Merge pull request #2729 from pipecat-ai/aleix/frame-processor-cancel-default-timeout

FrameProcessor: timeout when cancelling tasks

src/pipecat/processors/frame_processor.py

@@ -455,9 +455,13 @@ class FrameProcessor(BaseObject):
             name = f"{self}::{coroutine.cr_code.co_name}"
         return self.task_manager.create_task(coroutine, name)
 
-    async def cancel_task(self, task: asyncio.Task, timeout: Optional[float] = None):
+    async def cancel_task(self, task: asyncio.Task, timeout: Optional[float] = 1.0):
         """Cancel a task managed by this processor.
 
+        A default timeout if 1 second is used in order to avoid potential
+        freezes caused by certain libraries that swallow
+        `asyncio.CancelledError`.
+
         Args:
             task: The task to cancel.
             timeout: Optional timeout for task cancellation.