VSCode Markdown Preview ABC Notation Support

Adds support for abc music notation to VS Code's builtin markdown preview.

Features

• Render abc notation within code blocks

```abc
X:1
T:Speed the Plough
M:4/4
C:Trad.
K:G
|:GABc dedB|dedB dedB|c2ec B2dB|c2A2 A2BA|
  GABc dedB|dedB dedB|c2ec B2dB|A2F2 G4:|
|:g2gf gdBd|g2f2 e2d2|c2ec B2dB|c2A2 A2df|
  g2gf g2Bd|g2f2 e2d2|c2ec B2dB|A2F2 G4:|
```

Back End

Utilises and packages the abcjs library for rendering. Currently running on the 6.0.0-beta

Manual Installation

1. Ensure vsce is installed via npm install -g vsce
2. Clone this git repository
3. Initialise the npm packages npm install
4. Package the extension vsce package
5. Install into code code --install-extension vscode-markdown-abc-0.0.1.vsix

Future Work

• Fix Packaging Metadata
• Add Extension Icon
• Publish to VSCode Marketplace
• Publish to Open VSX Registry
• Display Errors
• Add support for other renderer options

Acknowledgements

• This extension is heavily based off of Markdown Preview Mermaid Support.

• ABC.js is the main workhorse rendering the notation. All credits for the interpreter and rendering goes to that team.

• abc notation is a specification invented by Chris Walshaw to notate music in plain text format. Credits go to him and the other contributors for coming up the specification.