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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# vim: fdm=marker noet ts=4
+
+# Generate a JSON array of all the pipeband scores
+#+ see bottom for script execution
+
+#{{{ Functions
+import os
+
+def walk_through_files(path, file_extension='.ly'):
+	for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in os.walk(path):
+		if file_extension:
+			for filename in filenames:
+				if filename.endswith(file_extension):
+					yield os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
+		else:
+			yield os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
+
+def rreplace(s, old, new, occurrence):
+	li = s.rsplit(old, occurence)
+	return new.join(li)
+
+
+def read_config(config_path):
+	''' return a dict created from the configfile '''
+	import re
+	config = {}
+
+	textsearches = ['title', 'meter']
+	with open(config_path, 'r') as fh:
+		for line in fh:
+			if line.startswith('\\version'):
+				continue
+
+			if line.startswith('%'):
+				continue
+
+			for t in textsearches:
+				if not t in config:
+					result = re.search(t +' = (?P<quote>[\'\"])(.*?)(?P=quote)', line)
+					if result:
+						config[t] = result.group(2)
+
+			for keyword in ['\\\\tempo', '\\\\time', '\\\\partial']:
+				if not keyword in config:
+					result = re.search(keyword+'\s*(.*)', line)
+
+					if result:
+						config[keyword.replace('\\','')] = result.group(1).strip()
+	return config	
+
+def analyse_tune_ly(tune_file):
+	''' return a dict created from the tune file'''
+	data = read_lilypond(tune_file)
+
+	data['path'] = tune_file
+
+	return data
+
+def read_lilypond(fname):
+	''' return a dict from file'''
+	data = {}
+
+	if not os.path.exists(fname):
+	    return data
+
+	return data
+
+def merge_data_and_config(data, config):
+	if 'title' in data and '\\title' in data['title'] and 'title' in config:
+		data['title'].replace('\\title',config['title'])
+
+	newdata = { **config, **data }
+
+	return newdata
+
+def config_from_lypath(lypath):
+	''' return the configpath belonging to the lypath '''
+	li = lypath.rsplit("/", 1)[0]
+	return os.path.join(li,"config.ily")
+
+def read_path(music_paths):
+	tunes = {}
+
+	# Music Directory to work on
+	if isinstance(music_paths, str):
+		music_paths = [music_paths]
+
+	for path in music_paths:
+		for f in walk_through_files(path, '.ly'):
+			if os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(f)) == 'template':
+				continue;
+
+			data = analyse_tune_ly(f)
+			config_path = config_from_lypath(f)
+
+			if os.path.exists(config_path):
+				config = read_config(config_path)
+				# merge them 
+				data = merge_data_and_config(data, config)
+
+			data['instrument'] = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(f))[0]
+			data['files'] = {}
+			data['files']['lilypond'] = f.replace(path,'',1)
+			for ext in ['pdf', 'midi', 'preview.pdf', 'preview.png']:
+				sfile = os.path.splitext(f)[0] + '.' + ext
+
+				if os.path.isfile(sfile):
+					data['files'][ext] = sfile.replace(path,'',1)
+
+			if 'title' in data:
+				tune_key = data['title']
+			else:
+				tune_key = data['path']
+
+			if not tune_key in tunes:
+				tunes[tune_key] = [data]
+			else:
+				tunes[tune_key].append(data)
+
+	return tunes
+#}}} End of functions
+
+# ================================================================
+# Alright, lets see if it works...
+# ================================================================
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	import argparse
+
+	import json
+
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Read a music directory into a JSON file")
+	parser.add_argument('music_paths', nargs="*", type=str, default=".")
+
+	args = parser.parse_args()
+
+	print(json.dumps(read_path( args.music_paths )))