feat: support HuggingFace model IDs for faster_whisper_custom_model_path #412
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Previously, the server only accepted local file paths for custom Faster Whisper models. This change allows passing HuggingFace repo IDs which are automatically downloaded and converted to CTranslate2 format by the backend if not already in CTranslate2 format. Signed-off-by: makaveli10 <vineet.suryan@collabora.com>
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Previously, the server only accepted local file paths for custom Faster Whisper models. This change allows passing HuggingFace repo IDs which are automatically downloaded and converted to CTranslate2 format by the backend if not already in CTranslate2 format.
Should Close #410 and #404