AndyTranscribe/app/Http/Controllers/TranscribePendingController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Recording;
use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class TranscribePendingController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Queue local transcription for recordings that still need a transcript.
     */
    public function __invoke(Request $request): RedirectResponse
    {
        $queued = 0;

        $request->user()->recordings()
            ->whereIn('transcription_status', ['pending', 'failed', 'cancelled'])
            ->orderBy('id')
            ->each(function (Recording $recording) use (&$queued): void {
                if ($recording->hasActiveTranscriptionJob()) {
                    return;
                }

                $recording->queueLocalTranscription();
                $queued++;
            });

        if ($queued === 0) {
            return back()->with('error', 'No recordings need transcription right now.');
        }

        return back()->with(
            'success',
            $queued === 1
                ? 'Queued 1 recording for transcription.'
                : "Queued {$queued} recordings for transcription.",
        );
    }
}