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import functools
import json
import logging
import pathlib
import threading
import time
from enum import Enum
from typing import List, Optional

import librosa
import numpy as np
import soundfile
from pywhispercpp.model import Model
from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosed
from websockets.sync.server import serve

from transcribe.vad import VoiceActivityDetector

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)


class ClientManager:
    def __init__(self, max_clients=4, max_connection_time=600):
        """
        Initializes the ClientManager with specified limits on client connections and connection durations.

        Args:
            max_clients (int, optional): The maximum number of simultaneous client connections allowed. Defaults to 4.
            max_connection_time (int, optional): The maximum duration (in seconds) a client can stay connected. Defaults
                                                 to 600 seconds (10 minutes).
        """
        self.clients = {}
        self.start_times = {}
        self.max_clients = max_clients
        self.max_connection_time = max_connection_time

    def add_client(self, websocket, client):
        """
        Adds a client and their connection start time to the tracking dictionaries.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket associated with the client to add.
            client: The client object to be added and tracked.
        """
        self.clients[websocket] = client
        self.start_times[websocket] = time.time()

    def get_client(self, websocket):
        """
        Retrieves a client associated with the given websocket.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket associated with the client to retrieve.

        Returns:
            The client object if found, False otherwise.
        """
        if websocket in self.clients:
            return self.clients[websocket]
        return False

    def remove_client(self, websocket):
        """
        Removes a client and their connection start time from the tracking dictionaries. Performs cleanup on the
        client if necessary.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket associated with the client to be removed.
        """
        client = self.clients.pop(websocket, None)
        if client:
            client.cleanup()
        self.start_times.pop(websocket, None)

    def get_wait_time(self):
        """
        Calculates the estimated wait time for new clients based on the remaining connection times of current clients.

        Returns:
            The estimated wait time in minutes for new clients to connect. Returns 0 if there are available slots.
        """
        wait_time = None
        for start_time in self.start_times.values():
            current_client_time_remaining = self.max_connection_time - (time.time() - start_time)
            if wait_time is None or current_client_time_remaining < wait_time:
                wait_time = current_client_time_remaining
        return wait_time / 60 if wait_time is not None else 0

    def is_server_full(self, websocket, options):
        """
        Checks if the server is at its maximum client capacity and sends a wait message to the client if necessary.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket of the client attempting to connect.
            options: A dictionary of options that may include the client's unique identifier.

        Returns:
            True if the server is full, False otherwise.
        """
        if len(self.clients) >= self.max_clients:
            wait_time = self.get_wait_time()
            response = {"uid": options["uid"], "status": "WAIT", "message": wait_time}
            websocket.send(json.dumps(response))
            return True
        return False

    def is_client_timeout(self, websocket):
        """
        Checks if a client has exceeded the maximum allowed connection time and disconnects them if so, issuing a warning.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket associated with the client to check.

        Returns:
            True if the client's connection time has exceeded the maximum limit, False otherwise.
        """
        elapsed_time = time.time() - self.start_times[websocket]
        if elapsed_time >= self.max_connection_time:
            self.clients[websocket].disconnect()
            logging.warning(f"Client with uid '{self.clients[websocket].client_uid}' disconnected due to overtime.")
            return True
        return False


class BackendType(Enum):
    PYWHISPERCPP = "pywhispercpp"

    @staticmethod
    def valid_types() -> List[str]:
        return [backend_type.value for backend_type in BackendType]

    @staticmethod
    def is_valid(backend: str) -> bool:
        return backend in BackendType.valid_types()

    def is_pywhispercpp(self) -> bool:
        return self == BackendType.PYWHISPERCPP


class TranscriptionServer:
    RATE = 16000

    def __init__(self):
        self.client_manager = None
        self.no_voice_activity_chunks = 0
        self.single_model = False

    def initialize_client(
            self, websocket, options
    ):
        client: Optional[ServeClientBase] = None

        if self.backend.is_pywhispercpp():
            client = ServeClientWhisperCPP(
                websocket,
                language=options["language"],
                client_uid=options["uid"],
                single_model=self.single_model,
            )
            logging.info("Running pywhispercpp backend.")

        if client is None:
            raise ValueError(f"Backend type {self.backend.value} not recognised or not handled.")

        self.client_manager.add_client(websocket, client)

    def get_audio_from_websocket(self, websocket):
        """
        Receives audio buffer from websocket and creates a numpy array out of it.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket to receive audio from.

