Add chronological_events utility function to display UserBotLatencyObserver report

examples/foundational/29-turn-tracking-observer.py

@@ -184,30 +184,8 @@ async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
 
     @latency_observer.event_handler("on_latency_breakdown")
     async def on_latency_breakdown(observer, breakdown):
-        # Display a sequential waterfall that roughly adds up to the total.
+        for event in breakdown.chronological_events():
-        # User turn is the first stage: user silence → turn release.
+            logger.info(f"  {event}")
-        # The STT TTFB is shown as context within the user turn since
-        # it's a component of that time (along with VAD silence and any
-        # turn analyzer delay).
-        stt_ttfb = next((t for t in breakdown.ttfb if "STT" in t.processor), None)
-        if breakdown.user_turn_secs is not None:
-            stt_note = f" (STT: {stt_ttfb.duration_secs:.3f}s)" if stt_ttfb else ""
-            logger.info(f"  User turn: {breakdown.user_turn_secs:.3f}s{stt_note}")
-
-        # Show non-STT TTFBs, inserting function calls after the first
-        # LLM TTFB (which triggered the calls) for a chronological waterfall.
-        non_stt = [t for t in breakdown.ttfb if t is not stt_ttfb]
-        fc_shown = False
-        for ttfb in non_stt:
-            logger.info(f"  {ttfb.processor}: TTFB {ttfb.duration_secs:.3f}s")
-            if not fc_shown and breakdown.function_calls:
-                for fc in breakdown.function_calls:
-                    logger.info(f"  {fc.function_name}: {fc.duration_secs:.3f}s")
-                fc_shown = True
-
-        if breakdown.text_aggregation:
-            ta = breakdown.text_aggregation
-            logger.info(f"  {ta.processor}: text aggregation {ta.duration_secs:.3f}s")
 
     @transport.event_handler("on_client_connected")
     async def on_client_connected(transport, client):

src/pipecat/observers/user_bot_latency_observer.py

@@ -111,6 +111,35 @@ class LatencyBreakdown(BaseModel):
     user_turn_secs: Optional[float] = None
     function_calls: List[FunctionCallMetrics] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
+    def chronological_events(self) -> List[str]:
+        """Return human-readable event labels sorted by start time.
+
+        Collects all sub-metrics into a flat list, sorts by ``start_time``,
+        and returns formatted strings suitable for logging.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of formatted strings, one per event, in chronological order.
+        """
+        events: List[tuple] = []
+
+        if self.user_turn_start_time is not None and self.user_turn_secs is not None:
+            events.append((self.user_turn_start_time, f"User turn: {self.user_turn_secs:.3f}s"))
+
+        for t in self.ttfb:
+            events.append((t.start_time, f"{t.processor}: TTFB {t.duration_secs:.3f}s"))
+
+        for fc in self.function_calls:
+            events.append((fc.start_time, f"{fc.function_name}: {fc.duration_secs:.3f}s"))
+
+        if self.text_aggregation:
+            ta = self.text_aggregation
+            events.append(
+                (ta.start_time, f"{ta.processor}: text aggregation {ta.duration_secs:.3f}s")
+            )
+
+        events.sort(key=lambda e: e[0])
+        return [label for _, label in events]
+
 
 class UserBotLatencyObserver(BaseObserver):
     """Observer that tracks user-to-bot response latency.

tests/test_user_bot_latency_observer.py

@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ from pipecat.metrics.metrics import (
     TextAggregationMetricsData,
     TTFBMetricsData,
 )
-from pipecat.observers.user_bot_latency_observer import UserBotLatencyObserver
+from pipecat.observers.user_bot_latency_observer import (
+    FunctionCallMetrics,
+    LatencyBreakdown,
+    TextAggregationBreakdownMetrics,
+    TTFBBreakdownMetrics,
+    UserBotLatencyObserver,
+)
 from pipecat.processors.filters.identity_filter import IdentityFilter
 from pipecat.tests.utils import SleepFrame, run_test
 
@@ -545,5 +551,81 @@ class TestUserBotLatencyObserver(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(breakdowns[0].function_calls), 0)
 
 
+class TestLatencyBreakdownChronologicalEvents(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for LatencyBreakdown.chronological_events()."""
+
+    def test_events_sorted_by_start_time(self):
+        """Test that events are returned in chronological order."""
+        breakdown = LatencyBreakdown(
+            user_turn_start_time=100.0,
+            user_turn_secs=0.150,
+            ttfb=[
+                TTFBBreakdownMetrics(
+                    processor="OpenAILLMService#0",
+                    model="gpt-4o",
+                    start_time=100.200,
+                    duration_secs=0.250,
+                ),
+                TTFBBreakdownMetrics(
+                    processor="DeepgramSTTService#0",
+                    start_time=100.050,
+                    duration_secs=0.080,
+                ),
+                TTFBBreakdownMetrics(
+                    processor="CartesiaTTSService#0",
+                    start_time=100.500,
+                    duration_secs=0.070,
+                ),
+            ],
+            function_calls=[
+                FunctionCallMetrics(
+                    function_name="get_weather",
+                    start_time=100.450,
+                    duration_secs=0.120,
+                ),
+            ],
+            text_aggregation=TextAggregationBreakdownMetrics(
+                processor="CartesiaTTSService#0",
+                start_time=100.480,
+                duration_secs=0.030,
+            ),
+        )
+
+        events = breakdown.chronological_events()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(events), 6)
+        self.assertEqual(events[0], "User turn: 0.150s")
+        self.assertEqual(events[1], "DeepgramSTTService#0: TTFB 0.080s")
+        self.assertEqual(events[2], "OpenAILLMService#0: TTFB 0.250s")
+        self.assertEqual(events[3], "get_weather: 0.120s")
+        self.assertEqual(events[4], "CartesiaTTSService#0: text aggregation 0.030s")
+        self.assertEqual(events[5], "CartesiaTTSService#0: TTFB 0.070s")
+
+    def test_empty_breakdown(self):
+        """Test that an empty breakdown returns no events."""
+        breakdown = LatencyBreakdown()
+        self.assertEqual(breakdown.chronological_events(), [])
+
+    def test_user_turn_requires_both_fields(self):
+        """Test that user turn is only included when both start_time and secs are set."""
+        # Only start_time, no duration
+        breakdown = LatencyBreakdown(user_turn_start_time=100.0)
+        self.assertEqual(breakdown.chronological_events(), [])
+
+        # Only duration, no start_time
+        breakdown = LatencyBreakdown(user_turn_secs=0.150)
+        self.assertEqual(breakdown.chronological_events(), [])
+
+    def test_ttfb_only(self):
+        """Test breakdown with only TTFB metrics."""
+        breakdown = LatencyBreakdown(
+            ttfb=[
+                TTFBBreakdownMetrics(processor="LLM#0", start_time=100.0, duration_secs=0.200),
+            ],
+        )
+        events = breakdown.chronological_events()
+        self.assertEqual(events, ["LLM#0: TTFB 0.200s"])
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()