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A failed MP3 export (e.g. missing ffmpeg) currently discards an already-successfully-generated audio result and surfaces as a hard error in the Gradio UI, indistinguishable from a real generation failure (GPU OOM, NaN latents, etc). The DiT/VAE pipeline already completed successfully in this case; only the WAV -> MP3 format conversion step failed.

_save_mp3() already writes a temporary WAV file before invoking ffmpeg. This PR preserves that WAV instead of deleting it when ffmpeg fails (missing binary, timeout, or non-zero exit), and introduces AudioExportDegradedError carrying the fallback WAV path plus the original failure reason.

generate_with_progress() catches this specific exception, uses the WAV fallback as the sample's saved path, and reports a distinguishable status (Generation Complete (WAV). <key>: mp3 export unavailable (<reason>), saved as WAV) instead of letting the exception propagate into a generic error toast that discards the result.

Behavior

  • generation PASS + export PASS -> unchanged: Generation Complete, requested format saved
  • generation PASS + export FAIL -> Generation Complete (WAV). <reason>, WAV saved instead of discarding a valid result
  • generation FAIL -> unchanged: existing error handling

Other export formats (opus/aac/flac/wav) and the case where the WAV fallback move itself fails are unaffected -- they keep their existing behavior (soundfile fallback / hard failure respectively).

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Reproduced live on a GTX 1080 Ti deployment:

  • ffmpeg installed: MP3 export produces a valid file (ffprobe-verified, 15.0s duration)
  • ffmpeg simulated missing: WAV fallback is written and playable (192KB, valid audio) instead of the result being discarded

Tests cover: missing-ffmpeg WAV preservation, timeout WAV preservation, save_audio() propagating the degraded error with a valid WAV path, and the case where the fallback move itself fails (falls back to the original hard-failure behavior with the real ffmpeg reason surfaced).

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  • Bug Fixes
    • If MP3 export fails, generated audio is preserved as a WAV file instead of being discarded.
    • Generation results indicate when audio is available in WAV format and include a warning about the export issue.

Module size note (AGENTS.md LOC policy)

audio_utils.py (622 lines) and generation_progress.py (536 lines) were already far over the 200-LOC hard cap on main before this PR; this change adds 30 and 14 lines respectively. A decomposition of these modules is out of scope for a single-purpose correctness fix. Follow-up split plan: extract MP3/ffmpeg export and its WAV-fallback handling from AudioSaver into a focused export module, keeping AudioSaver, save_audio and AudioExportDegradedError importable from acestep.audio_utils. Happy to do that as a separate PR if maintainers prefer.

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  • Temp-WAV cleanup failure is logged again (except OSError + logger.warning) instead of being silently swallowed; the original commit had regressed the upstream warning.

  • Double quotes on added lines.

  • The WAV fallback no longer overwrites an existing file: it keeps <stem>.wav when that path is free, otherwise uses a unique <stem>_fallback_<id>.wav in the same directory (regression test test_save_mp3_fallback_does_not_overwrite_existing_wav).

  • Docstring for AudioExportDegradedError.__init__.

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Update: this PR is no longer stacked. The branch was rebuilt directly on main (cherry-pick), so it is independent of #1312 and its diff contains only the export-status changes (audio_utils.py, audio_utils_test.py, generation_progress.py). The earlier bot comment on init_service_orchestrator.py refers to the old stacked diff and does not apply to this PR.

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MP3 export failures now preserve the synthesized WAV as a fallback. Generation results use that fallback, collect a warning, and report WAV completion instead of discarding the sample.

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Audio export fallback

Layer / File(s) Summary
Preserve WAV fallback during MP3 export
acestep/audio_utils.py, acestep/audio_utils_test.py
_save_mp3 raises AudioExportDegradedError with the saved WAV path when ffmpeg is missing, times out, or fails. If moving the WAV fails, it raises RuntimeError. Tests cover fallback naming, error propagation, and fallback-move failure.
Use fallback in generation results
acestep/ui/gradio/events/results/generation_progress.py
The generation flow catches AudioExportDegradedError, uses its WAV path, and collects an export warning. The final status reports WAV completion when warnings were collected.