        Returns:
            A numpy array containing the audio.
        """
        frame_data = websocket.recv()
        if frame_data == b"END_OF_AUDIO":
            return False
        return np.frombuffer(frame_data, dtype=np.float32)

    def handle_new_connection(self, websocket):
        try:
            logging.info("New client connected")
            options = websocket.recv()
            options = json.loads(options)

            if self.client_manager is None:
                max_clients = options.get('max_clients', 4)
                max_connection_time = options.get('max_connection_time', 600)
                self.client_manager = ClientManager(max_clients, max_connection_time)

            if self.client_manager.is_server_full(websocket, options):
                websocket.close()
                return False  # Indicates that the connection should not continue

            if self.backend.is_pywhispercpp():
                self.vad_detector = VoiceActivityDetector(frame_rate=self.RATE)

            self.initialize_client(websocket, options)

            return True
        except json.JSONDecodeError:
            logging.error("Failed to decode JSON from client")
            return False
        except ConnectionClosed:
            logging.info("Connection closed by client")
            return False
        except Exception as e:
            logging.error(f"Error during new connection initialization: {str(e)}")
            return False

    def process_audio_frames(self, websocket):
        frame_np = self.get_audio_from_websocket(websocket)
        client = self.client_manager.get_client(websocket)

        # TODO Vad has some problem, it will be blocking process loop
        # if frame_np is False:
        #     if self.backend.is_pywhispercpp():
        #         client.set_eos(True)
        #     return False

        # if self.backend.is_pywhispercpp():
        #     voice_active = self.voice_activity(websocket, frame_np)
        #     if voice_active:
        #         self.no_voice_activity_chunks = 0
        #         client.set_eos(False)
        #     if self.use_vad and not voice_active:
        #         return True

        client.add_frames(frame_np)
        return True

    def recv_audio(self,
                   websocket,
                   backend: BackendType = BackendType.PYWHISPERCPP):

        self.backend = backend
        if not self.handle_new_connection(websocket):
            return

        try:
            while not self.client_manager.is_client_timeout(websocket):
                if not self.process_audio_frames(websocket):
                    break
        except ConnectionClosed:
            logging.info("Connection closed by client")
        except Exception as e:
            logging.error(f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}")
        finally:
            if self.client_manager.get_client(websocket):
                self.cleanup(websocket)
                websocket.close()
            del websocket

    def run(self,
            host,
            port=9090,
            backend="pywhispercpp"):
        """
        Run the transcription server.

        Args:
            host (str): The host address to bind the server.
            port (int): The port number to bind the server.
        """

        if not BackendType.is_valid(backend):
            raise ValueError(f"{backend} is not a valid backend type. Choose backend from {BackendType.valid_types()}")

        with serve(
                functools.partial(
                    self.recv_audio,
                    backend=BackendType(backend),
                ),
                host,
                port
        ) as server:
            server.serve_forever()

    def voice_activity(self, websocket, frame_np):
        """
        Evaluates the voice activity in a given audio frame and manages the state of voice activity detection.

        This method uses the configured voice activity detection (VAD) model to assess whether the given audio frame
        contains speech. If the VAD model detects no voice activity for more than three consecutive frames,
        it sets an end-of-speech (EOS) flag for the associated client. This method aims to efficiently manage
        speech detection to improve subsequent processing steps.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket associated with the current client. Used to retrieve the client object
                    from the client manager for state management.
            frame_np (numpy.ndarray): The audio frame to be analyzed. This should be a NumPy array containing
                                    the audio data for the current frame.

