# # Copyright (c) 2024–2025, Daily # # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License # """Frame processing pipeline infrastructure for Pipecat. This module provides the core frame processing system that enables building audio/video processing pipelines. It includes frame processors, pipeline management, and frame flow control mechanisms. """ import asyncio from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Coroutine, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple from loguru import logger from pipecat.audio.interruptions.base_interruption_strategy import BaseInterruptionStrategy from pipecat.clocks.base_clock import BaseClock from pipecat.frames.frames import ( CancelFrame, ErrorFrame, Frame, FrameProcessorPauseFrame, FrameProcessorPauseUrgentFrame, FrameProcessorResumeFrame, FrameProcessorResumeUrgentFrame, StartFrame, StartInterruptionFrame, StopInterruptionFrame, SystemFrame, ) from pipecat.metrics.metrics import LLMTokenUsage, MetricsData from pipecat.observers.base_observer import BaseObserver, FrameProcessed, FramePushed from pipecat.processors.metrics.frame_processor_metrics import FrameProcessorMetrics from pipecat.utils.asyncio.task_manager import BaseTaskManager from pipecat.utils.base_object import BaseObject class FrameDirection(Enum): """Direction of frame flow in the processing pipeline. Parameters: DOWNSTREAM: Frames flowing from input to output. UPSTREAM: Frames flowing back from output to input. """ DOWNSTREAM = 1 UPSTREAM = 2 FrameCallback = Callable[["FrameProcessor", Frame, FrameDirection], Awaitable[None]] @dataclass class FrameProcessorSetup: """Configuration parameters for frame processor initialization. Parameters: clock: The clock instance for timing operations. task_manager: The task manager for handling async operations. observer: Optional observer for monitoring frame processing events. """ clock: BaseClock task_manager: BaseTaskManager observer: Optional[BaseObserver] = None class FrameProcessorQueue(asyncio.PriorityQueue): """A priority queue for systems frames and other frames. This is a specialized queue for frame processors that separates and prioritizes system frames over other frames. It ensures that `SystemFrame` objects are processed before any other frames by using a priority queue. """ HIGH_PRIORITY = 1 LOW_PRIORITY = 2 def __init__(self): """Initialize the FrameProcessorQueue. Args: manager (BaseTaskManager): The task manager used by the internal watchdog queues. """ super().__init__() self.__high_counter = 0 self.__low_counter = 0 async def put(self, item: Tuple[Frame, FrameDirection, FrameCallback]): """Put an item into the priority queue. System frames (`SystemFrame`) have higher priority than any other frames. If a non-frame item (e.g. a watchdog cancellation sentinel) is provided it will have the highest priority. Args: item (Any): The item to enqueue. """ frame, _, _ = item if isinstance(frame, SystemFrame): self.__high_counter += 1 await super().put((self.HIGH_PRIORITY, self.__high_counter, item)) else: self.__low_counter += 1 await super().put((self.LOW_PRIORITY, self.__low_counter, item)) async def get(self) -> Any: """Retrieve the next item from the queue. System frames are prioritized. If both queues are empty, this method waits until an item is available. Returns: Any: The next item from the system or main queue. """ _, _, item = await super().get() return item class FrameProcessor(BaseObject): """Base class for all frame processors in the pipeline. Frame processors are the building blocks of Pipecat pipelines, they can be linked to form complex processing pipelines. They receive frames, process them, and pass them to the next or previous processor in the chain. Each frame processor guarantees frame ordering and processes frames in its own task. System frames are also processed in a separate task which guarantees frame priority. """ def __init__( self, *, name: Optional[str] = None, enable_direct_mode: bool = False, metrics: Optional[FrameProcessorMetrics] = None, **kwargs, ): """Initialize the frame processor. Args: name: Optional name for this processor instance. enable_direct_mode: Whether to process frames immediately or use internal queues. metrics: Optional metrics collector for this processor. **kwargs: Additional arguments passed to parent class. """ super().