpot pressing every string; 0 is lifted; may move every sample",
158            "N*s/m",
159            "damper",
160        ),
161        (_, "damper_k") => m(
162            "felt spring pressing every string; may only jump",
163            "N/m",
164            "damper",
165        ),
166        (_, "bow_pos") => m("where the bow touches, along the length", "none", "bow"),
167        (_, "bow_vel") => m("bow velocity; may move every sample", "m/s", "bow"),
168        (_, "bow_force") => m(
169            "force pressing the bow on the string; may move every sample",
170            "N",
171            "bow",
172        ),
173        (_, "mu_s") => m("static friction coefficient", "none", "friction"),
174        (_, "mu_c") => m("sliding (Coulomb) friction coefficient", "none", "friction"),
175        (_, "stribeck_vel") => m(
176            "slip speed over which static friction falls to sliding",
177            "m/s",
178            "friction",
179        ),
180        (_, "bristle_stiffness") => m("bristle stiffness s0", "N/m", "friction"),
181        (_, "bristle_damping") => m("bristle damping s1", "N*s/m", "friction"),
182        (_, "viscous_friction") => m("viscous friction s2", "N*s/m", "friction"),
183        (_, "radius_in") => m("bore radius at the excited end", "m", "bore"),
184        (_, "radius_out") => m("bore radius at the far end, a cone between", "m", "bore"),
185        (_, "excite_pos") => m("where the pulse enters, along the length", "none", "source"),
186        (_, "pulse_amp") => m("pressure pulse peak", "Pa", "source"),
187        (_, "pulse_width") => m("pressure pulse duration", "s", "source"),
188        (_, "aspect_ratio") => m("side ratio lx/ly at a fixed area", "none", "membrane"),
189        (_, "aspect_y") => m("room depth, in room lengths", "none", "room"),
190        (_, "aspect_z") => m("room height, in room lengths", "none", "room"),
191        (_, "listener_x") => m("listener position along the length", "none", "listener"),
192        (_, "listener_y") => m("listener position along the depth", "none", "listener"),
193        (_, "listener_z") => m("listener position along the height", "none", "listener"),
194        _ => return None,
195    })
196}
197
198/// `string2_cents` is `(2, "_cents")`.
199fn numbered<'k>(key: &'k str, stem: &str) -> Option<(u32, &'k str)> {
200    let rest = key.strip_prefix(stem)?;
201    let digits = rest.find(|c: char| !c.is_ascii_digit())?;
202    Some((rest[..digits].parse().ok()?, &rest[digits..]))
203}
204
205/// A strike's hammer, and the decay every mode shares: `1/tau = damp_dc + damp_freq f^2`.
206fn modal(builtin: &str, key: &str) -> Option<Meaning> {
207    Some(match (builtin, key) {
208        ("hammer_pulse", "vel") => m("strike velocity", "m/s", "hammer"),
209        ("helmholtz", "volume") => m("cavity volume", "m^3", "cavity"),
210        ("string", "f0") => m("fundamental frequency", "Hz", "string"),
211        ("membrane" | "room", "lx") => m("side along x", "m", builtin_part(builtin)),
212        ("membrane" | "room", "ly") => m("side along y", "m", builtin_part(builtin)),
213        ("room", "lz") => m("side along z", "m", "room"),
214        ("bar" | "bore", "length") => m("length", "m", builtin_part(builtin)),
215        (_, "damp_dc") => m("decay rate every mode shares", "1/s", "damping"),
216        (_, "damp_freq") => m("decay rate per squared hertz", "s", "damping"),
217        (_, "modes") => plain("how many modes the bank holds", "none"),
218        (_, "vel") => m(
219            "strike velocity; omitted, an impulse rings the bank",
220            "m/s",
221            "hammer",
222        ),
223        (_, "at") => m("when the strike lands", "s", "hammer"),
224        (_, "contact") => m("contact time at 3.2 m/s", "s", "hammer"),
225        (_, "p") => m("felt stiffness exponent", "none", "hammer"),
226        (_, "force") => m("peak force at 3.2 m/s", "N", "hammer"),
227        ("string", "inharmonicity") => m("string stiffness B", "none", "string"),
228        ("string", "strike") => m("where the strike lands, along the length", "none", "hammer"),
229        ("membrane", "tension") => m("membrane tension", "N/m", "membrane"),
230        ("membrane", "density") => m("membrane areal density", "kg/m^2", "membrane"),
231        ("membrane", "strike_x") => m("where the strike lands, across x", "none", "hammer"),
232        ("membrane", "strike_y") => m("where the strike lands, across y", "none", "hammer"),
233        ("bar", "thickness") => m("bar thickness", "m", "bar"),
234        ("bar", "young") => m("Young's modulus", "Pa", "bar"),
235        ("bar", "density") => m("bar density", "kg/m^3", "bar"),
236        ("bore", "radius") => m("bore radius", "m", "bore"),
237        ("bore" | "room" | "helmholtz", "speed") => m("speed of sound", "m/s", "air"),
238        ("bore", "closed") => m("1 closes one end, 0 leaves both open", "none", "bore"),
239        ("helmholtz", "neck_area") => m("neck cross-section", "m^2", "neck"),
240        ("helmholtz", "neck_length") => m("neck length", "m", "neck"),
241        ("helmholtz", "radius") => m("neck radius, for the 1.7 r end correction", "m", "neck"),
242        _ => return None,
243    })
244}
245
246fn builtin_part(builtin: &str) -> &'static str {
247    match builtin {
248        "membrane" => "membrane",
249        "room" => "room",
250        "bar" => "bar",
251        _ => "bore",
252    }
253}