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+#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
+# /// script
+# dependencies = ["srt", "httpx"]
+# ///
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import time
+from typing import Iterator
+import srt
+import httpx
+
+api_key = os.getenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY")
+if not api_key:
+    raise RuntimeError("OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable not set")
+client = httpx.Client(
+    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"},
+    base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
+    timeout=120,
+)
+
+
+# retry is a decorator to retry the function on failure
+def retry(max_retries: int = 3, delay: float = 1.0):
+    def decorator(func):
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            for attempt in range(max_retries):
+                try:
+                    return func(*args, **kwargs)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logging.debug(f"Error: {e}, retrying {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}...")
+                    if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                        time.sleep(delay)
+            raise RuntimeError("Max retries exceeded")
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def combine_entries(entries: list[srt.Subtitle], max_entries: float = 2) -> list[srt.Subtitle]:
+    """
+    Merge adjacent subtitles in groups of 'factor' if:
+    - They are no more than 1s apart (start of next - end of prev <= 1s)
+    - The total word count is fewer than 8
+    """
+    if not entries:
+        return []
+
+    merged = []
+    i = 0
+    idx = 1
+    n = len(entries)
+    while i < n:
+        group = [entries[i]]
+        j = 1
+        while j < int(max_entries) and (i + j) < n:
+            prev = group[-1]
+            curr = entries[i + j]
+            gap = (curr.start - prev.end).total_seconds()
+            total_words = sum(len(s.content.split()) for s in group) + len(curr.content.split())
+            if gap <= 1 and total_words < 8:
+                group.append(curr)
+                j += 1
+            else:
+                break
+        start_time = group[0].start
+        end_time = group[-1].end
+        combined_text = " ".join(x.content.replace("\n", " ") for x in group)
+        words = combined_text.split()
+        formatted_text = format_subtitle_text(words)
+        merged.append(srt.Subtitle(index=idx, start=start_time, end=end_time, content=formatted_text, proprietary=""))
+        idx += 1
+        i += len(group)
+    return merged
+
+
+def format_subtitle_text(words: list[str], max_words_per_line: int = 10) -> str:
+    """
+    Format a list of words into subtitle text with appropriate line breaks.
+
+    Args:
+        words: List of words to format
+        max_words_per_line: Maximum words allowed per line
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted subtitle text with line breaks
+    """
+    if not words:
+        return ""
+
+    if len(words) <= max_words_per_line:
+        return " ".join(words)
+
+    lines = []
+    i = 0
+
+    while i < len(words):
+        remaining = len(words) - i
+
+        # Handle orphan words (single word on last line)
+        if remaining <= 1 and lines:
+            lines[-1] += " " + words[i]
+            break
+
+        # Calculate words for this line
+        words_for_line = min(max_words_per_line, remaining)
+        lines.append(" ".join(words[i : i + words_for_line]))
+        i += words_for_line
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+    p.add_argument("input", type=Path, help="Input SRT file")
+    p.add_argument("output", type=Path, help="Output SRT file")
+    p.add_argument("--translate", type=str, help="Language code for translation")
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--condense",
+        type=int,
+        help="Merge adjacent short subtitles in groups of N if close together",
+    )
+    return p.parse_args()
+
+
+def clean_entries(subs: list[srt.Subtitle]) -> list[srt.Subtitle]:
+    """
+    Remove all occurrences of '\\h' from subtitle content.
+    """
+    for sub in subs:
+        content = sub.content.replace(r"\h", " ")
+        content = content.replace(r"\n", "\n")
+        content = "\n".join(line.strip() for line in content.splitlines() if line.strip())
+        sub.content = content
+    return subs
+
+
+def remove_overlaps(subs: list[srt.Subtitle]) -> list[srt.Subtitle]:
+    """
+    Remove duplicate lines between consecutive subtitle entries.
+
+    If the beginning of a subtitle entry matches the end of the previous entry,
+    those duplicate lines are removed from the current subtitle.
+
+    Args:
+        subs: List of subtitle entries
+
+    Returns:
+        List of cleaned subtitle entries with duplicates removed
+    """
+    if not subs:
+        return []
+
+    cleaned = []
+    prev_lines = []
+
+    for sub in subs:
+        # Split content into non-empty lines
+        lines = [line.strip() for line in sub.content.splitlines()]
+        lines = [line for line in lines if line]
+
+        if not lines:
+            continue
+
+        # Check for overlap with previous subtitle
+        overlap = 0
+        max_overlap = min(len(prev_lines), len(lines))
+        for i in range(max_overlap, 0, -1):
+            if prev_lines[-i:] == lines[:i]:
+                overlap = i
+                break
+
+        # Keep only non-overlapping lines
+        non_dup_lines = lines[overlap:]
+
+        if non_dup_lines:
+            # Create new subtitle with cleaned content
+            new_sub = srt.Subtitle(index=sub.index, start=sub.start, end=sub.end, content="\n".join(non_dup_lines), proprietary=sub.proprietary)
+            cleaned.append(new_sub)
+            prev_lines = lines
+
+    # Reindex subtitles
+    for i, sub in enumerate(cleaned, 1):
+        sub.index = i
+
+    return cleaned
+
+
+def chunkify[T](it: list[T], size: int) -> Iterator[list[T]]:
+    """Yield successive n-sized chunks from it."""
