feat(captions): import SubRip (.srt) subtitles behind an srt feature by silouanwright · Pull Request #259 · dmtrKovalenko/fframes

silouanwright · 2026-11-05T22:51:28Z

Closes #258. As discussed there, SRT support sits behind a feature flag: fframes/srt, off by default. Without it nothing changes.

With the feature on:

CaptionTrack::parse recognizes SRT next to VTT and JSON, and CaptionTrack::from_srt / is_srt() are available.
.srt files load through include_media_dir!, MediaDirectory and the editor, the same way .vtt does, and become ordinary text cues.
Multi-line cues keep their line breaks, and the cue number goes to CaptionCue::name. Inline tags like <i> stay in the raw text, same as VTT payloads today.
It handles a BOM, CRLF or lone-CR line endings, missing cue numbers, . instead of , in timestamps, short fractions and old X1:… Y1:… positioning. Cues are sorted by start time and can overlap. Empty cues are dropped, and zero-duration cues behave like VTT's.
Malformed input fails with SRT line N: … instead of silently dropping captions.

Without the feature, a .srt file in a media folder is skipped (or rejected by include_media_dir!) with a message naming the feature.

Tests:

Unit tests in fframes-media/src/srt.rs for multi-line cues, line endings, overlaps, timestamp variants, empty and instant cues, and malformed lines.
Integration tests for format detection; with the feature off, SRT is rejected as before.
An .srt fixture loaded through both embedded and runtime media.
The captions example enables srt and ends with a two-line cue from outro.srt: new e2e frame captions/7.8s.png, matching on cpu and skia-cpu. The existing captions frames are unchanged.
CI's unit-test and docs steps now build with fframes/srt, so the SRT tests run there.

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Added support for importing SubRip (.srt) subtitles, including numbered or unnumbered cues, multiline text, and common timestamp formats.
- SRT subtitles can be loaded from media directories and the editor when support is enabled, alongside existing subtitle formats.
- Added an SRT subtitle to the captions example.
Documentation
- Updated subtitle format guidance to include SRT and explain that support must be enabled.

CaptionTrack::parse now detects SubRip documents next to WebVTT and JSON, and CaptionTrack::from_srt parses them directly. .srt files load through include_media_dir!, MediaDirectory and the web editor like .vtt files. - Multi-line cue text keeps its line breaks; inline tags stay raw, as in VTT. - Handles a BOM, CRLF or lone-CR line endings, missing cue numbers, `.` decimal separators, short fractions and legacy X1/Y1 positioning. - Cues are sorted by start time and may overlap; empty cues are dropped and zero-duration cues behave like VTT instant cues. - Malformed lines fail with "SRT line N: ..." instead of being skipped. The captions example ends with a two-line cue from outro.srt, covered by a new 7.8s e2e snapshot; the existing captions frames are unchanged.

`fframes/srt` (forwarding to fframes-media and the media macro) enables CaptionTrack::from_srt, SRT detection in CaptionTrack::parse and `.srt` loading through include_media_dir! and MediaDirectory. Without it, parsing and media loading behave exactly as before; a `.srt` media file is skipped or rejected with a message naming the feature. The captions example enables the feature, CI tests and docs build with it, and the SRT fixture test moves to its own folder so the default test run does not embed an `.srt` file.

what-the-diff · 2026-11-05T22:51:47Z

PR Summary

Adds optional SRT subtitle support. When enabled, the media library can detect and parse SRT files, including numbered cues, multiline captions, and common timestamp formats. Cues are ordered by start time, and invalid files produce line-numbered errors.
Makes SRT available across media-loading workflows. The editor, runtime media loader, and include_media_dir! can recognize .srt files when the feature is enabled, with a clear error when it is not.
Demonstrates and verifies the feature. The captions example now loads an SRT file and renders a closing caption. Tests cover parsing, cue lookup and ordering, error handling, and loading from different media sources.
Updates documentation to describe SRT support and the related feature options.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-05T22:52:39Z

Walkthrough

The change adds feature-gated SRT parsing to caption tracks and enables SRT files in media-loading paths. It also adds an SRT cue to the captions example and updates related tests, build commands, and format guidance.

Changes: SRT subtitle import

Layer / File(s)	Summary
SRT parser and caption-track integration `fframes-media/Cargo.toml`, `fframes-media/src/srt.rs`, `fframes-media/src/subtitles_data.rs`, `fframes-media/src/subtitles.rs`, `fframes-media/tests/subtitles.rs`	Adds feature-gated SRT parsing and format detection. Parsed cues populate `CaptionTrack`, with cue numbers stored as names and cues sorted by start time. Tests cover parser behavior, track conversion, and builds without the feature.
SRT media loading and feature wiring `fframes/Cargo.toml`, `media-dir-macro/`, `fframes/src/renderer/media_directory.rs`, `fframes/src/captions/`, `fframes-editor/src/services/mediaLoader.*`, `fframes-editor-controller/src/wasm_editor.rs`, `fframes/src/media_provider.rs`, `.github/workflows/main.yml`	Forwards the SRT feature through the crates and recognizes SRT in media-directory, macro, and editor loading paths. Adds embedded and runtime provider tests and updates build commands and subtitle-source documentation.
SRT captions example and supporting guidance `examples/captions/*`, `scripts/e2e.mjs`, `skills/fframes-video/references/captions.md`	Adds an SRT outro cue to the captions example and renders it after the existing caption treatments. Updates the example frame list and caption-format guidance.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MediaDirectory
  participant CaptionTrack
  participant SrtParser
  MediaDirectory->>CaptionTrack: parse SRT subtitle data
  CaptionTrack->>SrtParser: parse SRT content
  SrtParser-->>CaptionTrack: return parsed cues
  CaptionTrack-->>MediaDirectory: return SRT caption track

Possibly related PRs

dmtrKovalenko/fframes#251: Adds the CaptionTrack and subtitle loading paths that this change extends for SRT.

