frames: use InputTransportMessageFrame instead of InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame

By default, input frames are already urgent.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fixed an issue where local SmartTurn was not being ran in a separate thread.
 
+### Deprecated
+
+- `InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame` is deprecated, use
+  `InputTransportMessageFrame` instead.
+
 ## [0.0.86] - 2025-09-24
 
 ### Added

src/pipecat/frames/frames.py

@@ -1106,20 +1106,43 @@ class TransportMessageUrgentFrame(SystemFrame):
 
 
 @dataclass
-class InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(TransportMessageUrgentFrame):
+class InputTransportMessageFrame(SystemFrame):
     """Frame for transport messages received from external sources.
 
-    This frame wraps incoming transport messages to distinguish them from outgoing
-    urgent transport messages (TransportMessageUrgentFrame), preventing infinite
-    message loops in the transport layer. It inherits the message payload from
-    TransportMessageFrame while marking the message as having been received
-    rather than generated locally.
-
-    Used by transport implementations to properly handle bidirectional message
-    flow without creating feedback loops.
+    Parameters:
+        message: The urgent transport message payload.
     """
 
-    pass
+    message: Any
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.name}(message: {self.message})"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(InputTransportMessageFrame):
+    """Frame for transport messages received from external sources.
+
+    .. deprecated:: 0.0.87
+        This frame is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
+        Instead, use `InputTransportMessageFrame`.
+
+    Parameters:
+        message: The urgent transport message payload.
+    """
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        super().__post_init__()
+        import warnings
+
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.simplefilter("always")
+            warnings.warn(
+                "InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. "
+                "Instead, use InputTransportMessageFrame.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
 
 
 @dataclass

src/pipecat/processors/frameworks/rtvi.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     Frame,
     FunctionCallResultFrame,
     InputAudioRawFrame,
+    InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame,
     InterimTranscriptionFrame,
     LLMConfigureOutputFrame,
     LLMContextFrame,
@@ -1418,7 +1419,7 @@ class RTVIProcessor(FrameProcessor):
         elif isinstance(frame, ErrorFrame):
             await self._send_error_frame(frame)
             await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
-        elif isinstance(frame, TransportMessageUrgentFrame):
+        elif isinstance(frame, InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame):
             await self._handle_transport_message(frame)
         # All other system frames
         elif isinstance(frame, SystemFrame):
@@ -1481,7 +1482,7 @@ class RTVIProcessor(FrameProcessor):
             await self._handle_message(message)
             self._message_queue.task_done()
 
-    async def _handle_transport_message(self, frame: TransportMessageUrgentFrame):
+    async def _handle_transport_message(self, frame: InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame):
         """Handle an incoming transport message frame."""
         try:
             transport_message = frame.message

src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import pipecat.frames.protobufs.frames_pb2 as frame_protos
 from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     Frame,
     InputAudioRawFrame,
+    InputTransportMessageFrame,
     OutputAudioRawFrame,
     TextFrame,
     TranscriptionFrame,
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class ProtobufFrameSerializer(FrameSerializer):
         if class_name == MessageFrame:
             try:
                 msg = json.loads(args_dict["data"])
-                instance = TransportMessageUrgentFrame(message=msg)
+                instance = InputTransportMessageFrame(message=msg)
                 logger.debug(f"ProtobufFrameSerializer: Transport message {instance}")
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error parsing MessageFrame data: {e}")

src/pipecat/transports/base_output.py

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     CancelFrame,
     EndFrame,
     Frame,
-    InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame,
     InterruptionFrame,
     MixerControlFrame,
     OutputAudioRawFrame,
@@ -307,9 +306,7 @@ class BaseOutputTransport(FrameProcessor):
         elif isinstance(frame, InterruptionFrame):
             await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
             await self._handle_frame(frame)
-        elif isinstance(frame, TransportMessageUrgentFrame) and not isinstance(
-            frame, InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame
-        ):
+        elif isinstance(frame, TransportMessageUrgentFrame):
             await self.send_message(frame)
         elif isinstance(frame, OutputDTMFUrgentFrame):
             await self.write_dtmf(frame)

src/pipecat/transports/daily/transport.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     ErrorFrame,
     Frame,
     InputAudioRawFrame,
-    InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame,
+    InputTransportMessageFrame,
     InterimTranscriptionFrame,
     OutputAudioRawFrame,
     OutputImageRawFrame,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DailyTransportMessageUrgentFrame(TransportMessageUrgentFrame):
 
 
 @dataclass
-class DailyInputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame):
+class DailyInputTransportMessageFrame(InputTransportMessageFrame):
     """Frame for input urgent transport messages in Daily calls.
 
     Parameters:
@@ -106,6 +106,31 @@ class DailyInputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame):
     participant_id: Optional[str] = None
 
 
+class DailyInputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(DailyInputTransportMessageFrame):
+    """Frame for input urgent transport messages in Daily calls.
+
+    .. deprecated:: 0.0.87
+        This frame is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
+        Instead, use `DailyInputTransportMessageFrame`.
+
+    Parameters:
+        participant_id: Optional ID of the participant this message is for/from.
+    """
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        super().__post_init__()
+        import warnings
+
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.simplefilter("always")
+            warnings.warn(
+                "DailyInputTransportMessageUrgentFrame is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. "
+                "Instead, use DailyInputTransportMessageFrame.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class DailyUpdateRemoteParticipantsFrame(ControlFrame):
     """Frame to update remote participants in Daily calls.
@@ -1621,7 +1646,7 @@ class DailyInputTransport(BaseInputTransport):
             message: The message data to send.
             sender: ID of the message sender.
         """
-        frame = DailyInputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(message=message, participant_id=sender)
+        frame = DailyInputTransportMessageFrame(message=message, participant_id=sender)
         await self.push_frame(frame)
 
     #

src/pipecat/transports/smallwebrtc/transport.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     EndFrame,
     Frame,
     InputAudioRawFrame,
-    InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame,
+    InputTransportMessageFrame,
     OutputAudioRawFrame,
     OutputImageRawFrame,
     SpriteFrame,
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class SmallWebRTCInputTransport(BaseInputTransport):
             message: The application message to process.
         """
         logger.debug(f"Received app message inside SmallWebRTCInputTransport  {message}")
-        frame = InputTransportMessageUrgentFrame(message=message)
+        frame = InputTransportMessageFrame(message=message)
         await self.push_frame(frame)
 
     # Add this method similar to DailyInputTransport.request_participant_image