chore: bump version to 0.2.5 [skip ci]

- Exclude ctranslate2.converters from PyInstaller bundle — these modules
  import torch at module level causing circular import crashes, and are
  only needed for model conversion (never used at runtime)
- Defer all heavy ML imports to first handler call instead of startup,
  so the sidecar can send its ready message without loading torch/whisper

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "voice-to-notes",
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "description": "Desktop app for transcribing audio/video with speaker identification",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

python/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "voice-to-notes"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.5"
 description = "Python sidecar for Voice to Notes — transcription, diarization, and AI services"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = "MIT"

python/voice_to_notes.spec

@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ a = Analysis(
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
     runtime_hooks=[],
-    excludes=["tkinter", "test", "unittest", "pip", "setuptools"],
+    excludes=[
+        "tkinter", "test", "unittest", "pip", "setuptools",
+        # ctranslate2.converters imports torch at module level and causes
+        # circular import crashes under PyInstaller. These modules are only
+        # needed for model format conversion, never for inference.
+        "ctranslate2.converters",
+    ],
     win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
     win_private_assemblies=False,
     cipher=block_cipher,

python/voice_to_notes/ipc/handlers.py

@@ -41,11 +41,15 @@ def ping_handler(msg: IPCMessage) -> IPCMessage:
 
 def make_transcribe_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
     """Create a transcription handler with a persistent TranscribeService."""
-    from voice_to_notes.services.transcribe import TranscribeService, result_to_payload
+    service = None
-
-    service = TranscribeService()
 
     def handler(msg: IPCMessage) -> IPCMessage:
+        nonlocal service
+        if service is None:
+            from voice_to_notes.services.transcribe import TranscribeService
+            service = TranscribeService()
+        from voice_to_notes.services.transcribe import result_to_payload
+
         payload = msg.payload
         result = service.transcribe(
             request_id=msg.id,
@@ -66,11 +70,15 @@ def make_transcribe_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
 
 def make_diarize_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
     """Create a diarization handler with a persistent DiarizeService."""
-    from voice_to_notes.services.diarize import DiarizeService, diarization_to_payload
+    service = None
-
-    service = DiarizeService()
 
     def handler(msg: IPCMessage) -> IPCMessage:
+        nonlocal service
+        if service is None:
+            from voice_to_notes.services.diarize import DiarizeService
+            service = DiarizeService()
+        from voice_to_notes.services.diarize import diarization_to_payload
+
         payload = msg.payload
         result = service.diarize(
             request_id=msg.id,
@@ -163,11 +171,15 @@ def make_diarize_download_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
 
 def make_pipeline_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
     """Create a full pipeline handler (transcribe + diarize + merge)."""
-    from voice_to_notes.services.pipeline import PipelineService, pipeline_result_to_payload
+    service = None
-
-    service = PipelineService()
 
     def handler(msg: IPCMessage) -> IPCMessage:
+        nonlocal service
+        if service is None:
+            from voice_to_notes.services.pipeline import PipelineService
+            service = PipelineService()
+        from voice_to_notes.services.pipeline import pipeline_result_to_payload
+
         payload = msg.payload
         result = service.run(
             request_id=msg.id,
@@ -193,11 +205,15 @@ def make_pipeline_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
 
 def make_export_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
     """Create an export handler."""
-    from voice_to_notes.services.export import ExportService, make_export_request
+    service = None
-
-    service = ExportService()
 
     def handler(msg: IPCMessage) -> IPCMessage:
+        nonlocal service
+        if service is None:
+            from voice_to_notes.services.export import ExportService
+            service = ExportService()
+        from voice_to_notes.services.export import make_export_request
+
         request = make_export_request(msg.payload)
         output_path = service.export(request)
         return IPCMessage(
@@ -211,11 +227,14 @@ def make_export_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
 
 def make_ai_chat_handler() -> HandlerFunc:
     """Create an AI chat handler with persistent AIProviderService."""
-    from voice_to_notes.services.ai_provider import create_default_service
+    service = None
-
-    service = create_default_service()
 
     def handler(msg: IPCMessage) -> IPCMessage:
+        nonlocal service
+        if service is None:
+            from voice_to_notes.services.ai_provider import create_default_service
+            service = create_default_service()
+
         payload = msg.payload
         action = payload.get("action", "chat")
 

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "voice-to-notes"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.5"
 description = "Voice to Notes — desktop transcription with speaker identification"
 authors = ["Voice to Notes Contributors"]
 license = "MIT"

src-tauri/src/sidecar/mod.rs

@@ -236,13 +236,18 @@ impl SidecarManager {
 
         // Log sidecar stderr to a file for diagnostics
         let stderr_cfg = if let Some(data_dir) = DATA_DIR.get() {
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(data_dir);
             let log_path = data_dir.join("sidecar.log");
             eprintln!("[sidecar-rs] Sidecar stderr → {}", log_path.display());
             match std::fs::File::create(&log_path) {
                 Ok(f) => Stdio::from(f),
-                Err(_) => Stdio::inherit(),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("[sidecar-rs] Failed to create sidecar.log: {e}");
+                    Stdio::inherit()
+                }
             }
         } else {
+            eprintln!("[sidecar-rs] DATA_DIR not set, sidecar stderr will not be logged");
             Stdio::inherit()
         };
 

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Voice to Notes",
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "identifier": "com.voicetonotes.app",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",