feat(visualizer): add waterfall, radial and braille spectrum modes

somafm_tui/config.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CHANNELS_CACHE = CACHE_DIR / "channels.json"
 PLAYLIST_CACHE = CACHE_DIR / "playlists.json"
 SONGS_CACHE_DIR = CACHE_DIR / "songs"
 
-VISUALIZERS = ("both", "bars", "wave")
+VISUALIZERS = ("both", "bars", "wave", "waterfall", "radial", "braille")
 
 
 def ensure_dirs() -> None:

somafm_tui/widgets/spectrum.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import math
+from collections import deque
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
@@ -15,6 +17,28 @@ from .common import LEVELS, SPECTRUM_STOPS, gradient
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..app import SomaFMApp
 
+#: One waterfall column per analyser tick; a deque this long covers ~25 s of
+#: history at 20 Hz, plenty for even a very wide terminal.
+WATERFALL_HISTORY = 512
+WATERFALL_LEVELS = " ░▒▓█"
+
+#: Braille dot bit value, indexed by sub-row and sub-column inside a cell.
+BRAILLE_BITS = (
+    (0x01, 0x08),
+    (0x02, 0x10),
+    (0x04, 0x20),
+    (0x40, 0x80),
+)
+
+VISUALIZER_LABELS = {
+    "both": "MIRROR",
+    "bars": "BARS",
+    "wave": "WAVE",
+    "waterfall": "WATERFALL",
+    "radial": "RADIAL",
+    "braille": "BRAILLE",
+}
+
 
 class SpectrumPanel(Widget):
     can_focus = False
@@ -24,12 +48,14 @@ class SpectrumPanel(Widget):
         self.engine = engine
         self.border_title = "SPECTRUM"
         self._palettes: dict[tuple[int, int, bool], list[str]] = {}
+        #: Recent band frames, newest last, for the waterfall display.  Filled
+        #: even while another mode is showing so switching to it has history.
+        self._history: deque[tuple[float, ...]] = deque(maxlen=WATERFALL_HISTORY)
+        self._history_tick: int | None = None
 
     # Called from the app ticker so the border title tracks the analyser mode.
     def sync(self, mode: str, status: str) -> None:
-        label = {"both": "MIRROR", "bars": "BARS", "wave": "WAVE"}.get(
+        label = VISUALIZER_LABELS.get(mode, mode.upper())
-            mode, mode.upper()
-        )
         title = f"SPECTRUM · {label} · {status}"
         if self.border_title != title:
             self.border_title = title
@@ -43,10 +69,17 @@ class SpectrumPanel(Widget):
         mode = getattr(app, "visualizer", "both")
         phase = int(getattr(app, "tick_count", 0) // 2)
         dim = frame.status == "idle"
+        self._record(frame, int(getattr(app, "tick_count", 0)))
 
         lines: list[Text]
         if mode == "wave":
             lines = self._wave(frame, width, height, phase, dim)
+        elif mode == "braille":
+            lines = self._braille(frame, width, height, phase, dim)
+        elif mode == "waterfall":
+            lines = self._waterfall(width, height, dim)
+        elif mode == "radial":
+            lines = self._radial(frame, width, height, phase, dim)
         elif mode == "bars" or height < 8:
             lines = self._bars(frame, width, height, phase, dim)
         else:
@@ -63,10 +96,33 @@ class SpectrumPanel(Widget):
             lines.extend(mirrored)
         return Group(*lines)
 
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # history
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+    def _record(self, frame: Frame, tick: int) -> None:
+        """Remember one column per analyser tick (not one per render)."""
+        if tick == self._history_tick:
+            return
+        self._history_tick = tick
+        self._history.append(frame.bands)
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # drawing
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sample(values: Sequence[float], position: float) -> float:
+        """Linearly interpolate ``values`` at a fractional index."""
+        if not values:
+            return 0.0
+        last = len(values) - 1
+        position = max(0.0, min(float(last), position))
+        low = int(position)
+        high = min(low + 1, last)
+        fraction = position - low
+        return float(values[low]) * (1.0 - fraction) + float(values[high]) * fraction
+
     def _row_palette(self, height: int, phase: int, dim: bool) -> list[str]:
         key = (height, phase % 12, dim)
         cached = self._palettes.get(key)
@@ -154,18 +210,24 @@ class SpectrumPanel(Widget):
             lines.append(line)
         return lines
 
