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+import express from 'express';
+import { Server as SocketIOServer } from 'socket.io';
+import { createServer } from 'http';
+import { createClient } from 'redis';
+import { Client as PgClient } from 'pg';
+import winston from 'winston';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import cors from 'cors';
+import helmet from 'helmet';
+import compression from 'compression';
+import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
+
+// ES modules compatibility
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+// Environment variables
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const POSTGRES_URL = process.env.POSTGRES_URL;
+const REDIS_URL = process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://redis:6379';
+const LOG_LEVEL = process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info';
+const NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
+
+// Language configuration
+const LANGUAGE_INFO = {
+  'en': { name: 'English', flag: '🇺🇸', color: '#3498db' },
+  'de': { name: 'German', flag: '🇩🇪', color: '#e74c3c' },
+  'ko': { name: 'Korean', flag: '🇰🇷', color: '#f39c12' },
+  'es': { name: 'Spanish', flag: '🇪🇸', color: '#9b59b6' },
+  'fr': { name: 'French', flag: '🇫🇷', color: '#2ecc71' },
+  'it': { name: 'Italian', flag: '🇮🇹', color: '#e67e22' },
+  'pt': { name: 'Portuguese', flag: '🇵🇹', color: '#1abc9c' },
+  'ru': { name: 'Russian', flag: '🇷🇺', color: '#34495e' },
+  'ja': { name: 'Japanese', flag: '🇯🇵', color: '#e91e63' },
+  'zh': { name: 'Chinese', flag: '🇨🇳', color: '#ff5722' }
+};
+
+// Logging configuration
+const logger = winston.createLogger({
+  level: LOG_LEVEL,
+  format: winston.format.combine(
+    winston.format.timestamp(),
+    winston.format.errors({ stack: true }),
+    winston.format.json()
+  ),
+  transports: [
+    new winston.transports.Console(),
+    new winston.transports.File({ filename: '/app/logs/dashboard-error.log', level: 'error' }),
+    new winston.transports.File({ filename: '/app/logs/dashboard.log' })
+  ]
+});
+
+class DashboardService {
+  constructor() {
+    this.app = express();
+    this.server = createServer(this.app);
+    this.io = new SocketIOServer(this.server, {
+      cors: {
+        origin: "*",
+        methods: ["GET", "POST"]
+      }
+    });
+    this.redis_client = null;
+    this.pg_client = null;
+    this.activeConnections = new Map();
+    this.realtimeStats = {
+      totalTranscriptions: 0,
+      totalSpeakingTime: 0,
+      activeUsers: 0,
+      languageBreakdown: {},
+      recentActivity: []
+    };
+  }
+
+  async initialize() {
+    try {
+      // Initialize database connection
+      this.pg_client = new PgClient({ connectionString: POSTGRES_URL });
+      await this.pg_client.connect();
+
+      // Initialize Redis connection
+      this.redis_client = createClient({ url: REDIS_URL });
+      await this.redis_client.connect();
+
+      // Set up Express middleware
+      this.setupMiddleware();
+      
+      // Set up routes
+      this.setupRoutes();
+      
+      // Set up Socket.IO
+      this.setupSocketIO();
+      
+      // Start listening for Redis events
+      this.listenForEvents();
+
+      logger.info('Dashboard service initialized successfully');
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to initialize dashboard service:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  setupMiddleware() {
+    // Security and performance middleware
+    this.app.use(helmet({
+      contentSecurityPolicy: {
+        directives: {
+          defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
+          styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com"],
+          scriptSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com"],
+          imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:"],
+        },
+      },
+    }));
+    
+    this.app.use(compression());
+    this.app.use(cors());
+
+    // Rate limiting
+    const limiter = rateLimit({
+      windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+      max: 100 // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+    });
+    this.app.use(limiter);
+
+    // Static files and view engine
+    this.app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../public')));
+    this.app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
+    this.app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
+    
+    // Body parsing
+    this.app.use(express.json({ limit: '10mb' }));
+    this.app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true, limit: '10mb' }));
+
+    // Logging middleware
+    this.app.use((req, res, next) => {
+      logger.info(`${req.method} ${req.url}`, {
+        ip: req.ip,
+        userAgent: req.get('User-Agent')
+      });
+      next();
+    });
+  }
+
+  setupRoutes() {
+    // Main dashboard page
+    this.app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        const dashboardData = await this.getDashboardData();
+        res.render('dashboard', { 
+          data: dashboardData,
+          moment,
+          languages: LANGUAGE_INFO
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error rendering dashboard:', error);
+        res.status(500).render('error', { error: 'Failed to load dashboard' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    // API endpoints
+    this.app.get('/api/stats', async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        const stats = await this.getSystemStats();
