A dependency free SRT / Vtt subtitle parser, written in Typescript.
npm install @plussub/srt-vtt-parser``
npm i @plussub/srt-vtt-parser
`ts
import fs from 'fs';
import { parse } from '@plussub/srt-vtt-parser';
const { entries } = parse(
fs
.readFileSync('transcript.vtt') // or '.srt'
.toString()
);
entries.forEach(({ from, to, text, id }) => {
// process transcript entry
});
`
SRT (SubRip)
`
00:01:42,821 --> 00:01:44,289
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)
multiline test
2
00:01:45,365 --> 00:01:48,084
DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.
3
00:01:49,077 --> 00:01:51,421
You don't need to know the route.
`
VTT
`
WEBVTT
1
00:01:42.821 --> 00:01:44.289
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)
multiline test
2
00:01:45.365 --> 00:01:48.084
DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.
3
00:01:49.077 --> 00:01:51.421
You don't need to know the route.
`
Results into
`
{
"entries": [
{
"from": 102821,
"id": "1",
"text": "(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)\nmultiline test",
"to": 104289
},
{
"from": 105365,
"id": "2",
"text": "DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.",
"to": 108084
},
{
"from": 109077,
"id": "3",
"text": "You don't need to know the route.",
"to": 111421
}
]
}
Respect NOTE/ MULTILINE NOTE / STYLE Blocks and inline style but will ignore them for the output.
`
WEBVTT
STYLE
::cue {
background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, dimgray, lightgray);
color: papayawhip;
}
/ Style blocks cannot use blank lines nor "dash dash greater than" /
NOTE comment blocks can be used between style blocks.
00:01:42.821 --> 00:01:44.289
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)
multiline test
NOTE style blocks cannot appear after the first cue.
this is a multiline note block
some identifier
00:01:45.365 --> 00:01:48.084
DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.
00:01:49.077 --> 00:01:51.421
You don't need to know the route.
`
Results into
`
{
"entries": [
{
"from": 102821,
"id": "",
"text": "(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)\nmultiline test",
"to": 104289
},
{
"from": 105365,
"id": "some identifier",
"text": "DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.",
"to": 108084
},
{
"from": 109077,
"id": "",
"text": "You don't need to know the route.",
"to": 111421
}
]
}