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TalkEdit/electron/python-bridge.js
Your Name 33cca5f552 Initial CutScript release - Open-source AI-powered text-based video editor
CutScript is a local-first, Descript-like video editor where you edit video by editing text.
Delete a word from the transcript and it's cut from the video.

Features:
- Word-level transcription with WhisperX
- Text-based video editing with undo/redo
- AI filler word removal (Ollama/OpenAI/Claude)
- AI clip creation for shorts
- Waveform timeline with virtualized transcript
- FFmpeg stream-copy (fast) and re-encode (4K) export
- Caption burn-in and sidecar SRT generation
- Studio Sound audio enhancement (DeepFilterNet)
- Keyboard shortcuts (J/K/L, Space, Delete, Ctrl+Z/S/E)
- Encrypted API key storage
- Project save/load (.aive files)

Architecture:
- Electron + React + Tailwind (frontend)
- FastAPI + Python (backend)
- WhisperX for transcription
- FFmpeg for video processing
- Multi-provider AI support

Performance optimizations:
- RAF-throttled time updates
- Zustand selectors for granular subscriptions
- Dual-canvas waveform rendering
- Virtualized transcript with react-virtuoso

Built on top of DataAnts-AI/VideoTranscriber, completely rewritten as a desktop application.

License: MIT
2026-03-03 06:31:04 -05:00

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const { spawn } = require('child_process');
const path = require('path');
const http = require('http');
class PythonBackend {
constructor(port, isDev) {
this.port = port;
this.isDev = isDev;
this.process = null;
}
async start() {
// In dev mode, check if a backend is already running (e.g. from `npm run dev:backend`)
// If so, reuse it instead of spawning a duplicate.
if (this.isDev) {
const alreadyRunning = await this._isPortOpen(2000);
if (alreadyRunning) {
console.log(`[backend] Dev backend already running on port ${this.port} — reusing it.`);
return;
}
}
const backendDir = this.isDev
? path.join(__dirname, '..', 'backend')
: path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'backend');
const pythonCmd = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'python' : 'python3';
this.process = spawn(pythonCmd, [
'-m', 'uvicorn', 'main:app',
'--host', '127.0.0.1',
'--port', String(this.port),
], {
cwd: backendDir,
stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
env: { ...process.env, PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1' },
});
this.process.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
console.log(`[backend] ${data.toString().trim()}`);
});
this.process.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
console.error(`[backend] ${data.toString().trim()}`);
});
this.process.on('error', (err) => {
console.error('[backend] Failed to start Python backend:', err.message);
});
this.process.on('exit', (code) => {
console.log(`[backend] Process exited with code ${code}`);
this.process = null;
});
await this._waitForReady(30000);
console.log(`[backend] Ready on port ${this.port}`);
}
_isPortOpen(timeoutMs) {
return new Promise((resolve) => {
const req = http.get(`http://127.0.0.1:${this.port}/health`, (res) => {
resolve(res.statusCode === 200);
});
req.on('error', () => resolve(false));
req.setTimeout(timeoutMs, () => { req.destroy(); resolve(false); });
req.end();
});
}
stop() {
if (this.process) {
if (process.platform === 'win32') {
spawn('taskkill', ['/pid', String(this.process.pid), '/f', '/t']);
} else {
this.process.kill('SIGTERM');
}
this.process = null;
}
}
_waitForReady(timeoutMs) {
const startTime = Date.now();
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
const check = () => {
if (Date.now() - startTime > timeoutMs) {
reject(new Error('Backend startup timed out'));
return;
}
const req = http.get(`http://127.0.0.1:${this.port}/health`, (res) => {
if (res.statusCode === 200) {
resolve();
} else {
setTimeout(check, 500);
}
});
req.on('error', () => setTimeout(check, 500));
req.end();
};
setTimeout(check, 1000);
});
}
}
module.exports = { PythonBackend };