+        res.json(stats);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error getting stats:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get stats' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.app.get('/api/recent-activity', async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        const limit = parseInt(req.query.limit) || 20;
+        const activity = await this.getRecentActivity(limit);
+        res.json(activity);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error getting recent activity:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get recent activity' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.app.get('/api/language-stats', async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        const days = parseInt(req.query.days) || 7;
+        const stats = await this.getLanguageStats(days);
+        res.json(stats);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error getting language stats:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get language stats' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.app.get('/api/performance-metrics', async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        const hours = parseInt(req.query.hours) || 24;
+        const metrics = await this.getPerformanceMetrics(hours);
+        res.json(metrics);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error getting performance metrics:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get performance metrics' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.app.get('/api/user-activity', async (req, res) => {
+      try {
+        const days = parseInt(req.query.days) || 7;
+        const activity = await this.getUserActivity(days);
+        res.json(activity);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Error getting user activity:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to get user activity' });
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Health check
+    this.app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
+      res.json({
+        status: 'healthy',
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        uptime: process.uptime(),
+        version: '2.0.0'
+      });
+    });
+
+    // 404 handler
+    this.app.use((req, res) => {
+      res.status(404).render('error', { error: 'Page not found' });
+    });
+
+    // Error handler
+    this.app.use((error, req, res, next) => {
+      logger.error('Express error:', error);
+      res.status(500).render('error', { error: 'Internal server error' });
+    });
+  }
+
+  setupSocketIO() {
+    this.io.on('connection', (socket) => {
+      logger.info('Client connected to dashboard', { socketId: socket.id });
+
+      // Send initial data
+      socket.emit('stats-update', this.realtimeStats);
+
+      // Handle disconnection
+      socket.on('disconnect', () => {
+        logger.info('Client disconnected from dashboard', { socketId: socket.id });
+      });
+
+      // Handle client requests for specific data
+      socket.on('request-stats', async () => {
+        try {
+          const stats = await this.getSystemStats();
+          socket.emit('stats-update', stats);
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error('Error sending stats to client:', error);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  async getDashboardData() {
+    try {
+      const [
+        systemStats,
+        recentActivity,
+        languageStats,
+        performanceMetrics,
+        userActivity
+      ] = await Promise.all([
+        this.getSystemStats(),
+        this.getRecentActivity(10),
+        this.getLanguageStats(7),
+        this.getPerformanceMetrics(24),
+        this.getUserActivity(7)
+      ]);
+
+      return {
+        systemStats,
+        recentActivity,
+        languageStats,
+        performanceMetrics,
+        userActivity,
+        activeConnections: Array.from(this.activeConnections.values())
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting dashboard data:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getSystemStats() {
+    try {
+      const queries = [
+        // Total transcriptions
+        `SELECT COUNT(*) as total_transcriptions FROM transcriptions WHERE status = 'completed'`,
+        
+        // Total speaking time
+        `SELECT COALESCE(SUM(duration_seconds), 0) as total_speaking_time FROM recordings WHERE status IN ('completed', 'processed')`,
+        
+        // Active connections count
+        `SELECT COUNT(*) as active_connections FROM connections WHERE ended_at IS NULL`,
+        
+        // Today's activity
+        `SELECT COUNT(*) as today_transcriptions FROM transcriptions 
+         WHERE DATE(created_at) = CURRENT_DATE AND status = 'completed'`,
+        
+        // Language breakdown (last 7 days)
+        `SELECT detected_language, COUNT(*) as count 
+         FROM transcriptions 
+         WHERE created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days' AND status = 'completed'
+         GROUP BY detected_language 
+         ORDER BY count DESC`,
+         
+        // Average processing times
+        `SELECT 
+           AVG(processing_time_ms) as avg_transcription_time,
+           AVG(t.processing_time_ms) as avg_translation_time
+         FROM transcriptions tr
+         LEFT JOIN translations t ON tr.id = t.transcription_id
+         WHERE tr.created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '24 hours'`
+      ];
+
+      const results = await Promise.all(
+        queries.map(query => this.pg_client.query(query))
