Add browser-based voice portal (WebSocket + mic → STT → LLM → TTS)
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server/static/voice-worklet.js
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// AudioWorklet processor for capturing raw PCM audio
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// Captures audio at 16kHz mono float32 as specified by getUserMedia
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class VoiceProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
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constructor() {
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super();
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this.port.onmessage = this.handleMessage.bind(this);
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}
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handleMessage(event) {
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// No message handling needed - audio is captured automatically
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// in onaudioprocess
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}
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process(inputs, outputs, parameters) {
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// Get input audio
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const input = inputs[0];
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if (input && input.length > 0) {
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// Get mono channel (channel 0)
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const channelData = input[0];
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// Send audio data to main thread
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this.port.postMessage({ type: 'audio', audio: channelData });
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}
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// Keep processor alive
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return true;
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}
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}
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registerProcessor('voice-processor', VoiceProcessor);
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server/static/voice.html
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server/static/voice.html
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>MoltMic Voice Portal</title>
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<style>
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* {
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margin: 0;
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padding: 0;
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box-sizing: border-box;
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}
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body {
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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
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background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a2e 0%, #16213e 100%);
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min-height: 100vh;
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display: flex;
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flex-direction: column;
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align-items: center;
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padding: 20px;
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}
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.container {
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max-width: 600px;
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width: 100%;
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text-align: center;
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}
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h1 {
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color: #fff;
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margin-bottom: 20px;
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font-size: 2rem;
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}
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.status {
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display: inline-flex;
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align-items: center;
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gap: 8px;
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padding: 8px 16px;
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border-radius: 20px;
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font-size: 14px;
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font-weight: 500;
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margin-bottom: 20px;
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}
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.status.connected {
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background: #4ade80;
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color: #1a1a2e;
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}
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.status.disconnected {
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background: #ef4444;
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color: white;
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}
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.status.connecting {
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background: #f59e0b;
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color: white;
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}
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.status-dot {
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width: 10px;
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height: 10px;
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border-radius: 50%;
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background: currentColor;
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animation: pulse 2s infinite;
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}
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@keyframes pulse {
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0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
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50% { opacity: 0.5; }
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}
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.transcript {
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background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
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border-radius: 12px;
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padding: 20px;
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margin: 20px 0;
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min-height: 120px;
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max-height: 300px;
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overflow-y: auto;
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text-align: left;
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}
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.transcript-label {
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color: #9ca3af;
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font-size: 12px;
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margin-bottom: 10px;
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text-transform: uppercase;
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letter-spacing: 1px;
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}
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.transcript-item {
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padding: 10px 0;
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border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
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}
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.transcript-item:last-child {
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border-bottom: none;
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}
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.transcript-transcript {
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color: #e5e7eb;
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font-size: 14px;
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margin-bottom: 4px;
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}
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.transcript-response {
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color: #a5b4fc;
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font-size: 13px;
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}
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.controls {
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display: flex;
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gap: 16px;
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justify-content: center;
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margin-bottom: 30px;
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}
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button {
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padding: 16px 32px;
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font-size: 16px;
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font-weight: 600;
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border: none;
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border-radius: 12px;
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cursor: pointer;
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transition: all 0.2s;
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}
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button:disabled {
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opacity: 0.5;
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cursor: not-allowed;
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}
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.connect-btn {
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background: #6366f1;
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color: white;
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}
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.connect-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
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background: #4f46e5;
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transform: translateY(-2px);
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}
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.disconnect-btn {
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background: #ef4444;
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color: white;
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}
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.disconnect-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
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background: #dc2626;
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transform: translateY(-2px);
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}
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.retry-btn {
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background: #10b981;
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color: white;
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}
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.retry-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
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background: #059669;
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transform: translateY(-2px);
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}
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.error {
