Tushar-N · April 19, 2022 21:35
diff --git a/livechat-video-playback b/livechat-video-playback
 Video player with live chat playback
diff --git a/parse_chat.py b/parse_chat.py
 import re
 import json

 def parse_timestamp(ts):
    if ts.count(':') == 1:
        ts = f'0:{ts}'
    ts = list(map(int, ts.split(':')))
    t = ts[0]*3600 + ts[1]*60 + ts[2]
    return t

 '''
 raw_chat_data copied/pasted from youtube. Example:
 5:45
 Person 1
 First comment yay!!!

 17:06
 Person 2
 Hi mom 🙂

 19:01
 Person 1
 This is a terrible video
 '''
 chat_data = open('raw_chat_data').read().strip().replace('\u200b', '')
 chat_data = re.findall('([0-9]+:[0-9]+:?[0-9]+)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n', chat_data)
 chat_data = [(parse_timestamp(x[0]),) + x for x in chat_data]

 with open('chat_data.js', 'w') as f:
    chat_json = json.dumps(chat_data, indent=2)
    f.write(f'const chat_data = {chat_json}')
diff --git a/player.css b/player.css
 html {
  background-color:#181818
 }

 .container {
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
 }

 #video-div {
  width: 1440;
  float: left;
 }

 #chatbox-div {
  margin-left: 1440;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #aaaaaa;
  height: 805px;
  overflow: scroll;
 }

 ::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 6px;
  border-left: 1px solid #aaaaaa;
 }
 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background-color: #aaaaaa;
 }

 #chatbox-div ul {
  list-style-type:none;
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 4px;
 }

 #chatbox-div li {
  padding: 4px;
 }


 .ts {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.54);
 }

 .name {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  font-weight: 500;
 }

 .comment {
  color: #fff;
 }

 .hidden {
  display: none;
 }


diff --git a/player.html b/player.html
 <html>

 <head>
 <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
 <script src="chat_data.js"></script>
 <script src="player.js"></script>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="player.css">
 </head>

 <body>

 <div class="container">
    
  <div id="video-div">
    <video id="video" width="1440" controls>
    <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
    </video>
  </div>

  <div id="chatbox-div">
    <ul id="chatbox"><ul>
  </div>

 </div>

 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/player.js b/player.js
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 // util
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 function bisect(sortedList, el){
  if(!sortedList.length) return 0;

  if(sortedList.length == 1) {
    return el > sortedList[0] ? 1 : 0;
  }

  let lbound = 0;
  let rbound = sortedList.length - 1;
  return bisect(lbound, rbound);

 // note that this function depends on closure over lbound and rbound
 // to work correctly
  function bisect(lb, rb){
    if(rb - lb == 1){
      if(sortedList[lb] < el && sortedList[rb] >= el){
        return lb + 1;
      }

      if(sortedList[lb] == el){
        return lb;
      }
    }

    if(sortedList[lb] > el){
      return 0;
    }

    if(sortedList[rb] < el){
      return sortedList.length
    }

    let midPoint = lb + (Math.floor((rb - lb) / 2));
    let midValue = sortedList[midPoint];

    if(el <= midValue){
      rbound = midPoint
    }

    else if(el > midValue){
      lbound = midPoint
    }

    return bisect(lbound, rbound);
  }
 }

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 // player
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //

 // chat data comes from chat_data.js
 let timestamps = chat_data.map(x => x[0])
 let last_visible = -1

 function populate_chatbox(){
  let chatbox = $('#chatbox')
  for (let i=0; i<chat_data.length; i++){
    let el = $(`
      <li class="hidden" id="chat-${i}">
        <span class="ts">${chat_data[i][1]}</span> 
        <span class="name">${chat_data[i][2]}</span>
        <span class="comment">${chat_data[i][3]}</span>
      </li>
    `)
    chatbox.append(el)
  }
 }

 function update_comments(curr_idx, last_idx){

  if (curr_idx < last_idx){
    for (let i=curr_idx+1; i<chat_data.length; i++){
      $(`#chat-${i}`).addClass('hidden')
    }
  }

  else if (curr_idx > last_idx){
    for (let i=last_idx; i<=curr_idx; i++){
      $(`#chat-${i}`).removeClass('hidden')
    }
  }

  let chatbox = $('#chatbox-div')
  chatbox.scrollTop(chatbox.prop('scrollHeight'));

 }

 function init_video_listener(){
  $('#video').on('timeupdate', function() {
    let idx = bisect(timestamps, this.currentTime) - 1
    if (idx != last_visible){
      update_comments(idx, last_visible)
      last_visible = idx
    }
  });
 }

 $(document).ready(function(){
  populate_chatbox()
  init_video_listener()
 })
	import re
	import json

	def parse_timestamp(ts):
	if ts.count(':') == 1:
	ts = f'0:{ts}'
	ts = list(map(int, ts.split(':')))
	t = ts[0]3600 + ts[1]60 + ts[2]
	return t

	'''
	raw_chat_data copied/pasted from youtube. Example:
	5:45
	Person 1
	First comment yay!!!