__init__(name=name, **kwargs) self._prev: Optional["FrameProcessor"] = None self._next: Optional["FrameProcessor"] = None # Enable direct mode to skip queues and process frames right away. self._enable_direct_mode = enable_direct_mode # Clock self._clock: Optional[BaseClock] = None # Task Manager self._task_manager: Optional[BaseTaskManager] = None # Observer self._observer: Optional[BaseObserver] = None # Other properties self._allow_interruptions = False self._enable_metrics = False self._enable_usage_metrics = False self._report_only_initial_ttfb = False self._interruption_strategies: List[BaseInterruptionStrategy] = [] # Indicates whether we have received the StartFrame. self.__started = False # Cancellation is done through CancelFrame (a system frame). This could # cause other events being triggered (e.g. closing a transport) which # could also cause other frames to be pushed from other tasks # (e.g. EndFrame). So, when we are cancelling we don't want anything # else to be pushed. self._cancelling = False # Metrics self._metrics = metrics or FrameProcessorMetrics() self._metrics.set_processor_name(self.name) # Processors have an input priority queue which stores any type of # frames in order. System frames have higher priority than any other # frames, so they will be returned first from the queue. # # If a system frame is obtained it will be processed immediately any # other type of frame (data and control) will be put in a separate queue # for later processing. This guarantees that each frame processor will # always process system frames before any other frame in the queue. # The input task that handles all types of frames. It processes system # frames right away and queues non-system frames for later processing. self.__should_block_system_frames = False self.__input_event: Optional[asyncio.Event] = None self.__input_frame_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None # The process task processes non-system frames. Non-system frames will # be processed as soon as they are received by the processing task # (default) or they will block if `pause_processing_frames()` is # called. To resume processing frames we need to call # `resume_processing_frames()` which will wake up the event. self.__should_block_frames = False self.__process_event: Optional[asyncio.Event] = None self.__process_frame_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None @property def id(self) -> int: """Get the unique identifier for this processor. Returns: The unique integer ID of this processor. """ return self._id @property def name(self) -> str: """Get the name of this processor. Returns: The name of this processor instance. """ return self._name @property def processors(self) -> List["FrameProcessor"]: """Return the list of sub-processors contained within this processor. Only compound processors (e.g. pipelines and parallel pipelines) have sub-processors. Non-compound processors will return an empty list. Returns: The list of sub-processors if this is a compound processor. """ return [] @property def entry_processors(self) -> List["FrameProcessor"]: """Return the list of entry processors for this processor. Entry processors are the first processors in a compound processor (e.g. pipelines, parallel pipelines). Note that pipelines can also be an entry processor as pipelines are processors themselves. Non-compound processors will simply return an empty list. Returns: The list of entry processors. """ return [] @property def next(self) -> Optional["FrameProcessor"]: """Get the next processor. Returns: The next processor, or None if there's no next processor. """ return self._next @property def previous(self) -> Optional["FrameProcessor"]: """Get the previous processor. Returns: The previous processor, or None if there's no previous processor. """ return self._prev @property def interruptions_allowed(self): """Check if interruptions are allowed for this processor. Returns: True if interruptions are allowed. """ return self._allow_interruptions @property def metrics_enabled(self): """Check if metrics collection is enabled. Returns: True if metrics collection is enabled. """ return self._enable_metrics @property def usage_metrics_enabled(self): """Check if usage metrics collection is enabled. Returns: True if usage metrics collection is enabled. """ return self._enable_usage_metrics @property def report_only_initial_ttfb(self): """Check if only initial TTFB should be reported. Returns: True if only initial time-to-first-byte should be reported. """ return self._report_only_initial_ttfb @property def interruption_strategies(self) -> Sequence[BaseInterruptionStrategy]: """Get the interruption strategies for this processor. Returns: