parseSrt.js

function parseSrt(srt) {
    const subtitleBlocks = srt.trim().split(/\n\s*\n/);
    const subtitles = subtitleBlocks.map(subtitleBlock => {
        let [timeString, ...textLines] = subtitleBlock.split("\n");
        timeString = textLines[0];
        textLines.shift(); // remove index
        const [startTimeString, endTimeString] = timeString.split(" --> ");
        const text = textLines
            .join("\n")
            .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "")
            .replace(/\{.*?\}/g, '')
        return {
            startTimeString,
            endTimeString,
            text
        };
    });
    return subtitles;
}