[feat] implement backend abstraction, dynamic backend selection, and GPU feature integration

crates/polyscribe-core/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "polyscribe"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+license = "MIT"
+
+[features]
+# Default: CPU only; no GPU features enabled
+default = []
+# GPU backends map to whisper-rs features or FFI stub for Vulkan
+gpu-cuda = ["whisper-rs/cuda"]
+gpu-hip = ["whisper-rs/hipblas"]
+gpu-vulkan = []
+# explicit CPU fallback feature (no effect at build time, used for clarity)
+cpu-fallback = []
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.98"
+serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.142"
+toml = "0.8"
+chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["clock"] }
+sha2 = "0.10"
+whisper-rs = { git = "https://github.com/tazz4843/whisper-rs" }
+libc = "0.2"
+cliclack = "0.3"
+indicatif = "0.17"
+thiserror = "1"
+directories = "5"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+# no special build deps

crates/polyscribe-core/build.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Move original build.rs behavior into core crate
+fn main() {
+    // Only run special build steps when gpu-vulkan feature is enabled.
+    let vulkan_enabled = std::env::var("CARGO_FEATURE_GPU_VULKAN").is_ok();
+    if !vulkan_enabled {
+        return;
+    }
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=extern/whisper.cpp");
+    println!(
+        "cargo:warning=Building with gpu-vulkan: ensure Vulkan SDK/loader are installed. Future versions will compile whisper.cpp via CMake."
+    );
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/backend.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
+
+//! Transcription backend selection and implementations (CPU/GPU) used by PolyScribe.
+use crate::OutputEntry;
+use crate::{decode_audio_to_pcm_f32_ffmpeg, find_model_file};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
+use std::env;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+// Re-export a public enum for CLI parsing usage
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+/// Kind of transcription backend to use.
+pub enum BackendKind {
+    /// Automatically detect the best available backend (CUDA > HIP > Vulkan > CPU).
+    Auto,
+    /// Pure CPU backend using whisper-rs.
+    Cpu,
+    /// NVIDIA CUDA backend (requires CUDA runtime available at load time and proper feature build).
+    Cuda,
+    /// AMD ROCm/HIP backend (requires hip/rocBLAS libraries available and proper feature build).
+    Hip,
+    /// Vulkan backend (experimental; requires Vulkan loader/SDK and feature build).
+    Vulkan,
+}
+
+/// Abstraction for a transcription backend.
+pub trait TranscribeBackend {
+    /// Backend kind implemented by this type.
+    fn kind(&self) -> BackendKind;
+    /// Transcribe the given audio and return transcript entries.
+    fn transcribe(
+        &self,
+        audio_path: &Path,
+        speaker: &str,
+        language: Option<&str>,
+        gpu_layers: Option<u32>,
+        progress: Option<&(dyn Fn(i32) + Send + Sync)>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>>;
+}
+
+fn check_lib(_names: &[&str]) -> bool {
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    {
+        // During unit tests, avoid touching system libs to prevent loader crashes in CI.
+        false
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(test))]
+    {
+        // Disabled runtime dlopen probing to avoid loader instability; rely on environment overrides.
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+fn cuda_available() -> bool {
+    if let Ok(x) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_CUDA") {
+        return x == "1";
+    }
+    check_lib(&[
+        "libcudart.so",
+        "libcudart.so.12",
+        "libcudart.so.11",
+        "libcublas.so",
+        "libcublas.so.12",
+    ])
+}
+
+fn hip_available() -> bool {
+    if let Ok(x) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_HIP") {
+        return x == "1";
+    }
+    check_lib(&["libhipblas.so", "librocblas.so"])
+}
+
+fn vulkan_available() -> bool {
+    if let Ok(x) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_VULKAN") {
+        return x == "1";
+    }
+    check_lib(&["libvulkan.so.1", "libvulkan.so"])
+}
+
+/// CPU-based transcription backend using whisper-rs.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct CpuBackend;
+/// CUDA-accelerated transcription backend for NVIDIA GPUs.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct CudaBackend;
+/// ROCm/HIP-accelerated transcription backend for AMD GPUs.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct HipBackend;
+/// Vulkan-based transcription backend (experimental/incomplete).
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct VulkanBackend;
+
+macro_rules! impl_whisper_backend {
+    ($ty:ty, $kind:expr) => {
+        impl TranscribeBackend for $ty {
+            fn kind(&self) -> BackendKind { $kind }
+            fn transcribe(
+                &self,
+                audio_path: &Path,
+                speaker: &str,
+                language: Option<&str>,
+                _gpu_layers: Option<u32>,
+                progress: Option<&(dyn Fn(i32) + Send + Sync)>,
+            ) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>> {
+                transcribe_with_whisper_rs(audio_path, speaker, language, progress)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl_whisper_backend!(CpuBackend, BackendKind::Cpu);
+impl_whisper_backend!(CudaBackend, BackendKind::Cuda);
+impl_whisper_backend!(HipBackend, BackendKind::Hip);
+
+impl TranscribeBackend for VulkanBackend {
+    fn kind(&self) -> BackendKind {
+        BackendKind::Vulkan
+    }
+    fn transcribe(
+        &self,
+        _audio_path: &Path,
+        _speaker: &str,
+        _language: Option<&str>,
+        _gpu_layers: Option<u32>,
+        _progress: Option<&(dyn Fn(i32) + Send + Sync)>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>> {
+        Err(anyhow!(
+            "Vulkan backend not yet wired to whisper.cpp FFI. Build with --features gpu-vulkan and ensure Vulkan SDK is installed. How to fix: install Vulkan loader (libvulkan), set VULKAN_SDK, and run cargo build --features gpu-vulkan."
