Merge pull request #642 from pipecat-ai/aleix/input-queues-block-frames

introduce frame processor input queues block frames

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- There's now an input queue in each frame processor. When you call
+  `FrameProcessor.push_frame()` this will internally call
+  `FrameProcessor.queue_frame()` on the next processor (upstream or downstream)
+  and the frame will be internally queued (except system frames). Then, the
+  queued frames will get processed. With this input queue it is also possible
+  for FrameProcessors to block processing more frames by calling
+  `FrameProcessor.pause_processing_frames()`. The way to resume processing
+  frames is by calling `FrameProcessor.resume_processing_frames()`.
+
 - Added audio filter `NoisereduceFilter`.
 
 - Introduce input transport audio filters (`BaseAudioFilter`). Audio filters can