// parses VTT timestamp (mm:ss.ms or hh:mm:ss.ms) to seconds export const parseVttTime = (raw: string): number => { const parts = raw.trim().split(':'); if (parts.length < 2) return 0; const secPart = parts.pop()!; const minPart = parts.pop()!; const hourPart = parts.pop() ?? '0'; return Number(hourPart) * 3600 + Number(minPart) * 60 + Number(secPart.replace(',', '.')); }; // parses a single VTT cue: timestamp line + text lines export const parseVttCue = (line: string, lines: string[], i: number) => { if (!line.includes('-->')) return null; const [startRaw, endRaw] = line.split('-->'); const payload: string[] = []; let j = i + 1; // collect text until blank line while (j < lines.length && lines[j].trim() !== '') { payload.push(lines[j]); j++; } // strip tags, join lines const text = payload .join('\n') .replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '') .trim(); if (!text) return null; return { start: parseVttTime(startRaw), end: parseVttTime(endRaw), text }; }; /** * Parses full VTT file into cue array. * Handles both compact (timestamp on separate line) and standard formats. */ export const parseVtt = (text: string) => { const lines = text.replace(/\r/g, '').split('\n'); const cues = []; for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) { const line = lines[i].trim(); if (!line) continue; // compact: cue id on line i, timestamp on i+1 if (i + 1 < lines.length && !line.includes('-->') && lines[i + 1].includes('-->')) { const cue = parseVttCue(lines[i + 1].trim(), lines, i + 1); if (cue) cues.push(cue); i++; } else if (line.includes('-->')) { // standard: timestamp on same line const cue = parseVttCue(line, lines, i); if (cue) cues.push(cue); } } return cues; };