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background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.2);
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color: #fca5a5;
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padding: 12px 16px;
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border-radius: 8px;
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margin: 10px 0;
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font-size: 14px;
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}
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.info {
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color: #9ca3af;
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font-size: 14px;
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margin-top: 20px;
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}
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</style>
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</head>
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<body>
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<div class="container">
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<h1>🎙️ MoltMic Voice</h1>
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<div id="status" class="status disconnected">
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<span class="status-dot"></span>
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<span id="status-text">Disconnected</span>
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</div>
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<div id="transcript" class="transcript" style="display: none;">
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<div class="transcript-label">Transcript</div>
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<div id="transcript-content"></div>
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</div>
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<div class="controls">
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<button id="connect-btn" class="connect-btn">Connect</button>
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<button id="disconnect-btn" class="disconnect-btn" disabled>Disconnect</button>
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</div>
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<div id="error" class="error" style="display: none;"></div>
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<p class="info">Say something and the bot will respond. Auto-reconnects on disconnect.</p>
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</div>
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<script>
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const sessionId = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('session');
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const wsUrl = `wss://${window.location.host}/ws/voice/${sessionId}`;
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let ws = null;
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let audioContext = null;
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let microphone = null;
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let scriptProcessor = null;
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let isConnected = false;
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let reconnectAttempts = 0;
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const maxReconnectAttempts = 5;
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const statusEl = document.getElementById('status');
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const statusTextEl = document.getElementById('status-text');
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const connectBtn = document.getElementById('connect-btn');
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const disconnectBtn = document.getElementById('disconnect-btn');
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const transcriptEl = document.getElementById('transcript');
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const transcriptContentEl = document.getElementById('transcript-content');
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const errorEl = document.getElementById('error');
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function updateStatus(status, text) {
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status.className = `status ${status}`;
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statusTextEl.textContent = text;
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}
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function showError(message) {
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errorEl.textContent = message;
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errorEl.style.display = 'block';
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}
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function hideError() {
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errorEl.style.display = 'none';
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}
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async function connect() {
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if (isConnected) return;
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updateStatus('connecting', 'Connecting...');
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hideError();
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connectBtn.disabled = true;
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try {
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// Open WebSocket
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ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
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ws.onopen = async () => {
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console.log('WebSocket connected');
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// Initialize audio
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await initAudio();
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isConnected = true;
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reconnectAttempts = 0;
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updateStatus('connected', 'Connected');
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connectBtn.disabled = true;
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disconnectBtn.disabled = false;
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};
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ws.onmessage = (event) => {
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const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
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if (data.type === 'welcome') {
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console.log('Server greeting:', data.message);
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}
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};
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ws.onclose = () => {
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console.log('WebSocket disconnected');
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handleDisconnect();
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};
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ws.onerror = (error) => {
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console.error('WebSocket error:', error);
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showError('Connection error. Please try again.');
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};
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} catch (error) {
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console.error('Connection error:', error);
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showError('Failed to connect: ' + error.message);
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updateStatus('disconnected', 'Disconnected');
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connectBtn.disabled = false;
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}
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}
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async function disconnect() {
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if (!ws) return;
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isConnected = false;
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ws.close();
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disconnectAudio();
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updateStatus('disconnected', 'Disconnected');
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connectBtn.disabled = false;
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disconnectBtn.disabled = true;
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}
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async function handleDisconnect() {
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if (!isConnected) return;
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isConnected = false;
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disconnectAudio();
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updateStatus('disconnected', 'Disconnected');
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connectBtn.disabled = false;
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disconnectBtn.disabled = true;
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// Auto-reconnect
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if (reconnectAttempts < maxReconnectAttempts) {
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const delay = Math.min(1000 * Math.pow(2, reconnectAttempts), 30000);
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console.log(`Reconnecting in ${delay}ms...`);
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updateStatus('connecting', `Reconnecting (${reconnectAttempts + 1}/${maxReconnectAttempts})...`);
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setTimeout(() => {
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reconnectAttempts++;
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connect();
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}, delay);
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}
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}
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async function initAudio() {
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try {
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audioContext = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)({
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sampleRate: 16000
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});
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// Get microphone
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const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
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audio: {
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sampleRate: 16000,
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channelCount: 1,
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echoCancellation: true,
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noiseSuppression: true,
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autoGainControl: true
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}
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});
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microphone = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
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// Use AudioWorklet or ScriptProcessor as fallback
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if (audioContext.audioWorklet) {
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try {
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await initAudioWorklet();
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} catch (error) {