	17:06
	Person 2
	Hi mom 🙂

	19:01
	Person 1
	This is a terrible video
	'''
	chat_data = open('raw_chat_data').read().strip().replace('\u200b', '')
	chat_data = re.findall('([0-9]+:[0-9]+:?[0-9]+)\n(.)\n(.)\n', chat_data)
	chat_data = [(parse_timestamp(x[0]),) + x for x in chat_data]

	with open('chat_data.js', 'w') as f:
	chat_json = json.dumps(chat_data, indent=2)
	f.write(f'const chat_data = {chat_json}')
	html {
	background-color:#181818
	}

	.container {
	width: 100%;
	overflow: hidden;
	}

	#video-div {
	width: 1440;
	float: left;
	}

	#chatbox-div {
	margin-left: 1440;
	border-style: solid;
	border-color: #aaaaaa;
	height: 805px;
	overflow: scroll;
	}

	::-webkit-scrollbar {
	width: 6px;
	border-left: 1px solid #aaaaaa;
	}
	::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
	background-color: #aaaaaa;
	}

	#chatbox-div ul {
	list-style-type:none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 4px;
	}

	#chatbox-div li {
	padding: 4px;
	}


	.ts {
	font-size: 11px;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.54);
	}

	.name {
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
	font-weight: 500;
	}

	.comment {
	color: #fff;
	}

	.hidden {
	display: none;
	}
	<html>

	<head>
	<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
	<script src="chat_data.js"></script>
	<script src="player.js"></script>
	<link rel="stylesheet" href="player.css">
	</head>

	<body>

	<div class="container">

	<div id="video-div">
	<video id="video" width="1440" controls>
	<source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
	</video>
	</div>

	<div id="chatbox-div">
	<ul id="chatbox"><ul>
	</div>

	</div>

	</body>
	</html>
	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
	// util
	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
	function bisect(sortedList, el){
	if(!sortedList.length) return 0;

	if(sortedList.length == 1) {
	return el > sortedList[0] ? 1 : 0;
	}

	let lbound = 0;
	let rbound = sortedList.length - 1;
	return bisect(lbound, rbound);

	// note that this function depends on closure over lbound and rbound
	// to work correctly
	function bisect(lb, rb){
	if(rb - lb == 1){
	if(sortedList[lb] < el && sortedList[rb] >= el){
	return lb + 1;
	}

	if(sortedList[lb] == el){
	return lb;
	}
	}

	if(sortedList[lb] > el){
	return 0;
	}

	if(sortedList[rb] < el){
	return sortedList.length
	}

	let midPoint = lb + (Math.floor((rb - lb) / 2));
	let midValue = sortedList[midPoint];

	if(el <= midValue){
	rbound = midPoint
	}

	else if(el > midValue){
	lbound = midPoint
	}

	return bisect(lbound, rbound);
	}
	}

	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
	// player
	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //

	// chat data comes from chat_data.js
	let timestamps = chat_data.map(x => x[0])
	let last_visible = -1

	function populate_chatbox(){
	let chatbox = $('#chatbox')
	for (let i=0; i<chat_data.length; i++){
	let el = $(`
	<li class="hidden" id="chat-${i}">
	<span class="ts">${chat_data[i][1]}</span>
	<span class="name">${chat_data[i][2]}</span>
	<span class="comment">${chat_data[i][3]}</span>
	</li>
	`)
	chatbox.append(el)
	}
	}

	function update_comments(curr_idx, last_idx){

	if (curr_idx < last_idx){
	for (let i=curr_idx+1; i<chat_data.length; i++){
	$(`#chat-${i}`).addClass('hidden')
	}
	}

	else if (curr_idx > last_idx){
	for (let i=last_idx; i<=curr_idx; i++){
	$(`#chat-${i}`).removeClass('hidden')
	}
	}

	let chatbox = $('#chatbox-div')
	chatbox.scrollTop(chatbox.prop('scrollHeight'));

	}

	function init_video_listener(){
	$('#video').on('timeupdate', function() {
	let idx = bisect(timestamps, this.currentTime) - 1
	if (idx != last_visible){
	update_comments(idx, last_visible)
	last_visible = idx
	}
	});
	}

	$(document).ready(function(){
	populate_chatbox()
	init_video_listener()
	})