SRT/VTT Parser
A dependency-free SRT/VTT subtitle parser, written in TypeScript.
Installation
npm i @plussub/srt-vtt-parser
Usage
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
});Examples
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
<i>DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.</i>
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
<i>DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.</i>
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": "<i>DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.</i>",
"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
<i>DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.</i>
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": "<i>DRIVER: There's 100,000 streets in this city.</i>",
"to": 108084
},
{
"from": 109077,
"id": "",
"text": "You don't need to know the route.",
"to": 111421
}
]
}
