Works but circular import

stt_voice_messages/models/distill.py

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+# This file is part of Gajim.
+#
+# Gajim is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Gajim is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Gajim. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import typing
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from gajim.gtk.const import Setting
+
+from .model import Model
+
+try:
+    import ctranslate2
+    CTRANSLATE2_AVAILABLE = True
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+        import ctranslate2
+
+
+class WhisperModel(Model):
+    def __init__(self):
+        # TODO
+        self._result: str = ''
+
+    @property
+    def result(self) -> str:
+        return self._result
+
+    def transcribe(self, audio_file: Path) -> str:
+        pass
+
+    def on_setting(self, setting: Setting):
+        pass
+