ticksToLilypond

template/engine/duration.py

@@ -150,8 +150,33 @@ ticksToLyDurationLogDict = {
     D256: 8, #1/256
     }
 
-def ticksToLilypond(ticks:int)->int:
-    if ticks in ticksToLyDurationLogDict:
-        return ticksToLyDurationLogDict[ticks]
+
+
+ticksToLilypondDict = {}
+for ourticks, lyAsInt in baseDurationToTraditionalNumber.items():
+    ly = str(lyAsInt)
+    ticksToLilypondDict[ourticks] = ly
+    ticksToLilypondDict[ourticks * 1.5] = ly + "." #dot
+    ticksToLilypondDict[ourticks * 1.75] = ly + ".." #double dot
+ticksToLilypondDict[DM] = "\\maxima"
+ticksToLilypondDict[DL] = "\\longa"
+ticksToLilypondDict[DB] = "\\breve"
+ticksToLilypondDict[DM*1.5] = "\\maxima."
+ticksToLilypondDict[DL*1.5] = "\\longa."
+ticksToLilypondDict[DB*1.5] = "\\breve."
+ticksToLilypondDict[DM*1.75] = "\\maxima.."
+ticksToLilypondDict[DL*1.75] = "\\longa.."
+ticksToLilypondDict[DB*1.75] = "\\breve.."
+
+
+
+def ticksToLilypond(ticks:int)->str:
+    """Returns a lilypond string with the number 1, 2, 4, 8 etc.
+    It must be a string and not a number because we have dots and words like maxima and brevis.
+
+    This is mostly used for tempo items.
+    """
+    if ticks in ticksToLilypondDict:
+        return ticksToLilypondDict[ticks]
     else:
-        raise ValueError(f"{ticks} not in duration.py ticksToLyDurationLogDict")
+        raise ValueError(f"{ticks} not in duration.py ticksToLilypondDict")