[Proposal] Adding FastAPI interface for improved accessibility and integration

[rover0811]

Context

I've been exploring the whisper-live project and see great potential for it in web applications and microservices. While the current client-server architecture works well for Python developers, integrating with other languages and frameworks requires extra effort.

Proposal

I'd like to contribute a FastAPI interface that would:

• Keep all existing functionality intact
• Add a REST API for file uploads and processing requests
• Provide WebSocket endpoints for streaming transcription results
• Include automatic API documentation

Benefits

• Enable easy integration from any language/framework
• Simplify containerized deployment
• Allow usage in microservice architectures
• Reduce client-side implementation complexity

Implementation Plan

The implementation would be provided as run_server_fastapi.py, working alongside the existing server code without replacing it. It would use the same underlying transcription engine while adding standardized HTTP/WebSocket interfaces.

Would this addition be valuable to the project? I'm happy to start work on this if it aligns with the project's goals.

[DAVIDSystems]

Good idea ! Start !

[makaveli10]

@rover0811 That indeed sounds like a great idea. If we can keep the current server as is and add fastapi besides that, would certainly be helpful.