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transcribe/test_transcribe.py
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ddidderr a5c535cfb9 feat: transcribe long recordings in overlapping chunks
Sending entire recordings in one request can exceed provider limits.
Decode audio once to a shared PCM sample clock and split uploads at a
configurable maximum of 1 to 30 minutes, defaulting to 30 minutes.
Prefer nearby pauses and include six seconds of overlap to protect words
at audio cuts while keeping each encoded MP3 within the duration cap.

Request word timestamps for chunked text and SRT output. Match overlapping
words and times to retain each passage once, warn when a join falls back
to timestamps, and generate SRT cues on the original recording timeline.
Reuse subtitle timestamp validation without reordering regressing words.
Only emit output after every request and conversion succeeds.

Document the Python dependency, temporary storage, boundary limitations,
and lack of automatic retry or resume. Keep single-request text formatting.

Test Plan:
- python3 -B -m unittest -v: all 29 tests passed, including mocked provider
  failures, native MP3 payload checks, boundary stitching, and SRT timing.
- bash -n transcribe and shellcheck transcribe: passed.
- git diff --cached --check: passed.
- Locally decoded and encoded the supplied 74-minute WebM into three MP3
  chunks; ffprobe confirmed each duration was below 30 minutes.
- Live transcription was not verified: the configured 1Password credential
  was unavailable.
2026-09-12 08:53:31 +02:00

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import json
import os
from pathlib import Path
import shutil
import subprocess
import tempfile
import unittest
from test_chunks import make_audio
ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
TOOLS = ("bash", "ffmpeg", "ffprobe", "jq", "base64", "mktemp", "realpath")
@unittest.skipUnless(all(shutil.which(tool) for tool in TOOLS), "CLI media dependencies missing")
class TranscribeTests(unittest.TestCase):
def setUp(self):
self.directory = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
self.addCleanup(self.directory.cleanup)
self.path = Path(self.directory.name)
self.bin = self.path / "bin"
self.bin.mkdir()
for name in ("op", "curl"):
fake = self.bin / name
shutil.copyfile(ROOT / "tests" / "fake_provider.py", fake)
fake.chmod(0o755)
self.log = self.path / "requests.jsonl"
self.env = dict(os.environ, PATH=f"{self.bin}{os.pathsep}{os.environ['PATH']}",
TRANSCRIBE_TEST_LOG=str(self.log), TRANSCRIBE_TEST_MODE="ok")
self.audio = self.path / "input with spaces.wav"
def run_cli(self, *args, mode="ok", duration=70):
make_audio(self.audio, duration)
return subprocess.run([str(ROOT / "transcribe"), *args, str(self.audio)],
env=dict(self.env, TRANSCRIBE_TEST_MODE=mode),
capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
def requests(self):
return [json.loads(line) for line in self.log.read_text().splitlines()]
def assert_cleaned(self):
self.assertTrue(all(not Path(r["staging"]).exists() for r in self.requests()))
def test_long_text_uploads_bounded_mp3_and_stitches_once(self):
result = self.run_cli("--chunk-minutes", "1")
self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
self.assertEqual(result.stdout, "Hello. boundary continues. Last.\n")
self.assertIn("chunk 2/2", result.stderr)
requests = self.requests()
self.assertEqual(len(requests), 2)
self.assertAlmostEqual(requests[0]["chunk"]["end"] - requests[1]["chunk"]["start"], 6)
self.assert_cleaned()
def test_long_srt_uses_original_timeline_and_continuous_numbers(self):
result = self.run_cli("--srt", "--chunk-minutes", "1")
self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
self.assertEqual(result.stdout, (
"1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:01,400\nHello.\n\n"
"2\n00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:57,800\nboundary continues.\n\n"
"3\n00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:05,400\nLast.\n\n"
))
self.assert_cleaned()
def test_short_text_retains_provider_formatting(self):
result = self.run_cli(duration=5)
self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
self.assertEqual(result.stdout, "Provider's original formatting.\nNext line.\n")
self.assertEqual(len(self.requests()), 1)
self.assert_cleaned()
def test_short_srt_still_requests_word_timestamps(self):
result = self.run_cli("--srt", duration=5)
self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
self.assertEqual(result.stdout, "1\n00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:01,400\nHello.\n\n")
def test_failed_later_chunk_has_no_partial_stdout_and_cleans_up(self):
for mode in ("http-error", "bad-json", "api-error", "missing-words"):
with self.subTest(mode=mode):
result = self.run_cli("--chunk-minutes", "1", mode=mode)
self.assertNotEqual(result.returncode, 0)
self.assertEqual(result.stdout, "")
self.assertTrue(result.stderr)
self.assert_cleaned()
def test_invalid_limits_fail_before_provider_access(self):
for value in ("0", "31", "abc", "1.5", "-1"):
with self.subTest(value=value):
result = self.run_cli("--chunk-minutes", value, duration=1)
self.assertNotEqual(result.returncode, 0)
self.assertIn("integer between 1 and 30", result.stderr)
self.assertFalse(self.log.exists())
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()