RocketScope

A tool for tracking player mentions across Rocket League YouTube videos. Searches through video transcripts to find when specific players are mentioned, with timestamps linking directly to YouTube.

Live Demo: https://jettnguyen.github.io/RocketScope/ (once GitHub Pages is enabled)

Features

• Index multiple YouTube channels for player mentions
• Search through video transcripts automatically
• Track both professional players and personal friends
• Direct links to YouTube timestamps
• Caching system to avoid reprocessing videos
• Web interface for easy searching

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• Node.js 16+
• YouTube Data API key

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/RocketScope.git
cd RocketScope

2. Install Python dependencies:

cd indexer
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Install frontend dependencies:

cd ../frontend
npm install

4. Get a YouTube API key:

   • Go to Google Cloud Console
   • Create a project and enable YouTube Data API v3
   • Create an API key

5. Set your API key:

export YOUTUBE_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Usage

Adding Friends to Track

Edit indexer/friends_config.py and add your friends' gamertags:

MY_FRIENDS = [
    'YourFriendGamertag',
    'AnotherFriend',
    'NickName123',
]

Running the Indexer

cd indexer
python3 index_channel.py

Starting the Web Interface

cd frontend  
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 to search for player mentions.

Configuration

Adding YouTube Channels

Edit the CHANNELS dictionary in index_channel.py:

CHANNELS = {
    'Channel Name': 'CHANNEL_ID_HERE',
}

Caching

The indexer caches processed videos to avoid reprocessing. Cache files are stored in indexer/cache/.

To clear cache and reprocess all videos:

rm -rf indexer/cache/