# chuk-motion/src/chuk_motion/components/overlays/TextOverlay/tool.py
"""TextOverlay MCP tool."""
import asyncio
from chuk_motion.generator.composition_builder import ComponentInstance
from chuk_motion.models import ErrorResponse, OverlayComponentResponse
def register_tool(mcp, project_manager):
"""Register the TextOverlay tool with the MCP server."""
@mcp.tool
async def remotion_add_text_overlay(
text: str,
style: str | None = None,
animation: str | None = None,
position: str | None = None,
duration: float | str = 3.0,
track: str = "overlay",
gap_before: float | str | None = None,
) -> str:
"""
Add TextOverlay to the composition.
Animated text overlay for emphasis and captions
Args:
text: Text content to display
style: Text style variant
animation: Animation type
position: Position on screen
duration: Duration in seconds
track: Track name (default: "overlay")
gap_before: Gap before component in seconds (overrides track default)
Returns:
JSON with component info
"""
def _add():
if not project_manager.current_timeline:
return ErrorResponse(
error="No active project. Create a project first."
).model_dump_json()
try:
component = ComponentInstance(
component_type="TextOverlay",
start_frame=0,
duration_frames=0,
props={
"text": text,
"style": style,
"animation": animation,
"position": position,
},
layer=0,
)
component = project_manager.current_timeline.add_component(
component, duration=duration, track=track, gap_before=gap_before
)
return OverlayComponentResponse(
component="TextOverlay",
start_time=project_manager.current_timeline.frames_to_seconds(
component.start_frame
),
duration=duration,
).model_dump_json()
except Exception as e:
return ErrorResponse(error=str(e)).model_dump_json()
return await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None, _add)