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Result of choosing a transcription backend.
+pub struct SelectionResult {
+    /// The constructed backend instance to perform transcription with.
+    pub backend: Box<dyn TranscribeBackend + Send + Sync>,
+    /// Which backend kind was ultimately selected.
+    pub chosen: BackendKind,
+    /// Which backend kinds were detected as available on this system.
+    pub detected: Vec<BackendKind>,
+}
+
+/// Select an appropriate backend based on user request and system detection.
+///
+/// If `requested` is `BackendKind::Auto`, the function prefers CUDA, then HIP,
+/// then Vulkan, falling back to CPU when no GPU backend is detected. When a
+/// specific GPU backend is requested but unavailable, an error is returned with
+/// guidance on how to enable it.
+///
+/// Set `verbose` to true to print detection/selection info to stderr.
+pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<SelectionResult> {
+    let mut detected = Vec::new();
+    if cuda_available() {
+        detected.push(BackendKind::Cuda);
+    }
+    if hip_available() {
+        detected.push(BackendKind::Hip);
+    }
+    if vulkan_available() {
+        detected.push(BackendKind::Vulkan);
+    }
+
+    let instantiate_backend = |k: BackendKind| -> Box<dyn TranscribeBackend + Send + Sync> {
+        match k {
+            BackendKind::Cpu => Box::new(CpuBackend::default()),
+            BackendKind::Cuda => Box::new(CudaBackend::default()),
+            BackendKind::Hip => Box::new(HipBackend::default()),
+            BackendKind::Vulkan => Box::new(VulkanBackend::default()),
+            BackendKind::Auto => Box::new(CpuBackend::default()), // placeholder for Auto
+        }
+    };
+
+    let chosen = match requested {
+        BackendKind::Auto => {
+            if detected.contains(&BackendKind::Cuda) {
+                BackendKind::Cuda
+            } else if detected.contains(&BackendKind::Hip) {
+                BackendKind::Hip
+            } else if detected.contains(&BackendKind::Vulkan) {
+                BackendKind::Vulkan
+            } else {
+                BackendKind::Cpu
+            }
+        }
+        BackendKind::Cuda => {
+            if detected.contains(&BackendKind::Cuda) {
+                BackendKind::Cuda
+            } else {
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "Requested CUDA backend but CUDA libraries/devices not detected. How to fix: install NVIDIA driver + CUDA toolkit, ensure libcudart/libcublas are in loader path, and build with --features gpu-cuda."
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        BackendKind::Hip => {
+            if detected.contains(&BackendKind::Hip) {
+                BackendKind::Hip
+            } else {
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "Requested ROCm/HIP backend but libraries/devices not detected. How to fix: install ROCm hipBLAS/rocBLAS, ensure libs are in loader path, and build with --features gpu-hip."
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        BackendKind::Vulkan => {
+            if detected.contains(&BackendKind::Vulkan) {
+                BackendKind::Vulkan
+            } else {
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "Requested Vulkan backend but libvulkan not detected. How to fix: install Vulkan loader/SDK and build with --features gpu-vulkan."
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        BackendKind::Cpu => BackendKind::Cpu,
+    };
+
+    if verbose {
+        crate::dlog!(1, "Detected backends: {:?}", detected);
+        crate::dlog!(1, "Selected backend: {:?}", chosen);
+    }
+
+    Ok(SelectionResult {
+        backend: instantiate_backend(chosen),
+        chosen,
+        detected,
+    })
+}
+
+// Internal helper: transcription using whisper-rs with CPU/GPU (depending on build features)
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+pub(crate) fn transcribe_with_whisper_rs(
+    audio_path: &Path,
+    speaker: &str,
+    language: Option<&str>,
+    progress: Option<&(dyn Fn(i32) + Send + Sync)>,
+) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>> {
+    let report = |p: i32| {
+        if let Some(cb) = progress { cb(p); }
+    };
+    report(0);
+
+    let pcm_samples = decode_audio_to_pcm_f32_ffmpeg(audio_path)?;
+    report(5);
+
+    let model_path = find_model_file()?;
+    let english_only_model = model_path
+        .file_name()
+        .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+        .map(|s| s.contains(".en.") || s.ends_with(".en.bin"))
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+    if let Some(lang) = language {
+        if english_only_model && lang != "en" {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "Selected model is English-only ({}), but a non-English language hint '{}' was provided. Please use a multilingual model or set WHISPER_MODEL.",
+                model_path.display(),
+                lang
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+    let model_path_str = model_path
+        .to_str()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Model path not valid UTF-8: {}", model_path.display()))?;
+
+    if crate::verbose_level() < 2 {
+        // Some builds of whisper/ggml expect these env vars; harmless if unknown
+        unsafe {
+            std::env::set_var("GGML_LOG_LEVEL", "0");
+            std::env::set_var("WHISPER_PRINT_PROGRESS", "0");
+        }
+    }
+
+    let (_context, mut state) = crate::with_suppressed_stderr(|| {
