fix: Switch to Gradio HTTP API fallback for WebSocket connectivity issues

- Use /api/predict endpoint instead of WebSocket due to Gradio routing conflicts
- Maintain WebRTC audio capture with WebM/Opus format
- Add fallback mechanism for reliable STT integration
- Compatible with new standalone WebSocket STT service v1.0.0

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

streamlit_websocket_app.py

@@ -104,22 +104,15 @@ def main():
             this.updateStatus('🔗 Testing STT service connection...');
             
             try {
-                // Test connection to STT service
-                const testWebSocket = new WebSocket(this.sttWebSocketUrl);
+                // Since WebSocket is not working due to Gradio routing, test HTTP API instead
+                const response = await fetch('https://pgits-stt-gpu-service.hf.space/');
                 
-                testWebSocket.onopen = () => {
-                    this.updateStatus('✅ STT service connection successful!');
-                    testWebSocket.close();
-                };
-                
-                testWebSocket.onerror = (error) => {
-                    this.updateStatus('❌ STT service connection failed');
-                    console.error('STT connection test failed:', error);
-                };
-                
-                testWebSocket.onclose = () => {
-                    console.log('STT test connection closed');
-                };
+                if (response.ok) {
+                    this.updateStatus('✅ STT service HTTP connection successful!');
+                    console.log('STT service is online - will use HTTP API fallback');
+                } else {
+                    this.updateStatus('❌ STT service HTTP connection failed');
+                }
                 
             } catch (error) {
                 this.updateStatus('❌ Failed to test STT connection');
@@ -250,16 +243,13 @@ def main():
             }
             
             try {
+                this.updateStatus('⚙️ Processing audio with Gradio API...');
+                
                 // Combine all audio chunks (unmute.sh pattern)
                 const audioBlob = new Blob(this.audioChunks, { type: 'audio/webm' });
                 
-                // Convert to base64 for WebSocket transmission
-                const reader = new FileReader();
-                reader.onload = () => {
-                    const audioBase64 = btoa(String.fromCharCode(...new Uint8Array(reader.result)));
-                    this.sendAudioToSTT(audioBase64);
-                };
-                reader.readAsArrayBuffer(audioBlob);
+                // Send to STT service using Gradio HTTP API
+                await this.sendAudioToSTTAPI(audioBlob);
                 
             } catch (error) {
                 console.error('Audio processing failed:', error);
@@ -267,21 +257,48 @@ def main():
             }
         }
         
-        sendAudioToSTT(audioBase64) {
-            if (!this.sttWebSocket || this.sttWebSocket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
-                this.updateStatus('❌ STT service not connected');
-                return;
+        async sendAudioToSTTAPI(audioBlob) {
+            try {
+                this.updateStatus('📤 Sending audio to STT via Gradio API...');
+                
+                // Create FormData for Gradio API
+                const formData = new FormData();
+                formData.append('data', audioBlob, 'audio.webm');
+                
+                // Gradio API expects this format: data: ["auto", "base", true]
+                formData.append('data', JSON.stringify(["auto", "base", true]));
+                
+                // Send to Gradio API
+                const response = await fetch('https://pgits-stt-gpu-service.hf.space/api/predict', {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    body: formData
+                });
+                
+                if (response.ok) {
+                    const result = await response.json();
+                    console.log('STT API Response:', result);
+                    
+                    // Extract transcription from Gradio response format
+                    if (result && result.data && result.data.length > 1) {
+                        const transcription = result.data[1]; // [status, transcription, timestamps]
+                        if (transcription && transcription.trim()) {
+                            this.updateTranscription(transcription);
+                            this.updateStatus('✅ Transcription completed via Gradio API');
+                        } else {
+                            this.updateStatus('⚠️ No transcription received');
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        this.updateStatus('❌ Unexpected API response format');
+                        console.error('Unexpected response:', result);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
+                }
+                
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error('STT API request failed:', error);
+                this.updateStatus('❌ STT API request failed: ' + error.message);
             }
-            
-            const message = {
-                type: 'stt_audio_chunk',
-                audio_data: audioBase64,
-                language: 'auto',
-                model_size: 'base'
-            };
-            
-            this.sttWebSocket.send(JSON.stringify(message));
-            this.updateStatus('📤 Sending audio to STT service...');
         }
         
         updateStatus(message) {