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console.warn('AudioWorklet failed, falling back to ScriptProcessor:', error);
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initScriptProcessor();
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}
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} else {
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initScriptProcessor();
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}
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} catch (error) {
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console.error('Audio initialization error:', error);
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throw error;
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}
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}
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async function initAudioWorklet() {
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// Load worklet module
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const workletUrl = `${window.location.origin}/static/voice-worklet.js`;
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await audioContext.audioWorklet.addModule(workletUrl);
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const processor = new AudioWorkletProcessor(audioContext, {
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numberOfInputs: 1,
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numberOfOutputs: 1,
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outputChannelCount: [1]
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});
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microphone.connect(processor);
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processor.port.onmessage = (event) => {
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if (event.data.type === 'audio') {
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sendAudio(event.data.audio);
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}
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};
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}
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function initScriptProcessor() {
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scriptProcessor = audioContext.createScriptProcessor(4096, 1, 1);
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microphone.connect(scriptProcessor);
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scriptProcessor.connect(audioContext.destination);
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scriptProcessor.onaudioprocess = (event) => {
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const inputData = event.inputBuffer.getChannelData(0);
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sendAudio(inputData);
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};
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}
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function disconnectAudio() {
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if (microphone) {
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microphone.disconnect();
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microphone = null;
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}
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if (scriptProcessor) {
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scriptProcessor.disconnect();
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scriptProcessor = null;
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}
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if (audioContext && audioContext.state !== 'closed') {
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audioContext.close();
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}
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}
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function sendAudio(audioData) {
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if (!ws || ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return;
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// Convert Float32 to Int16 for transmission
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const int16Data = new Int16Array(audioData.length);
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for (let i = 0; i < audioData.length; i++) {
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const sample = Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, audioData[i]));
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int16Data[i] = sample < 0 ? sample * 0x8000 : sample * 0x7FFF;
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}
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ws.send(int16Data.buffer);
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}
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// Event listeners
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connectBtn.addEventListener('click', connect);
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disconnectBtn.addEventListener('click', disconnect);
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// Handle page visibility
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document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
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if (document.hidden && isConnected) {
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disconnect();
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}
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});
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</script>
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</body>
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</html>
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"""WebSocket voice endpoint for browser-based speech-to-text and text-to-speech.
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Accepts binary PCM audio from browser, transcribes via Deepgram, sends to OpenClaw Gateway,
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and streams TTS audio back to browser.
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"""
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import asyncio
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import json
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import logging
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import os
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import random
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import string
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from pathlib import Path
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from typing import Optional
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import numpy as np
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from fastapi import WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
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from pydantic import BaseModel
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from server.stt import DeepgramSTT
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from server.tts import VeniceKokoroTTS
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from openclaw_client.client import OpenClawClient, OpenClawConfig
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logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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class VoiceSession:
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"""Manages a single voice session."""
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def __init__(self, session_id: str):
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self.session_id = session_id
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self.transcript_file = Path("logs/voice") / f"{session_id}.jsonl"
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self.transcript_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
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# Audio buffering
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self.audio_buffer = bytearray()
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self.buffer_duration = 0.0 # Seconds
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self._buffer_lock = asyncio.Lock()
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# Audio processing
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self.sample_rate = 16000
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self.channel_count = 1
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self.bits_per_sample = 32
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# Engines (self-contained, don't share with run.py)
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self.stt = None
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self.tts = None
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self.openclaw = None
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# Session state
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self.connected = False
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self.transcript = []
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logger.info(f"Created voice session {session_id}")
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async def initialize(self):
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"""Initialize STT, TTS, and OpenClaw client."""
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# Load env vars
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deepgram_key = os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY")
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venice_key = os.getenv("VENICE_API_KEY")
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openclaw_url = os.getenv("OPENCLAW_BASE_URL", "ws://192.168.50.9:18789")
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openclaw_token = os.getenv("OPENCLAW_AUTH_TOKEN")
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if not deepgram_key or not venice_key:
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raise ValueError("Missing required API keys")
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# Initialize STT
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self.stt = DeepgramSTT(
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api_key=deepgram_key,
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model="nova-3",
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language="en",
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sample_rate=self.sample_rate,
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)
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# Initialize TTS
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self.tts = VeniceKokoroTTS(
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api_key=venice_key,
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voice="am_liam",
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base_url="https://api.venice.ai/api/v1",
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)
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# Initialize OpenClaw client
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self.openclaw = OpenClawClient(
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config=OpenClawConfig(
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base_url=openclaw_url,
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auth_token=openclaw_token,
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timeout=30.0,
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agent_id="main",
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)
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)
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await self.openclaw.connect()
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logger.info(f"Voice session {self.session_id} initialized")
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async def close(self):
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"""Clean up resources."""