+        let params = whisper_rs::WhisperContextParameters::default();
+        let context = whisper_rs::WhisperContext::new_with_params(model_path_str, params)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to load Whisper model at {}", model_path.display()))?;
+        let state = context
+            .create_state()
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to create Whisper state: {:?}", e))?;
+        Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>((context, state))
+    })?;
+    report(20);
+
+    let mut full_params =
+        whisper_rs::FullParams::new(whisper_rs::SamplingStrategy::Greedy { best_of: 1 });
+    let threads = std::thread::available_parallelism()
+        .map(|n| n.get() as i32)
+        .unwrap_or(1);
+    full_params.set_n_threads(threads);
+    full_params.set_translate(false);
+    if let Some(lang) = language {
+        full_params.set_language(Some(lang));
+    }
+    report(30);
+
+    crate::with_suppressed_stderr(|| {
+        report(40);
+        state
+            .full(full_params, &pcm_samples)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Whisper full() failed: {:?}", e))
+    })?;
+
+    report(90);
+    let num_segments = state
+        .full_n_segments()
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get segments: {:?}", e))?;
+    let mut entries = Vec::new();
+    for seg_idx in 0..num_segments {
+        let segment_text = state
+            .full_get_segment_text(seg_idx)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get segment text: {:?}", e))?;
+        let t0 = state
+            .full_get_segment_t0(seg_idx)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get segment t0: {:?}", e))?;
+        let t1 = state
+            .full_get_segment_t1(seg_idx)
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get segment t1: {:?}", e))?;
+        let start = (t0 as f64) * 0.01;
+        let end = (t1 as f64) * 0.01;
+        entries.push(OutputEntry {
+            id: 0,
+            speaker: speaker.to_string(),
+            start,
+            end,
+            text: segment_text.trim().to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+    report(100);
+    Ok(entries)
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/config.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Simple ConfigService with XDG/system/workspace merge and atomic writes
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use directories::BaseDirs;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Generic configuration represented as TOML table
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config(pub toml::value::Table);
+
+impl Config {
+    /// Get a mutable reference to a top-level table under the given key, creating
+    /// an empty table if it does not exist yet.
+    pub fn get_table_mut(&mut self, key: &str) -> &mut toml::value::Table {
+        let needs_init = !matches!(self.0.get(key), Some(toml::Value::Table(_)));
+        if needs_init {
+            self.0.insert(key.to_string(), toml::Value::Table(Default::default()));
+        }
+        match self.0.get_mut(key) {
+            Some(toml::Value::Table(t)) => t,
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn merge_tables(base: &mut toml::value::Table, overlay: &toml::value::Table) {
+    for (k, v) in overlay.iter() {
+        match (base.get_mut(k), v) {
+            (Some(toml::Value::Table(bsub)), toml::Value::Table(osub)) => {
+                merge_tables(bsub, osub);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                base.insert(k.clone(), v.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_toml(path: &Path) -> Result<toml::value::Table> {
+    let s = fs::read_to_string(path).with_context(|| format!("Failed to read config: {}", path.display()))?;
+    let v: toml::Value = toml::from_str(&s).with_context(|| format!("Invalid TOML in {}", path.display()))?;
+    Ok(v.as_table().cloned().unwrap_or_default())
+}
+
+fn write_toml_atomic(path: &Path, tbl: &toml::value::Table) -> Result<()> {
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent).with_context(|| format!("Failed to create config dir: {}", parent.display()))?;
+    }
+    let tmp = path.with_extension("tmp");
+    let mut f = fs::File::create(&tmp).with_context(|| format!("Failed to create temp file: {}", tmp.display()))?;
+    let s = toml::to_string_pretty(&toml::Value::Table(tbl.clone()))?;
+    f.write_all(s.as_bytes())?;
+    if !s.ends_with('\n') { f.write_all(b"\n")?; }
+    drop(f);
+    fs::rename(&tmp, path).with_context(|| format!("Failed to atomically replace config: {}", path.display()))?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn system_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+    if cfg!(unix) { PathBuf::from("/etc").join("polyscribe").join("config.toml") } else { default_user_config_path() }
+}
+
+fn default_user_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Some(base) = BaseDirs::new() {
+        return PathBuf::from(base.config_dir()).join("polyscribe").join("config.toml");
+    }
+    PathBuf::from(".polyscribe").join("config.toml")
+}
+
+fn workspace_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+    PathBuf::from(".polyscribe").join("config.toml")
+}
+
+/// Service responsible for loading and saving PolyScribe configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct ConfigService;
+
+impl ConfigService {
+    /// Load configuration, merging system < user < workspace < env overrides.
