Class: Coltrane::Interval

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
Comparable
Defined in:
lib/coltrane/interval.rb

Overview

Interval describe the logarithmic distance between 2 frequencies. It’s measured in cents.

Direct Known Subclasses

IntervalClass

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(cents) ⇒ Interval

Returns a new instance of Interval.



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 19

def initialize(cents)
  @cents = cents.round
end

Instance Attribute Details

#cents ⇒ Object (readonly) Also known as: hash

Returns the value of attribute cents.



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 9

def cents
  @cents
end

Class Method Details

.method_missing(method, *args) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 14

def method_missing(method, *args)
  IntervalClass.send(method, *args)
end

Instance Method Details

#+(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 42

def +(other)
  case other
  when Numeric then Interval[cents + other]
  when Interval then Interval[cents + other.cents]
  end
end

#-(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 49

def -(other)
  case other
  when Numeric then Interval[cents - other]
  when Interval then Interval[cents - other.cents]
  end
end

#-@ ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 56

def -@
  Interval[-cents]
end

#<=>(other) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 60

def <=>(other)
  cents <=> other.cents
end

#==(other) ⇒ Object Also known as: eql? 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 35

def ==(other)
  cents == other.cents
end

#ascending? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 27

def ascending?
  cents < 0
end

#descending? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 31

def descending?
  cents > 0
end

#semitones ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/coltrane/interval.rb', line 23

def semitones
  (cents.to_f / 100).round
end