copy-time.lua

-- copy-time (Linux version)
-- Requires xclip installed

-- Copies current timecode in HH:MM:SS.MS format to clipboard

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-- Script adapted by Alex Rogers (https://github.com/linguisticmind)
-- Modified from https://github.com/Arieleg/mpv-copyTime
-- Released under GNU GPL 3.0

require "mp"

local function set_clipboard(text)
  command = string.format("echo -n %s | xclip -selection clipboard", text)
  mp.commandv("run", "/bin/bash", "-c",  command)
end

function copy_time()
  local time_pos = mp.get_property_number("time-pos")
  local time_in_seconds = time_pos
  local time_seg = time_pos % 60
  time_pos = time_pos - time_seg
  local time_hours = math.floor(time_pos / 3600)
  time_pos = time_pos - (time_hours * 3600)
  local time_minutes = time_pos/60
  time_seg,time_ms=string.format("%.03f", time_seg):match"([^.]*).(.*)"
  time = string.format("%02d:%02d:%02d.%s", time_hours, time_minutes, time_seg, time_ms)
  set_clipboard(time)
  mp.osd_message(string.format("Copied to clipboard: %s", time))
end

-- the keybinding here is set to nil on purpose 'cause I modified the keybinding (in input.conf)
mp.add_key_binding(nil, "copy-time", copy_time)