--- a/plugins/voicenote/voicenote.vim	Wed Mar 04 13:41:22 2026 -0500
+++ b/plugins/voicenote/voicenote.vim	Thu Jul 16 14:47:23 2026 -0400
@@ -1,91 +1,65 @@
-let g:audio_record_file = -1
-let g:audio_record_tmp_file = -1
-let g:audio_record_cmd = expand('~/record.sh')
-let g:audio_transcribe_cmd = expand('~/transcribe.sh')
-let g:audio_record_pid = -1
-let g:audio_record_transcript_file = -1
+" Voicenote
+" A very simple plugin for transcribing text and inserting it into vim at the
+" cursor.
+" Utilizes simple shell commands to record audio at the press of a key binding
+" Then stops recording after another keybinding
+" After recording sends the audio to an openai compatible audio transcription
+" endpoint
+" Finally parses the output and inserts the text at the cursor.
 
-function! ToggleVoiceNote()
-  if g:audio_record_pid != -1
-	  call StopRecording()
-	  call TranscribeLastRecording()
-  else
-	  call StartRecording()
+let g:record_job = -1
+let g:record_job_running = -1
+let g:record_file = ''
+
+
+" Begin new recording.
+function! StartRecording()
+  " Check for already running recording.
+  if g:record_job_running < 0
+    let l:file = tempname()
+    let g:record_file = l:file
+    let g:record_job = job_start(['arecord', '-f', 'cd', '-r', '44100', l:file])
+    let g:record_job_running = 1
   endif
 endfunction
 
-function! StartRecording()
-  if g:audio_record_pid != -1
-    echo "Recording already in progress (PID " . g:audio_record_pid . ")"
-    return
-  endif
-
-  " Temp file where record.sh will write the WAV path
-  let l:temp_file = tempname()
+"  Stop the recording and transcribe.
+function! StopRecording()
+  " Check if we're already starting recording.
+  if g:record_job_running > 0
+	call StopAndWait(g:record_job)
 
-  " Run record.sh; its stdout (the wav path) goes to temp_file.
-  " Then echo the background PID.
-  let l:cmd = printf('%s > %s 2>/dev/null & echo $!', shellescape(g:audio_record_cmd), shellescape(l:temp_file))
+	" Transcribe the text.
+	let l:response = system('curl -s "http://127.0.0.1:52625/v1/audio/transcriptions" -F "model=whisper-v3" -F file=@' . g:record_file)
+    if !empty(l:response)
+      let l:data = json_decode(l:response)
+      if has_key(l:data, 'text')
+        execute 'normal! a' . escape(l:data.text, '\')
+      endif
+    endif
 
-  let l:pid = str2nr(system(l:cmd))
+	" Clean up.
+  	let g:record_job_running = -1
+	let g:record_job = -1
+    let g:record_file = '' 
 
-  if l:pid <= 0
-    echoerr "Failed to start recording"
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function! StopAndWait(job)
+  " If the job is already dead, nothing to do
+  if empty(a:job) || job_status(a:job) == 'dead'
     return
   endif
 
-  " Read the file path written by record.sh
-  let g:audio_record_file = trim(system('cat ' . shellescape(l:temp_file)))
-  let g:audio_record_tmp_file = l:temp_file
-  let g:audio_record_pid = l:pid
-
-  echo "Recording started (PID " . g:audio_record_pid . ") -> " . g:audio_record_file
-endfunction
+  " Request the job to stop
+  call job_stop(a:job)
 
-function! StopRecording()
-  if g:audio_record_pid == -1
-    echo "No recording in progress"
-    return
-  endif
-
-  call system('kill ' . g:audio_record_pid)
-
-  if g:audio_record_tmp_file != -1
-    call system('rm -f ' . shellescape(g:audio_record_tmp_file))
-    let g:audio_record_tmp_file = -1
-  endif
-
-  let g:audio_record_pid = -1
-  let g:audio_record_transcript_file = -1
-
-  echo "Recording stopped."
+  " Wait until the status reports it as dead
+  while job_status(a:job) != 'dead'
+    sleep 100m   " adjust granularity if needed
+  endwhile
 endfunction
 
-
-function! TranscribeLastRecording()
-  if g:audio_record_file == -1
-    echo "No recent recording"
-    return
-  endif
-
-  let l:cmd = printf('%s %s', shellescape(g:audio_transcribe_cmd), shellescape(g:audio_record_file))
-
-  " transcribe.sh echoes the .txt path
-  let l:transcription_file = trim(system(l:cmd))
-
-  if v:shell_error != 0 || empty(l:transcription_file)
-    echoerr "Transcription failed"
-    return
-  endif
-
-  let g:audio_record_file = -1
-  execute 'tabe' fnameescape(l:transcription_file)
-endfunction
-
-
-
-" BINDINGS
-
-command! VoiceNote call ToggleVoiceNote()
-
-nnoremap <Leader>vn :VoiceNote<CR>
+nnoremap <leader>s :call StartRecording()<CR>
+nnoremap <leader>e :call StopRecording()<CR>