Deprecate LivekitFrameSerializer

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Deprecated
 
+- `LivekitFrameSerializer` is now deprecated. Use `LiveKitTransport` instead.
+
 - `pipecat.service.openai_realtime` is now deprecated, use
   `pipecat.services.openai.realtime` instead or
   `pipecat.services.azure.realtime` for Azure Realtime.

src/pipecat/serializers/livekit.py

@@ -25,11 +25,31 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
 class LivekitFrameSerializer(FrameSerializer):
     """Serializer for converting between Pipecat frames and LiveKit audio frames.
 
+    .. deprecated:: 0.0.90
+
+        This class is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
+        Please use LiveKitTransport instead, which handles audio streaming
+        and frame conversion natively.
+
     This serializer handles the conversion of Pipecat's OutputAudioRawFrame objects
     to LiveKit AudioFrame objects for transmission, and the reverse conversion
     for received audio data.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the LiveKit frame serializer."""
+        super().__init__()
+        import warnings
+
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.simplefilter("always")
+            warnings.warn(
+                "LivekitFrameSerializer is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. "
+                "Please use LiveKitTransport instead, which handles audio streaming natively.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+
     @property
     def type(self) -> FrameSerializerType:
         """Get the serializer type.