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/*
 mmr.js  by Warren Porter

 <PROMPT:MMR?:=|Yes|Undo> <PROMPT:Options:=|HideAll|ShowAll|ShowBar|ShowRst|LayerHide>
                                  Multi Measure Rest Tool
 This tool gives the user the ability to convert consecutive measures of whole rests into Multi-Measure Rests.  When hidden,
 the user can choose to show bars and rests, bars only, rests only, or neither.  If a "conductor" or "tempo" staff is being
 layered into a part to be printed, the "LayerHide" option will prevent any MMR on that part from being displayed.  Boundary
 collapse and cancel collapse commands are created around the multi measure rests.

 Changes made can be backed out with the "Undo" prompt.  All options on the 2nd prompt are ignored.  The above boundary commands
 are removed and MMRs are replaced by the approprate number of whole rests separated by bar lines.

 This tool can operate on ONLY a selected part of a staff, or, if nothing has been selected, the entire staff.
 */

rc=0, errMsg="";

function doProcess(clip) {
  var result=new Array(), nlines=new Array(), ii=0, lastBar=-1,cntRest=0,lastRest=0;
  var mmrOption = "|PrintOnce:Y";
  if (WScript.Arguments.Item(1) == "ShowAll")
    mmrOption += "|WhenHidden:ShowBars,ShowRests";
  else
	if (WScript.Arguments.Item(1) == "ShowBar")
	  mmrOption += "|WhenHidden:ShowBars";
	else
	  if (WScript.Arguments.Item(1) == "ShowRst")
	    mmrOption += "|WhenHidden:ShowRests";
	  else
	    if (WScript.Arguments.Item(1) == "LayerHide")
          mmrOption = "|PrintOnce:N|Visibility:Never"; // Used for hiding tempo or conductor stave.

  lines = clip.split("\r\n"); // lines === existing lines; nlines === lines to be created

  for (var i=0; i < lines.length; i++) {  // Main processing loop
    switch (cntRest) {
	  case 0 :
	    if (lines[i].slice(0,15) == "|Rest|Dur:Whole") {  //Found first rest
		  cntRest++; lastRest = i; }
		else {
		  nlines[ii++] = lines[i]; } // Didn't find a rest and have no backlog, copy line to OP array.
		break;
	  case 1 :  // Have found exactly one whole rest
        if (lines[i].slice(0,15) == "|Rest|Dur:Whole") {
          cntRest++; lastBar = 0; }
        else
          if ((lines[i].slice(0,4) == "|Bar") && (lines[i].slice(4,11) != "|Style:")) {
            lastBar = i; }
          else {  //  Found whole rest not followed by bar or another rest
            if (lastRest) {
              for ( ; lastRest <= i; lastRest++) {
                 nlines[ii++] = lines[lastRest] }
            cntRest=0,lastBar=0; } }
        break;
      default: // cntRest is 2 or more.
        if (lines[i].slice(0,15) == "|Rest|Dur:Whole") {
          cntRest++; lastBar = 0; }
        else
          if ((lines[i].slice(0,4) == "|Bar") && (lines[i].slice(4,11) != "|Style:")) {
            lastBar = i; }
          else {  //  Found whole rest not followed by bar or another rest, must create MMR
            nlines[ii++] = "|Boundary|Style:Collapse";
            nlines[ii++] = "|RestMultiBar|NumBars:" + cntRest + mmrOption;
            if (lines[i].slice(0,27) != "!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End" || lastBar) {
              nlines[ii++] = "|Boundary|Style:EndCollapse"; }
			cntRest = 0;
            if (lastBar)   // If MMR was followed by a barline and something else
              nlines[ii++] = lines[lastBar];  // first move the barline over
            lastBar = 0;
            nlines[ii++] = lines[i]		//  Move the non-rest non-bar over to OP buffer.
            }
        }	  //End of switch
  }	          //End main processing loop
  /* Next loop will place the Boundary Collapse BEFORE a bar line and the Cancel Collapse AFTER a bar line. This will stop empty
     bars from being displayed when a part begins or ends on a complete system.  The loop after that will remove EndCollapse and
	 Collapse when they are next to each other.
   */

