CERNDocumentServer · zzacharo · Aug 25, 2025 · Aug 22, 2025
diff --git a/cds/config.py b/cds/config.py
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ def _parse_env_bool(var_name, default=None):
         "'unsafe-inline'",
     ],
     "img-src": ["'self'", "https://*.theoplayer.com", "data:"],
-    "connect-src": ["'self'", "https://*.theoplayer.com", "https://*.cern.ch"],
+    "connect-src": ["'self'", "https://*.theoplayer.com", "https://*.cern.ch", "blob:"],
     "object-src": ["'self'"],
     "media-src": ["'self'", "blob:"],
     "frame-src": ["'self'", "https://*.theoplayer.com"],

diff --git a/cds/modules/previewer/extensions/video.py b/cds/modules/previewer/extensions/video.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 """Previews video files."""
 
 
+from cds.modules.records.utils import parse_video_chapters
 from flask import render_template
 
 
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ def preview(self, file, embed_config=None):
             if "report_number" in record and len(record["report_number"])
             else ""
         )
+
+        description = record.get('description', '')
+        if description:
+            record['chapters'] = parse_video_chapters(description)
+        else:
+            record['chapters'] = []
 
         return render_template(
             self.template,

diff --git a/cds/modules/previewer/templates/cds_previewer/macros/player.html b/cds/modules/previewer/templates/cds_previewer/macros/player.html
@@ -66,86 +66,37 @@
       }
       return null;
     }
-    function cleanHtmlFromTitle(title) {
-      if (!title) return title;
-
-      // Decode HTML entities by using a temporary DOM element
-      const temp = document.createElement("textarea");
-      temp.innerHTML = title;
-      let decoded = temp.value;
-      decoded = decoded.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, " ");
-      decoded = decoded.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
-
-      return decoded;
-    }
-    function parseChapters(description) {
-      if (!description) return [];
-
-      const pattern = /(?:^|\n)\s*(\d{1,2}:(?:\d{1,2}:)?\d{1,2})\s*[-\s]*(.+?)(?=\n|$)/gm;
-      const chapters = [];
-      let match;
-
-      while ((match = pattern.exec(description)) !== null) {
-        const [, timestampStr, title] = match;
-
-        const timeParts = timestampStr.split(":");
-        let totalSeconds;
-
-        if (timeParts.length === 2) {
-          const [minutes, seconds] = timeParts.map(Number);
-          totalSeconds = minutes * 60 + seconds;
-        } else if (timeParts.length === 3) {
-          const [hours, minutes, seconds] = timeParts.map(Number);
-          totalSeconds = hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds;
-        } else {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        const cleanTitle = cleanHtmlFromTitle(title);
-        if (cleanTitle) {
-          chapters.push({
-            startTime: totalSeconds,
-            text: cleanTitle
-          });
-        }
-      }
-
-      chapters.sort((a, b) => a.startTime - b.startTime);
-
-      // Add endTime for VTT
-      const videoDuration = durationToSeconds({{ (record.duration if record and record.duration else "") | tojson }});
-      for (let i = 0; i < chapters.length; i++) {
-        if (i + 1 < chapters.length) {
-          chapters[i].endTime = chapters[i + 1].startTime;
-        } else {
-          chapters[i].endTime = videoDuration || (chapters[i].startTime + 1);
-        }
-      }
-
-      return chapters;
-    }
     function formatVttTime(total) {
       const h = Math.floor(total / 3600);
       const m = Math.floor((total % 3600) / 60);
       const s = Math.floor(total % 60);
       return String(h).padStart(2,'0') + ':' + String(m).padStart(2,'0') + ':' + String(s).padStart(2,'0') + '.000';
     }
-    function buildChaptersVtt(description) {
-      const chapters = parseChapters(description);
-      if (!chapters.length) return null;
+    function buildChaptersVttFromArray(chaptersArr, videoDurationStr) {
+      if (!chaptersArr || !chaptersArr.length) return null;
+
+      chaptersArr.sort((a,b) => a.seconds - b.seconds);
+      const videoDuration = durationToSeconds(videoDurationStr);
+      if (videoDuration !== null && videoDuration <= 0) return null;
       let vtt = 'WEBVTT\n\n';
-      for (let i = 0; i < chapters.length; i++) {
-        const c = chapters[i];
-        vtt += `${i+1}\n${formatVttTime(c.startTime)} --> ${formatVttTime(c.endTime)}\n${c.text}\n\n`;
+      for (let i = 0; i < chaptersArr.length; i++) {
+        const c = chaptersArr[i];
+        const start = c.seconds;
+        const end = (i + 1 < chaptersArr.length)
+                      ? chaptersArr[i+1].seconds
+                      : (videoDuration || start + 1);
+
+        vtt += `${i+1}\n${formatVttTime(start)} --> ${formatVttTime(end)}\n${c.title}\n\n`;
       }
       return vtt;
     }
 
