vidreview/packages/api/src/worker/dispatcher.ts

/**
 * Transcode Dispatcher
 * ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 * Since the transcode worker runs as a SEPARATE Docker service (worker/),
 * this module is a no-op stub. The API just creates an asset with
 * transcodeStatus = PENDING and the worker picks it up from the DB.
 *
 * This file exists so that other code (e.g. routes/assets.ts) can
 * import { startTranscodeJob } without changes.
 */
export interface TranscodeJob {
  assetId: string;
  videoPath: string;
  outputDir: string;
}

/** No-op — the worker service polls the DB. */
export function startTranscodeJob(job: TranscodeJob): void {
  // Worker handles it — nothing to do here.
  // But we validate the asset row so it starts in PENDING state.
  // (already done by the upload route before calling this)
}