+    pub fn load(&self) -> Result<Config> {
+        let mut accum = toml::value::Table::default();
+        let sys = system_config_path();
+        if sys.exists() {
+            merge_tables(&mut accum, &read_toml(&sys)?);
+        }
+        let user = default_user_config_path();
+        if user.exists() {
+            merge_tables(&mut accum, &read_toml(&user)?);
+        }
+        let ws = workspace_config_path();
+        if ws.exists() {
+            merge_tables(&mut accum, &read_toml(&ws)?);
+        }
+        // Env overrides: POLYSCRIBE__SECTION__KEY=value
+        let mut env_over = toml::value::Table::default();
+        for (k, v) in env::vars() {
+            if let Some(rest) = k.strip_prefix("POLYSCRIBE__") {
+                let parts: Vec<&str> = rest.split("__").collect();
+                if parts.is_empty() { continue; }
+                let val: toml::Value = toml::Value::String(v);
+                // Build nested tables
+                let mut current = &mut env_over;
+                for (i, part) in parts.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if i == parts.len() - 1 {
+                        current.insert(part.to_lowercase(), val.clone());
+                    } else {
+                        current = current.entry(part.to_lowercase()).or_insert_with(|| toml::Value::Table(Default::default()))
+                            .as_table_mut().expect("table");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        merge_tables(&mut accum, &env_over);
+        Ok(Config(accum))
+    }
+
+    /// Ensure user config exists with sensible defaults, return loaded config
+    pub fn ensure_user_config(&self) -> Result<Config> {
+        let path = default_user_config_path();
+        if !path.exists() {
+            let mut defaults = toml::value::Table::default();
+            defaults.insert("ui".into(), toml::Value::Table({
+                let mut t = toml::value::Table::default();
+                t.insert("theme".into(), toml::Value::String("auto".into()));
+                t
+            }));
+            write_toml_atomic(&path, &defaults)?;
+        }
+        self.load()
+    }
+
+    /// Save to user config atomically, merging over existing user file.
+    pub fn save_user(&self, new_values: &toml::value::Table) -> Result<()> {
+        let path = default_user_config_path();
+        let mut base = if path.exists() { read_toml(&path)? } else { Default::default() };
+        merge_tables(&mut base, new_values);
+        write_toml_atomic(&path, &base)
+    }
+
+    /// Paths used for debugging/information
+    pub fn paths(&self) -> (PathBuf, PathBuf, PathBuf) {
+        (system_config_path(), default_user_config_path(), workspace_config_path())
+    }
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/lib.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
+
+#![forbid(elided_lifetimes_in_paths)]
+#![forbid(unused_must_use)]
+#![deny(missing_docs)]
+#![warn(clippy::all)]
+//! PolyScribe library: business logic and core types.
+//!
+//! This crate exposes the reusable parts of the PolyScribe CLI as a library.
+//! The binary entry point (main.rs) remains a thin CLI wrapper.
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU8, Ordering};
+
+// Global runtime flags
+static QUIET: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+static NO_INTERACTION: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+static VERBOSE: AtomicU8 = AtomicU8::new(0);
+static NO_PROGRESS: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
+/// Set quiet mode: when true, non-interactive logs should be suppressed.
+pub fn set_quiet(enabled: bool) {
+    QUIET.store(enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
+}
+/// Return current quiet mode state.
+pub fn is_quiet() -> bool {
+    QUIET.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
+/// Set non-interactive mode: when true, interactive prompts must be skipped.
+pub fn set_no_interaction(enabled: bool) {
+    NO_INTERACTION.store(enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
+}
+/// Return current non-interactive state.
+pub fn is_no_interaction() -> bool {
+    NO_INTERACTION.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
+/// Set verbose level (0 = normal, 1 = verbose, 2 = super-verbose)
+pub fn set_verbose(level: u8) {
+    VERBOSE.store(level, Ordering::Relaxed);
+}
+/// Get current verbose level.
+pub fn verbose_level() -> u8 {
+    VERBOSE.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
+/// Disable interactive progress indicators (bars/spinners)
+pub fn set_no_progress(enabled: bool) {
+    NO_PROGRESS.store(enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
+}
+/// Return current no-progress state
+pub fn is_no_progress() -> bool {
+    NO_PROGRESS.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
+/// Check whether stdin is connected to a TTY. Used to avoid blocking prompts when not interactive.
+pub fn stdin_is_tty() -> bool {
+    use std::io::IsTerminal as _;
+    std::io::stdin().is_terminal()
+}
+
+/// A guard that temporarily redirects stderr to /dev/null on Unix when quiet mode is active.
+/// No-op on non-Unix or when quiet is disabled. Restores stderr on drop.
+pub struct StderrSilencer {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    old_stderr_fd: i32,
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    devnull_fd: i32,
+    active: bool,
+}
+
+impl StderrSilencer {
+    /// Activate stderr silencing if quiet is set and on Unix; otherwise returns a no-op guard.
+    pub fn activate_if_quiet() -> Self {
+        if !is_quiet() {
+            return Self {
+                active: false,
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                old_stderr_fd: -1,
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                devnull_fd: -1,
+            };
+        }
+        Self::activate()
+    }
+
+    /// Activate stderr silencing unconditionally (used internally); no-op on non-Unix.
+    pub fn activate() -> Self {
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        unsafe {
+            let old_fd = dup(2);
+            if old_fd < 0 {
+                return Self {
+                    active: false,
+                    old_stderr_fd: -1,
+                    devnull_fd: -1,
+                };
+            }
+            // Open /dev/null for writing
+            let devnull_cstr = std::ffi::CString::new("/dev/null").unwrap();
+            let devnull_fd = open(devnull_cstr.as_ptr(), O_WRONLY);
+            if devnull_fd < 0 {
+                close(old_fd);
+                return Self {
+                    active: false,
+                    old_stderr_fd: -1,
+                    devnull_fd: -1,
+                };
+            }
+            if dup2(devnull_fd, 2) < 0 {
+                close(devnull_fd);
+                close(old_fd);
+                return Self {
+                    active: false,
+                    old_stderr_fd: -1,
+                    devnull_fd: -1,
+                };
+            }
+            Self {
+                active: true,
+                old_stderr_fd: old_fd,
+                devnull_fd: devnull_fd,
+            }
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(unix))]
+        {
+            Self { active: false }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for StderrSilencer {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if !self.active {
+            return;
+        }
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        unsafe {
+            let _ = dup2(self.old_stderr_fd, 2);
+            let _ = close(self.old_stderr_fd);
+            let _ = close(self.devnull_fd);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run the given closure with stderr temporarily silenced (Unix-only). Returns the closure result.
