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## Summary

Adds FLAC export (flac16 / flac24) to audio output, via a vendored copy of libFLAC 1.5.0 under vendor/flac/.

## Changes

- src/audio-io.h: FLAC encoder/decoder support (16/24-bit) in addition to WAV

- src/task-types.h, src/request.h: new output-format task types

- tools/ace-server.cpp, tools/ace-synth.cpp, tools/mp3-codec.cpp, tools/neural-codec.cpp: wire FLAC through the audio pipeline

- tools/webui: selectable FLAC format in the request form and song card

- vendor/flac/: vendored libFLAC 1.5.0 sources and headers

- CMakeLists.txt: build the vendored libFLAC; docs/ARCHITECTURE.md updated

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  • New Features
    • Added FLAC audio output support across synthesis, server, codec tools, and the web interface.
    • Added flac16 and flac24 format options.
    • FLAC files can now be downloaded and written directly, including configurable bit depth.
  • Documentation
    • Updated audio format references, endpoint guidance, command-line help, and FLAC encoding examples.

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Walkthrough

FLAC 1.5.0 is vendored and built as a static library. The audio pipeline, server endpoints, command-line tools, documentation, and web UI now support flac16 and flac24 output.

Changes

FLAC output support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build and audio API integration
CMakeLists.txt, src/audio-io.h, src/task-types.h, src/request.h
Adds the vendored FLAC target, format identifiers, format parsing, in-memory FLAC encoding, and FLAC file output.
Application and UI routing
tools/ace-server.cpp, tools/ace-synth.cpp, tools/mp3-codec.cpp, tools/neural-codec.cpp, tools/webui/src/components/*, tools/webui/src/lib/state.svelte.ts
Propagates FLAC format and bit-depth values through server workers, CLI tools, downloads, and persisted UI state.
Vendored FLAC implementation
vendor/flac/include/*, vendor/flac/src/*
Adds public and private FLAC interfaces plus encoder, decoder, metadata, prediction, bitstream, allocation, checksum, and Windows UTF-8 implementations.
Documentation
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
Documents FLAC formats for request JSON, synthesis endpoints, and the codec CLI.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ec8ab

FLAC export has correctness and resource issues that should be fixed before merge: failed writes may appear successful, long jobs have excessive peak memory, and neural-codec ignores requested 24-bit output.

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1024-1024: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the neural-codec format reference.

Line 1024 still lists only WAV formats. tools/neural-codec.cpp now accepts flac16 and flac24. Add the FLAC formats here so the documented CLI contract matches the command help.

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In `@docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` at line 1024, Update the neural-codec format reference
in ARCHITECTURE.md to include flac16 and flac24 alongside the existing WAV
formats, preserving the documented default of wav16 and matching the CLI help
accepted by neural-codec.cpp.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/audio-io.h`:
- Around line 701-702: Update the FLAC writing flow around fwrite and fclose to
capture and validate both return values, returning failure unless the complete
buffer is written and the file closes successfully; only report success after
both operations succeed.
- Line 666: Update audio_encode_flac to replace the T_audio-sized buf allocation
with a bounded reusable buffer, and process the input through repeated
sample-aligned FLAC__stream_encoder_process_interleaved calls for each frame
range before FLAC__stream_encoder_finish(). Preserve the existing stereo
interleaving and encoding behavior while limiting peak memory usage.

In `@tools/mp3-codec.cpp`:
- Line 107: Update the usage message in the mp3-codec help output to describe
all supported output extensions correctly: `.mp3`, `.wav`, and `.flac`. Replace
the misleading decoding wording while preserving the existing encoding guidance.

In `@tools/neural-codec.cpp`:
- Around line 379-380: Update the argument-parsing flow around
audio_parse_format to store the returned FLAC bit depth instead of discarding it
via dummy_flac_bits, then pass that value as the final audio_write argument so
flac24 preserves 24-bit output while other formats retain their parsed depth.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`:
- Line 1024: Update the neural-codec format reference in ARCHITECTURE.md to
include flac16 and flac24 alongside the existing WAV formats, preserving the
documented default of wav16 and matching the CLI help accepted by
neural-codec.cpp.

