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This PR introduces a modern HTML5/HTML5Paged output stack and associated configuration/templates, while also updating core config/key-transposition behavior, embedding improvements (images/delegates/strum SVG), and refreshing bundled abc2svg resources and build tooling.
Changes:
- Adds/extends HTML5/HTML5Paged configuration, templates, and helpers; updates legacy HTML output behavior (styles, assets, delegates).
- Reworks transposition/key handling and related UI/config/documentation.
- Updates internal tooling/resources: JSON parsing strategy, abc2svg bundles, build/CI/devcontainer files, manifests, and release notes.
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| lib/ChordPro/res/config/diagramsright.json | Updates diagrams placement default |
| lib/ChordPro/res/config/config.tmpl | Updates documented config defaults/options |
| lib/ChordPro/res/config/chordpro.json | Adds HTML/HTML5 config and delegate handler routing |
| lib/ChordPro/res/config/GNUmakefile | Adds JSON validation/build helpers for configs |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/tunhd-1.js | Adds abc2svg tune header module |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/tohtml.js | Updates abc2svg HTML generation logic |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/swing-1.js | Adds abc2svg swing module |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/page-1.js | Updates abc2svg page module behavior |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/jianpu-1.js | Updates abc2svg jianpu rendering |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/grid3-1.js | Updates abc2svg grid3 parsing/insertion |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/grid2-1.js | Updates abc2svg grid2 symbol sizing |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/fit2box-1.js | Adds abc2svg fit2box module |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/equalbars-1.js | Updates abc2svg equalbars module |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/cmdline.js | Improves abort cleanup for abc2svg cmdline |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/clip-1.js | Fixes clip pointer consistency (ties/slurs) |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/chordnames-1.js | Comment grammar fix |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/README.md | Updates upstream links and script tags |
| lib/ChordPro/res/abc/abc2svg/MIDI-1.js | Extends MIDI parsing/formatting support |
| lib/ChordPro/lib/SVGPDF/Parser.pm | Loosens SVG root handling; improved validation |
| lib/ChordPro/lib/SVGPDF.pm | Version bump |
| lib/ChordPro/lib/JSON/Relaxed/Parser.pm | Parser perf/behavior tweaks; JSON::PP changes |
| lib/ChordPro/Wx/RenderDialog_wxg.pm | Adds “Use song key” transpose option to GUI |
| lib/ChordPro/Wx/RenderDialog.wxg | GUI definition update for transpose option |
| lib/ChordPro/Wx/RenderDialog.pm | Applies transpose direction selector in state |
| lib/ChordPro/Wx/Preview.pm | Improves configfile guarding; adds key-based transpose |
| lib/ChordPro/Wx/EditorPanel.pm | Adds experimental external editor sync |
| lib/ChordPro/Version.pm | Version bump |
| lib/ChordPro/Utils.pm | Changes JSON loading strategy; adds transpose constants |
| lib/ChordPro/Testing.pm | Adds UTF-8 test support and adjusts meta filtering |
| lib/ChordPro/Songbook.pm | Minor comment removal |
| lib/ChordPro/Paths.pm | Broadens “here” path handling |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/Text.pm | Uses song config and tweaks inline-chords behavior |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/SVG/Strum/Tokens.pm | Adds strum token parsing utilities |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/SVG/Strum/StrumlineRenderer.pm | Adds SVG renderer for strum lines |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/SVG/Strum/SVGPrimitives.pm | Adds SVG drawing primitives/config hooks |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/SVG/Images.pm | Adds small SVG alert icon generator |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/PDF/Writer.pm | Simplifies PDF date and de-dupes outlines |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/PDF/Grid.pm | Improves repeat/volta rendering logic |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/PDF/Configurator.pm | Extracts PDF configurator logic into separate module |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/PDF.pm | Uses extracted configurator; de-dupes ToC lines |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/Meta.pm | Removes JSON::PP dependency |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/JSON.pm | Changes JSON serialization strategy |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/HTML5Helper/FormatGenerator.pm | Adds PDF formats → CSS @page translator |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/HTML.pm | Refactors styles handling; adds assets/delegate/image handling |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/Common.pm | Adds mimedata helpers and new key substitutions |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/ChordPro.pm | Adjusts key/meta emission and gridline output |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/ChordDiagram/SVG.pm | Adds SVG chord diagram wrapper class |
