Handle CLI request errors and backend whisper timeout

cli/src/main.py

@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ def format_http_error(response: httpx.Response, endpoint: str) -> str:
     return f"HTTP {response.status_code} from {endpoint}: {body}"
 
 
+def format_request_error(exc: httpx.RequestError, endpoint: str) -> str:
+    if isinstance(exc, httpx.TimeoutException):
+        return f"Request to {endpoint} timed out."
+
+    reason = str(exc).strip() or exc.__class__.__name__
+    return f"Request to {endpoint} failed: {reason}"
+
+
 def main() -> int:
     parser = build_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -75,16 +83,19 @@ def main() -> int:
     server = resolve_server(args)
     endpoint = f"{server}/transcriptions"
 
-    with input_file.open("rb") as handle, httpx.Client(timeout=300.0) as client:
-        response = client.post(
-            endpoint,
-            data={
-                "model": args.model,
-                "language": args.language or "",
-                "output_format": args.output_format,
-            },
-            files={"file": (input_file.name, handle, "application/octet-stream")},
-        )
+    try:
+        with input_file.open("rb") as handle, httpx.Client(timeout=300.0) as client:
+            response = client.post(
+                endpoint,
+                data={
+                    "model": args.model,
+                    "language": args.language or "",
+                    "output_format": args.output_format,
+                },
+                files={"file": (input_file.name, handle, "application/octet-stream")},
+            )
+    except httpx.RequestError as exc:
+        parser.exit(1, f"{format_request_error(exc, endpoint)}\n")
 
     try:
         response.raise_for_status()