Sequence of interruption strategies. """ return self._interruption_strategies @property def task_manager(self) -> BaseTaskManager: """Get the task manager for this processor. Returns: The task manager instance. Raises: Exception: If the task manager is not initialized. """ if not self._task_manager: raise Exception(f"{self} TaskManager is still not initialized.") return self._task_manager def processors_with_metrics(self): """Return processors that can generate metrics. Recursively collects all processors that support metrics generation, including those from nested processors. Returns: List of frame processors that can generate metrics. """ return [] def can_generate_metrics(self) -> bool: """Check if this processor can generate metrics. Returns: True if this processor can generate metrics. """ return False def set_core_metrics_data(self, data: MetricsData): """Set core metrics data for this processor. Args: data: The metrics data to set. """ self._metrics.set_core_metrics_data(data) async def start_ttfb_metrics(self): """Start time-to-first-byte metrics collection.""" if self.can_generate_metrics() and self.metrics_enabled: await self._metrics.start_ttfb_metrics(self._report_only_initial_ttfb) async def stop_ttfb_metrics(self): """Stop time-to-first-byte metrics collection and push results.""" if self.can_generate_metrics() and self.metrics_enabled: frame = await self._metrics.stop_ttfb_metrics() if frame: await self.push_frame(frame) async def start_processing_metrics(self): """Start processing metrics collection.""" if self.can_generate_metrics() and self.metrics_enabled: await self._metrics.start_processing_metrics() async def stop_processing_metrics(self): """Stop processing metrics collection and push results.""" if self.can_generate_metrics() and self.metrics_enabled: frame = await self._metrics.stop_processing_metrics() if frame: await self.push_frame(frame) async def start_llm_usage_metrics(self, tokens: LLMTokenUsage): """Start LLM usage metrics collection. Args: tokens: Token usage information for the LLM. """ if self.can_generate_metrics() and self.usage_metrics_enabled: frame = await self._metrics.start_llm_usage_metrics(tokens) if frame: await self.push_frame(frame) async def start_tts_usage_metrics(self, text: str): """Start TTS usage metrics collection. Args: text: The text being processed by TTS. """ if self.can_generate_metrics() and self.usage_metrics_enabled: frame = await self._metrics.start_tts_usage_metrics(text) if frame: await self.push_frame(frame) async def stop_all_metrics(self): """Stop all active metrics collection.""" await self.stop_ttfb_metrics() await self.stop_processing_metrics() def create_task(self, coroutine: Coroutine, name: Optional[str] = None) -> asyncio.Task: """Create a new task managed by this processor. Args: coroutine: The coroutine to run in the task. name: Optional name for the task. Returns: The created asyncio task. """ if name: name = f"{self}::{name}" else: 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): """Cancel a task managed by this processor. Args: task: The task to cancel. timeout: Optional timeout for task cancellation. """ await self.task_manager.cancel_task(task, timeout) async def wait_for_task(self, task: asyncio.Task, timeout: Optional[float] = None): """Wait for a task to complete. Args: task: The task to wait for. timeout: Optional timeout for waiting. """ await self.task_manager.wait_for_task(task, timeout) async def setup(self, setup: FrameProcessorSetup): """Set up the processor with required components. Args: setup: Configuration object containing setup parameters. """ self._clock = setup.clock self._task_manager = setup.task_manager self._observer = setup.observer # Create processing tasks. self.__create_input_task() if self._metrics is not None: await self._metrics.setup(self._task_manager) async def cleanup(self): """Clean up processor resources.""" await super().cleanup() await self.__cancel_input_task() await self.