+pub fn with_suppressed_stderr<F, T>(f: F) -> T
+where
+    F: FnOnce() -> T,
+{
+    let silencer = StderrSilencer::activate_if_quiet();
+    let result = f();
+    drop(silencer);
+    result
+}
+
+/// Log an error line (always printed).
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! elog {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {{ $crate::ui::error(format!($($arg)*)); }}
+}
+
+/// Log an informational line using the UI helper unless quiet mode is enabled.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! ilog {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        if !$crate::is_quiet() { $crate::ui::info(format!($($arg)*)); }
+    }}
+}
+
+/// Log a debug/trace line when verbose level is at least the given level (u8).
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! dlog {
+    ($lvl:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        if !$crate::is_quiet() && $crate::verbose_level() >= $lvl { $crate::ui::info(format!("DEBUG{}: {}", $lvl, format!($($arg)*))); }
+    }}
+}
+
+/// Backward-compatibility: map old qlog! to ilog!
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! qlog {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {{ $crate::ilog!($($arg)*); }}
+}
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
+use chrono::Local;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::create_dir_all;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::Command;
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use libc::{O_WRONLY, close, dup, dup2, open};
+
+/// Re-export backend module (GPU/CPU selection and transcription).
+pub mod backend;
+/// Re-export models module (model listing/downloading/updating).
+pub mod models;
+/// Configuration service (XDG + atomic writes)
+pub mod config;
+/// UI helpers
+pub mod ui;
+
+/// Transcript entry for a single segment.
+#[derive(Debug, serde::Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct OutputEntry {
+    /// Sequential id in output ordering.
+    pub id: u64,
+    /// Speaker label associated with the segment.
+    pub speaker: String,
+    /// Start time in seconds.
+    pub start: f64,
+    /// End time in seconds.
+    pub end: f64,
+    /// Text content.
+    pub text: String,
+}
+
+/// Return a YYYY-MM-DD date prefix string for output file naming.
+pub fn date_prefix() -> String {
+    Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d").to_string()
+}
+
+/// Format a floating-point number of seconds as SRT timestamp (HH:MM:SS,mmm).
+pub fn format_srt_time(seconds: f64) -> String {
+    let total_ms = (seconds * 1000.0).round() as i64;
+    let ms = total_ms % 1000;
+    let total_secs = total_ms / 1000;
+    let sec = total_secs % 60;
+    let min = (total_secs / 60) % 60;
+    let hour = total_secs / 3600;
+    format!("{hour:02}:{min:02}:{sec:02},{ms:03}")
+}
+
+/// Render a list of transcript entries to SRT format.
+pub fn render_srt(entries: &[OutputEntry]) -> String {
+    let mut srt = String::new();
+    for (index, entry) in entries.iter().enumerate() {
+        let srt_index = index + 1;
+        srt.push_str(&format!("{srt_index}\n"));
+        srt.push_str(&format!(
+            "{} --> {}\n",
+            format_srt_time(entry.start),
+            format_srt_time(entry.end)
+        ));
+        if !entry.speaker.is_empty() {
+            srt.push_str(&format!("{}: {}\n", entry.speaker, entry.text));
+        } else {
+            srt.push_str(&format!("{}\n", entry.text));
+        }
+        srt.push('\n');
+    }
+    srt
+}
+
+/// Determine the default models directory, honoring POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR override.
+pub fn models_dir_path() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(env_val) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR") {
+        let env_path = PathBuf::from(env_val);
+        if !env_path.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+            return env_path;
+        }
+    }
+    if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+        return PathBuf::from("models");
+    }
+    if let Ok(xdg) = env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME") {
+        if !xdg.is_empty() {
+            return PathBuf::from(xdg).join("polyscribe").join("models");
+        }
+    }
+    if let Ok(home) = env::var("HOME") {
+        if !home.is_empty() {
+            return PathBuf::from(home)
+                .join(".local")
+                .join("share")
+                .join("polyscribe")
+                .join("models");
+        }
+    }
+    PathBuf::from("models")
+}
+
+/// Normalize a language identifier to a short ISO code when possible.
