Added verbose mode for "What is it doing?"

Bugfixes:
- Fixed issue with finding a different repo from the default.
- Fixed sort order of transcribed files
- Correctly records last transcribed file (sort issue)

tcd.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def converttcdfilename(filename):
 
 
 def transcribe(filename: str):
-    model = whisper.load_model("small").cuda()
+    model = whisper.load_model("small")  # .cuda()
     result = model.transcribe(filename, language="en", temperature=0.0)
     assert result["language"] == "en"
     return result["text"].strip()
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ def writelast(filename: str):
         lf.write("\n")
 
 
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5574702/how-do-i-print-to-stderr-in-python
+def maybe_eprint(*args, **kwargs):
+    print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)
+
+
+def maybe_not_eprint(*args, **kwargs):
+    pass
+
+
+eprint = maybe_not_eprint
+
+
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Process Elf's Thought Capture Device"
@@ -83,23 +95,47 @@ def main():
         help="Ignore cached last-read value, process entire TCD.",
     )
 
-    if not os.path.isdir(TCD_PATH):
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--path", nargs=1, type=str, help="Path to TCD recordings"
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Show plan and progress."
+    )
+
+    args = vars(parser.parse_args())
+
+    tcd_path = TCD_PATH
+
+    eprint = maybe_not_eprint
+    if args and "verbose" in args and args["verbose"]:
+        eprint = maybe_eprint
+
+    if (
+        args
+        and "path" in args
+        and args["path"] is not None
+        and len(args["path"]) > 0
+    ):
+        tcd_path = args["path"][0]
+        eprint("Setting repository path to: {}".format(tcd_path))
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(tcd_path):
         print("Could not identify path to TCD repository. Is it mounted?")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    files = [p for p in os.listdir(TCD_PATH) if tcd_record.match(p)]
+    files = [p for p in os.listdir(tcd_path) if tcd_record.match(p)]
     if len(files) < 1:
         print("No files in TCD repository to process.")
         sys.exit(0)
 
-    args = vars(parser.parse_args())
-
     if (
         args
         and "file" in args
         and args["file"] is not None
         and len(args["file"]) > 0
     ):
+        eprint("Transcribing {}".format(args["file"][0]))
         transcribe(args["file"][0])
         sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -122,18 +158,21 @@ def main():
                 )
             )
             sys.exit(1)
+        eprint("Transcribing {}".format(args["file"][pos]))
         transcribe(args["file"][pos])
         sys.exit(0)
 
     if args and "all" in args and args["all"]:
+        eprint("Transcribing all files in repository {}".format(tcd_path))
         for index, f in enumerate(files):
-            transcribe_with_timestamp(os.path.join(TCD_PATH, f))
+            transcribe_with_timestamp(os.path.join(tcd_path, f))
             if index != len(files):
                 print("\n\n")
         sys.exit(0)
 
     lastfile = getlastfile()
     files_to_transcribe = [f for f in files]
+    files_to_transcribe.sort()
     if lastfile:
         try:
             lastindex = files_to_transcribe.index(lastfile)
@@ -145,12 +184,13 @@ def main():
         print("NOTICE: No new entries found to transcribe.")
         sys.exit(0)
 
+    eprint("Transcribing: {}".format(", ".join(files_to_transcribe)))
     for index, f in enumerate(files_to_transcribe):
-        transcribe_with_timestamp(os.path.join(TCD_PATH, f))
+        transcribe_with_timestamp(os.path.join(tcd_path, f))
         if index != len(files):
             print("\n\n")
 
-    writelast(files[-1])
+    writelast(files_to_transcribe[-1])
     sys.exit(0)