do not make path check in choose_file() as model has not been downloaded yet

app/asr_worker.py

@@ -203,53 +203,23 @@ def resample_audio(audio: np.ndarray, orig_sr: int, target_sr: int) -> np.ndarra
 
 def choose_file(entry: dict, component: str, precision: str) -> str | None:
     """
-    Pick the best file for the given component ('encoder', 'decoder', or 'joiner'),
-    resolving relative paths to absolute, only returning ones that actually exist,
-    and printing debug info at each step.
-    """
-    # 1) grab the two candidates
-    raw8  = entry.get(f'{component}_int8')
-    raw32 = entry.get(f'{component}_fp32')
-    print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] raw paths → int8: {raw8!r}, fp32: {raw32!r}")
-
-    # 2) resolve relative paths
-    def _abs(path: str | None) -> str | None:
-        if path and not os.path.isabs(path):
-            return os.path.abspath(path)
-        return path
-
-    e8  = _abs(raw8)
-    e32 = _abs(raw32)
-    print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] abs paths → int8: {e8!r}, fp32: {e32!r}")
+    Pick the best file for the given component ('encoder', 'decoder', or 'joiner')
+    without checking whether the path exists (e.g. before downloading).
 
-    # 3) sanity: drop any that aren’t real files
-    if e8 and not os.path.exists(e8):
-        print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] int8 path does not exist, dropping: {e8!r}")
-        e8 = None
-    if e32 and not os.path.exists(e32):
-        print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] fp32 path does not exist, dropping: {e32!r}")
-        e32 = None
-
-    print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] available after existence check → int8: {e8!r}, fp32: {e32!r}")
-
-    # 4) if neither exists, error out
-    if e8 is None and e32 is None:
-        print(f"[ERROR] [{component}] No available files (neither int8 nor fp32 found).")
-        return None
+    1) Look up the two candidates.
+    2) If exactly one is present (non-None), return it.
+    3) Otherwise, if precision=='int8' and that candidate exists, return int8.
+       Else return fp32.
+    """
+    e8  = entry.get(f'{component}_int8')
+    e32 = entry.get(f'{component}_fp32')
 
-    # 5) if exactly one exists → pick it
+    # 1) If exactly one is present, pick it
     if (e8 is None) != (e32 is None):
-        selected = e8 or e32
-        print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] Only one available, selecting: {selected!r}")
-        return selected
+        return e8 or e32
 
-    # 6) otherwise, both exist → int8 if requested & available, else fp32
-    if precision == 'int8' and e8:
-        print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] Both available, precision='{precision}', selecting int8: {e8!r}")
-        return e8
-    else:
-        print(f"[DEBUG] [{component}] Both available, selecting fp32: {e32!r}")
-        return e32
+    # 2) Otherwise, fallback to “int8 if requested & available, else fp32”
+    return e8 if precision == 'int8' and e8 else e32
     
 # Create an online recognizer for a given model and precision
 # model_id: full HF repo ID