+    for i in range(0, len(it), size):
+        yield it[i : i + size]
+
+
+TOOL_SCHEMA_SAVE_SUBTITLES = {
+    "type": "function",
+    "function": {
+        "name": "save_subtitles",
+        "description": "Save translated subtitle entries",
+        "parameters": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "entries": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {"id": {"type": "integer"}, "translated": {"type": "string"}},
+                        "required": ["id", "translated"],
+                    },
+                }
+            },
+            "required": ["entries"],
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+
+def translate_entries(entries: list[srt.Subtitle], lang: str) -> list[srt.Subtitle]:
+    logging.info(f"Translating subtitles to {lang} via OpenRouter")
+
+    @retry(max_retries=5)
+    def translate_chunk(chunk: list[srt.Subtitle]) -> list[srt.Subtitle]:
+        prompt = f"""
+You are an expert subtitle translator.
+Translate the following subtitle entries from English to {lang}.
+For each entry, only translate the 'content' field. Do not change the 'id'.
+Do NOT translate proper nouns, names, or technical terms; keep them in English.
+Do NOT add, remove, or merge entries. Do not include any explanations or comments.
+
+Return exactly the same number of entries as provided. For each input entry, there must be one output entry with the same 'id'.
+If an entry is empty, return it as empty.
+
+Use your save_subtitles tool to return the results.
+"""
+        chunk_json = json.dumps(
+            [
+                {
+                    "id": s.index,
+                    "content": s.content.strip(),
+                }
+                for s in chunk
+            ],
+            ensure_ascii=False,
+        )
+        payload = {
+            "model": "google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
+            "messages": [
+                {"role": "system", "content": prompt},
+                {"role": "user", "content": chunk_json},
+            ],
+            "tools": [TOOL_SCHEMA_SAVE_SUBTITLES],
+            "tool_choice": {"type": "function", "function": {"name": TOOL_SCHEMA_SAVE_SUBTITLES["function"]["name"]}},
+        }
+        res = client.post(url="/chat/completions", json=payload)
+        if res.is_error:
+            logging.error(f"Error translating subtitles: {res.text}")
+            res.raise_for_status()
+
+        data = res.json()
+
+        tool_calls = data["choices"][0]["message"]["tool_calls"]
+
+        for call in tool_calls:
+            if call["function"]["name"] != TOOL_SCHEMA_SAVE_SUBTITLES["function"]["name"]:
+                continue
+            parsed = json.loads(call["function"]["arguments"])
+            translated_entries = parsed["entries"]
+            if len(translated_entries) != len(chunk):
+                raise ValueError(f"Expected {len(chunk)} translated entries, got {len(translated_entries)}")
+            # Reassemble subtitles with translated content
+            id_to_sub = {s.index: s for s in chunk}
+            result = []
+            for entry in translated_entries:
+                orig = id_to_sub.get(entry["id"])
+                if orig:
+                    orig.content = entry["translated"].strip()
+                    result.append(orig)
+            return result
+
+    combined = []
+    chunks = chunkify(entries, 20)
+    for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks, start=1):
+        logging.info(f"Translating chunk {i}/{len(chunks)}")
+        translated = translate_chunk(chunk)
+        combined.extend(translated)
+    # Reindex
+    for i, sub in enumerate(combined, 1):
+        sub.index = i
+    return combined
+
+
+def translate(subtitle_path: Path, lang: str, save_path: Path, condense: int | None = None) -> None:
+    """
+    Translate the subtitles in the given SRT file to the specified language.
+    Returns a new SRT file with translated subtitles.
+    """
+    entries = list(srt.parse(subtitle_path.read_text()))
+    entries = clean_entries(entries)
+    entries = remove_overlaps(entries)
+    if condense:
+        entries = combine_entries(entries, max_entries=condense)
+
+    if not entries:
+        raise ValueError("No valid subtitle entries found to translate")
+
+    translated = translate_entries(entries, lang=lang)
+    save_path.write_text(srt.compose(translated))
+
+
+def main():
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+    args = parse_args()
+
+    translate(
+        subtitle_path=args.input,
+        lang=args.translate,
+        save_path=args.output,
+        condense=args.condense,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()