karaoke2alpha.lua

script_name = "K-Timing -> Alpha Timing"
script_description = "makes doing alpha timing significantly easier by getting rid of the part where you do alpha timing."
script_author = "garret"
script_version = "1.1.0"
script_namespace = "garret.karaoke2alpha"

local haveDepCtrl, DependencyControl, depctrl = pcall(require, "l0.DependencyControl")
local util
if haveDepCtrl then
    depctrl = DependencyControl {
        --feed="TODO",
        {"aegisub.util"}
    }
    util = depctrl:requireModules()
else
    util = require 'aegisub.util'
end

function get_visible(parsed_line, index)
    local res = ""
    for i=1,index do -- for every syl up to the current one
        res = res..parsed_line[i].text -- add to the result
    end
    return res
end

function get_invisible(parsed_line, index)
    local res = ""
    for i=index+1,#parsed_line do -- for every syl from the next one to the end
        res = res..parsed_line[i].text -- add to result
    end
    return res
end

function main(sub, sel)
    for x=#sel,1,-1 do
        local line=sub[sel[x]]
        local parsed = aegisub.parse_karaoke_data(line) -- magic function that gets all the stuff about the karaoke
        for i=1,#parsed do -- for every syl in the karaoke
            visible = get_visible(parsed, i)
            invisible = get_invisible(parsed, i)
            if invisible ~= "" then -- if there's still invisible stuff left
                text = visible.."{\\alpha&HFF&}"..invisible -- add an alpha tag and slap the invisible stuff on the end
            else -- if it's all visible
                text = visible -- don't need the alpha any more
            end
            local syl = parsed[i]
            local new = util.copy(line)
            new.text = text -- make a new line for this syl
            -- set line start time
            new.start_time = syl.start_time + line.start_time -- just the syl on its own returns the offset from the line
            -- set line end time
            if i ~= #parsed then -- if there's still invisible stuff left
                new.end_time = syl.end_time + line.start_time -- end time is the syl's
            else
                new.end_time = line.end_time -- end time is the whole line's (i don't think this actually makes a difference but may as well)
            end
            sub.insert(sel[x] + i,new) -- add new lines (+1 line for first syl, +2 for 2nd syl, etc)
        end
        line.comment = true -- don't want to see the karaoke any more
        sub[sel[x]]=line
    end
    aegisub.set_undo_point(script_name)
end

if haveDepCtrl then
    depctrl:registerMacro(main)
else
    aegisub.register_macro(script_name, script_description, main)
end