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Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant generation_progress
  participant save_audio
  participant _save_mp3
  participant ffmpeg
  participant WAV_fallback_file
  generation_progress->>save_audio: save requested audio format
  save_audio->>_save_mp3: export audio as MP3
  _save_mp3->>ffmpeg: run conversion
  ffmpeg-->>_save_mp3: conversion failure
  _save_mp3->>WAV_fallback_file: move temporary WAV to fallback path
  _save_mp3-->>save_audio: raise AudioExportDegradedError
  save_audio-->>generation_progress: propagate fallback path
  generation_progress->>WAV_fallback_file: use WAV fallback
  generation_progress-->>generation_progress: append export warning
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Direct API users can receive no audio path even when a generated WAV was preserved. Expose that fallback before merging, and resolve the module-size requirement or document its permitted split plan.

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206-206: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use double-quoted string literals in the added code.

  • acestep/audio_utils.py#L206-L206: Use double quotes for the encoding and error-mode literals.
  • acestep/audio_utils_test.py#L348-L348: Use double quotes for the patch target.
  • acestep/audio_utils_test.py#L368-L368: Use double quotes for the patch target.
  • acestep/audio_utils_test.py#L382-L382: Use double quotes for the patch target.
  • acestep/audio_utils_test.py#L407-L407: Use double quotes for the patch target.

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In `@acestep/audio_utils.py` at line 206, Use double-quoted string literals for
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219-219: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the degraded-export exception contract.

save_audio() can now raise AudioExportDegradedError after it creates a valid WAV fallback. Add a Raises section to both public save_audio() docstrings. State that callers can use wav_fallback_path instead of treating this condition as generation failure.

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callers should use wav_fallback_path when a valid WAV fallback was created
rather than treating the export as generation failure.

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In `@acestep/audio_utils.py`:
- Around line 200-224: Extract the MP3 fallback/export responsibility around
AudioSaver and save_audio from acestep/audio_utils.py lines 200-224 into a
focused module, preserving both existing facades; also extract result-export
handling from generate_with_progress in
acestep/ui/gradio/events/results/generation_progress.py lines 276-307 into a
focused helper or module. Both sites require changes so each module is reduced
below the 200-LOC cap.
- Around line 223-224: Update the temporary WAV cleanup exception handling
around temp_wav_path.unlink() to catch OSError and log the cleanup path and
exception through loguru.logger instead of silently suppressing the failure;
preserve successful cleanup behavior.

In `@acestep/core/generation/handler/init_service_orchestrator.py`:
- Line 133: Update the initialize_service() docstring to include concise Args
and Returns sections, documenting the ACESTEP_DTYPE environment override, the
returned tuple, and the failure result for an invalid override while preserving
the existing initialization behavior.

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In `@acestep/audio_utils.py`:
- Line 206: Use double-quoted string literals for the encoding and error-mode
arguments in audio_utils.py at lines 206-206, and for each patch target in
audio_utils_test.py at lines 348-348, 368-368, 382-382, and 407-407; no other
changes are needed.
- Line 219: Add a Raises section to both public save_audio() docstrings
documenting AudioExportDegradedError and explaining that callers should use
wav_fallback_path when a valid WAV fallback was created rather than treating the
export as generation failure.
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except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired, subprocess.CalledProcessError) as e:
if isinstance(e, FileNotFoundError):
reason = "ffmpeg executable not found. Install ffmpeg or add it to PATH to export MP3 files."
elif isinstance(e, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
reason = "ffmpeg MP3 export timed out after 120 seconds."
else:
stderr = e.stderr.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore') if e.stderr else str(e)
reason = f"ffmpeg MP3 export failed: {stderr}"

# The WAV was already synthesized successfully before the ffmpeg
# step -- preserve it instead of discarding a valid result.
wav_fallback_path = output_path.with_suffix(".wav")
try:
shutil.move(str(temp_wav_path), str(wav_fallback_path))
except Exception:
logger.error(f"[AudioSaver] {reason} Additionally failed to preserve WAV fallback.")
raise RuntimeError(reason) from e

logger.warning(f"[AudioSaver] {reason} Saved WAV fallback to {wav_fallback_path} instead.")
raise AudioExportDegradedError(reason, str(wav_fallback_path), "mp3") from e
finally:
try:
temp_wav_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
except Exception:
logger.warning(f"[AudioSaver] Failed to remove temporary WAV file: {temp_wav_path}")
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reduce these over-cap modules or document the required split plan.

Both changed modules exceed the 200 LOC hard cap. Split the relevant responsibility, or add the required PR-note justification and concrete follow-up plan.

  • acestep/audio_utils.py#L200-L224: Extract MP3 fallback/export handling into a focused module while preserving the existing AudioSaver and save_audio facades.
  • acestep/ui/gradio/events/results/generation_progress.py#L276-L307: Extract result-export handling from generate_with_progress into a focused helper or module.

