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## Step 3: services/transcription.py + providers/
### Objective
Implement the **AI transcription integration layer** so the app can:
1. Read the curated prompt from `PROMPT_DIR`
2. Send prompt + image to the configured provider (OpenRouter)
3. Return normalized transcription output (or structured failure)
This corresponds to MVP Step 3 from `docs/mvp.md`:
- `services/transcription.py`
- `providers/` adapter(s)
---
## Scope for Step 3
### In scope
- Provider abstraction and OpenRouter adapter
- Prompt file loading utility in service layer
- Image payload preparation
- One high-level transcription service function usable by Step 4 worker
- Unit tests (mocked provider SDK, no external calls)
### Out of scope
- Job polling/background loop (Step 4)
- DB status transition orchestration in worker loop (Step 4)
- UI invocation/wiring (Step 5)
---
## Planned Deliverables
### Source files
- `src/transcription/providers/base.py`
- `src/transcription/providers/openrouter.py`
- `src/transcription/providers/__init__.py` (exports + factory)
- `src/transcription/services/transcription.py`
- `src/transcription/services/__init__.py` (optional export)
### Tests
- `tests/test_providers_openrouter.py`
- `tests/test_transcription_service.py`
---
## Design Decisions (before coding)
1. **Provider interface first**
- Define a stable contract independent of SDK specifics.
- Prevent Step 4 from depending on raw SDK response shapes.
2. **Service returns normalized result object**
- Include: `text`, `provider`, `model`, `raw_error`/exception metadata.
- Worker can map this cleanly to `Transcript` and `JobStatus`.
3. **Prompt loaded from file at call time**
- Uses `get_settings().prompt_dir / "transcribe_document.md"`.
- Keeps prompt edits hot-swappable without code changes.
4. **Clear exception boundary**
- SDK/network/model failures become predictable domain exceptions:
- `ProviderError`
- `PromptLoadError`
- `TranscriptionError` (optional top-level wrapper)
5. **Model resolution policy**
- Use `settings.provider_model` if set
- Otherwise use adapter default constant (e.g., vision-capable model slug)
---
## Task-by-Task Execution Checklist
## Phase A — Provider contract
- [ ] Create `src/transcription/providers/base.py`
- [ ] Define protocol/ABC for transcription providers:
- [ ] method signature accepts prompt text + image bytes (or data URL) + mime type
- [ ] returns normalized text result (and optional metadata)
- [ ] Define shared provider exceptions:
- [ ] `ProviderError`
- [ ] optional subclasses (`ProviderAuthError`, `ProviderResponseError`)
---
## Phase B — OpenRouter adapter
- [ ] Create `src/transcription/providers/openrouter.py`
- [ ] Implement `OpenRouterTranscriptionProvider` with:
- [ ] config-driven API key usage
- [ ] optional referer/title attribution headers
- [ ] model resolution fallback when `provider_model` is unset
- [ ] Implement request building:
- [ ] prompt included as instruction content
- [ ] image included in supported format for vision call
- [ ] Implement response parsing:
- [ ] extract final transcript text from SDK response
- [ ] validate non-empty text
- [ ] Wrap SDK failures into `ProviderError` with clean message
---
## Phase C — Provider factory
- [ ] Update `src/transcription/providers/__init__.py`
- [ ] Add `get_transcription_provider()` factory:
- [ ] reads `settings.provider`
- [ ] returns OpenRouter adapter for `openrouter`
- [ ] raises explicit error for unsupported provider values
---
## Phase D — Transcription service (Step 3 core)
- [ ] Create `src/transcription/services/transcription.py`
- [ ] Add prompt loader function:
- [ ] default file: `transcribe_document.md`
- [ ] raises `PromptLoadError` on missing/empty file
- [ ] Add image loader/validator:
- [ ] path existence check
- [ ] allowed mime detection (`.jpg/.jpeg/.png/.tiff/.pdf` policy aligned to MVP)
- [ ] Add high-level function (name example):
- [ ] `transcribe_document_image(image_path, prompt_name="transcribe_document.md")`
- [ ] loads prompt + image
- [ ] calls provider from factory
- [ ] returns normalized transcription result object
- [ ] Add structured logging at key boundaries:
- [ ] prompt loaded
- [ ] provider invoked
- [ ] success/failure outcome (no sensitive data in logs)
---
## Phase E — Tests (mocked, deterministic)
## `tests/test_providers_openrouter.py`
- [ ] test adapter initializes from settings
- [ ] test model fallback when `provider_model is None`
- [ ] test referer/title options are included when set
- [ ] test successful SDK response parses transcript text
- [ ] test SDK exception maps to `ProviderError`
- [ ] test empty/invalid response maps to `ProviderError`
## `tests/test_transcription_service.py`
- [ ] test prompt loader reads canonical prompt file
- [ ] test missing prompt raises `PromptLoadError`
- [ ] test transcription function loads file and calls provider once
- [ ] test image path missing raises clear error
- [ ] test provider error is propagated/wrapped predictably
- [ ] test returned result includes transcript text and metadata
> Keep these unit tests mocked (no real OpenRouter calls in default suite).
---
## Phase F — Verification commands
- [ ] `uv run pytest tests/test_providers_openrouter.py -q`
- [ ] `uv run pytest tests/test_transcription_service.py -q`
- [ ] `uv run pytest -q`
---
## Implementation Notes / Guardrails
- Avoid coupling Step 3 service to DB models directly (that belongs in Step 4 orchestration).
- Do not silently swallow provider errors.
- Keep prompt filename stable (`transcribe_document.md`) unless explicitly parameterized.
- Keep request/response normalization inside provider adapter, not worker/UI layers.
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## Definition of Done (Step 3)
Step 3 is done when:
1. Provider abstraction exists and OpenRouter adapter is implemented.
2. Service can transcribe a local image using prompt file content.
3. Failures are returned as structured exceptions, not raw SDK traceback noise.
4. Unit tests for provider and service pass.
5. Full suite remains green under `uv run pytest -q`.
6. Step 4 can call a single service function to process queued jobs.
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If you want, I can now convert this into a **PR-ready markdown checklist** (same format as Step 2) and then implement it once you confirm.