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Comment thread src/audio-io.h
}

float scale = (bits == 16) ? 32767.0f : 8388607.0f;
std::vector<FLAC__int32> buf((size_t) T_audio * 2);

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Encode FLAC samples in bounded chunks.

audio_encode_flac allocates 2 * T_audio FLAC__int32 values. At 10 minutes and 48 kHz stereo, buf uses about 230 MB while the float input and encoded sink.data remain allocated. The vendored FLAC__stream_encoder_process_interleaved API permits repeated sample-aligned calls. Reuse a bounded buffer and call the encoder for each frame range before FLAC__stream_encoder_finish() to reduce peak memory pressure for maximum-size jobs.

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In `@src/audio-io.h` at line 666, Update audio_encode_flac to replace the
T_audio-sized buf allocation with a bounded reusable buffer, and process the
input through repeated sample-aligned FLAC__stream_encoder_process_interleaved
calls for each frame range before FLAC__stream_encoder_finish(). Preserve the
existing stereo interleaving and encoding behavior while limiting peak memory
usage.

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Comment thread src/audio-io.h
Comment on lines +701 to +702
fwrite(flac.data(), 1, flac.size(), fp);
fclose(fp);

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Return failure when the FLAC file write is incomplete.

fwrite or fclose can fail because of a full disk or an I/O error. The function still returns true and reports that it wrote a valid file.

Check both results before reporting success.

Proposed fix
-    fwrite(flac.data(), 1, flac.size(), fp);
-    fclose(fp);
+    size_t written = fwrite(flac.data(), 1, flac.size(), fp);
+    int close_rc = fclose(fp);
+    if (written != flac.size() || close_rc != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "[FLAC] Failed to write complete file: %s\n", path);
+        return false;
+    }
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fwrite(flac.data(), 1, flac.size(), fp);
fclose(fp);
size_t written = fwrite(flac.data(), 1, flac.size(), fp);
int close_rc = fclose(fp);
if (written != flac.size() || close_rc != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[FLAC] Failed to write complete file: %s\n", path);
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In `@src/audio-io.h` around lines 701 - 702, Update the FLAC writing flow around
fwrite and fclose to capture and validate both return values, returning failure
unless the complete buffer is written and the file closes successfully; only
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Comment thread tools/mp3-codec.cpp
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "[MP3-Codec] Cannot determine format from output extension\n");
fprintf(stderr, " use .mp3 for encoding, .wav for decoding\n");
fprintf(stderr, " use .mp3 for encoding, .wav / .flac for decoding\n");

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the unsupported-output message.

Line 107 says .wav and .flac are for decoding. This tool uses the output extension to select encoding. Tell users to use .mp3, .wav, or .flac for output.

Proposed fix
-        fprintf(stderr, "  use .mp3 for encoding, .wav / .flac for decoding\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "  use .mp3, .wav, or .flac for output\n");
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fprintf(stderr, " use .mp3 for encoding, .wav / .flac for decoding\n");
fprintf(stderr, " use .mp3, .wav, or .flac for output\n");
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In `@tools/mp3-codec.cpp` at line 107, Update the usage message in the mp3-codec
help output to describe all supported output extensions correctly: `.mp3`,
`.wav`, and `.flac`. Replace the misleading decoding wording while preserving
the existing encoding guidance.

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Comment thread tools/neural-codec.cpp
Comment on lines +379 to +380
int dummy_flac_bits;
if (!audio_parse_format(argv[++i], dummy_fmt, wav_fmt, dummy_flac_bits)) {

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Preserve the requested FLAC bit depth.

audio_parse_format sets flac_bits to 24 for flac24, but tools/neural-codec.cpp discards it and calls audio_write with its default 16-bit depth. Store flac_bits and pass it as the final audio_write argument.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@tools/neural-codec.cpp` around lines 379 - 380, Update the argument-parsing
flow around audio_parse_format to store the returned FLAC bit depth instead of
discarding it via dummy_flac_bits, then pass that value as the final audio_write
argument so flac24 preserves 24-bit output while other formats retain their
parsed depth.

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