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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024-2026, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+"""Frame queue utilities for Pipecat pipeline processors."""
+
+import asyncio
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+from pipecat.frames.frames import Frame, UninterruptibleFrame
+
+
+class FrameQueue(asyncio.Queue):
+    """An asyncio.Queue that tracks whether any UninterruptibleFrame is enqueued.
+
+    Extends ``asyncio.Queue`` and maintains an O(1) ``has_uninterruptible``
+    flag so interrupt-handling code can decide whether to cancel a task or
+    merely drain non-uninterruptible items without scanning the queue.
+
+    Items may be raw ``Frame`` objects or tuples whose first element is a
+    ``Frame`` (e.g. ``(frame, direction, callback)``).  Pass a ``frame_getter``
+    callable to extract the frame from each item; the default treats the item
+    itself as the frame.
+
+    Also exposes a ``reset()`` helper that drains all non-``UninterruptibleFrame``
+    items while keeping uninterruptible ones in place.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, frame_getter: Callable[[Any], Frame] = lambda item: item):
+        """Initialize the FrameQueue.
+
+        Args:
+            frame_getter: Callable that extracts a ``Frame`` from a queue item.
+                Defaults to the identity function (item is a raw ``Frame``).
+                Pass ``lambda item: item[0]`` when items are
+                ``(frame, direction, callback)`` tuples.
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self._frame_getter = frame_getter
+        self._uninterruptible_count: int = 0
+
+    @property
+    def has_uninterruptible(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True if any UninterruptibleFrame is currently in the queue."""
+        return self._uninterruptible_count > 0
+
+    def _put(self, item: Any) -> None:
+        if isinstance(self._frame_getter(item), UninterruptibleFrame):
+            self._uninterruptible_count += 1
+        super()._put(item)
+
+    def _get(self) -> Any:
+        item = super()._get()
+        if isinstance(self._frame_getter(item), UninterruptibleFrame):
+            self._uninterruptible_count -= 1
+        return item
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """Remove all non-UninterruptibleFrame items, keeping uninterruptible ones."""
+        kept: asyncio.Queue = asyncio.Queue()
+        while not self.empty():
+            item = self.get_nowait()
+            if isinstance(self._frame_getter(item), UninterruptibleFrame):
+                kept.put_nowait(item)
+            self.task_done()
+        while not kept.empty():
+            item = kept.get_nowait()
+            self.put_nowait(item)
+            kept.task_done()