Update app.py

app.py

@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@ from database_functions import add_user_privacy, add_submission
 from tab_teachers_dashboard import create_teachers_dashboard_tab
 from config import CLASS_OPTIONS
 import spaces
-from streaming_stt_nemo import Model
 import edge_tts
 import tempfile
 
 # Load environment variables
 load_dotenv()
 
-default_lang = "en"
-engines = {default_lang: Model(default_lang)}
+# Whisper API settings
+API_URL = "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/whisper-large"
+headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('HF_AUTH_TOKEN')}"}
+
+def whisper_query(filename):
+    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
+        data = f.read()
+    response = requests.post(API_URL, headers=headers, data=data)
+    return response.json()
 
 # For maintaining user session (to keep track of userID)
 user_state = gr.State(value="")
@@ -33,11 +39,12 @@ image_path = "picturePerformance.jpg"
 img_html = get_image_html(image_path)
 
 @spaces.GPU(duration=120)
-def transcribe(audio):
-    lang = "en"
-    model = engines[lang]
-    text = model.stt_file(audio)[0]
-    return text
+def transcribe(audio_path):
+    response = whisper_query(audio_path)
+    if "text" in response:
+        return response["text"]
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Transcription failed.")
 
 @spaces.GPU(duration=120)
 def generate_feedback(user_id, question_choice, strategy_choice, message, feedback_level):