🎨 Palette: Add persistent CLI status indicator

[Whamp]

User description

💡 What: Added a persistent status indicator to the CLI using rich library.
🎯 Why: To provide immediate visual feedback (Ready, Recording, Transcribing) to the user, improving the UX over scrolling logs.
📸 Before/After: Before was just logs. After has a spinner at the bottom showing current state.
♿ Accessibility: Provides clear state indication.

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PR created automatically by Jules for task 15023239142878418116 started by @Whamp

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PR Type

Enhancement

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Description

• Add persistent CLI status indicator using rich.console.Status

• Update status during recording and transcribing lifecycle events

• Display "Ready", "Recording...", and "Transcribing..." states

• Add comprehensive tests for status indicator updates

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["ChirpApp Init"] -- "Create status_indicator" --> B["Status: Ready"]
  C["Start Recording"] -- "update status" --> D["Status: Recording"]
  D -- "Stop Recording" --> E["Status: Transcribing"]
  E -- "Transcription Complete" --> B
  F["Keyboard Interrupt"] -- "stop indicator" --> G["Exit"]

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File Walkthrough

	Relevant files
Enhancement	main.py Implement persistent status indicator lifecycle                    src/chirp/main.py Store console instance and initialize status_indicator in __init__ Start status indicator in run() method and stop on keyboard interrupt Update status to "Recording..." when audio capture begins Update status to "Transcribing..." when recording stops Reset status to "Ready" after transcription completes in finally block Refactor _transcribe_and_inject with try-finally for proper cleanup +28/-17
Tests	test_ui_ux.py Add UI/UX tests for status indicator                                          tests/test_ui_ux.py Create new test file for UI/UX functionality Mock all external dependencies (sounddevice, winsound, ParakeetManager, etc.) Test status indicator updates during recording start, stop, and transcription Verify status transitions from "Recording..." to "Transcribing..." to "Ready" Mock executor to prevent background task execution during tests +80/-0
Documentation	palette.md Record learning from status indicator implementation          .jules/palette.md Document learning about visual feedback vs log messages discrepancy Record insight that persistent state indicators are superior to scrolling logs Capture action item to verify features in code before assuming existence +5/-0

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🔴	Generic: Secure Logging Practices Objective: To ensure logs are useful for debugging and auditing without exposing sensitive information like PII, PHI, or cardholder data. Status: Sensitive data logged: The PR logs the full transcription text via self.logger.debug("Transcription: %s", text), which can leak potentially sensitive user content into logs. Referred Code self.logger.debug("Transcription finished in %.2fs (chars=%s)", duration, len(text)) if not text.strip(): self.logger.info("Transcription empty; skipping paste") return self.logger.debug("Transcription: %s", text) self.text_injector.inject(text) Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules
⚪	Generic: Comprehensive Audit Trails Objective: To create a detailed and reliable record of critical system actions for security analysis and compliance. Status: Audit scope unclear: The PR adds new runtime state transitions (recording/transcribing) but does not clarify whether these constitute "critical actions" requiring audit fields like user ID and outcome, which cannot be verified from the diff alone. Referred Code def run(self) -> None: try: self._register_hotkey() self.logger.info("Chirp ready. Toggle recording with %s", self.config.primary_shortcut) self.status_indicator.start() self.keyboard.wait() except KeyboardInterrupt: self.status_indicator.stop() self.logger.info("Interrupted, exiting.") def _register_hotkey(self) -> None: self.logger.debug("Registering hotkey: %s", self.config.primary_shortcut) try: self.keyboard.register(self.config.primary_shortcut, self.toggle_recording) except Exception: self.logger.error("Unable to register primary shortcut. Run as Administrator on Windows.") raise def toggle_recording(self) -> None: with self._lock: if not self._recording: ... (clipped 63 lines) Learn more about managing compliance generic rules or creating your own custom rules

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Category	Suggestion	Impact
Possible issue	Fix race condition in status updates Fix a race condition by introducing a counter for active transcription tasks, ensuring the status indicator only resets to "Ready" after all tasks are complete. src/chirp/main.py [158-178] class ChirpApp: def __init__(self, *, verbose: bool = False) -> None: + ... + self._transcription_tasks = 0 + self._transcription_lock = threading.Lock() ... def _stop_recording(self) -> None: ... self.status_indicator.update("[bold green]Transcribing...[/bold green]", spinner="dots") self.logger.info("Recording stopped (%s samples)", waveform.size) + with self._transcription_lock: + self._transcription_tasks += 1 self._executor.submit(self._transcribe_and_inject, waveform) def _transcribe_and_inject(self, waveform) -> None: try: ... finally: - if not self._recording: - self.status_indicator.update("Ready", spinner="dots") + with self._transcription_lock: + self._transcription_tasks -= 1 + if self._transcription_tasks == 0 and not self._recording: + self.status_indicator.update("Ready", spinner="dots") [To ensure code accuracy, apply this suggestion manually] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 9 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies and fixes a race condition in the new status indicator logic, preventing misleading UI feedback when multiple transcriptions are active concurrently.	High
	Always stop status on exit Move self.status_indicator.stop() into a finally block within the run method to guarantee it is always called on application exit. src/chirp/main.py [102-104] except KeyboardInterrupt: + self.logger.info("Interrupted, exiting.") +finally: self.status_indicator.stop() - self.logger.info("Interrupted, exiting.") Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: This is a good suggestion for robust cleanup, ensuring the status_indicator is always stopped on exit, not just on a KeyboardInterrupt.	Medium
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