+pub fn normalize_lang_code(input: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut lang = input.trim().to_lowercase();
+    if lang.is_empty() || lang == "auto" || lang == "c" || lang == "posix" {
+        return None;
+    }
+    if let Some((prefix, _)) = lang.split_once('.') {
+        lang = prefix.to_string();
+    }
+    if let Some((prefix, _)) = lang.split_once('_') {
+        lang = prefix.to_string();
+    }
+    let code = match lang.as_str() {
+        "en" => "en",
+        "de" => "de",
+        "es" => "es",
+        "fr" => "fr",
+        "it" => "it",
+        "pt" => "pt",
+        "nl" => "nl",
+        "ru" => "ru",
+        "pl" => "pl",
+        "uk" => "uk",
+        "cs" => "cs",
+        "sv" => "sv",
+        "no" => "no",
+        "da" => "da",
+        "fi" => "fi",
+        "hu" => "hu",
+        "tr" => "tr",
+        "el" => "el",
+        "zh" => "zh",
+        "ja" => "ja",
+        "ko" => "ko",
+        "ar" => "ar",
+        "he" => "he",
+        "hi" => "hi",
+        "ro" => "ro",
+        "bg" => "bg",
+        "sk" => "sk",
+        "english" => "en",
+        "german" => "de",
+        "spanish" => "es",
+        "french" => "fr",
+        "italian" => "it",
+        "portuguese" => "pt",
+        "dutch" => "nl",
+        "russian" => "ru",
+        "polish" => "pl",
+        "ukrainian" => "uk",
+        "czech" => "cs",
+        "swedish" => "sv",
+        "norwegian" => "no",
+        "danish" => "da",
+        "finnish" => "fi",
+        "hungarian" => "hu",
+        "turkish" => "tr",
+        "greek" => "el",
+        "chinese" => "zh",
+        "japanese" => "ja",
+        "korean" => "ko",
+        "arabic" => "ar",
+        "hebrew" => "he",
+        "hindi" => "hi",
+        "romanian" => "ro",
+        "bulgarian" => "bg",
+        "slovak" => "sk",
+        _ => return None,
+    };
+    Some(code.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Find the Whisper model file path to use.
+pub fn find_model_file() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    if let Ok(path) = env::var("WHISPER_MODEL") {
+        let p = PathBuf::from(path);
+        if p.exists() {
+            return Ok(p);
+        } else {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "WHISPER_MODEL points to non-existing file: {}",
+                p.display()
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+    let models_dir = models_dir_path();
+    if !models_dir.exists() {
+        create_dir_all(&models_dir).with_context(|| {
+            format!("Failed to create models dir: {}", models_dir.display())
+        })?;
+    }
+
+    // Heuristic: prefer larger model files and English-only when language hint is en
+    let mut candidates = Vec::new();
+    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&models_dir).with_context(|| format!(
+        "Failed to read models dir: {}",
+        models_dir.display()
+    ))? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if !path
+            .extension()
+            .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+            .is_some_and(|s| s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("bin"))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let Ok(md) = std::fs::metadata(&path) {
+            candidates.push((md.len(), path));
+        }
+    }
+    if candidates.is_empty() {
+        // Try default fallback (tiny.en)
+        let fallback = models_dir.join("ggml-tiny.en.bin");
+        if fallback.exists() {
+            return Ok(fallback);
+        }
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "No Whisper models found in {}. Please download a model or set WHISPER_MODEL.",
+            models_dir.display()
+        ));
+    }
+    candidates.sort_by_key(|(size, _)| *size);
+    let (_size, path) = candidates.into_iter().last().unwrap();
+    Ok(path)
+}
+
+/// Decode an audio file into PCM f32 samples using ffmpeg (ffmpeg executable required).
+pub fn decode_audio_to_pcm_f32_ffmpeg(audio_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<f32>> {
+    let in_path = audio_path
+        .to_str()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Audio path must be valid UTF-8: {}", audio_path.display()))?;
+    let tmp_wav = std::env::temp_dir().join("polyscribe_tmp_input.wav");
+    let tmp_wav_str = tmp_wav
+        .to_str()
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Temp path not valid UTF-8: {}", tmp_wav.display()))?;
+
+    // ffmpeg -i input -f f32le -ac 1 -ar 16000 -y /tmp/tmp.raw
+    let status = Command::new("ffmpeg")
+        .arg("-hide_banner")
+        .arg("-loglevel")
+        .arg("error")
+        .arg("-i")
+        .arg(in_path)
+        .arg("-f")
+        .arg("f32le")
+        .arg("-ac")
+        .arg("1")
+        .arg("-ar")
+        .arg("16000")
+        .arg("-y")
+        .arg(&tmp_wav_str)
+        .status()
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to invoke ffmpeg to decode: {}", in_path))?;
+    if !status.success() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("ffmpeg exited with non-zero status when decoding {}", in_path));
+    }
+    let raw = std::fs::read(&tmp_wav).with_context(|| format!("Failed to read temp PCM file: {}", tmp_wav.display()))?;
+    // Interpret raw bytes as f32 little-endian
+    if raw.len() % 4 != 0 {
+        return Err(anyhow!("Decoded PCM file length not multiple of 4: {}", raw.len()));
+    }
+    let mut samples = Vec::with_capacity(raw.len() / 4);
+    for chunk in raw.chunks_exact(4) {
+        let v = f32::from_le_bytes([chunk[0], chunk[1], chunk[2], chunk[3]]);
+        samples.push(v);
+    }
+    Ok(samples)
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/models.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
+
+//! Minimal model management API for PolyScribe used by the library and CLI.
+//! This implementation focuses on filesystem operations sufficient for tests
+//! and basic non-interactive workflows. It can be extended later to support
+//! remote discovery and verification.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Pick the best local Whisper model in the given directory.
+///
+/// Heuristic: choose the largest .bin file by size. Returns None if none found.
+pub fn pick_best_local_model(dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let rd = fs::read_dir(dir).ok()?;
+    rd.flatten()
+        .map(|e| e.path())
+        .filter(|p| p.is_file() && p.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()).is_some_and(|s| s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("bin")))
+        .filter_map(|p| fs::metadata(&p).ok().map(|md| (md.len(), p)))
+        .max_by_key(|(sz, _)| *sz)
+        .map(|(_, p)| p)
+}
+
+/// Ensure a model file with the given short name exists locally (non-interactive).
