Use ParallelPipeline for content filter in example 07

Run the content filter concurrently with LLM text generation
using ParallelPipeline, with a ContentFilterGate that blocks
output until the filter approves or rejects the content.
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James Hush
2026-03-05 11:08:56 +08:00
parent 9dbd923cfc
commit 218ab01070

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@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
#
import os
from dataclasses import dataclass
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from loguru import logger
@@ -13,7 +14,16 @@ from pipecat.audio.turn.smart_turn.base_smart_turn import SmartTurnParams
from pipecat.audio.turn.smart_turn.local_smart_turn_v3 import LocalSmartTurnAnalyzerV3
from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
from pipecat.audio.vad.vad_analyzer import VADParams
from pipecat.frames.frames import Frame, LLMContextFrame, LLMRunFrame
from pipecat.frames.frames import (
ControlFrame,
Frame,
LLMContextFrame,
LLMFullResponseEndFrame,
LLMRunFrame,
SystemFrame,
TTSSpeakFrame,
)
from pipecat.pipeline.parallel_pipeline import ParallelPipeline
from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
@@ -34,11 +44,26 @@ load_dotenv(override=True)
FILTERED_WORDS = ["apple", "banana", "car"]
class ContentFilterProcessor(FrameProcessor):
"""Processor that filters LLMContextFrames containing specific words.
@dataclass
class ContentApprovedFrame(ControlFrame):
"""Signal frame indicating content passed the filter."""
If the user's message contains any of the filtered words, the context
is replaced with a message indicating the assistant cannot respond.
pass
@dataclass
class ContentRejectedFrame(ControlFrame):
"""Signal frame indicating content was rejected by the filter."""
pass
class ContentFilterProcessor(FrameProcessor):
"""Checks LLMContextFrames for filtered words and emits signal frames.
Runs in one branch of a ParallelPipeline. Emits ContentApprovedFrame or
ContentRejectedFrame so that a downstream ContentFilterGate can decide
whether to let the LLM's output through.
"""
async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
@@ -49,23 +74,71 @@ class ContentFilterProcessor(FrameProcessor):
messages = frame.context.messages
if messages:
last_message = messages[-1]
content = last_message.get("content", "")
content = last_message.get("content", "") if isinstance(last_message, dict) else ""
if isinstance(content, str):
content_lower = content.lower()
if any(word in content_lower for word in FILTERED_WORDS):
logger.info(f"Filtered content detected: {content}")
# Create a new context with a filtered response instruction
filtered_context = LLMContext(
messages=[
{
"role": "system",
"content": "The user is asking about something you cannot give an answer about. Tell them you don't know how to respond.",
}
]
)
await self.push_frame(LLMContextFrame(filtered_context), direction)
await self.push_frame(ContentRejectedFrame(), direction)
return
# Content is clean — approve it
await self.push_frame(ContentApprovedFrame(), direction)
return
await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
class ContentFilterGate(FrameProcessor):
"""Gates LLM output until the content filter signals approval or rejection.
Placed after a ParallelPipeline that runs a ContentFilterProcessor alongside
an LLM. Because the content filter (a fast regex check) completes before the
LLM's first token arrives, the signal frame always reaches this gate first.
- On ContentApprovedFrame: subsequent LLM output passes through normally.
- On ContentRejectedFrame: LLM output is discarded and a canned rejection
message is spoken instead via TTSSpeakFrame.
Note: For a production implementation with a slow content filter (e.g. an
external moderation API), you would add frame buffering so that LLM output
arriving before the filter decision is held rather than passed through.
"""
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super().__init__(**kwargs)
self._rejecting = False
async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
# System frames always pass through.
if isinstance(frame, SystemFrame):
await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
return
# Content filter approved — LLM output will pass through normally.
if isinstance(frame, ContentApprovedFrame):
return
# Content filter rejected — suppress LLM output and speak a rejection.
if isinstance(frame, ContentRejectedFrame):
self._rejecting = True
await self.push_frame(
TTSSpeakFrame(text="I'm sorry, I can't respond to that."), direction
)
return
# LLMFullResponseEndFrame marks the end of the LLM's response.
# When rejecting, consume it to finish suppression.
if isinstance(frame, LLMFullResponseEndFrame) and self._rejecting:
self._rejecting = False
return
# While rejecting, discard all other frames (LLM text, etc.).
if self._rejecting:
return
await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
@@ -97,10 +170,10 @@ transport_params = {
async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
logger.info(f"Starting bot")
stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"))
stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY", ""))
tts = CartesiaTTSService(
api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY"),
api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY", ""),
voice_id="71a7ad14-091c-4e8e-a314-022ece01c121", # British Reading Lady
)
@@ -116,15 +189,24 @@ async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
context = LLMContext(messages)
context_aggregator = LLMContextAggregatorPair(context)
content_filter = ContentFilterProcessor()
content_gate = ContentFilterGate()
# The content filter and LLM run in parallel. The content filter emits
# a signal frame (approved/rejected) while the LLM generates text
# concurrently. The gate after the ParallelPipeline blocks output until
# the content filter decides. TTS is placed after the gate so rejected
# content never reaches it.
pipeline = Pipeline(
[
transport.input(), # Transport user input
stt,
context_aggregator.user(), # User responses
content_filter, # Content filter
llm, # LLM
tts, # TTS
ParallelPipeline(
[content_filter], # Branch 1: content filter (emits signal frames)
[llm], # Branch 2: LLM text generation
),
content_gate, # Gates output until content filter approves
tts, # TTS (only processes approved text)
transport.output(), # Transport bot output
context_aggregator.assistant(), # Assistant spoken responses
]