+      );
+
+      const languageBreakdown = {};
+      if (results[4].rows) {
+        results[4].rows.forEach(row => {
+          const langInfo = LANGUAGE_INFO[row.detected_language] || { name: row.detected_language, flag: '🏳️' };
+          languageBreakdown[row.detected_language] = {
+            count: parseInt(row.count),
+            name: langInfo.name,
+            flag: langInfo.flag,
+            color: langInfo.color || '#95a5a6'
+          };
+        });
+      }
+
+      return {
+        totalTranscriptions: parseInt(results[0].rows[0].total_transcriptions),
+        totalSpeakingTime: parseFloat(results[1].rows[0].total_speaking_time || 0),
+        activeConnections: parseInt(results[2].rows[0].active_connections),
+        todayTranscriptions: parseInt(results[3].rows[0].today_transcriptions),
+        languageBreakdown,
+        avgTranscriptionTime: parseFloat(results[5].rows[0].avg_transcription_time || 0),
+        avgTranslationTime: parseFloat(results[5].rows[0].avg_translation_time || 0),
+        lastUpdated: new Date().toISOString()
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting system stats:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getRecentActivity(limit = 20) {
+    try {
+      const query = `
+        SELECT 
+          t.id as transcription_id,
+          t.detected_language,
+          t.transcription_text,
+          t.created_at,
+          t.processing_time_ms,
+          r.speaker_nickname,
+          r.speaker_username,
+          r.duration_seconds,
+          c.channel_name,
+          c.guild_id
+        FROM transcriptions t
+        JOIN recordings r ON t.recording_id = r.id
+        JOIN connections c ON r.connection_id = c.id
+        WHERE t.status = 'completed'
+        ORDER BY t.created_at DESC
+        LIMIT $1
+      `;
+
+      const result = await this.pg_client.query(query, [limit]);
+      
+      return result.rows.map(row => ({
+        ...row,
+        languageInfo: LANGUAGE_INFO[row.detected_language] || { name: row.detected_language, flag: '🏳️' },
+        timeAgo: moment(row.created_at).fromNow(),
+        transcriptPreview: row.transcription_text.length > 100 
+          ? row.transcription_text.substring(0, 100) + '...'
+          : row.transcription_text
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting recent activity:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getLanguageStats(days = 7) {
+    try {
+      const query = `
+        SELECT 
+          detected_language,
+          COUNT(*) as transcription_count,
+          AVG(processing_time_ms) as avg_processing_time,
+          SUM(r.duration_seconds) as total_speaking_time
+        FROM transcriptions t
+        JOIN recordings r ON t.recording_id = r.id
+        WHERE t.created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '${days} days'
+        AND t.status = 'completed'
+        GROUP BY detected_language
+        ORDER BY transcription_count DESC
+      `;
+
+      const result = await this.pg_client.query(query);
+      
+      return result.rows.map(row => ({
+        ...row,
+        languageInfo: LANGUAGE_INFO[row.detected_language] || { name: row.detected_language, flag: '🏳️' },
+        transcription_count: parseInt(row.transcription_count),
+        avg_processing_time: parseFloat(row.avg_processing_time || 0),
+        total_speaking_time: parseFloat(row.total_speaking_time || 0)
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting language stats:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getPerformanceMetrics(hours = 24) {
+    try {
+      const query = `
+        SELECT 
+          service_name,
+          operation,
+          AVG(duration_ms) as avg_duration,
+          COUNT(*) as operation_count,
+          COUNT(CASE WHEN success = false THEN 1 END) as error_count
+        FROM processing_metrics
+        WHERE created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '${hours} hours'
+        GROUP BY service_name, operation
+        ORDER BY service_name, operation
+      `;
+
+      const result = await this.pg_client.query(query);
+      
+      return result.rows.map(row => ({
+        ...row,
+        avg_duration: parseFloat(row.avg_duration || 0),
+        operation_count: parseInt(row.operation_count),
+        error_count: parseInt(row.error_count),
+        success_rate: row.operation_count > 0 
+          ? ((row.operation_count - row.error_count) / row.operation_count * 100).toFixed(2)
+          : 0
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting performance metrics:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getUserActivity(days = 7) {
+    try {
+      const query = `
+        SELECT 
+          speaker_id,
+          speaker_nickname,
+          speaker_username,
+          COUNT(*) as transcription_count,
+          SUM(duration_seconds) as total_speaking_time,
+          MAX(started_at) as last_activity
+        FROM recordings r
+        JOIN transcriptions t ON r.id = t.recording_id
+        WHERE r.started_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '${days} days'
+        AND t.status = 'completed'
+        GROUP BY speaker_id, speaker_nickname, speaker_username
+        ORDER BY transcription_count DESC
+        LIMIT 20
+      `;
+
+      const result = await this.pg_client.query(query);
+      
+      return result.rows.map(row => ({
+        ...row,
+        transcription_count: parseInt(row.transcription_count),
+        total_speaking_time: parseFloat(row.total_speaking_time || 0),
