@rolme/ytscript/dist/utils/fileHandler.js

A CLI tool to download YouTube transcripts and generate summaries

import { writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
import { existsSync } from 'fs';
import { join, dirname } from 'path';
import { TranscriptError } from '../errors.js';
function cleanText(text) {
    return text.trim().replace(/\n{3,}/g, '\n\n');
}
export async function saveToFile(content, title, outputPath) {
    try {
        const sanitizedTitle = title.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, '_').toLowerCase();
        const filePath = outputPath || join(process.cwd(), `${sanitizedTitle}.txt`);
        // Ensure directory exists
        const directory = dirname(filePath);
        if (!existsSync(directory)) {
            await mkdir(directory, { recursive: true });
        }
        // Clean and write content to file
        const cleanedContent = cleanText(content);
        await writeFile(filePath, cleanedContent, 'utf8');
        return filePath;
    }
    catch (error) {
        if (error instanceof Error) {
            throw new TranscriptError(`Failed to save file: ${error.message}`);
        }
        throw new TranscriptError('Failed to save file: Unknown error');
    }
}