| lib/ChordPro/Output/Base.pm | Adds abstract backend base class |
| lib/ChordPro/Delegate/TextBlock.pm | Adds HTML delegate output for text blocks |
| lib/ChordPro/Delegate/Strum.pm | Adds HTML rendering for strum delegate |
| lib/ChordPro/Delegate/ABC.pm | Adds backend-specific delegate options/handler |
| lib/ChordPro/Config.pm | Extends config merge/augment exceptions; JSON debug info |
| lib/ChordPro/Chords/Transpose.pm | Adds transpose object + parser handling |
| lib/ChordPro/Chords/Parser.pm | Adds key helpers and transpose object integration |
| lib/ChordPro.pm | Adds transpose parsing and backend configurator loading |
| docs/content/Keys_And_Transpositions.md | New documentation for keys/transpositions |
| docs/content/Directives-env_grid.md | Updates grid volta symbol docs |
| docs/content/ChordPro-Reference-RelNotes.md | Updates release notes and history |
| docs/content/ChordPro-GUI-Tasks.md | Updates GUI transpose option docs |
| docs/content/ChordPro-Configuration-Overview.md | Documents backend selection and HTML5 quick start |
| docs/content/ChordPro-Configuration-HTML.md | Clarifies legacy HTML backend config |
| docs/content/ChordPro-Configuration-Generic.md | Updates generic config docs (strict/transpose/keys) |
| docs/config/_default/config.yaml | Hugo config tweak |
| Makefile.PL | Updates dependencies and no_index list |
| MANIFEST.PP | Updates macOS packaging assets list |
| MANIFEST | Updates tracked files and test renames/additions |
| GNUmakefile | Refactors resource generation and JSON checks |
| Changes | Updates changelog for 6.099.0 |
| CLAUDE.md | Adds development guide/instructions |
| ABC/cmdline.js | Mirrors abc2svg abort cleanup change |
| ABC/build.pl | Updates abc2svg module bundling list and patching |
| .vscode/settings.json | Adds workspace/editor automation settings |
| .vscode/launch.json | Adds Perl debug launch configs |
| .vscode/extensions.json | Recommends VS Code extensions |
| .github/workflows/windows-build.yml | Adds Windows build workflow |
| .github/workflows/macos-build.yml | Updates macOS build workflow (Intel+ARM matrix) |
| .github/workflows/linux.yml | Updates Linux CI deps install |
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md | Improves bug report template fields |
| .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | Adds devcontainer config |
| .devcontainer/Dockerfile | Adds devcontainer base image |
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json_stats($reset=1) will crash: $$_json_xs attempts to dereference a non-reference scalar. Reset should assign directly (e.g., $_json_xs = 0; $_json_rr = 0;).
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$DB::single = 1; is a debugger breakpoint and will unexpectedly stop execution in production runs. Please remove it (or guard it behind a debug flag that is off by default).
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This block checks $e->{type} but reads/writes $elt ($elt->{opts}, $elt->{uri}), which is a different variable and may be undefined or refer to a different element. Use $e->{opts} / $e->{uri} consistently inside this branch.
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Delegate handlers like txt2html/strum2html return a hashref { type => 'html', data => ... }, but this code concatenates $html as a string (producing HASH(...)). Also, the warn(\"XXX ...\") will spam output. Suggested: remove the unconditional warn and append $html->{data} (or standardize delegate return types and handle both string/hashref safely).
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chordpro.json defines html5 { ... } twice (another html5 { block appears earlier in the file). In JSON/RJSON, duplicate keys typically mean the last one wins, so the earlier HTML5 configuration will be silently overwritten. Please merge these into a single html5 section to avoid losing settings.
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This will serialize booleans incorrectly: returning the strings \"true\"/\"false\" causes JSON output to contain quoted strings instead of JSON booleans. It also globally overrides UNIVERSAL::TO_JSON, which can affect unrelated serialization elsewhere. Prefer returning real JSON booleans (e.g., JSON::PP's boolean objects) and avoid a global monkey-patch (localize it or configure JSON::PP via allow_blessed/convert_blessed with per-class TO_JSON).
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HTML5 Backend - Phase 1-4 Complete
Overview
Modern HTML5 output backends for ChordPro with clean separation of content and presentation. Includes HTML5 (continuous output) and HTML5Paged (print-optimized with paged.js) backends. All features through Phase 4 (PDF config compatibility) are complete.
Files Created
1. lib/ChordPro/Output/HTML5.pm (646 lines)
The main HTML5 backend module that integrates with ChordPro's output system.