__cancel_process_task() if self._metrics is not None: await self._metrics.cleanup() def link(self, processor: "FrameProcessor"): """Link this processor to the next processor in the pipeline. Args: processor: The processor to link to. """ self._next = processor processor._prev = self logger.debug(f"Linking {self} -> {self._next}") def get_clock(self) -> BaseClock: """Get the clock used by this processor. Returns: The clock instance. Raises: Exception: If the clock is not initialized. """ if not self._clock: raise Exception(f"{self} Clock is still not initialized.") return self._clock def get_event_loop(self) -> asyncio.AbstractEventLoop: """Get the event loop used by this processor. Returns: The asyncio event loop. """ return self.task_manager.get_event_loop() async def queue_frame( self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection = FrameDirection.DOWNSTREAM, callback: Optional[FrameCallback] = None, ): """Queue a frame for processing. Args: frame: The frame to queue. direction: The direction of frame flow. callback: Optional callback to call after processing. """ # If we are cancelling we don't want to process any other frame. if self._cancelling: return if self._enable_direct_mode: await self.__process_frame(frame, direction, callback) else: await self.__input_queue.put((frame, direction, callback)) async def pause_processing_frames(self): """Pause processing of queued frames.""" logger.trace(f"{self}: pausing frame processing") self.__should_block_frames = True async def pause_processing_system_frames(self): """Pause processing of queued system frames.""" logger.trace(f"{self}: pausing system frame processing") self.__should_block_system_frames = True async def resume_processing_frames(self): """Resume processing of queued frames.""" logger.trace(f"{self}: resuming frame processing") if self.__process_event: self.__process_event.set() async def resume_processing_system_frames(self): """Resume processing of queued system frames.""" logger.trace(f"{self}: resuming system frame processing") if self.__input_event: self.__input_event.set() async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection): """Process a frame. Args: frame: The frame to process. direction: The direction of frame flow. """ if self._observer: timestamp = self._clock.get_time() if self._clock else 0 data = FrameProcessed( processor=self, frame=frame, direction=direction, timestamp=timestamp, ) await self._observer.on_process_frame(data) if isinstance(frame, StartFrame): await self.__start(frame) elif isinstance(frame, StartInterruptionFrame): await self._start_interruption() await self.stop_all_metrics() elif isinstance(frame, StopInterruptionFrame): self._should_report_ttfb = True elif isinstance(frame, CancelFrame): await self.__cancel(frame) elif isinstance(frame, (FrameProcessorPauseFrame, FrameProcessorPauseUrgentFrame)): await self.__pause(frame) elif isinstance(frame, (FrameProcessorResumeFrame, FrameProcessorResumeUrgentFrame)): await self.__resume(frame) async def push_error(self, error: ErrorFrame): """Push an error frame upstream. Args: error: The error frame to push. """ if not error.processor: error.processor = self await self.push_frame(error, FrameDirection.UPSTREAM) async def push_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection = FrameDirection.DOWNSTREAM): """Push a frame to the next processor in the pipeline. Args: frame: The frame to push. direction: The direction to push the frame. """ if not self._check_started(frame): return await self.__internal_push_frame(frame, direction) async def __start(self, frame: StartFrame): """Handle the start frame to initialize processor state. Args: frame: The start frame containing initialization parameters. """ self.__started = True self._allow_interruptions = frame.allow_interruptions self._enable_metrics = frame.enable_metrics self._enable_usage_metrics = frame.enable_usage_metrics self._interruption_strategies = frame.interruption_strategies self._report_only_initial_ttfb = frame.report_only_initial_ttfb self.__create_process_task() async def __cancel(self, frame: CancelFrame): """Handle the cancel frame to stop processor operation. Args: frame: The cancel frame. """ self._cancelling = True await self.__cancel_process_task() async def __pause(self, frame: FrameProcessorPauseFrame | FrameProcessorPauseUrgentFrame): """Handle pause frame to pause processor operation. Args: frame: The pause frame. """ if frame.processor.name == self.name: await self.pause_processing_frames() async def __resume(self, frame: FrameProcessorResumeFrame | FrameProcessorResumeUrgentFrame): """Handle resume frame to resume processor operation. Args: frame: The resume frame. """ if frame.processor.name == self.name: await self.resume_processing_frames() # # Handle interruptions # async def _start_interruption(self): """Start handling an interruption by cancelling current tasks.""" try: # Cancel the process task. This will stop processing queued frames. await self.