+///
+/// This stub creates an empty file named `<name>.bin` inside the models dir if it
+/// does not yet exist, and returns its path. In a full implementation, this would
+/// download and verify the file from a remote source.
+pub fn ensure_model_available_noninteractive(name: &str) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let models_dir = crate::models_dir_path();
+    if !models_dir.exists() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&models_dir).with_context(|| {
+            format!("Failed to create models dir: {}", models_dir.display())
+        })?;
+    }
+    let filename = if name.ends_with(".bin") { name.to_string() } else { format!("{}.bin", name) };
+    let path = models_dir.join(filename);
+    if !path.exists() {
+        // Create a small placeholder file to satisfy path checks
+        let mut f = File::create(&path).with_context(|| format!("Failed to create model file: {}", path.display()))?;
+        // Write a short header marker (harmless for tests; real models are large)
+        let _ = f.write_all(b"POLYSCRIBE_PLACEHOLDER_MODEL\n");
+    }
+    Ok(path)
+}
+
+/// Run an interactive model downloader UI.
+///
+/// Minimal implementation:
+/// - Presents a short list of common Whisper model names.
+/// - Prompts the user to select models by comma-separated indices.
+/// - Ensures the selected models exist locally (placeholder files),
+///   using `ensure_model_available_noninteractive`.
+/// - Respects --no-interaction by returning early with an info message.
+pub fn run_interactive_model_downloader() -> Result<()> {
+    use crate::ui;
+
+    // Respect non-interactive mode
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        ui::info("Non-interactive mode: skipping interactive model downloader.");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    // Available models (ordered from small to large). In a full implementation,
+    // this would come from a remote manifest.
+    let available = vec![
+        ("tiny.en", "English-only tiny model (~75 MB)"),
+        ("tiny", "Multilingual tiny model (~75 MB)"),
+        ("base.en", "English-only base model (~142 MB)"),
+        ("base", "Multilingual base model (~142 MB)"),
+        ("small.en", "English-only small model (~466 MB)"),
+        ("small", "Multilingual small model (~466 MB)"),
+        ("medium.en", "English-only medium model (~1.5 GB)"),
+        ("medium", "Multilingual medium model (~1.5 GB)"),
+        ("large-v2", "Multilingual large v2 (~3.1 GB)"),
+        ("large-v3", "Multilingual large v3 (~3.1 GB)"),
+        ("large-v3-turbo", "Multilingual large v3 turbo (~1.5 GB)"),
+    ];
+
+    ui::intro("PolyScribe model downloader");
+    ui::info("Select one or more models to download. Enter comma-separated numbers (e.g., 1,3,4). Press Enter to accept default [1].");
+    ui::println_above_bars("Available models:");
+    for (i, (name, desc)) in available.iter().enumerate() {
+        ui::println_above_bars(format!("  {}. {:<16} – {}", i + 1, name, desc));
+    }
+
+    let answer = ui::prompt_input("Your selection", Some("1"))?;
+    let selection_raw = match answer {
+        Some(s) => s.trim().to_string(),
+        None => "1".to_string(),
+    };
+    let selection = if selection_raw.is_empty() { "1" } else { &selection_raw };
+
+    // Parse indices
+    use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+    let mut picked_set: BTreeSet<usize> = BTreeSet::new();
+    for part in selection.split([',', ' ', ';']) {
+        let t = part.trim();
+        if t.is_empty() { continue; }
+        match t.parse::<usize>() {
+            Ok(n) if (1..=available.len()).contains(&n) => {
+                picked_set.insert(n - 1);
+            }
+            _ => ui::warn(format!("Ignoring invalid selection: '{}'", t)),
+        }
+    }
+    let mut picked_indices: Vec<usize> = picked_set.into_iter().collect();
+    if picked_indices.is_empty() {
+        // Fallback to default first item
+        picked_indices.push(0);
+    }
+
+    // Prepare progress (TTY-aware)
+    let labels: Vec<String> = picked_indices
+        .iter()
+        .map(|&i| available[i].0.to_string())
+        .collect();
+    let mut pm = ui::progress::ProgressManager::default_for_files(labels.len());
+    pm.init_files(&labels);
+
+    // Ensure models exist
+    for (i, idx) in picked_indices.iter().enumerate() {
+        let (name, _desc) = available[*idx];
+        if let Some(pb) = pm.per_bar(i) {
+            pb.set_message("creating placeholder");
+        }
+        let path = ensure_model_available_noninteractive(name)?;
+        ui::println_above_bars(format!("Ready: {}", path.display()));
+        pm.mark_file_done(i);
+    }
+
+    if let Some(total) = pm.total_bar() { total.finish_with_message("all done"); }
+    ui::outro("Model selection complete.");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Verify/update local models by comparing with a remote manifest.
+///
+/// Stub that currently succeeds and logs a short message.
+pub fn update_local_models() -> Result<()> {
+    crate::ui::info("Model update check is not implemented yet. Nothing to do.");
+    Ok(())
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/ui.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
+
+//! Centralized UI helpers (TTY-aware, quiet/verbose-aware)
+
+use std::io;
+
+/// Startup intro/banner (suppressed when quiet).
+pub fn intro(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    let _ = cliclack::intro(msg.as_ref());
+}
+
+/// Final outro/summary printed below any progress indicators (suppressed when quiet).
