Fix: Update YouTube transcript fetching to use stable API - #6
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…functionality by adopting the recommended `youtubei.js` API and improving URL parsing. The key changes are: 1. **Replaced `fetchTranscriptWithApi` with a stable implementation**: The function now uses the high-level `info.getTranscript()` helper from `youtubei.js`. This avoids relying on fragile internal API response structures, which were causing the `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'caption_tracks')` and subsequent `400 Bad Request` errors. 2. **Improved `getYouTubeVideoId` function**: The URL parsing logic has been updated to correctly extract video IDs from standard (`/watch`), shortened (`youtu.be`), and embed (`/embed/`) URLs, making the extension more robust. 3. **Added missing `offscreen.html`**: A minimal `offscreen.html` file has been created to support the extension's clipboard operations, which was a latent bug. These changes restore the core functionality of the extension and make it more resilient to future API changes.
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Fix: Update YouTube transcript fetching to use stable API
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This change addresses a critical bug that prevented the extension from fetching YouTube transcripts due to breaking changes in the
youtubei.jslibrary. The fix replaces the faulty implementation with a more robust solution that uses the library's stable, high-level API. Additionally, the video ID parsing has been improved to support more URL formats, and a missingoffscreen.htmlfile has been added to ensure proper clipboard functionality.PR created automatically by Jules for task 11653219466095439799