#!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
import re
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from googleapiclient.errors import HttpError
from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os
import json
import isodate
import argparse
class CustomHelpFormatter(argparse.HelpFormatter):
def _format_usage(self, usage, actions, groups, prefix):
return ''
def format_help(self):
description = self._root_section.format_help().strip()
usage = self._format_usage(
self._prog,
self._actions,
self._mutually_exclusive_groups,
self._format_usage
)
usage = usage.replace(self._prog, '').strip()
return f"{description}\n\nUsage: {self._prog} {usage}\n{super().format_help()}"
def get_video_id(url):
# Extract video ID from URL
pattern = r'(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?(?:youtube\.com\/(?:[^\/\n\s]+\/\S+\/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?)\/|\S*?[?&]v=)|youtu\.be\/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})'
match = re.search(pattern, url)
return match.group(1) if match else None
def main(url, options):
# Load environment variables from .env file
load_dotenv(os.path.expanduser('~/.config/fabric/.env'))
# Get YouTube API key from environment variable
api_key = os.getenv('YOUTUBE_API_KEY')
if not api_key:
print("Error: YOUTUBE_API_KEY not found in ~/.config/fabric/.env")
return
# Extract video ID from URL
video_id = get_video_id(url)
if not video_id:
print("Invalid YouTube URL")
return
try:
# Initialize the YouTube API client
youtube = build('youtube', 'v3', developerKey=api_key)
# Get video details
video_response = youtube.videos().list(
id=video_id,
part='contentDetails'
).execute()
# Extract video duration and convert to minutes
duration_iso = video_response['items'][0]['contentDetails']['duration']
duration_seconds = isodate.parse_duration(duration_iso).total_seconds()
duration_minutes = round(duration_seconds / 60)
# Get video transcript
try:
transcript_list = YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)
transcript_text = ' '.join([item['text'] for item in transcript_list])
transcript_text = transcript_text.replace('\n', ' ')
except Exception as e:
transcript_text = "Transcript not available."
# Output based on options
if options.duration:
print(duration_minutes)
elif options.transcript:
print(transcript_text)
else:
# Create JSON object
output = {
"transcript": transcript_text,
"duration": duration_minutes
}
# Print JSON object
print(json.dumps(output))
except HttpError as e:
print("Error: Failed to access YouTube API. Please check your YOUTUBE_API_KEY and ensure it is valid.")
if __name__ == '__main__':
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description='vm (video meta) extracts metadata about a video, such as the transcript and the video\'s duration. By Daniel Miessler',
formatter_class=CustomHelpFormatter
)
parser.add_argument('url', nargs='?', help='YouTube video URL')
parser.add_argument('--duration', action='store_true', help='Output only the duration')
parser.add_argument('--transcript', action='store_true', help='Output only the transcript')
args = parser.parse_args()
if args.url:
main(args.url, args)
else:
parser.print_help()