propresenter7-php-lib/doc/api/messages.md
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PHP 8.4 library and CLI tools to read, modify, and generate ProPresenter 7
files: songs (.pro), playlists (.proplaylist), bundles (.probundle), themes,
and the global library files (Macros, Labels, Groups, ClearGroups, CCLI,
Messages, Timers, Stage, Workspace, Props, TestPatterns, Calendar,
KeyMappings, CommunicationDevices).

Built on the MIT-licensed ProPresenter7-Proto schema by greyshirtguy
(v7.16.2). Includes 18 CLI parsers, comprehensive API docs in doc/,
binary-format specs, and a synthetic 369-test PHPUnit suite covering
RTF extraction, translation slides, ZIP64 repair, round-trip fidelity,
and end-to-end generation.
2026-05-03 22:21:01 +02:00

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# Messages Library API
> PHP module for reading and writing the global ProPresenter `Messages` file
> (raw protobuf, no extension) and exposing each message definition.
## Quick Reference
```php
use ProPresenter\Parser\MessagesFileReader;
use ProPresenter\Parser\MessagesFileWriter;
$library = MessagesFileReader::read('/path/to/Messages');
foreach ($library->getMessages() as $message) {
$message->getTitle();
$message->getUuid();
$message->getMessageText();
}
$library->addMessage('Lobby Notice', '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111');
MessagesFileWriter::write($library, '/path/to/Messages');
```
---
## File Layout
The `Messages` file is the protobuf-serialised
[`MessageDocument`](../../proto/messages.proto):
| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `application_info` | `ApplicationInfo` | ProPresenter metadata |
| `messages` | repeated `Message` | Message definitions in document order |
---
## Reading
```php
$library = MessagesFileReader::read('/Users/me/.../Messages');
```
Throws `InvalidArgumentException` for missing files and `RuntimeException` for
empty / unreadable files.
---
## MessageLibrary
```php
$library->getMessages(); // Message[]
$library->count(); // int
$library->getMessageByUuid($uuid); // ?Message (case-insensitive)
$library->getMessageByName($title); // ?Message (case-sensitive title)
$library->addMessage($title, $uuid); // Message
$library->removeMessage($uuid); // bool
$library->getApplicationInfo(); // ?\Rv\Data\ApplicationInfo
$library->getDocument(); // \Rv\Data\MessageDocument
```
---
## Message
```php
$message->getUuid();
$message->setUuid($uuid);
$message->getTitle();
$message->setTitle($title);
$message->getTimeToRemove();
$message->setTimeToRemove($seconds);
$message->isVisibleOnNetwork();
$message->setVisibleOnNetwork(true);
$message->getMessageText();
$message->setMessageText($text);
$message->getClearType();
$message->setClearType($enumValue);
$message->getTokens(); // raw repeated Token protos
$message->getProto(); // \Rv\Data\Message
```
---
## CLI Tool
```bash
php bin/parse-messages.php /path/to/Messages
```
---
## Key Files
| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `src/MessageLibrary.php` | Document wrapper with title / UUID indexes |
| `src/Message.php` | Single message wrapper |
| `src/MessagesFileReader.php` | Reads the `Messages` file |
| `src/MessagesFileWriter.php` | Writes the `Messages` file |
| `bin/parse-messages.php` | CLI summary tool |
| `generated/Rv/Data/MessageDocument.php` | Generated document class |
---
## Scope Notes
Tokens and token values are preserved as raw generated protobuf objects. The
wrapper exposes them for advanced callers but does not interpret template
rendering semantics.