     // Build textTracks
     var textTracksArr = [];
     // Chapters
-    var descStr = {{ (record.description if record and record.description else "") | tojson }};
-    var vttStr = buildChaptersVtt(descStr);
+    var chaptersArr = {{ (record.chapters if record and record.chapters else []) | tojson }};
+    var videoDurationStr = {{ (record.duration if record and record.duration else "") | tojson }};
+    var vttStr = buildChaptersVttFromArray(chaptersArr, videoDurationStr);
     if (vttStr) {
       var chapUrl = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([vttStr], { type: 'text/vtt' }));
       textTracksArr.push({ kind: 'chapters', src: chapUrl, label: 'Chapters' });

diff --git a/cds/modules/records/serializers/json.py b/cds/modules/records/serializers/json.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     has_read_record_eos_path_permission,
     has_read_record_permission,
 )
-from ..utils import HTMLTagRemover, remove_html_tags
+from ..utils import HTMLTagRemover, parse_video_chapters, remove_html_tags
 
 
 class CDSJSONSerializer(JSONSerializer):
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ def preprocess_record(self, pid, record, links_factory=None):
             except KeyError:
                 # ignore error if keys are missing in the metadata
                 pass
+
+            description = metadata.get('description', '')
+            if description:
+                metadata['chapters'] = parse_video_chapters(description)
+            else:
+                metadata['chapters'] = []
 
         return result
 

diff --git a/cds/modules/records/serializers/schemas/video.py b/cds/modules/records/serializers/schemas/video.py
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ class VideoSchema(StrictKeysSchema):
     )
     collections = fields.List(fields.Str, many=True)
     additional_languages = fields.List(fields.Str, many=True)
-    chapters = fields.List(fields.Dict, dump_only=True)
 
     # Preservation fields
     location = fields.Str()
@@ -180,13 +179,3 @@ def post_load(self, data, **kwargs):
         data["$schema"] = current_jsonschemas.path_to_url(Video._schema)
         return data
 
-    @post_dump(pass_many=False)
-    def post_dump(self, data, **kwargs):
-        """Post dump - add parsed chapters."""
-        description = data.get('description', '')
-        if description:
-            data['chapters'] = parse_video_chapters(description)
-        else:
-            data['chapters'] = []
-
-        return data
diff --git a/cds/modules/records/static/templates/cds_records/video/detail.html b/cds/modules/records/static/templates/cds_records/video/detail.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <div class="cds-detail-video cds-detail-video-wrapper bg-n pb-20">
   <!-- Video Section -->
   <div ng-if="record.metadata.recid && (record | findMaster).key" class="bg-b">
-    <div ng-class="{ 'container-fluid': showInThisVideoSection }">
+    <div ng-class="{ 'container-fluid': showInThisVideoSection }" class="video-section" id="videoPlayerSection">
       <div ng-class="{ 'row': ((record.metadata._files | filter:{context_type:'subtitle', content_type:'vtt'}).length > 0 || chapters.length > 0) && showInThisVideoSection }">
         <div ng-class="{ 'col-md-8 pt-20': ((record.metadata._files | filter:{context_type:'subtitle', content_type:'vtt'}).length > 0 || chapters.length > 0) && showInThisVideoSection }">
           <div class="cds-video-iframe text-center">
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <!-- Section In this video -->
         <div ng-show="((record.metadata._files | filter:{context_type:'subtitle', content_type:'vtt'}).length > 0 || chapters.length > 0) && showInThisVideoSection" 
           class="col-md-4 bg-b pt-20"
-          id="transcriptionsSection">
+          id="inThisVideoSection">
           <div class="in-this-video-panel bg-w pl-10 pb-10 pr-10 pt-10">
             <div class="cds-detail-title cds-detail-video-title">
               <h3 class="bt bw-1 pt-10 mb-0">
@@ -316,13 +316,12 @@ <h3><strong>Chapters</strong></h3>
               </button>
             </div>
 
-            <!-- Horizontal Chapter List (first 6 always visible) -->
+            <!-- Horizontal Chapter List -->
             <div class="chapters-main-horizontal" style="overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; white-space: nowrap;">
               <div style="display: inline-flex; gap: 15px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 8px;">
                 <div ng-repeat="chapter in chapters" 
-                     ng-if="$index < 6"
                      class="chapter-item-horizontal-main"
-                     ng-click="seekTo(chapter.seconds)"
+                     ng-click="jumpToChapter(chapter.seconds)"
                      style="display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; flex-shrink: 0; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #e1e8ed; border-radius: 8px; transition: all 0.2s ease; background-color: white;"
                      onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#f8f9fa'; this.style.borderColor='#2196F3'; this.style.transform='translateY(-2px)';"
                      onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='white'; this.style.borderColor='#e1e8ed'; this.style.transform='translateY(0)';">

diff --git a/cds/modules/records/utils.py b/cds/modules/records/utils.py
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ def parse_video_chapters(description):
     Returns:
         list: List of chapter dicts with 'timestamp', 'seconds', and 'title' keys
     """
+    html_tag_remover = HTMLTagRemover()
     if not description:
         return []
 
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ def parse_video_chapters(description):
             continue
 
