Add logic to swap languages in transcript widget

assets/css/default.css

@@ -875,3 +875,17 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, p,
 .transcript-line:hover, .selected.transcript-line, .transcript-title-line:hover, .selected.transcript-title-line {
   background: #cacaca;
 }
+
+.video-transcript > footer {
+  padding-bottom: 14px;
+  border-top: 1px solid #a0a0a0
+}
+
+.video-transcript > footer > form {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.video-transcript > footer select {
+  width: 75%;
+}

locales/en-US.json

@@ -506,5 +506,6 @@
     "video_description_show_transcript_section_button": "Show transcript",
     "video_description_show_transcript_section_button_hide": "Hide transcript",
     "error_transcripts_none_available": "No transcripts are available",
-    "transcript_widget_title": "Transcript"
+    "transcript_widget_title": "Transcript",
+    "transcript_widget_no_js_change_transcript_btn": "Swap"
 }

src/invidious/routes/watch.cr

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     show_transcripts ||= "0"
     show_transcripts = show_transcripts == "1"
 
+    # Equal to a `caption.name` when set
+    selected_transcript = env.params.query["use_this_transcript"]?
+
     preferences = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences)
 
     user = env.get?("user").try &.as(User)
@@ -162,26 +165,55 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Watch
     captions = captions - preferred_captions
 
     if show_transcripts
-      # The transcripts available are the exact same as the amount of captions available. Thus:
+      # Transcripts can be mapped 1:1 to a video's captions.
-      if !preferred_captions.empty?
+      # As such the amount of transcripts available is the same as the amount of captions available.
-        chosen_transcript = preferred_captions[0]
+      #
-        transcript_request_param = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.generate_param(
+      # To request transcripts we have to give a language code, and a boolean dictating whether or not
-          id, chosen_transcript.language_code, chosen_transcript.auto_generated
+      # it is auto-generated. These attributes can be retrieved from the video's caption metadata.
-        )
+
-      elsif !captions.empty?
+      # First we check if a transcript has been explicitly selected.
-        chosen_transcript = captions[0]
+      # The `use_this_transcript` url parameter provides the label of the transcript the user wants.
-        transcript_request_param = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.generate_param(
+      if selected_transcript
-          id, chosen_transcript.language_code, chosen_transcript.auto_generated
+        selected_transcript = URI.decode_www_form(selected_transcript)
-        )
+        target_transcript = captions.select(&.name.== selected_transcript)
       else
-        return error_template(404, "error_transcripts_none_available")
+        target_transcript = nil
       end
 
-      transcript = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.from_raw(
+      # If the selected transcript has a match then we'll request that.
-        YoutubeAPI.get_transcript(transcript_request_param),
+      #
-        chosen_transcript.language_code,
+      # If it does not match we'll try and request a transcript based on the user's
-        chosen_transcript.auto_generated,
+      # preferred transcript
+      #
+      # If that also does not match then we'll just select the first transcript
+      # out of everything that's available.
+      #
+      # Raises when no matches are found
+      if target_transcript.is_a?(Array) && !target_transcript.empty?
+        target_transcript = target_transcript[0]
+      else
+        if !preferred_captions.empty?
+          target_transcript = preferred_captions[0]
+        elsif !captions.empty?
+          target_transcript = captions[0]
+        else
+          return error_template(404, "error_transcripts_none_available")
+        end
+      end
+
+      transcript_request_param = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.generate_param(
+        id, target_transcript.language_code, target_transcript.auto_generated
       )
+
+      begin
+        transcript = Invidious::Videos::Transcript.from_raw(
+          YoutubeAPI.get_transcript(transcript_request_param),
+          target_transcript.language_code,
+          target_transcript.auto_generated,
+        )
+      rescue NotFoundException
+        return error_template(404, "error_transcripts_none_available")
+      end
     else
       transcript = nil
     end

src/invidious/views/components/no-js-transcript-ui.ecr

@@ -19,5 +19,28 @@
             <% end %> 
         <% end %>
     </div>
-    <footer></footer>
+    <footer>
+        <% transcript_select_args = env.params.query.dup %>
+        <% transcript_select_args.delete_all("use_this_transcript") %>
+        <form class="select-transcript" method="get" action="/watch?<%=transcript_select_args%>">
+            <% # Preserve query parameters %>
+            <% transcript_select_args.each do | k, v | %>
+                <input type="hidden" name="<%=k%>" value="<%=v%>">
+            <% end %>
+
+            <select name="use_this_transcript">
+                <% {preferred_captions, captions}.each do | transcript_list |%>
+                    <% transcript_list.each do | transcript_option | %>
+                        <% if target_transcript.not_nil!.name == transcript_option.name %>
+                            <option value="<%=URI.encode_www_form(transcript_option.name)%>" selected><%=transcript_option.name%></option>
+                        <% else%>
+                            <option value="<%=URI.encode_www_form(transcript_option.name)%>"><%=transcript_option.name%></option>
+                        <% end %>
+                    <% end %>
+                <% end  %>
+            </select>
+
+            <input type="submit" value="<%= translate(locale, "transcript_widget_no_js_change_transcript_btn") %>"/>
+        </form>
+    </footer>
 </section>