+        last_activity_ago: moment(row.last_activity).fromNow()
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Error getting user activity:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async listenForEvents() {
+    logger.info('Starting to listen for dashboard events');
+
+    const subscriber = this.redis_client.duplicate();
+    await subscriber.connect();
+    await subscriber.subscribe('voice-translator-events', (message) => {
+      this.processRedisMessage(message);
+    });
+
+    logger.info('Subscribed to voice-translator-events channel for dashboard');
+  }
+
+  async processRedisMessage(message) {
+    try {
+      const data = JSON.parse(message);
+      const { event, data: eventData } = data;
+
+      switch (event) {
+        case 'connection_started':
+          await this.handleConnectionStarted(eventData);
+          break;
+          
+        case 'connection_ended':
+          await this.handleConnectionEnded(eventData);
+          break;
+          
+        case 'transcription_completed':
+          await this.handleTranscriptionCompleted(eventData);
+          break;
+          
+        case 'translations_completed':
+          await this.handleTranslationsCompleted(eventData);
+          break;
+          
+        default:
+          logger.debug('Unhandled event type for dashboard:', event);
+      }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof SyntaxError) {
+        logger.error('Invalid JSON in Redis message:', message);
+      } else {
+        logger.error('Error processing Redis message in dashboard:', error);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async handleConnectionStarted(eventData) {
+    const { connectionId, channelName, guildId } = eventData;
+    
+    this.activeConnections.set(connectionId, {
+      ...eventData,
+      startedAt: new Date()
+    });
+
+    // Broadcast to all connected clients
+    this.io.emit('connection-started', {
+      connectionId,
+      channelName,
+      guildId,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+
+    logger.info('Dashboard: Connection started', { connectionId, channelName });
+  }
+
+  async handleConnectionEnded(eventData) {
+    const { connectionId } = eventData;
+    
+    this.activeConnections.delete(connectionId);
+
+    // Broadcast to all connected clients
+    this.io.emit('connection-ended', {
+      connectionId,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+
+    logger.info('Dashboard: Connection ended', { connectionId });
+  }
+
+  async handleTranscriptionCompleted(eventData) {
+    const { transcriptionId, recordingId, text, language } = eventData;
+
+    // Update realtime stats
+    this.realtimeStats.totalTranscriptions++;
+    this.realtimeStats.languageBreakdown[language] = 
+      (this.realtimeStats.languageBreakdown[language] || 0) + 1;
+
+    // Broadcast to all connected clients
+    this.io.emit('transcription-completed', {
+      transcriptionId,
+      recordingId,
+      text: text.length > 100 ? text.substring(0, 100) + '...' : text,
+      language,
+      languageInfo: LANGUAGE_INFO[language] || { name: language, flag: '🏳️' },
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+
+    logger.info('Dashboard: Transcription completed', { transcriptionId, language });
+  }
+
+  async handleTranslationsCompleted(eventData) {
+    const { transcriptionId, translations } = eventData;
+
+    // Broadcast to all connected clients
+    this.io.emit('translations-completed', {
+      transcriptionId,
+      translationCount: Object.keys(translations).length,
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+    });
+
+    logger.info('Dashboard: Translations completed', { transcriptionId });
+  }
+
+  async cleanup() {
+    if (this.redis_client) {
+      await this.redis_client.quit();
+    }
+    if (this.pg_client) {
+      await this.pg_client.end();
+    }
+    if (this.server) {
+      this.server.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  start() {
+    this.server.listen(PORT, () => {
+      logger.info(`Dashboard server running on port ${PORT}`);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+// Main application
+async function main() {
+  const dashboard = new DashboardService();
+
+  try {
+    await dashboard.initialize();
+    dashboard.start();
+
+    logger.info('Dashboard service started successfully');
+
+    // Graceful shutdown handling
+    process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
+      logger.info('Received SIGINT, shutting down dashboard gracefully...');
+      await dashboard.cleanup();
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+
+    process.on('SIGTERM', async () => {
+      logger.info('Received SIGTERM, shutting down dashboard gracefully...');
+      await dashboard.cleanup();
+      process.exit(0);
+    });
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('Failed to start dashboard service:', error);
+    await dashboard.cleanup();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Handle unhandled errors
+process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, promise) => {
+  logger.error('Unhandled Rejection at:', promise, 'reason:', reason);
+});
+
+process.on('uncaughtException', (error) => {
+  logger.error('Uncaught Exception:', error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
+
+// Start the application
+main().catch((error) => {
+  logger.error('Fatal error in dashboard main:', error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});