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self.connected = False
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if self.openclaw:
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await self.openclaw.disconnect()
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logger.info(f"Voice session {self.session_id} closed")
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def _new_id(self) -> str:
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"""Generate random session ID."""
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return "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=8))
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async def process_audio_chunk(self, data: bytes):
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"""Process incoming audio chunk."""
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async with self._buffer_lock:
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self.audio_buffer.extend(data)
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# Calculate duration
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chunk_size = len(data)
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chunk_duration = chunk_size / (self.sample_rate * self.channel_count * 4)
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self.buffer_duration += chunk_duration
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# Buffer until ~1 second
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if self.buffer_duration >= 0.8: # Slightly less than 1 second
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await self._transcribe_buffered_audio()
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async def _transcribe_buffered_audio(self):
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"""Transcribe accumulated audio and send to OpenClaw."""
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async with self._buffer_lock:
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if not self.audio_buffer:
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return
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# Convert bytearray to numpy array
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audio_data = np.frombuffer(bytes(self.audio_buffer), dtype=np.float32)
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# Transcribe
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try:
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result = await self.stt.transcribe_async(audio_data)
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if result.text.strip():
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# Send to OpenClaw
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response = await self.openclaw.send_message(
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agent="main",
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message=result.text,
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speaker="voice_user",
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)
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# Log transcript
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timestamp = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
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entry = {
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"timestamp": timestamp,
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"session_id": self.session_id,
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"transcript": result.text,
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"response": response,
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}
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self.transcript.append(entry)
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# Write to file
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with open(self.transcript_file, "a") as f:
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f.write(json.dumps(entry, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n")
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logger.info(
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f"Session {self.session_id}: "
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f'"{result.text[:50]}..." -> "{response[:50]}..."'
|
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)
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|
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# Clear buffer
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self.audio_buffer.clear()
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self.buffer_duration = 0.0
|
||||
|
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except Exception as e:
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logger.error(f"Transcription error: {e}")
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||||
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async def synthesize_response(self, text: str):
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"""Synthesize TTS audio from response text."""
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try:
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audio = await self.tts.generate_async(
|
||||
text=text,
|
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voice_ref_path=None,
|
||||
emotion_exaggeration=0.8,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
return audio
|
||||
|
||||
except Exception as e:
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||||
logger.error(f"TTS synthesis error: {e}")
|
||||
return None
|
||||
|
||||
def get_transcript(self) -> list:
|
||||
"""Get transcript history."""
|
||||
return self.transcript
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
async def handle_voice_websocket(websocket: WebSocket, session_id: str):
|
||||
"""Handle WebSocket connection for voice session."""
|
||||
session = VoiceSession(session_id)
|
||||
|
||||
await websocket.accept()
|
||||
session.connected = True
|
||||
|
||||
logger.info(f"WebSocket connected for session {session_id}")
|
||||
|
||||
# Initialize session
|
||||
try:
|
||||
await session.initialize()
|
||||
|
||||
# Send welcome message
|
||||
await websocket.send_json({
|
||||
"type": "welcome",
|
||||
"message": "Connected to voice portal",
|
||||
})
|
||||
|
||||
# Receive and process audio
|
||||
while session.connected:
|
||||
try:
|
||||
data = await websocket.receive_bytes()
|
||||
|
||||
# Process audio chunk
|
||||
await session.process_audio_chunk(data)
|
||||
|
||||
except WebSocketDisconnect:
|
||||
session.connected = False
|
||||
logger.info(f"WebSocket disconnected for session {session_id}")
|
||||
break
|
||||
|
||||
except Exception as e:
|
||||
logger.error(f"WebSocket error: {e}")
|
||||
session.connected = False
|
||||
break
|
||||
|
||||
except Exception as e:
|
||||
logger.error(f"Session initialization error: {e}")
|
||||
await websocket.close(code=1011, reason=str(e))
|
||||
|
||||
finally:
|
||||
await session.close()
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def create_session_id() -> str:
|
||||
"""Generate a random session ID."""
|
||||
return "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=8))
|
||||
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