commit a57d631f03690921b126415954e6b46139da61d1
Author: vikingowl <christian@nachtigall.dev>
Date:   Fri Aug 8 03:52:22 2025 +0200

    [feat] initialize project with basic transcript merging functionality

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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7750f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "dialogue_merger"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.98"
+clap = { version = "4.5.43", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.142"
+toml = "0.8"
+chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["clock"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe5caae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+use std::fs::{File, create_dir_all};
+use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use clap::Parser;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use chrono::Local;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(name = "merge_transcripts", version, about = "Merge multiple JSON transcripts into one")]
+struct Args {
+    /// Input JSON files to merge
+    #[arg(required = true)]
+    inputs: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// Output file path (if omitted, writes to stdout)
+    #[arg(short, long, value_name = "FILE")]
+    output: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct InputRoot {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    segments: Vec<InputSegment>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct InputSegment {
+    start: f64,
+    end: f64,
+    text: String,
+    // other fields are ignored
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct OutputEntry {
+    id: u64,
+    speaker: String,
+    start: f64,
+    end: f64,
+    text: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct OutputRoot {
+    items: Vec<OutputEntry>,
+}
+
+fn date_prefix() -> String {
+    Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d").to_string()
+}
+
+fn format_srt_time(seconds: f64) -> String {
+    let total_ms = (seconds * 1000.0).round() as i64;
+    let ms = (total_ms % 1000) as i64;
+    let total_secs = total_ms / 1000;
+    let s = (total_secs % 60) as i64;
+    let m = ((total_secs / 60) % 60) as i64;
+    let h = (total_secs / 3600) as i64;
+    format!("{:02}:{:02}:{:02},{:03}", h, m, s, ms)
+}
+
+fn render_srt(items: &[OutputEntry]) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::new();
+    for (i, e) in items.iter().enumerate() {
+        let idx = i + 1;
+        out.push_str(&format!("{}\n", idx));
+        out.push_str(&format!("{} --> {}\n", format_srt_time(e.start), format_srt_time(e.end)));
+        if !e.speaker.is_empty() {
+            out.push_str(&format!("{}: {}\n", e.speaker, e.text));
+        } else {
+            out.push_str(&format!("{}\n", e.text));
+        }
+        out.push('\n');
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    // Determine inputs and optional output path
+    let mut inputs = args.inputs;
+    let mut output_path = args.output;
+    if output_path.is_none() && inputs.len() >= 2 {
+        if let Some(last) = inputs.last().cloned() {
+            if !Path::new(&last).exists() {
+                inputs.pop();
+                output_path = Some(last);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if inputs.is_empty() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("No input files provided"));
+    }
+
+    let mut entries: Vec<OutputEntry> = Vec::new();
+
+    for input_path in &inputs {
+        let speaker = Path::new(input_path)
+            .file_stem()
+            .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("speaker")
+            .to_string();
+
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        File::open(input_path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to open: {}", input_path))?
+            .read_to_string(&mut buf)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read: {}", input_path))?;
+
+        let root: InputRoot = serde_json::from_str(&buf)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Invalid JSON: {}", input_path))?;
+
+        for seg in root.segments {
+            entries.push(OutputEntry {
+                id: 0, // will be reassigned after sorting
+                speaker: speaker.clone(),
+                start: seg.start,
+                end: seg.end,
+                text: seg.text,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Sort globally by (start, end)
+    entries.sort_by(|a, b| {
+        match a.start.partial_cmp(&b.start) {
+            Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal) | None => {}
+            Some(o) => return o,
+        }
+        a.end
+            .partial_cmp(&b.end)
+            .unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal)
+    });
+
+    // Reassign contiguous ids by chronological order
+    for (i, e) in entries.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        e.id = i as u64;
+    }
+
+    // Output as an object containing the array (valid JSON)
+    // Schema equivalent to:
+    // {
+    //   [
+    //     id: number,
+    //     speaker: string,
+    //     start: number,
+    //     end: number,
+    //     text: string
+    //   ], ...
+    // }
+    let out = OutputRoot { items: entries };
+
+    if let Some(path) = output_path {
+        let base_path = Path::new(&path);
+        let parent_opt = base_path.parent();
+        if let Some(parent) = parent_opt {
+            if !parent.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+                create_dir_all(parent).with_context(|| {
+                    format!("Failed to create parent directory for output: {}", parent.display())
+                })?;
+            }
+        }
+        let stem = base_path.file_stem().and_then(|s| s.to_str()).unwrap_or("output");
+        let date = date_prefix();
+        let base_name = format!("{}_{}", date, stem);
+        let dir = parent_opt.unwrap_or(Path::new(""));
+        let json_path = dir.join(format!("{}.json", &base_name));
+        let toml_path = dir.join(format!("{}.toml", &base_name));
+        let srt_path = dir.join(format!("{}.srt", &base_name));
+
+        // JSON
+        let mut json_file = File::create(&json_path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to create output file: {}", json_path.display()))?;
+        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(&mut json_file, &out)?;
+        writeln!(&mut json_file)?;
+
+        // TOML
+        let toml_str = toml::to_string_pretty(&out)?;
+        let mut toml_file = File::create(&toml_path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to create output file: {}", toml_path.display()))?;
+        toml_file.write_all(toml_str.as_bytes())?;
+        if !toml_str.ends_with('\n') {
+            writeln!(&mut toml_file)?;
+        }
+
+        // SRT
+        let srt_str = render_srt(&out.items);
+        let mut srt_file = File::create(&srt_path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to create output file: {}", srt_path.display()))?;
+        srt_file.write_all(srt_str.as_bytes())?;
+    } else {
+        let stdout = io::stdout();
+        let mut handle = stdout.lock();
+        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(&mut handle, &out)?;
+        writeln!(&mut handle)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}