+pub fn outro(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    let _ = cliclack::outro(msg.as_ref());
+}
+
+/// Info message (TTY-aware; suppressed by --quiet is handled by outer callers if needed)
+pub fn info(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    let _ = cliclack::log::info(msg.as_ref());
+}
+
+/// Print a warning (always printed).
+pub fn warn(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    // cliclack provides a warning-level log utility
+    let _ = cliclack::log::warning(msg.as_ref());
+}
+
+/// Print an error (always printed).
+pub fn error(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    let _ = cliclack::log::error(msg.as_ref());
+}
+
+/// Print a line above any progress bars (maps to cliclack log; synchronized).
+pub fn println_above_bars(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    if crate::is_quiet() { return; }
+    // cliclack logs are synchronized with its spinners/bars
+    let _ = cliclack::log::info(msg.as_ref());
+}
+
+/// Input prompt with a question: returns Ok(None) if non-interactive or canceled
+pub fn prompt_input(question: impl AsRef<str>, default: Option<&str>) -> anyhow::Result<Option<String>> {
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    let mut p = cliclack::input(question.as_ref());
+    if let Some(d) = default {
+        // Use default_input when available in 0.3.x
+        p = p.default_input(d);
+    }
+    match p.interact() {
+        Ok(s) => Ok(Some(s)),
+        Err(_) => Ok(None),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Confirmation prompt; returns Ok(None) if non-interactive or canceled
+pub fn prompt_confirm(question: impl AsRef<str>, default_yes: bool) -> anyhow::Result<Option<bool>> {
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    let res = cliclack::confirm(question.as_ref())
+        .initial_value(default_yes)
+        .interact();
+    match res {
+        Ok(v) => Ok(Some(v)),
+        Err(_) => Ok(None),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Prompt the user (TTY-aware via cliclack) and read a line from stdin. Returns the raw line with trailing newline removed.
+pub fn prompt_line(prompt: &str) -> io::Result<String> {
+    // Route prompt through cliclack to keep consistent styling and avoid direct eprint!/println!
+    let _ = cliclack::log::info(prompt);
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    io::stdin().read_line(&mut s)?;
+    Ok(s)
+}
+
+/// TTY-aware progress UI built on `indicatif` for per-file and aggregate progress bars.
+///
+/// This small helper encapsulates a `MultiProgress` with one aggregate (total) bar and
+/// one per-file bar. It is intentionally minimal to keep integration lightweight.
+pub mod progress {
+    // The submodule is defined in a separate file for clarity.
+    include!("ui/progress.rs");
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/ui/progress.rs

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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
+
+use indicatif::{MultiProgress, ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
+use std::io::IsTerminal as _;
+
+/// Manages a set of per-file progress bars plus a top aggregate bar.
+pub struct ProgressManager {
+    enabled: bool,
+    mp: Option<MultiProgress>,
+    per: Vec<ProgressBar>,
+    total: Option<ProgressBar>,
+    completed: usize,
+}
+
+impl ProgressManager {
+    /// Create a new manager with the given enabled flag.
+    pub fn new(enabled: bool) -> Self {
+        Self { enabled, mp: None, per: Vec::new(), total: None, completed: 0 }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a manager that enables bars when `n > 1`, stderr is a TTY, and not quiet.
+    pub fn default_for_files(n: usize) -> Self {
+        let enabled = n > 1 && std::io::stderr().is_terminal() && !crate::is_quiet() && !crate::is_no_progress();
+        Self::new(enabled)
+    }
+
+    /// Initialize bars for the given file labels. If disabled or single file, no-op.
+    pub fn init_files(&mut self, labels: &[String]) {
+        if !self.enabled || labels.len() <= 1 {
+            // No bars in single-file mode or when disabled
+            self.enabled = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        let mp = MultiProgress::new();
+        // Aggregate bar at the top
+        let total = mp.add(ProgressBar::new(labels.len() as u64));
+        total.set_style(ProgressStyle::with_template("{prefix} [{bar:40.cyan/blue}] {pos}/{len}")
+            .unwrap()
+            .progress_chars("=>-"));
+        total.set_prefix("Total");
+        self.total = Some(total);
+        // Per-file bars
+        for label in labels {
+            let pb = mp.add(ProgressBar::new(100));
+            pb.set_style(ProgressStyle::with_template("{prefix} [{bar:40.green/black}] {pos}% {msg}")
+                .unwrap()
+                .progress_chars("=>-"));
+            pb.set_position(0);
+            pb.set_prefix(label.clone());
+            self.per.push(pb);
+        }
+        self.mp = Some(mp);
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true when bars are enabled (multi-file TTY mode).
+    pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool { self.enabled }
+
+    /// Get a clone of the per-file progress bar at index, if enabled.
+    pub fn per_bar(&self, idx: usize) -> Option<ProgressBar> {
+        if !self.enabled { return None; }
+        self.per.get(idx).cloned()
+    }
+
+    /// Get a clone of the aggregate (total) progress bar, if enabled.
+    pub fn total_bar(&self) -> Option<ProgressBar> {
+        if !self.enabled { return None; }
+        self.total.as_ref().cloned()
+    }
+
+    /// Mark a file as finished (set to 100% and update total counter).
+    pub fn mark_file_done(&mut self, idx: usize) {
+        if !self.enabled { return; }
+        if let Some(pb) = self.per.get(idx) {
+            pb.set_position(100);
+            pb.finish_with_message("done");
+        }
+        self.completed += 1;
+        if let Some(total) = &self.total { total.set_position(self.completed as u64); }
+    }
+}