  for (i=1; (i+1) < nlines.length; i++) {  // Start fixit loop.
    if ((nlines[i].slice(0,4) == "|Bar") && (nlines[i+1].slice(0,24) == "|Boundary|Style:Collapse")) {
	  var tempi = nlines[i];
	  nlines[i] = nlines[i+1];
	  nlines[++i] = tempi; }
	else
	  if ((nlines[i].slice(0,27) == "|Boundary|Style:EndCollapse") && (nlines[i+1].slice(0,4) == "|Bar")) {
	    tempi = nlines[i];
	    nlines[i] = nlines[i+1];
	    nlines[++i] = tempi; }
  }    //End fixup loop

  for (i=1; (i+1) < nlines.length; i++) {
    if ((nlines[i].slice(0,27) == "|Boundary|Style:EndCollapse") && (nlines[i+1].slice(0,24) == "|Boundary|Style:Collapse")) {
	  nlines[i] = "#";  //Turn both lines into a comment
	  nlines[++i] = "#"; }
	else
	  if (WScript.Arguments.Item(1) == "LayerHide" && nlines[i].slice(0,5) =="|Rest" && nlines[i].indexOf("|Visibility:Never") == -1)
	    nlines[i]+= "|Visibility:Never";
  }

  return nlines;
}
/*
!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.51,Single)
|Rest|Dur:Half
|Tempo|Tempo:70|Pos:10
|Rest|Dur:4th|Visibility:Never
|Tempo|Tempo:67|Pos:10
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar|Visibility:Never
|Rest|Dur:Whole|Visibility:Never
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End

 */

function doUndo(clip) {
  var result=new Array(), nlines=new Array(), ii=0, lastRest=0,cntRest=0;
  var restLit = "|Rest|Dur:Whole", barLit = "|Bar";
  lines = clip.split("\r\n"); // lines === existing lines; nlines === lines to be created

  for (var i=0; i < lines.length; i++) {  // Main processing loop
    if (lines[i].match(/Boundary.*Collapse/) != null)
      continue;
    result = lines[i].match(/(RestMultiBar\|NumBars:)(\d+)(\|PrintOnce)/)
    if (result == null) {
      nlines[ii++] = lines[i]; }
    else {
      lastRest = Number(result[2])
      for (cntRest=0; cntRest < lastRest; cntRest++) {
        nlines[ii++] = restLit;
        if ((cntRest + 1) < lastRest)
          nlines[ii++] = barLit;
      }
    }
  }	          //End main processing loop
   if (WScript.Arguments.Item(1) == "LayerHide") {
     for (i = 0; i < nlines.length; i++)
	   if (result = nlines[i].match(/Rest.*Never/))
	     nlines[i] = nlines[i].replace("|Visibility:Never","") }
  return nlines;
}
var myLines;
  if (WScript.Arguments.length != 2) {
    errMsg="NO Prompt read.";
	rc=1; }
  else {
    if (WScript.Arguments.Item(0).slice(0,4) == "Undo")
	  myLines=doUndo(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll()).join("\r\n");
	else
	  myLines=doProcess(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll()).join("\r\n"); }

if (rc == 0)
  WScript.StdOut.Write(myLines);
else
  WScript.StdErr.Write(errMsg);
WScript.quit(rc);

• Open a file with NWC and enter Alt/F8.
• Choose a group and give it a name "Multi Measure Rests".
• In the Command line, hit Browse and find the file.
• At the beginning of the command line insert "wscript " (include trailing space).
• At the end of the command line, append the prompt below.
• The Input Type is Clip Text.
• Under "Options", leave all boxes unchecked.
• Click OK.  It is ready to run.