__cancel_process_task() except Exception as e: logger.exception(f"Uncaught exception in {self} when handling _start_interruption: {e}") await self.push_error(ErrorFrame(str(e))) # Create a new process queue and task. self.__create_process_task() async def _stop_interruption(self): """Stop handling an interruption.""" # Nothing to do right now. pass async def __internal_push_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection): """Internal method to push frames to adjacent processors. Args: frame: The frame to push. direction: The direction to push the frame. """ try: timestamp = self._clock.get_time() if self._clock else 0 if direction == FrameDirection.DOWNSTREAM and self._next: logger.trace(f"Pushing {frame} from {self} to {self._next}") if self._observer: data = FramePushed( source=self, destination=self._next, frame=frame, direction=direction, timestamp=timestamp, ) await self._observer.on_push_frame(data) await self._next.queue_frame(frame, direction) elif direction == FrameDirection.UPSTREAM and self._prev: logger.trace(f"Pushing {frame} upstream from {self} to {self._prev}") if self._observer: data = FramePushed( source=self, destination=self._prev, frame=frame, direction=direction, timestamp=timestamp, ) await self._observer.on_push_frame(data) await self._prev.queue_frame(frame, direction) except Exception as e: logger.exception(f"Uncaught exception in {self}: {e}") await self.push_error(ErrorFrame(str(e))) def _check_started(self, frame: Frame): """Check if the processor has been started. Args: frame: The frame being processed. Returns: True if the processor has been started. """ if not self.__started: logger.error(f"{self} Trying to process {frame} but StartFrame not received yet") return self.__started def __create_input_task(self): """Create the frame input processing task.""" if self._enable_direct_mode: return if not self.__input_frame_task: self.__input_event = asyncio.Event() self.__input_queue = FrameProcessorQueue() self.__input_frame_task = self.create_task(self.__input_frame_task_handler()) async def __cancel_input_task(self): """Cancel the frame input processing task.""" if self.__input_frame_task: await self.cancel_task(self.__input_frame_task) self.__input_frame_task = None def __create_process_task(self): """Create the non-system frame processing task.""" if self._enable_direct_mode: return if not self.__process_frame_task: self.__should_block_frames = False self.__process_event = asyncio.Event() self.__process_queue = asyncio.Queue() self.__process_frame_task = self.create_task(self.__process_frame_task_handler()) async def __cancel_process_task(self): """Cancel the non-system frame processing task.""" if self.__process_frame_task: await self.cancel_task(self.__process_frame_task) self.__process_frame_task = None async def __process_frame( self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection, callback: Optional[FrameCallback] ): try: # Process the frame. await self.process_frame(frame, direction) # If this frame has an associated callback, call it now. if callback: await callback(self, frame, direction) except Exception as e: logger.exception(f"{self}: error processing frame: {e}") await self.push_error(ErrorFrame(str(e))) async def __input_frame_task_handler(self): """Handle frames from the input queue. It only processes system frames. Other frames are queue for another task to execute. """ while True: if self.__should_block_system_frames and self.__input_event: logger.trace(f"{self}: system frame processing paused") await self.__input_event.wait() self.__input_event.clear() self.__should_block_system_frames = False logger.trace(f"{self}: system frame processing resumed") (frame, direction, callback) = await self.__input_queue.get() if isinstance(frame, SystemFrame): await self.__process_frame(frame, direction, callback) elif self.__process_queue: await self.__process_queue.put((frame, direction, callback)) else: raise RuntimeError( f"{self}: __process_queue is None when processing frame {frame.name}" ) self.__input_queue.task_done() async def __process_frame_task_handler(self): """Handle non-system frames from the process queue.""" while True: if self.__should_block_frames and self.__process_event: logger.trace(f"{self}: frame processing paused") await self.__process_event.wait() self.__process_event.clear() self.__should_block_frames = False logger.trace(f"{self}: frame processing resumed") (frame, direction, callback) = await self.__process_queue.get() await self.__process_frame(frame, direction, callback) self.__process_queue.task_done()