Improve recording UX

ThomasFarstrike · ThomasFarstrike · commit ddf865694389 · 2025-12-17T22:52:57.000+01:00
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/apps/com.micropythonos.soundrecorder/assets/sound_recorder.py b/internal_filesystem/apps/com.micropythonos.soundrecorder/assets/sound_recorder.py
@@ -307,13 +307,17 @@ def _stop_recording(self):
         AudioFlinger.stop()
         self._is_recording = False
 
-        # Update UI
-        self._record_button_label.set_text(lv.SYMBOL.AUDIO + " Record")
-        self._record_button.set_style_bg_color(lv.theme_get_color_primary(None), 0)
-        self._update_status()
+        # Show "Saving..." status immediately (file finalization takes time on SD card)
+        self._status_label.set_text("Saving...")
+        self._status_label.set_style_text_color(lv.color_hex(0xFF8800), 0)  # Orange
 
-        # Stop timer update
-        self._stop_timer_update()
+        # Disable record button while saving
+        self._record_button.add_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
+
+        # Stop timer update but keep the elapsed time visible
+        if self._timer_task:
+            self._timer_task.delete()
+            self._timer_task = None
 
     def _on_recording_complete(self, message):
         """Callback when recording finishes."""
@@ -326,14 +330,17 @@ def _recording_finished(self, message):
         """Update UI after recording finishes (called on main thread)."""
         self._is_recording = False
 
-        # Update UI
+        # Re-enable and reset record button
+        self._record_button.remove_flag(lv.obj.FLAG.HIDDEN)
         self._record_button_label.set_text(lv.SYMBOL.AUDIO + " Record")
         self._record_button.set_style_bg_color(lv.theme_get_color_primary(None), 0)
+
+        # Update status and find recordings
         self._update_status()
         self._find_last_recording()
 
-        # Stop timer update
-        self._stop_timer_update()
+        # Reset timer display
+        self._timer_label.set_text(self._format_timer_text(0))
 
     def _start_timer_update(self):
         """Start updating the timer display."""
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/audio/stream_record.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/audio/stream_record.py
@@ -262,9 +262,14 @@ def record(self):
             print(f"RecordStream: max_bytes={max_bytes}, chunk_size={chunk_size}")
 
             # Open file for appending audio data (append mode to avoid seek issues)
-            with open(self.file_path, 'ab') as f:
-                buf = bytearray(chunk_size)
+            print(f"RecordStream: Opening file for audio data...")
+            t0 = time.ticks_ms()
+            f = open(self.file_path, 'ab')
+            print(f"RecordStream: File opened in {time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), t0)}ms")
 
+            buf = bytearray(chunk_size)
+
+            try:
                 while self._keep_running and self._bytes_recorded < max_bytes:
                     # Check elapsed time
                     elapsed = time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), start_time)
@@ -291,13 +296,30 @@ def record(self):
                     if num_read > 0:
                         f.write(buf[:num_read])
                         self._bytes_recorded += num_read
-
-            # Close the file first, then reopen to update header
+            finally:
+                # Explicitly close the file and measure time
+                print(f"RecordStream: Closing audio data file...")
+                t0 = time.ticks_ms()
+                f.close()
+                print(f"RecordStream: File closed in {time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), t0)}ms")
+
+            # Now reopen to update header
             # This avoids the massive delay caused by seeking backwards in a large file
             # on ESP32 with SD card (FAT filesystem buffering issue)
+            print(f"RecordStream: Reopening file to update WAV header...")
+            t0 = time.ticks_ms()
+            f = open(self.file_path, 'r+b')
+            print(f"RecordStream: File reopened in {time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), t0)}ms")
+
             print(f"RecordStream: Updating WAV header with data_size={self._bytes_recorded}")
-            with open(self.file_path, 'r+b') as f:
-                self._update_wav_header(f, self._bytes_recorded)
+            t0 = time.ticks_ms()
+            self._update_wav_header(f, self._bytes_recorded)
+            print(f"RecordStream: Header updated in {time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), t0)}ms")
+
+            print(f"RecordStream: Closing header file...")
+            t0 = time.ticks_ms()
+            f.close()
+            print(f"RecordStream: Header file closed in {time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), t0)}ms")
 
             elapsed_ms = time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), start_time)
             print(f"RecordStream: Finished recording {self._bytes_recorded} bytes ({elapsed_ms}ms)")