-    def _wave(
+    def _wave_values(self, frame: Frame, width: int) -> list[float]:
-        self, frame: Frame, width: int, height: int, phase: int, dim: bool
+        """The waveform resampled to ``width`` points, with display gain.
-    ) -> list[Text]:
+
+        The engine normalises each chunk, but smoothing and averaging make the
+        trace sit around the middle.  A gentle display gain lets an oscilloscope
+        use the full height without amplifying silence into noise.
+        """
         wave = self._resample_mean(frame.wave, width)
-        # The engine normalises each chunk, but smoothing and averaging make
-        # the trace sit around the middle.  A gentle display gain lets the
-        # oscilloscope use the full height without amplifying silence into
-        # noise.
         peak = max((abs(value) for value in wave), default=0.0)
         if peak > 0.02:
             gain = min(2.5, 0.9 / peak)
             wave = [value * gain for value in wave]
+        return wave
+
+    def _wave(
+        self, frame: Frame, width: int, height: int, phase: int, dim: bool
+    ) -> list[Text]:
+        wave = self._wave_values(frame, width)
         palette = self._row_palette(height, phase, dim)
         centre = (height - 1) / 2.0
         amplitude = max(0.75, (height - 1) / 2.0)
@@ -200,3 +262,147 @@ class SpectrumPanel(Widget):
                     line.append(char, style=style)
             lines.append(line)
         return lines
+
+    def _braille(
+        self, frame: Frame, width: int, height: int, phase: int, dim: bool
+    ) -> list[Text]:
+        """Oscilloscope drawn with braille dots: 2x4 sub-cells per character."""
+        dots_width = width * 2
+        dots_height = height * 4
+        values = self._wave_values(frame, dots_width)
+        centre = (dots_height - 1) / 2.0
+        amplitude = max(1.0, (dots_height - 1) / 2.0)
+        cells = [[0] * width for _ in range(height)]
+
+        def set_dot(x: int, y: int) -> None:
+            cells[y // 4][x // 2] |= BRAILLE_BITS[y % 4][x % 2]
+
+        previous: int | None = None
+        for column, value in enumerate(values):
+            clamped = max(-1.0, min(1.0, float(value)))
+            row = max(0, min(dots_height - 1, round(centre - clamped * amplitude)))
+            set_dot(column, row)
+            # Join steep segments so the trace stays continuous.
+            if previous is not None and previous != row:
+                low, high = sorted((previous, row))
+                for between in range(low + 1, high):
+                    set_dot(column, between)
+            previous = row
+
+        palette = self._row_palette(height, phase, dim)
+        lines: list[Text] = []
+        for row in range(height):
+            line = Text(no_wrap=True)
+            style = palette[row]
+            for bits in cells[row]:
+                if bits:
+                    line.append(chr(0x2800 | bits), style=style)
+                else:
+                    line.append(" ", style="")
+            lines.append(line)
+        return lines
+
+    def _waterfall(self, width: int, height: int, dim: bool) -> list[Text]:
+        """Scrolling spectrogram: history left-to-right, frequency bottom-up."""
+        columns = list(self._history)[-width:]
+        if not columns:
+            columns = [()]
+        last = max(1, len(columns[-1]) - 1)
+        # Row 0 is the treble end; the bass sits on the bottom row.
+        positions = [
+            (height - 1 - row) / max(1, height - 1) * last for row in range(height)
+        ]
+        offset = width - len(columns)
+        fade_after = max(3, int(len(columns) * 0.75))
+        grid = [[" "] * width for _ in range(height)]
+        styles = [[""] * width for _ in range(height)]
+
+        for index, column in enumerate(columns):
+            if not column:
+                continue
+            x = offset + index
+            age = len(columns) - index
+            faded = dim or age > fade_after
+            for row, position in enumerate(positions):
+                value = self._sample(column, position)
+                level = int(value * (len(WATERFALL_LEVELS) - 1))
+                if level <= 0:
+                    continue
+                style = gradient(SPECTRUM_STOPS, value)
+                if faded:
+                    style = f"dim {style}"
+                elif age == 1:
+                    # The newest column is the leading edge of the scan.
+                    style = f"bold {style}"
+                grid[row][x] = WATERFALL_LEVELS[level]
+                styles[row][x] = style
+
+        lines: list[Text] = []
+        for row in range(height):
+            line = Text(no_wrap=True)
+            for x in range(width):
+                char = grid[row][x]
+                line.append(char, style=styles[row][x] if char != " " else "")
+            lines.append(line)
+        return lines
+
+    def _radial(
+        self, frame: Frame, width: int, height: int, phase: int, dim: bool
+    ) -> list[Text]:
+        """The spectrum wrapped into a glowing circle around the centre."""
+        centre_x = (width - 1) / 2.0
+        centre_y = (height - 1) / 2.0
+        # Terminal cells are about twice as tall as they are wide, so the
+        # horizontal radius is twice the vertical one to draw a round circle.
+        radius_y = min(centre_y, centre_x / 2.0)
+        if radius_y < 2.5:
+            return self._bars(frame, width, height, phase, dim)
+        radius_x = radius_y * 2.0
+
+        bands = list(frame.bands)
+        count = max(1, len(bands))
+        hole = 0.18
+        grid = [[" "] * width for _ in range(height)]
+        styles = [[""] * width for _ in range(height)]
+
+        for row in range(height):
+            dy = (row - centre_y) / radius_y
+            if abs(dy) > 1.0:
+                continue
+            for column in range(width):
+                dx = (column - centre_x) / radius_x
+                distance = math.hypot(dx, dy)
+                if distance > 1.0:
+                    continue
+                angle = (math.atan2(dy, dx) + math.pi / 2.0) % (2.0 * math.pi)
+                band = bands[int(angle / (2.0 * math.pi) * count) % count]
+                edge = hole + max(0.0, min(1.0, float(band))) * (1.0 - hole)
+                if distance <= hole + 0.02:
+                    # A faint inner ring gives silent stations a focus.
+                    if distance > hole * 0.35:
+                        grid[row][column] = "·"
+                        styles[row][column] = "dim"
+                    continue
+                if distance > edge:
+                    continue
+                depth = edge - distance
+                if depth < 0.06:
+                    grid[row][column] = "█"
+                    styles[row][column] = ("dim " if dim else "") + gradient(
+                        SPECTRUM_STOPS, edge
+                    )
+                elif depth < 0.15:
+                    grid[row][column] = "▓"
+                    styles[row][column] = "dim " + gradient(SPECTRUM_STOPS, edge)
+                elif depth < 0.25:
+                    grid[row][column] = "▒"
+                    styles[row][column] = "dim"
+
+        lines: list[Text] = []
+        for row in range(height):
+            line = Text(no_wrap=True)
+            for column in range(width):
+                char = grid[row][column]
+                line.append(char, style=styles[row][column] if char != " " else "")
+            lines.append(line)
+        return lines