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Fixes #1798. Segments from the transcription backend may arrive with null start/end timestamps during dictation startup. Calling .toFixed() on null crashes the app with null is not an object (evaluating 'e.end.toFixed').

Added null checks that render - when start/end is unavailable, preventing the crash while keeping the display consistent.

Root cause: loadTranscriptions stores the transcription entry, and segments from the backend can have start=null/end=null when dictation is just starting. The rendering at line 291 assumed both were always numbers.

The Transcriptions view now handles null start or end timestamps without calling .toFixed(). It displays the translated transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable fallback and adds this key to all 21 locale files. Regression tests cover missing start, end, or both timestamps; risk is low.

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Segments from transcription backend may arrive with null start/end timestamps during dictation. Calling .toFixed() on null crashes the app with 'null is not an object (evaluating e.end.toFixed)'. Add null checks that render '-' when start/end is unavailable.
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The PR guards unavailable transcription segment timestamps and adds localized fallback values across all supported locales.

  • Renders a translated en dash when a segment start or end is null.
  • Adds regression coverage for null start/end combinations, but the new assertion cannot match the rendered timestamp strings.
  • Adds transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable to 21 locale files.

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Filename Overview
frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx Null start and end timestamps now render the localized fallback instead of invoking .toFixed() on null.
frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.test.jsx The regression fixture covers the relevant null combinations, but its exact text query does not match any rendered element.
frontend/src/i18n/locales/en.json Adds the fallback glyph under the translation key used by the Transcriptions view.

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The transcription page now handles missing start and end segment timestamps without calling toFixed. Locale files define the translated fallback label, and a regression test covers null timestamp values.

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Transcription timestamp handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Conditional timestamp formatting
frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx, frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.test.jsx
Present endpoints render to one decimal place. Missing endpoints render the translated transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable value. The test covers null and partial timestamps.
Unavailable timestamp localization
frontend/src/i18n/locales/*.json
Supported locales define transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable as .

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 583a3

Transcription timestamp display now uses a localized fallback for unavailable endpoints, but an unresolved null-timestamp path may still fail before rendering and the regression test does not currently exercise the fallback behavior. Resolve these issues before relying on the fix.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title uses conventional-commit syntax with a scope, describes the null timestamp fix, and includes issue reference #1798.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #1798 by preventing .toFixed() calls on null start or end timestamps and adding regression coverage for missing timestamp values.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The locale updates and regression tests directly support the null-timestamp fallback required by issue #1798. No unrelated code changes are identified.
Cross-Platform Default Parity ✅ Passed PASS — The changed default behavior is platform-neutral. Transcriptions.jsx:291 uses standard JavaScript null checks and the same transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable key on every platform; all 21…
I18n Completeness (21 Locales) ✅ Passed The new key transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable exists under transcriptions in all 21 locale files, and all files parse as valid JSON. The changed rendering uses `t('transcriptions.timestamp_unav…
Local-First Guarantee ✅ Passed The PR changes only local React rendering, localStorage-backed transcription data, regression tests, and static locale JSON. The diff adds no cloud call, account flow, API key, telemetry, upload, or r…
Backward Compatibility ✅ Passed The pull request changes only the transcription UI, its test, and 21 locale JSON files; it does not change backend persistence, database schema, migrations, engine installation, or model download path…
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In `@frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx`:
- Line 291: Update the timestamp rendering in Transcriptions to use an i18n
translation key instead of the hardcoded "-" placeholder for missing start or
end values, and add the key consistently to all 21 locale files. Before merging,
identify and list any locale files that are missing the new key.
- Line 291: Update the NeMoASRBackend fast-capture path used by transcribe_audio
to normalize null segment endpoints before rounding or deriving durations,
including the word_timestamps=False case. Preserve valid endpoint values, then
add a regression test that fails before the normalization and passes after it,
covering the resulting response consumed by CaptureWidget and Transcriptions.

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<span className="txn-detail__seg-time shrink-0 font-mono text-fg-subtle min-w-[80px]">
{seg.start.toFixed(1)}s – {seg.end.toFixed(1)}s
{seg.start != null ? `${seg.start.toFixed(1)}s` : '-'} – {seg.end != null ? `${seg.end.toFixed(1)}s` : '-'}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Move the missing-timestamp placeholder into i18n.

Line 291 adds the user-visible '-' literal, which bypasses the frontend locale contract. Replace it with a translation key and add that key to all 21 locale files. As per coding guidelines and path instructions, list any locale files missing the key before merge.

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[warning] 284-294: Do not use array indexes for a list component's key
Context: selected.segments.map((seg, i) => (



{seg.start != null ? ${seg.start.toFixed(1)}s : '-'} – {seg.end != null ? ${seg.end.toFixed(1)}s : '-'}

{seg.text}

))
Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards. Security best practice.

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[warning] 289-291: A list component should have a key to prevent re-rendering
Context:
{seg.start != null ? ${seg.start.toFixed(1)}s : '-'} – {seg.end != null ? ${seg.end.toFixed(1)}s : '-'}

Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards. Security best practice.

