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Nuxt•2w ago
BaxSTAR

Reading audio files

Currently new to Nuxt, and I wanted to make automatic subtitles for the audio in my website so I went to find APIs that would help me with transcribing audio to text. Everything was going fine until I encountered the problem with the 'fs' module not being available as vite won't allow it. I needed the 'fs' module in order to read the audio file and pass it to the transcription function, but without it, Im kinda lost. I've looked for solutions but a lot of them are for other types of files, and not for an audio file that can't be read like a text file. A lot of them also talk about middleware, which I have yet to touch in nuxt. How should I properly read an audio file in nuxt?
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kapa.ai
kapa.ai•2w ago
Hi @BaxSTAR. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- You're facing a common challenge when working with file system operations in Nuxt. Since Nuxt uses Vite as its default build tool, direct access to Node.js modules like 'fs' is restricted in the client-side code. For handling audio files in Nuxt, you have several options: 1. Use the Public Directory The simplest approach is to place your audio files in the public/ directory, which makes them accessible via URL paths: 
<template>
  <audio ref="audioElement" src="/audio/my-file.mp3"></audio>
</template>

<script setup>
const audioElement = ref(null)

// You can access the audio element and its data this way
function processAudio() {
  const audio = audioElement.value
  // Work with the audio element
}
</script>
<template>
  <audio ref="audioElement" src="/audio/my-file.mp3"></audio>
</template>

<script setup>
const audioElement = ref(null)

// You can access the audio element and its data this way
function processAudio() {
  const audio = audioElement.value
  // Work with the audio element
}
</script>
The public/ directory content is served at the server root as-is, making it ideal for static assets like audio files Docs > Getting-started > Assets. 2. Server API Routes for File Processing For transcription APIs that require file reading on the server side, you can create a server API route: 1. Create a file in server/api/transcribe.ts (or similar) 2. Use Node.js 'fs' module there to read the audio file 3. Call your transcription API 4. Return the results to the client This approach works because server routes have full access to Node.js APIs. 3. Using Middleware If you need more complex processing, you can use middleware. Nuxt provides a middleware/ directory for route middleware Docs > Guide > Directory-structure > middleware. 4. Nuxt Module For a more comprehensive solution, you could create or use a Nuxt module that handles audio processing. Modules can extend Nuxt's functionality and have access to Node.js APIs during build time Docs > Guide > Concepts > Modules. Recommendation For your audio transcription use case, I recommend: 1. Store audio files in the public/ directory 2. Create a server API endpoint that accepts the audio file path or uploaded file 3. Process the audio and generate transcriptions on the server side 4. Return the transcription data to the client This approach keeps your client-side code clean while leveraging Node.js capabilities on the server side. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------
kapa.ai
kapa.ai•2w ago
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