As per coding guidelines: “If a module would exceed 200 LOC, split by responsibility before merging, or add a short justification in PR notes with a concrete follow-up split plan.”

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the public initialize_service() override contract.

initialize_service() now has behavior controlled by ACESTEP_DTYPE. Its docstring does not document this setting, the return tuple, or the invalid-override failure result. Add concise Args and Returns sections and document the environment override behavior.

As per coding guidelines, docstrings must include purpose plus key inputs, outputs, and relevant error behavior.

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In `@acestep/core/generation/handler/init_service_orchestrator.py` at line 133,
Update the initialize_service() docstring to include concise Args and Returns
sections, documenting the ACESTEP_DTYPE environment override, the returned
tuple, and the failure result for an invalid override while preserving the
existing initialization behavior.

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…CCESS != EXPORT_SUCCESS)

Previously, a failed MP3 export (e.g. missing ffmpeg) discarded an
already-successfully-generated audio tensor and surfaced as a hard error
in the Gradio UI, indistinguishable from a real generation failure
(GPU OOM, NaN latents, etc). This is misleading: the DiT/VAE pipeline
already completed successfully; only the WAV->MP3 format conversion
step failed.

_save_mp3() already writes a temporary WAV file before invoking ffmpeg.
On ffmpeg failure (missing binary, timeout, or non-zero exit), that WAV
is now preserved next to the requested output path instead of being
deleted, and a new AudioExportDegradedError carries its path plus the
original failure reason.

generate_with_progress() catches this specific exception, uses the WAV
fallback as the sample's saved path, and reports a distinguishable
status ("Generation Complete (WAV). <key>: mp3 export unavailable
(<reason>), saved as WAV") instead of letting the exception propagate
into a generic error toast that discards the result.

Other export formats (opus/aac/flac/wav) and the case where the WAV
fallback move itself fails are unaffected -- they keep their existing
behavior (soundfile fallback / hard failure respectively).

Verified live on the same GTX 1080 Ti deployment: with ffmpeg installed,
MP3 export produces a valid file (ffprobe-verified, 15.0s); with ffmpeg
simulated missing, the WAV fallback is written and playable instead of
the result being discarded.
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The previous commit replaced the upstream warning on temporary WAV
cleanup failure with a silent `except Exception: pass`. Restore the
warning, narrowed to OSError, so repeated export failures cannot leave
temp files behind unnoticed. Also use double quotes on added lines.

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295-307: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a generator-level regression test for degraded MP3 exports.

audio_utils_test.py tests the fallback helpers directly, but no test executes generate_with_progress() through AudioExportDegradedError. A regression in the generator catch or final result construction could therefore return the MP3 path or normal completion status. Add a focused test that forces degraded MP3 export and asserts that the yielded result contains the WAV fallback path at slot 8 and the WAV completion warning at slot 10.

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an AudioExportDegradedError during MP3 export. Assert the yielded result uses
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In `@acestep/audio_utils.py`:
- Line 35: Add a concise docstring to the exception’s __init__ method
documenting the message, wav_fallback_path, and requested_format parameters.
- Around line 200-224: Update the WAV fallback path in _save_mp3 to use a unique
filename before moving the temporary WAV, so a failed MP3 export cannot
overwrite an existing recording. Keep the fallback path in the same directory
and use it consistently in the move and degraded-export error.

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The WAV fallback was moved to <stem>.wav unconditionally; shutil.move
silently replaces an existing file there, so a failed MP3 export could
destroy a same-stem recording passed through the public save_audio API.
Keep <stem>.wav when it is free, otherwise use a unique
<stem>_fallback_<id>.wav in the same directory. Add a regression test
and document AudioExportDegradedError.__init__.

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🟠 Major · Preserve the WAV fallback at the generate_music save boundary. · audio_utils.py:230

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Preserve the WAV fallback at the generate_music save boundary.

When MP3 export fails, AudioSaver._save_mp3 moves the synthesized WAV and raises AudioExportDegradedError with its path. inference.generate_music catches that exception through except Exception, discards exc.wav_fallback_path, and stores an empty "path". Direct API consumers therefore receive no audio path, even though the generated WAV exists. The progress handler's separate save does not cover these direct callers.

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Review comment at @acestep/audio_utils.py at line 230:
Update the exception handling in inference.generate_music to catch
AudioExportDegradedError before the generic Exception handler and return its
wav_fallback_path as the saved audio path. Preserve the existing generic error
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