fix: Show default chapter names in textarea instead of placeholder text (#1428)

* Refactor chapter filtering and auto-save logic

Simplified chapter filtering to only exclude empty titles, allowing default chapter names. Updated auto-save logic to skip saving when there are no chapters or mediaId. Removed unused helper function and improved debug logging.

* Show default chapter title in editor and set initial title

The chapter title is now always displayed in the textarea, including default names like 'Chapter 1'. Also, the initial segment is created with 'Chapter 1' as its title instead of an empty string for better clarity.

* build assets

frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx

@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@ const mediaPageLinkStyles = {
     },
 } as const;
 
-// Helper function to parse time string (HH:MM:SS.mmm) to seconds
-const parseTimeToSeconds = (timeString: string): number => {
-    const parts = timeString.split(':');
-    if (parts.length !== 3) return 0;
-
-    const hours = parseInt(parts[0], 10) || 0;
-    const minutes = parseInt(parts[1], 10) || 0;
-    const seconds = parseFloat(parts[2]) || 0;
-
-    return hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds;
-};
-
 interface TimelineControlsProps {
     currentTime: number;
     duration: number;
@@ -203,17 +191,7 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
             setIsAutoSaving(true);
 
             // Format segments data for API request - use ref to get latest segments and sort by start time
-            // ONLY save chapters that have custom titles - filter out chapters without titles or with default names
             const chapters = clipSegmentsRef.current
-                .filter((segment) => {
-                    // Filter out empty titles
-                    if (!segment.chapterTitle || !segment.chapterTitle.trim()) {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    // Filter out default chapter names like "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", etc.
-                    const isDefaultName = /^Chapter \d+$/.test(segment.chapterTitle);
-                    return !isDefaultName;
-                })
                 .sort((a, b) => a.startTime - b.startTime) // Sort by start time chronologically
                 .map((chapter) => ({
                     startTime: formatDetailedTime(chapter.startTime),
@@ -221,7 +199,7 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
                     chapterTitle: chapter.chapterTitle,
                 }));
 
-            logger.debug('Filtered chapters (only custom titles):', chapters);
+            logger.debug('chapters', chapters);
 
             const mediaId = (typeof window !== 'undefined' && (window as any).MEDIA_DATA?.mediaId) || null;
             // For testing, use '1234' if no mediaId is available
@@ -229,13 +207,12 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
 
             logger.debug('mediaId', finalMediaId);
 
-            if (!finalMediaId) {
+            if (!finalMediaId || chapters.length === 0) {
-                logger.debug('No mediaId, skipping auto-save');
+                logger.debug('No mediaId or segments, skipping auto-save');
                 setIsAutoSaving(false);
                 return;
             }
 
-            // Save chapters (empty array if no chapters have titles)
             logger.debug('Auto-saving segments:', { mediaId: finalMediaId, chapters });
 
             const response = await autoSaveVideo(finalMediaId, { chapters });
@@ -291,13 +268,8 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
     // Update editing title when selected segment changes
     useEffect(() => {
         if (selectedSegment) {
-            // Check if the chapter title is a default generated name (e.g., "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", etc.)
+            // Always show the chapter title in the textarea, whether it's default or custom
-            const isDefaultChapterName = selectedSegment.chapterTitle && 
+            setEditingChapterTitle(selectedSegment.chapterTitle || '');
-                /^Chapter \d+$/.test(selectedSegment.chapterTitle);
-            
-            // If it's a default name, show empty string so placeholder appears
-            // If it's a custom title, show the actual title
-            setEditingChapterTitle(isDefaultChapterName ? '' : (selectedSegment.chapterTitle || ''));
         } else {
             setEditingChapterTitle('');
         }
@@ -522,20 +494,11 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
 
         try {
             // Format chapters data for API request - sort by start time first
-            // ONLY save chapters that have custom titles - filter out chapters without titles or with default names
             const chapters = clipSegments
-                .filter((segment) => {
+                .filter((segment) => segment.chapterTitle && segment.chapterTitle.trim())
-                    // Filter out empty titles
-                    if (!segment.chapterTitle || !segment.chapterTitle.trim()) {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    // Filter out default chapter names like "Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", etc.
-                    const isDefaultName = /^Chapter \d+$/.test(segment.chapterTitle);
-                    return !isDefaultName;
-                })
                 .sort((a, b) => a.startTime - b.startTime) // Sort by start time chronologically
                 .map((segment) => ({
-                    chapterTitle: segment.chapterTitle,
+                    chapterTitle: segment.chapterTitle || `Chapter ${segment.id}`,
                     from: formatDetailedTime(segment.startTime),
                     to: formatDetailedTime(segment.endTime),
                 }));

frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/hooks/useVideoChapters.tsx

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const useVideoChapters = () => {
                     // Create a default segment that spans the entire video on first load
                     const initialSegment: Segment = {
                         id: 1,
-                        chapterTitle: '',
+                        chapterTitle: 'Chapter 1',
                         startTime: 0,
                         endTime: video.duration,
                     };