Key Features:
Features:
3. Base Classes
lib/ChordPro/Output/ChordProBase.pm- Base class for non-PDF backends (handler registry, markup processing)4. Templates (32 files)
5. Tests (114 production tests)
6. Documentation (6 comprehensive guides)
Core Innovation: Flexbox Chord Positioning
The breakthrough solution for positioning chords above lyrics with different fonts:
Why This Works:
CSS Variables for Customization
Users can easily customize appearance:
Supported Features
✅ Phase 1: MVP (Complete)
✅ Phase 2: Chord Diagrams (Complete)
✅ Phase 3: HTML5Paged Backend (Complete)
✅ Phase 4: PDF Config Compatibility (Complete)
✅ Additional Features (Complete)
⏸️ Deliberately Not Implemented (PDF-specific)
🔮 Future Enhancements (Not Required for Completeness)
Usage
HTML5 Backend (Continuous)
HTML5Paged Backend (Print/PDF)
Configuration Examples
Theme Colors (config.json):
{ "pdf": { "theme": { "foreground": "#000000", "foreground-medium": "#555555", "foreground-light": "#999999", "background": "#FFFFFF" } } }Spacing Multipliers:
{ "html5": { "paged": { "spacing": { "lyrics": 1.2, "chords": 1.5, "title": 2.0 } } } }Chorus Bar Styling:
{ "pdf": { "chorus": { "bar": { "offset": 8, "width": 1, "color": "#0000FF" } } } }Architecture
Pipeline
Song.pm)Design Patterns
Object::Pad Architecture (Modern)
ChordProBasebase class%element_handlersmaps element types to methodsrender_songline(),render_chorus(), etc.Element Processing
Config Resolution (Phase 4 Hybrid)
html5.paged.* > pdf.* > defaultshtml5.* > pdf.* > defaultsBackend Comparison
html5.*withpdf.*fallbackhtml5.paged.*withpdf.*fallbackTemplate System
Structure:
Benefits:
html5.templates.songbook = "custom/mysongbook.tt"Integration:
Success Criteria ✅
Phase 1 (MVP) - Complete:
Phase 2 (Chord Diagrams) - Complete:
Phase 3 (HTML5Paged) - Complete:
Phase 4 (PDF Config Compatibility) - Complete:
Production Ready:
Code Quality
Maintainability
Testability
Performance
Extensibility
Browser Compatibility
Tested Features:
Target Browsers:
Not Supported:
Migration from PDF Backend
HTML5/HTML5Paged support most PDF configuration options via hybrid precedence:
Supported (Phase 4):
pdf.theme.*→ CSS color variablespdf.spacing.*→ CSS spacing multiplierspdf.chorus.bar.*→ Chorus bar stylingpdf.diagrams.symbols.color→ Grid symbol colorspdf.chordgrid.volta.color→ Volta colorspdf.headspace/pdf.footspace→ Page margin sizingpdf.formats.*→ Header/footer format stringsNot Applicable:
pdf.fonts.*→ Use CSS @font-face insteadpdf.assets.*→ File embedding not needed in HTMLpdf.delegates.abc.*→ ABC rendering via separate delegatepdf.delegates.lilypond.*→ LilyPond rendering via separate delegateMigration Example:
{ "pdf": { "theme": { "foreground": "#333" }, "spacing": { "lyrics": 1.2 }, "chorus": { "bar": { "color": "#0000FF" } } } }This config works with both PDF and HTML5Paged backends without modification.
Fallback:
Users with ancient browsers can use PDF backend.
Known Limitations
Technical Constraints
Deferred Features (Future Phases)
Non-Applicable PDF Features
These PDF backend features are intentionally not implemented because they don't apply to HTML or have better HTML alternatives:
Font Management (
pdf.fonts.*):pdf.fonts.text.file,pdf.fonts.text.name, font embedding@font-facedeclarations insteadAsset Embedding (
pdf.assets.*):pdf.assets.pathfor bundling images/resourcesDelegate Configuration (
pdf.delegates.*):pdf.delegates.abc.type,pdf.delegates.lilypond.typeFont Size Specifications:
pdf.fonts.*.size(exact point sizes)font-sizein em/rem for better scalabilityAdvanced Layout:
pdf.columns.balanced, complex flow algorithmsPrint Support
The CSS includes
@media printrules:Relationship to Other Backends
Architecture Evolution:
Next Steps (Post Phase 4)
Potential Phase 5: Enhanced Interactivity
Potential Phase 6: Advanced Layout
Potential Phase 7: Progressive Web App
Integration Tasks
--generatehelp text (works via backend registration)Community Feedback
Deliverable Status
✅ Phase 1 MVP - Complete
✅ Phase 2 Chord Diagrams - Complete
✅ Phase 3 HTML5Paged - Complete
✅ Phase 4 PDF Config - Complete
All original goals achieved plus extensive enhancements. Ready for production use.
Files Summary
Core Modules (2 backends + 2 supporting)
Templates (32 files)
Tests (114 production tests)
Total: ~1,900 lines of backend code + ~3,500 lines of templates + 114 tests + 6 comprehensive docs
Conclusion
The HTML5 and HTML5Paged backends are production-ready after completing Phase 1-4:
What Works:
Use Cases:
Migration Path from PDF:
Users can switch from PDF to HTML5Paged with minimal config changes. Most
pdf.*settings work via hybrid precedence. Fonts need CSS conversion (@font-facedeclarations), but structure/styling transfer directly.Code Quality:
Modern Object::Pad architecture with complete template separation makes maintenance straightforward. Adding new features requires:
The backends follow ChordPro's architectural direction: move away from monolithic code toward modular, template-driven systems.
Status: Phase 1-4 Complete | 114 Tests Passing | Production Ready
Last Updated: December 2025