        Returns:
            bool: True if voice activity is detected in the current frame, False otherwise. When returning False
                after detecting no voice activity for more than three consecutive frames, it also triggers the
                end-of-speech (EOS) flag for the client.
        """
        if not self.vad_detector(frame_np):
            self.no_voice_activity_chunks += 1
            if self.no_voice_activity_chunks > 3:
                client = self.client_manager.get_client(websocket)
                if not client.eos:
                    client.set_eos(True)
                time.sleep(0.1)  # Sleep 100m; wait some voice activity.
            return False
        return True

    def cleanup(self, websocket):
        """
        Cleans up resources associated with a given client's websocket.

        Args:
            websocket: The websocket associated with the client to be cleaned up.
        """
        if self.client_manager.get_client(websocket):
            self.client_manager.remove_client(websocket)


class ServeClientBase(object):
    RATE = 16000
    SERVER_READY = "SERVER_READY"
    DISCONNECT = "DISCONNECT"

    def __init__(self, client_uid, websocket):
        self.client_uid = client_uid
        self.websocket = websocket
        self.frames = b""
        self.timestamp_offset = 0.0
        self.frames_np = None
        self.frames_offset = 0.0
        self.text = []
        self.current_out = ''
        self.prev_out = ''
        self.t_start = None
        self.exit = False
        self.same_output_count = 0
        self.show_prev_out_thresh = 5  # if pause(no output from whisper) show previous output for 5 seconds
        self.add_pause_thresh = 3  # add a blank to segment list as a pause(no speech) for 3 seconds
        self.transcript = []
        self.send_last_n_segments = 10

        # text formatting
        self.pick_previous_segments = 2

        # threading
        self.lock = threading.Lock()

    def speech_to_text(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def transcribe_audio(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def handle_transcription_output(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def add_frames(self, frame_np):
        """
        Add audio frames to the ongoing audio stream buffer.

        This method is responsible for maintaining the audio stream buffer, allowing the continuous addition
        of audio frames as they are received. It also ensures that the buffer does not exceed a specified size
        to prevent excessive memory usage.

        If the buffer size exceeds a threshold (45 seconds of audio data), it discards the oldest 30 seconds
        of audio data to maintain a reasonable buffer size. If the buffer is empty, it initializes it with the provided
        audio frame. The audio stream buffer is used for real-time processing of audio data for transcription.

        Args:
            frame_np (numpy.ndarray): The audio frame data as a NumPy array.

        """
        self.lock.acquire()
        if self.frames_np is not None and self.frames_np.shape[0] > 45 * self.RATE:
            self.frames_offset += 30.0
            self.frames_np = self.frames_np[int(30 * self.RATE):]
            # check timestamp offset(should be >= self.frame_offset)
            # this basically means that there is no speech as timestamp offset hasnt updated
            # and is less than frame_offset
            if self.timestamp_offset < self.frames_offset:
                self.timestamp_offset = self.frames_offset
        if self.frames_np is None:
            self.frames_np = frame_np.copy()
        else:
            self.frames_np = np.concatenate((self.frames_np, frame_np), axis=0)
        self.lock.release()

    def clip_audio_if_no_valid_segment(self):
        """
        Update the timestamp offset based on audio buffer status.
        Clip audio if the current chunk exceeds 30 seconds, this basically implies that
        no valid segment for the last 30 seconds from whisper
        """
        with self.lock:
            if self.frames_np[int((self.timestamp_offset - self.frames_offset) * self.RATE):].shape[0] > 25 * self.RATE:
                duration = self.frames_np.shape[0] / self.RATE
                self.timestamp_offset = self.frames_offset + duration - 5

    def get_audio_chunk_for_processing(self):
        """
        Retrieves the next chunk of audio data for processing based on the current offsets.

        Calculates which part of the audio data should be processed next, based on
        the difference between the current timestamp offset and the frame's offset, scaled by
        the audio sample rate (RATE). It then returns this chunk of audio data along with its
        duration in seconds.

        Returns:
            tuple: A tuple containing:
                - input_bytes (np.ndarray): The next chunk of audio data to be processed.
                - duration (float): The duration of the audio chunk in seconds.
        """
        with self.lock:
            samples_take = max(0, (self.timestamp_offset - self.frames_offset) * self.RATE)
            input_bytes = self.frames_np[int(samples_take):].copy()
        duration = input_bytes.shape[0] / self.RATE
        return input_bytes, duration

    def prepare_segments(self, last_segment=None):
        """
        Prepares the segments of transcribed text to be sent to the client.

