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+%%% -*- Mode: Scheme -*-
+\version "2.14.0"
+%{
+
+The following functions define the chord repetition behavior, and may
+be invoked by the user to customize it.
+
+ly:parser-set-repetition-symbol
+ set the chord repetition shortcut.
+ `q' is the default value set in this file.
+
+ly:parser-set-repetition-function
+
+ set the function that is invoked when a chord repetition symbol
+ is encountered by the parser: a four argument function
+ (previous-chord, location, duration, list of articulations) which is
+ supposed to return a new chord.
+ `default-repeat-chord' is the default function set in this file.
+ `tab-repeat-chord' may be used in tablatures to preserve the string information.
+%}
+
+#(define-public ((make-repeat-chord-function chord-element-types note-articulation-types)
+ previous-chord location duration articulations)
+ "Make a chord repetition function.
+The returned functions copies the notes from @var{previous-chord} into a new chord.
+Chord elements, which type is found in @var{chord-element-types}, are copied into
+the new chord. Note articulations, which type is found in @var{note-articulation-types},
+are also copied. All other events are not copied into the new chord."
+ (define (filter-events events event-types)
+ (filter (lambda (event)
+ (and (memq (ly:music-property event 'name) event-types) event))
+ events))
+ ;; If previous-chord has an length property, then it means that it
+ ;; has been processed by a music iterator. In other words, the chord
+ ;; has been memorized from an other music block, which is certainly not
+ ;; what the user has intended, as anywy the result will be buggy.
+ ;; In that case, raise a warning.
+ (if (not (and (ly:music? previous-chord)
+ (null? (ly:music-property previous-chord 'length))))
+ (ly:input-message location
+ (_ "No memorized chord in music block before chord repetition")))
+ ;; Instead of copying the previous chord, then removing the
+ ;; undesired elements (like articulations), a new empty chord is built.
+ ;; Then, the pitch found in the previous chord are added to the new
+ ;; chord, without any "decoration" (e.g. cautionary accidentals,
+ ;; fingerings, text scripts, articulations). Only the events of types
+ ;; given in `chord-elements-types' and `note-articulation-types' are
+ ;; copied from the original chord elements and note articulations,
+ ;; respectively.
+ (let ((elements (ly:music-property (ly:music-deep-copy previous-chord) 'elements)))
+ (make-music
+ 'EventChord
+ 'origin location
+ 'elements (append!
+ (map (lambda (note)
+ (let ((new-note (make-music 'NoteEvent
+ 'origin location
+ 'pitch (ly:music-property note 'pitch)
+ 'duration duration))
+ (articulations
+ (filter-events (ly:music-property note 'articulations)
+ note-articulation-types)))
+ (if (not (null? articulations))
+ (set! (ly:music-property new-note 'articulations)
+ articulations))
+ new-note))
+ (filter-events elements '(NoteEvent)))
+ (filter-events elements chord-element-types)
+ articulations))))
+
+#(define-public default-repeat-chord
+ (make-repeat-chord-function '() '()))
+
+#(define-public tab-repeat-chord
+ (make-repeat-chord-function '(StringNumberEvent) '(StringNumberEvent)))
+
+% default settings
+#(ly:parser-set-repetition-symbol parser 'q)
+#(ly:parser-set-repetition-function parser default-repeat-chord)