services: transcription timestamp should use ISO8601 format

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to **pipecat** will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unrelease]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- STT services should be using ISO 8601 time format for transcription frames.
+
 ## [0.0.37] - 2024-07-22
 
 ### Added

src/pipecat/services/deepgram.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #
 
 import aiohttp
-import time
 
 from typing import AsyncGenerator
 
@@ -21,9 +20,11 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TranscriptionFrame)
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.ai_services import AsyncAIService, TTSService
+from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 
 from loguru import logger
 
+
 # See .env.example for Deepgram configuration needed
 try:
     from deepgram import (
@@ -148,6 +149,6 @@ class DeepgramSTTService(AsyncAIService):
         transcript = result.channel.alternatives[0].transcript
         if len(transcript) > 0:
             if is_final:
-                await self.queue_frame(TranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", int(time.time_ns() / 1000000)))
+                await self.queue_frame(TranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", time_now_iso8601()))
             else:
-                await self.queue_frame(InterimTranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", int(time.time_ns() / 1000000)))
+                await self.queue_frame(InterimTranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", time_now_iso8601()))

src/pipecat/services/gladia.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import base64
 import json
-import time
 
 from typing import Optional
 from pydantic.main import BaseModel
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TranscriptionFrame)
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.ai_services import AsyncAIService
+from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 
 from loguru import logger
 
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ class GladiaSTTService(AsyncAIService):
                 transcript = utterance["transcription"]
                 if confidence >= self._confidence:
                     if type == "final":
-                        await self.queue_frame(TranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", int(time.time_ns() / 1000000)))
+                        await self.queue_frame(TranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", time_now_iso8601()))
                     else:
-                        await self.queue_frame(InterimTranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", int(time.time_ns() / 1000000)))
+                        await self.queue_frame(InterimTranscriptionFrame(transcript, "", time_now_iso8601()))

src/pipecat/services/whisper.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 """This module implements Whisper transcription with a locally-downloaded model."""
 
 import asyncio
-import time
 
 from enum import Enum
 from typing_extensions import AsyncGenerator
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import numpy as np
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import ErrorFrame, Frame, TranscriptionFrame
 from pipecat.services.ai_services import STTService
+from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 
 from loguru import logger
 
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ class WhisperSTTService(STTService):
         if text:
             await self.stop_ttfb_metrics()
             logger.debug(f"Transcription: [{text}]")
-            yield TranscriptionFrame(text, "", int(time.time_ns() / 1000000))
+            yield TranscriptionFrame(text, "", time_now_iso8601())

src/pipecat/utils/time.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+import datetime
+
+
+def time_now_iso8601() -> str:
+    return datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat(timespec="milliseconds")