Add new operation: Generate Spectrogram #1552
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Overview
Resolves #1207. Analyzing audio spectrograms for hidden data is often needed during CTFs.
Dependencies
I tried to make it as standalone as possible - still, it includes two new dependencies:
Both of these do not have further dependencies, and they can be useful in the future for adding more audio-related operations.
If it's not acceptable, please let me know.
Limitations
To not make it overly complicated I only implemented a rectangular window (in Audacity the default is
Hanning) - more options in that regard could be useful, but for simply looking for some hidden text, I think it's capable enough.Also, more color schemes could be added, or a package like colormap could be used instead.
Tests
Writing tests for it was quite tricky - there are currently no
wavesamples available for use in tests, and some imports didn't work correctly when I tried. I decided to wait for some feedback or leave it to someone who knows better how to do it.