Suggested reviewers: dmtrkovalenko

Merge Risk: Low · up to 58e70

When SRT support is disabled, uploaded SRT files disappear without an explanation. This is a limited risk that can be addressed or accepted before merging.

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Title check		The title clearly describes the main change: feature-gated SubRip subtitle import.
Linked Issues check		[`#258`] The SRT parser creates caption tracks and handles multiline cues, CRLF, overlaps, and malformed lines. The macro, runtime media directory, and editor load SRT files. Parser and media-loading te…
Out of Scope Changes check		[`#258`] The feature flags, parser, media loading, tests, example, CI updates, and documentation support SRT import. Empty-file handling supports the same loading objective.

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[#258] The SRT parser creates caption tracks and handles multiline cues, CRLF, overlaps, and malformed lines. The macro, runtime media directory, and editor load SRT files. Parser and media-loading tests cover the implementation. The captions example adds an SRT cue and a 7.8s e2e frame.

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Review comments at @examples/captions/media/outro.srt:
- Line 2: Extend the final cue’s display interval in the outro subtitles and
increase the corresponding video duration so the two-line caption remains
visible long enough to read during playback.

Review comments at @fframes-editor/src/services/mediaLoader.res:
- Line 181: Update the subtitle handling in `mediaLoader` so that when
`fframes/srt` is disabled, SRT content is rejected with a message naming the
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`.github/workflows/main.yml`

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`fframes-editor-controller/src/wasm_editor.rs`

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`fframes-media/src/lib.rs`

`fframes-media/src/srt.rs`

`fframes-media/src/subtitles.rs`

`fframes-media/src/subtitles_data.rs`

`fframes-media/tests/subtitles.rs`

`fframes/Cargo.toml`

`fframes/src/captions/fixtures-srt/lines.srt`

`fframes/src/captions/tests.rs`

`fframes/src/media_provider.rs`

`fframes/src/renderer/media_directory.rs`

`media-dir-macro/Cargo.toml`

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…tro cue Without `fframes/srt`, CaptionTrack::parse now recognizes SubRip input and fails with "SubRip (SRT) subtitles require the `srt` feature of fframes" instead of the generic WEBVTT/JSON error, so the editor and loaders say what to enable. Only detection is compiled without the feature. The captions example's closing SRT cue stays on screen for 1.35s instead of 0.35s: the cue and the video now end at 9s. The e2e frames are unchanged.

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Minor · Accept empty embedded SRT files · lib.rs:298-302

media-dir-macro/src/lib.rs:298-302
Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Accept empty embedded SRT files

With srt enabled, an empty .srt file makes generated new() and prepare() return an error, although from_srt accepts it as an empty track. An unwrap() or expect() caller can then panic before any embedded media is available.

Use the extension to handle empty SRT input, while retaining content-based parsing for nonempty files.
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Review comment at @media-dir-macro/src/lib.rs around lines 298 - 302:
Update the embedded SRT handling associated with the "srt" extension match so
empty .srt files are treated as empty subtitle tracks when the srt feature is
enabled, allowing generated new() and prepare() to succeed. Retain content-based
parsing for nonempty files and preserve the existing behavior when the feature
is disabled.

Minor · Accept empty SRT files during directory preparation. · media_directory.rs:208

fframes/src/renderer/media_directory.rs:208
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Accept empty SRT files during directory preparation.

With srt enabled, an empty .srt file makes process_media_source fail, even though from_srt accepts it as an empty track. Handle empty SRT files by extension and keep content-based detection for other files.

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     let text = std::str::from_utf8(bytes).map_err(|error| {
         crate::error::FFramesError::UserError(format!("{}: {error}", path.display()))
     })?;
+    #[cfg(feature = "srt")]
+    if text.is_empty()
+        && path.extension().and_then(OsStr::to_str)
+            .is_some_and(|extension| extension.eq_ignore_ascii_case("srt"))
+    {
+        return Subtitles::from_srt(text).map_err(|error| {
+            crate::error::FFramesError::UserError(format!("{}: {error}", path.display())).into()
+        });
+    }
     Subtitles::parse(text).map_err(|error| {

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enabled, using the existing SRT parsing path. Preserve content-based detection
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Content detection cannot tell the format of an empty file, so an empty or whitespace-only `.srt` used to fail `include_media_dir!` and `MediaDirectory::process_media_source` even though `from_srt` accepts it. With the `srt` feature, both loaders now read such a file by its extension as an empty SubRip track. Non-empty files still go through content detection, and nothing changes without the feature.

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