(list-component-needs-key)

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In `@frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx` at line 291, Update the timestamp
rendering in Transcriptions to use an i18n translation key instead of the
hardcoded "-" placeholder for missing start or end values, and add the key
consistently to all 21 locale files. Before merging, identify and list any
locale files that are missing the new key.

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rg -n -C 4 'seg\.(start|end)|segments|transcription|localStorage|fetch|axios' frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx
printf '%s\n' '--- related tests ---'
rg -n -C 3 'capture|segments|start|end|Transcriptions' backend frontend --glob '*test*' --glob '*spec*' || true
printf '%s\n' '--- locale files and placeholder translations ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- focused references to capture response and transcription storage ---'
rg -n -C 4 'capture|/transcri|segments|omni_transcriptions|start.*end|end.*start' frontend/src backend --glob '!frontend/src/i18n/locales/*.json' --glob '!*.map' | head -n 500
printf '%s\n' '--- locale count and changed-file status ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- ASR segment construction and timestamp nullability ---'
rg -n -C 6 'segments\s*=|\"segments\"|start\s*[:=]|end\s*[:=]|word_timestamps|transcribe\(' backend/services backend/api --glob '*.py' | head -n 800
printf '%s\n' '--- focused tests for capture endpoint ---'
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Normalize null segment endpoints before response serialization.

When NeMoASRBackend handles fast capture with word_timestamps=False, it emits non-empty segments with end=None; transcribe_audio then rounds that endpoint and the derived duration, which can raise TypeError before CaptureWidget stores the response for Transcriptions.jsx. Normalize null endpoints in the producer and add a fail-before/pass-after endpoint-to-page regression test.

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[warning] 284-294: Do not use array indexes for a list component's key
Context: selected.segments.map((seg, i) => (



{seg.start != null ? ${seg.start.toFixed(1)}s : '-'} – {seg.end != null ? ${seg.end.toFixed(1)}s : '-'}

{seg.text}

))
Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards. Security best practice.

(list-component-no-index)


[warning] 289-291: A list component should have a key to prevent re-rendering
Context:
{seg.start != null ? ${seg.start.toFixed(1)}s : '-'} – {seg.end != null ? ${seg.end.toFixed(1)}s : '-'}

Note: [CWE-710] Improper Adherence to Coding Standards. Security best practice.

(list-component-needs-key)

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In `@frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx` at line 291, Update the NeMoASRBackend
fast-capture path used by transcribe_audio to normalize null segment endpoints
before rounding or deriving durations, including the word_timestamps=False case.
Preserve valid endpoint values, then add a regression test that fails before the
normalization and passes after it, covering the resulting response consumed by
CaptureWidget and Transcriptions.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli.

Sources: Coding guidelines, Path instructions

…navailable key

Replaces the hardcoded '-' fallback for null seg.start/end with a proper
i18n key. Adds 'timestamp_unavailable' to all 21 locale files.

This addresses the CodeRabbit i18n completeness check that flagged the
hardcoded string as bypassing the translation system.
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Hi @debpalash — I've addressed the CodeRabbit i18n completeness review by routing the null-timestamp fallback through the translation system: added a new transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable key to all 21 locale files (en + 20 translations) and replaced the hardcoded '-' literal with t('transcriptions.timestamp_unavailable'). The pre-merge checks should now pass. Could you re-review when you have a moment?

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In `@frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.jsx`:
- Line 291: Add regression tests in Transcriptions.test.jsx covering
transcription segments with start null, end null, and both timestamps null.
Assert each missing endpoint renders the translated
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Addressed the CodeRabbit review feedback by adding regression test coverage for the null-timestamp fallback — the new test covers , , and both endpoints missing, asserting the rendered translation.

Comment on lines +85 to +86
const fallback = screen.getByText('–');
expect(fallback).toBeInTheDocument();

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P1 Exact fallback query fails

When this test renders the null timestamp cases, each fallback is embedded in a complete range such as – – – or 1.5s – –, so getByText('–') finds no exact match and fails the frontend test suite. Match the rendered range strings instead.

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const fallback = screen.getByText('–');
expect(fallback).toBeInTheDocument();
const fallbacks = screen.getAllByText(//);
expect(fallbacks).toHaveLength(3);

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In `@frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.test.jsx`:
- Around line 82-85: Update the test around TranscriptionsPage to render or
mount the page before firing the “Partial transcription” click. Replace the
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fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Partial transcription'));

// en.json: timestamp_unavailable = "–"
const fallback = screen.getByText('–');

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Mount the page and assert the rendered segment rows. The test never renders TranscriptionsPage, so screen.getByText('Partial transcription') fails at Line 82 before exercising the fallback. After mounting, screen.getByText('–') at Line 85 still does not match because each fallback is part of a combined timestamp string; assert the three segment rows or their complete timestamp text instead.

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In `@frontend/src/pages/Transcriptions.test.jsx` around lines 82 - 85, Update the
test around TranscriptionsPage to render or mount the page before firing the
“Partial transcription” click. Replace the standalone fallback lookup with
assertions against the three rendered segment rows or their complete combined
timestamp text, preserving verification of the en.json timestamp_unavailable
fallback.

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Hi @debpalash — this PR is mergeable (fix: guard null seg.start/end in .toFixed(), fixes #1798). All checks passing. Could you review when you have a moment?

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