🎨 Palette: Add transcription status indicator

[Whamp]

User description

💡 What: Added a "Transcribing..." visual status indicator in the CLI.
🎯 Why: Users previously had no visual feedback during the transcription phase, leading to uncertainty about whether the app was working.
📸 Before/After: (CLI change) Before: Silent pause. After: Yellow "Transcribing..." spinner.
♿ Accessibility: Provides visual confirmation of background activity for sighted users relying on the terminal.

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PR created automatically by Jules for task 16728899072193721130 started by @Whamp

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PR Type

Enhancement

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Description

• Add visual "Transcribing..." status indicator during transcription

• Expose self.console in ChirpApp for consistent UI updates

• Add comprehensive UI tests for transcription status behavior

• Document learning about CLI user feedback patterns

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["ChirpApp initialization"] -- "expose console" --> B["self.console instance"]
  C["_transcribe_and_inject method"] -- "wrap with status" --> D["console.status context"]
  D -- "shows spinner" --> E["Yellow Transcribing indicator"]
  F["Test suite"] -- "verifies" --> E

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File Walkthrough

	Relevant files
Enhancement	main.py Add transcription status indicator to ChirpApp                      src/chirp/main.py Refactored local console variable to instance variable self.console for reusability Wrapped parakeet.transcribe() call with console.status() context manager showing "Transcribing..." spinner Maintains existing console initialization logic from RichHandler or creates new Console instance +7/-6
Tests	test_chirp_ui.py Add UI tests for transcription status indicator                    tests/test_chirp_ui.py Created new test file for UI behavior verification Added TestChirpUI class with test_transcription_status_indicator test method Mocks all ChirpApp dependencies (ParakeetManager, AudioCapture, AudioFeedback, etc.) Verifies that console.status() is called with "Transcribing..." text and "dots" spinner during transcription +91/-0
Documentation	palette.md Document CLI feedback pattern learning                                      .jules/palette.md Documents learning about CLI user experience with long-running operations Establishes pattern to wrap blocking tasks (>1s) with console.status() for visual feedback Provides actionable guidance for future CLI enhancements +3/-0

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
Possible issue	Mock TextInjector to avoid side effects Add @patch("chirp.main.TextInjector") to the test method's decorators to mock the TextInjector and prevent side effects during testing. tests/test_chirp_ui.py [20-24] +@patch("chirp.main.TextInjector") @patch("chirp.main.ParakeetManager") @patch("chirp.main.AudioCapture") @patch("chirp.main.AudioFeedback") @patch("chirp.main.KeyboardShortcutManager") @patch("chirp.main.ConfigManager") Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: The suggestion correctly points out that TextInjector is not mocked, which could lead to unintended side effects like clipboard modification during the test run, and proposes patching it to ensure proper test isolation.	Medium
General	Use a more idiomatic mock assertion Refactor the test assertion to use mock_console.status.assert_any_call() instead of manually iterating through call_args_list for a more concise and idiomatic check. tests/test_chirp_ui.py [77-88] # Verify status was called with "Transcribing..." # Note: app._transcribe_and_inject calls app.parakeet.transcribe # We want to check that console.status("Transcribing...", spinner="dots") was entered. -status_calls = mock_console.status.call_args_list -transcribing_called = False -for args, kwargs in status_calls: - if "Transcribing..." in args[0] and kwargs.get("spinner") == "dots": - transcribing_called = True - break +mock_console.status.assert_any_call( + "[bold yellow]Transcribing...[/bold yellow]", + spinner="dots" +) -self.assertTrue(transcribing_called, "Console status 'Transcribing...' was not triggered.") - Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 5 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies a verbose test assertion and replaces it with the more idiomatic and concise assert_any_call, improving test readability and precision.	Low
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