libcgss

libcgss is a helper library originally for THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage (CGSS). It provides both C and C++ API for HCA audio and ACB archive manipulation.

The project consists of a library (libcgss) and several other applications.

• Library (libcgss)
  • takamori: Base structure: streams and exceptions.
  • ichinose: CRI ACB/AWB archive reader.
  • kawashima: HCA decoder, migrated from kawashima.
• Applications
  • hcaenc (obsolete): HCA encoder. Requires hcaenc_lite.dll^[1]. C# equivalent
  • hcacc: HCA cipher converter. C# equivalent
  • hca2wav: HCA decoder. C# equivalent
  • hcainfo: HCA info viewer.
  • utftable: UTF table schema explorer, similar to utf_tab.
  • acbunpack: ACB archive unpacker. C# equivalent
  • acb2wavs: Batch converter for HCAs in ACB. C# equivalent
  • acb2hcas: Batch exporter for HCAs in ACB. Generates companion .hcakey files for vgmstream.
  • hcaenc: HCA encoder based on VGAudio/VGAudio-CPP. Does not rely on hcaenc_lite.dll.
  • hcadec: HCA decoder based on VGAudio/VGAudio-CPP.

Related projects:

• This project has a sister project DereTore. However the strength of C API is better interoperability with other libraries. The pure C# version of hcaenc and hcacc can be found in DereTore as applications.
• If you are looking for a faster HCA decoder with higher definition for *NIX and you are a DIY person, have a look at this.
• If you are looking for a small native application for HCA encoding/decoding, have a look at this.

^[1] Download ADX2LE from here, and use the DLL located at tools\hcaenc_lite.dll.

Downloads

• GitHub Releases
• AppVeyor (CI auto build, may not be stable)

Examples

Have a look at some examples here.

C# users can write a P/Invoke wrapper to utilize the C interface.

Building

Requirements:

• General:
  • CMake (>=3.2)
• Windows:
  • MSVC (>=14.0, VC++ 2015)
• macOS and Linux:
  • GCC (>=6.0)

Steps:

1. Run PowerShell script: scripts/configure-cmake.ps1;
2. Run PowerShell script: scripts/build-project.ps1;

Artifacts can be found in bin directory.

More information:

• JNI library building instructions
• PHP extension by @towa0131

API & Manual

API definition can be found at docs/api/cgss-api.md.

User manual can be found at docs/manual/user-manual.md.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.md.

Disclaimer

See DISCLAIMER.md.

Notes

More tech details can be found in Behind the Scenes.