         # Clean up title
-        title = title.strip()
+        title = remove_html_tags(html_tag_remover, title).strip()
         if title:
             chapters.append({
                 'timestamp': timestamp_str,

diff --git a/cds/modules/theme/assets/bootstrap3/js/cds_records/cdsRecord.js b/cds/modules/theme/assets/bootstrap3/js/cds_records/cdsRecord.js
@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ function cdsRecordController($scope, $sce, $http, $timeout, $filter) {
     "X-CSRFToken": getCookie("csrftoken"),
   };
 
+  $scope.scrollToElement = function (id) {
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      const el = document.getElementById(id);
+      if (el) {
+        const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const isVisible =
+          rect.top >= 0 &&
+          rect.bottom <=
+            (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight);
+
+        if (!isVisible) {
+          const topOffset = rect.top + window.scrollY - 60; // adjust for sticky header
+          window.scrollTo({ top: topOffset, behavior: "smooth" });
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.warn("Element not found:", id);
+      }
+    }, 100);
+  };
+
   $scope.seekTo = function (timecode) {
     const player = window.top.player;
     if (player) {
@@ -92,27 +112,18 @@ function cdsRecordController($scope, $sce, $http, $timeout, $filter) {
     }
   };
 
+  $scope.jumpToChapter = function (timecode) {
+    $scope.scrollToElement("videoPlayerSection");
+    $scope.seekTo(timecode);
+  };
+
   $scope.toggleInThisVideo = function (tab) {
     $scope.showInThisVideoSection = !$scope.showInThisVideoSection;
     $scope.activeTab = tab;
 
     // Jump to Transcriptions section
     if ($scope.showInThisVideoSection) {
-      setTimeout(function () {
-        const el = document.getElementById("transcriptionsSection");
-        if (el) {
-          const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-          const isVisible =
-            rect.top >= 0 &&
-            rect.bottom <=
-              (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight);
-
-          if (!isVisible) {
-            const topOffset = rect.top + window.scrollY - 60;
-            window.scrollTo({ top: topOffset, behavior: "smooth" });
-          }
-        }
-      }, 100);
+      $scope.scrollToElement("inThisVideoSection");
     }
   };
 
@@ -197,8 +208,6 @@ function cdsRecordController($scope, $sce, $http, $timeout, $filter) {
     // Use chapters from API or parse from description as fallback
     if (record.metadata.chapters && record.metadata.chapters.length > 0) {
       $scope.chapters = record.metadata.chapters;
-    } else if (record.metadata.description) {
-      $scope.chapters = $scope.parseChapters(record.metadata.description);
     }
 
     // Set default active tab based on what's available (prioritize chapters)
@@ -345,50 +354,6 @@ function cdsRecordController($scope, $sce, $http, $timeout, $filter) {
     return `${minutes}:${paddedSecs}`;
   };
 
-  $scope.parseChapters = function (description) {
-    if (!description) return [];
-
-    // Regex pattern to match timestamp formats: 0:00, 00:00, 0:00:00, 00:00:00
-    const pattern =
-      /(?:^|\n)\s*(\d{1,2}:(?:\d{1,2}:)?\d{1,2})\s*[-\s]*(.+?)(?=\n|$)/gm;
-    const chapters = [];
-    let match;
-
-    while ((match = pattern.exec(description)) !== null) {
-      const [, timestampStr, title] = match;
-
-      // Parse timestamp to seconds
-      const timeParts = timestampStr.split(":");
-      let totalSeconds;
-
-      if (timeParts.length === 2) {
-        // MM:SS format
-        const [minutes, seconds] = timeParts.map(Number);
-        totalSeconds = minutes * 60 + seconds;
-      } else if (timeParts.length === 3) {
-        // HH:MM:SS format
-        const [hours, minutes, seconds] = timeParts.map(Number);
-        totalSeconds = hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds;
-      } else {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // Clean up title
-      const cleanTitle = title.trim();
-      if (cleanTitle) {
-        chapters.push({
-          timestamp: timestampStr,
-          seconds: totalSeconds,
-          title: cleanTitle,
-        });
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Sort chapters by timestamp
-    chapters.sort((a, b) => a.seconds - b.seconds);
-    return chapters;
-  };
-
   $scope.setActiveTab = function (tab) {
     $scope.activeTab = tab;
   };
@@ -415,7 +380,7 @@ function cdsRecordController($scope, $sce, $http, $timeout, $filter) {
       }
 
       // Return clickable timestamp using onclick for ng-bind-html compatibility
-      return `<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="timestamp-link" onclick="(function(){ try { angular.element(document.querySelector('.cds-detail-description')).scope().seekTo(${totalSeconds}); } catch(e) { console.error('Could not seek to timestamp:', e); } })()" style="color: #2196F3; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer;">${match}</a>`;
+      return `<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="timestamp-link" onclick="(function(){ try { angular.element(document.querySelector('.cds-detail-description')).scope().jumpToChapter(${totalSeconds}); } catch(e) { console.error('Could not seek to timestamp:', e); } })()" style="color: #2196F3; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer;">${match}</a>`;
     });
   };