        This method compiles the recent segments of transcribed text, ensuring that only the
        specified number of the most recent segments are included. It also appends the most
        recent segment of text if provided (which is considered incomplete because of the possibility
        of the last word being truncated in the audio chunk).

        Args:
            last_segment (str, optional): The most recent segment of transcribed text to be added
                                          to the list of segments. Defaults to None.

        Returns:
            list: A list of transcribed text segments to be sent to the client.
        """
        segments = []
        if len(self.transcript) >= self.send_last_n_segments:
            segments = self.transcript[-self.send_last_n_segments:].copy()
        else:
            segments = self.transcript.copy()
        if last_segment is not None:
            segments = segments + [last_segment]
        return segments

    def get_audio_chunk_duration(self, input_bytes):
        """
        Calculates the duration of the provided audio chunk.

        Args:
            input_bytes (numpy.ndarray): The audio chunk for which to calculate the duration.

        Returns:
            float: The duration of the audio chunk in seconds.
        """
        return input_bytes.shape[0] / self.RATE

    def send_transcription_to_client(self, segments):
        """
        Sends the specified transcription segments to the client over the websocket connection.

        This method formats the transcription segments into a JSON object and attempts to send
        this object to the client. If an error occurs during the send operation, it logs the error.

        Returns:
            segments (list): A list of transcription segments to be sent to the client.
        """
        try:
            self.websocket.send(
                json.dumps({
                    "uid": self.client_uid,
                    "segments": segments,
                })
            )
        except Exception as e:
            logging.error(f"[ERROR]: Sending data to client: {e}")

    def disconnect(self):
        """
        Notify the client of disconnection and send a disconnect message.

        This method sends a disconnect message to the client via the WebSocket connection to notify them
        that the transcription service is disconnecting gracefully.

        """
        self.websocket.send(json.dumps({
            "uid": self.client_uid,
            "message": self.DISCONNECT
        }))

    def cleanup(self):
        """
        Perform cleanup tasks before exiting the transcription service.

        This method performs necessary cleanup tasks, including stopping the transcription thread, marking
        the exit flag to indicate the transcription thread should exit gracefully, and destroying resources
        associated with the transcription process.

        """
        logging.info("Cleaning up.")
        self.exit = True


class ServeClientWhisperCPP(ServeClientBase):
    SINGLE_MODEL = None
    SINGLE_MODEL_LOCK = threading.Lock()

    def __init__(self, websocket, language=None, client_uid=None,
                 single_model=False):
        """
        Initialize a ServeClient instance.
        The Whisper model is initialized based on the client's language and device availability.
        The transcription thread is started upon initialization. A "SERVER_READY" message is sent
        to the client to indicate that the server is ready.

        Args:
            websocket (WebSocket): The WebSocket connection for the client.
            language (str, optional): The language for transcription. Defaults to None.
            client_uid (str, optional): A unique identifier for the client. Defaults to None.
            single_model (bool, optional): Whether to instantiate a new model for each client connection. Defaults to False.

        """
        super().__init__(client_uid, websocket)
        self.language = language
        self.eos = False

        if single_model:
            if ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL is None:
                self.create_model()
                ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL = self.transcriber
            else:
                self.transcriber = ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL
        else:
            self.create_model()

        # threading
        logging.info('Create a thread to process audio.')
        self.trans_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.speech_to_text)
        self.trans_thread.start()

        self.websocket.send(json.dumps({
            "uid": self.client_uid,
            "message": self.SERVER_READY,
            "backend": "pywhispercpp"
        }))

    def create_model(self, warmup=True):
        """
        Instantiates a new model, sets it as the transcriber and does warmup if desired.
        """
        model = 'medium-q5_0'
        here = pathlib.Path(__file__)
        models_dir = f'{here.parent.parent / "moyoyo_asr_models"}'
        self.transcriber = Model(model=model, models_dir=models_dir)
        if warmup:
            self.warmup()

    def warmup(self, warmup_steps=1):
        """
        Warmup TensorRT since first few inferences are slow.

