Transcript converter

import-transcript.js

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+
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+
+function importTranscript(srtContent, names) {
+    const entries = srtContent.trim().split(/\n\n+/)
+    const nameSet = new Set(names.map(name => name.trim()))
+
+    let foundSpeakers = new Set()
+
+    const mdEntries = entries.map(entry => {
+        const lines = entry.split(/\n/)
+        if (lines.length < 3) return null
+
+        const timeParts = lines[1].split(' --> ')
+        if (timeParts.length !== 2) return null
+
+        let content = lines.slice(2).join(' ').trim()
+        for (const name of nameSet) {
+            const regex = new RegExp(`^${name}:`, 'i')
+            if (content.match(regex)) {
+                content = content.replace(name, `**${name}**`)
+                foundSpeakers.add(name)
+                break
+            }
+        }
+
+        return `==${timeParts[0]}==${content}==${timeParts[1]}==`
+    }).filter(Boolean)
+
+    nameSet.forEach(name => {
+        if (!foundSpeakers.has(name)) {
+            console.warn(`Warning: Speaker ${name} wasn't found. Did you misspell their name?`)
+        }
+    })
+
+    return mdEntries.join('\n\n')
+}
+
+let srtFileName, mdFileName, names = ''
+
+for (let i = 2; i < process.argv.length; i++) {
+    switch (process.argv[i]) {
+        case '--input':
+        case '-i':
+            srtFileName = process.argv[++i]
+            break
+        case '--output':
+        case '-o':
+            mdFileName = process.argv[++i]
+            break
+        case '--speakers':
+            names = process.argv[++i]
+            break
+    }
+}
+
+if (!srtFileName) {
+    console.log("This utility converts valid .srt files to NDC compatible transcripts. Usage: node import-transcripts.js --input <input.srt> --output <output.md> --speakers 'Name1,Name2,...'")
+    process.exit(1)
+}
+
+const srtContent = fs.readFileSync(srtFileName, 'utf8')
+const nameList = names.split(',')
+const mdContent = importTranscript(srtContent, nameList)
+
+if (mdFileName) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(mdFileName, mdContent, 'utf8')
+    console.log(`Converted content written to ${mdFileName}`)
+} else {
+    console.log(mdContent)
+}