        Args:
            warmup_steps (int): Number of steps to warm up the model for.
        """
        logging.info("[INFO:] Warming up whisper.cpp engine..")
        mel, _, = soundfile.read("assets/jfk.flac")
        for i in range(warmup_steps):
            self.transcriber.transcribe(mel, print_progress=False)

    def set_eos(self, eos):
        """
        Sets the End of Speech (EOS) flag.

        Args:
            eos (bool): The value to set for the EOS flag.
        """
        self.lock.acquire()
        self.eos = eos
        self.lock.release()

    def handle_transcription_output(self, last_segment, duration):
        """
        Handle the transcription output, updating the transcript and sending data to the client.

        Args:
            last_segment (str): The last segment from the whisper output which is considered to be incomplete because
                                of the possibility of word being truncated.
            duration (float): Duration of the transcribed audio chunk.
        """
        segments = self.prepare_segments({"text": last_segment})
        self.send_transcription_to_client(segments)
        if self.eos:
            self.update_timestamp_offset(last_segment, duration)

    def transcribe_audio(self, input_bytes):
        """
        Transcribe the audio chunk and send the results to the client.

        Args:
            input_bytes (np.array): The audio chunk to transcribe.
        """
        if ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL:
            ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL_LOCK.acquire()
        logging.info(f"[pywhispercpp:] Processing audio with duration: {input_bytes.shape[0] / self.RATE}")
        mel = input_bytes
        duration = librosa.get_duration(y=input_bytes, sr=self.RATE)

        if self.language == "zh":
            prompt = '以下是简体中文普通话的句子。'
        else:
            prompt = 'The following is an English sentence.'

        segments = self.transcriber.transcribe(mel, language='zh', initial_prompt=prompt, print_progress=False)
        text = []
        for segment in segments:
            content = segment.text
            text.append(content)
        last_segment = ' '.join(text)

        logging.info(f"[pywhispercpp:] Last segment: {last_segment}")

        if ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL:
            ServeClientWhisperCPP.SINGLE_MODEL_LOCK.release()
        if last_segment:
            self.handle_transcription_output(last_segment, duration)

    def update_timestamp_offset(self, last_segment, duration):
        """
        Update timestamp offset and transcript.

        Args:
            last_segment (str): Last transcribed audio from the whisper model.
            duration (float): Duration of the last audio chunk.
        """
        if not len(self.transcript):
            self.transcript.append({"text": last_segment + " "})
        elif self.transcript[-1]["text"].strip() != last_segment:
            self.transcript.append({"text": last_segment + " "})

        logging.info(f'Transcript list context: {self.transcript}')

        with self.lock:
            self.timestamp_offset += duration

    def speech_to_text(self):
        """
        Process an audio stream in an infinite loop, continuously transcribing the speech.

        This method continuously receives audio frames, performs real-time transcription, and sends
        transcribed segments to the client via a WebSocket connection.

        If the client's language is not detected, it waits for 30 seconds of audio input to make a language prediction.
        It utilizes the Whisper ASR model to transcribe the audio, continuously processing and streaming results. Segments
        are sent to the client in real-time, and a history of segments is maintained to provide context.Pauses in speech
        (no output from Whisper) are handled by showing the previous output for a set duration. A blank segment is added if
        there is no speech for a specified duration to indicate a pause.

        Raises:
            Exception: If there is an issue with audio processing or WebSocket communication.

        """
        while True:
            if self.exit:
                logging.info("Exiting speech to text thread")
                break

            if self.frames_np is None:
                time.sleep(0.02)  # wait for any audio to arrive
                continue

            self.clip_audio_if_no_valid_segment()

            input_bytes, duration = self.get_audio_chunk_for_processing()
            if duration < 1:
                continue

            try:
                input_sample = input_bytes.copy()
                logging.info(f"[pywhispercpp:] Processing audio with duration: {duration}")
                self.transcribe_audio(input_sample)

            except Exception as e:
                logging.error(f"[ERROR]: {e}")