RealtimeTranslator / app_backup.py
Mike W
Initial commit of real-time voice translator
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Real-Time French/English Voice Translator — patched single-file v2
Changes from previous:
- Adds per-language stream_cancel_events that force the STT request_generator
to exit, allowing streaming_recognize to terminate and be restarted cleanly.
- _stream_tts sets the cancel events immediately after playback finishes (before
prebuffer re-injection and restart events).
- Request generator checks cancel event frequently and breaks to end the stream.
Keep your env vars:
- GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, DEEPL_API_KEY, ELEVENLABS_API_KEY, ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID
"""
import asyncio
import json
import queue
import threading
import time
import os
import base64
from collections import deque
from typing import Dict, Optional
import pyaudio
import websockets
from google.cloud import speech
import deepl
from dotenv import load_dotenv
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# VoiceTranslator
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class VoiceTranslator:
def __init__(self, deepl_api_key: str, elevenlabs_api_key: str, elevenlabs_voice_id: str):
# External clients
self.deepl_client = deepl.Translator(deepl_api_key)
self.elevenlabs_api_key = elevenlabs_api_key
self.voice_id = elevenlabs_voice_id
self.stt_client = speech.SpeechClient()
# Audio params
self.audio_rate = 16000
self.audio_chunk = 1024
# Per-language audio queues (raw mic frames)
self.lang_queues: Dict[str, queue.Queue] = {
"en-US": queue.Queue(),
"fr-FR": queue.Queue(),
}
# Small rolling prebuffer to avoid missing the first bits after a restart
self.prebuffer = deque(maxlen=12)
# State flags
self.is_recording = False
self.is_speaking = False
self.speaking_event = threading.Event()
# Deduplication
self.last_processed_transcript = ""
self.last_tts_text_en = ""
self.last_tts_text_fr = ""
# Threshold
self.min_confidence_threshold = 0.5
# PyAudio
self.pyaudio_instance = pyaudio.PyAudio()
self.audio_stream = None
# Threads + async
self.recording_thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
self.async_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
# TTS queue + consumer task
self._tts_queue: "asyncio.Queue[Optional[dict]]" = asyncio.Queue()
self._tts_consumer_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
# Start async loop in separate thread
self.async_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._run_async_loop, daemon=True)
self.async_thread.start()
# schedule tts consumer creation inside the async loop
def _start_consumer():
self._tts_consumer_task = asyncio.create_task(self._tts_consumer())
self.async_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(_start_consumer)
self.stt_threads: Dict[str, threading.Thread] = {}
# Per-language restart events (used to tell threads when to start new streams)
self.restart_events: Dict[str, threading.Event] = {
"en-US": threading.Event(),
"fr-FR": threading.Event(),
}
# Per-language stream started flag
self._stream_started = {"en-US": False, "fr-FR": False}
# **NEW**: per-language cancel events to force request_generator to stop
self.stream_cancel_events: Dict[str, threading.Event] = {
"en-US": threading.Event(),
"fr-FR": threading.Event(),
}
# Diagnostics
self._tts_job_counter = 0
def _run_async_loop(self):
asyncio.set_event_loop(self.async_loop)
try:
self.async_loop.run_forever()
except Exception as e:
print("[async_loop] stopped with error:", e)
# ---------------------------
# Audio capture
# ---------------------------
def _record_audio(self):
try:
stream = self.pyaudio_instance.open(
format=pyaudio.paInt16,
channels=1,
rate=self.audio_rate,
input=True,
frames_per_buffer=self.audio_chunk,
)
print("🎤 Recording started...")
while self.is_recording:
if self.speaking_event.is_set():
time.sleep(0.01)
continue
try:
data = stream.read(self.audio_chunk, exception_on_overflow=False)
except Exception as e:
print(f"[recorder] read error: {e}")
continue
if not data:
continue
self.prebuffer.append(data)
self.lang_queues["en-US"].put(data)
self.lang_queues["fr-FR"].put(data)
try:
stream.stop_stream()
stream.close()
except Exception:
pass
print("🎤 Recording stopped.")
except Exception as e:
print(f"[recorder] fatal: {e}")
# ---------------------------
# TTS streaming (ElevenLabs) - async
# ---------------------------
async def _stream_tts(self, text: str):
uri = (
f"wss://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/text-to-speech/{self.voice_id}"
f"/stream-input?model_id=eleven_flash_v2_5&output_format=pcm_16000"
)
tts_audio_stream = None
websocket = None
try:
# Mark speaking and set event so recorder & STT pause
self.is_speaking = True
self.speaking_event.set()
# print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [tts] speaking -> True")
# Clear prebuffer to avoid re-injecting TTS audio later
self.prebuffer.clear()
# Clear queued frames to avoid replay; we'll re-inject prebuffer after we cancel streams
for q in self.lang_queues.values():
with q.mutex:
q.queue.clear()
# Brief pause to ensure recorder sees speaking_event before we start TTS
await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
websocket = await websockets.connect(uri)
await websocket.send(json.dumps({
"text": " ",
"voice_settings": {"stability": 0.5, "similarity_boost": 0.8},
"xi_api_key": self.elevenlabs_api_key,
}))
await websocket.send(json.dumps({"text": text, "try_trigger_generation": True}))
await websocket.send(json.dumps({"text": ""}))
tts_audio_stream = self.pyaudio_instance.open(
format=pyaudio.paInt16,
channels=1,
rate=16000,
output=True,
frames_per_buffer=1024,
)
prebuffer = bytearray()
playback_started = False
try:
while True:
try:
message = await asyncio.wait_for(websocket.recv(), timeout=8.0)
except asyncio.TimeoutError:
if playback_started:
break
else:
continue
if isinstance(message, bytes):
prebuffer.extend(message)
if not playback_started and len(prebuffer) >= 8000:
tts_audio_stream.write(bytes(prebuffer))
prebuffer.clear()
playback_started = True
elif playback_started:
tts_audio_stream.write(message)
continue
try:
data = json.loads(message)
except Exception:
continue
if data.get("audio"):
audio_bytes = base64.b64decode(data["audio"])
if not playback_started:
prebuffer.extend(audio_bytes)
if len(prebuffer) >= 16000:
print(f"[tts] Starting playback, prebuffer size: {len(prebuffer)}")
tts_audio_stream.write(bytes(prebuffer))
prebuffer.clear()
playback_started = True
else:
tts_audio_stream.write(audio_bytes)
elif data.get("isFinal"):
print(f"[tts] Received isFinal, prebuffer remaining: {len(prebuffer)}")
break
elif data.get("error"):
print("TTS error:", data["error"])
break
# Prebuffer should be empty after playback starts, but just in case
if prebuffer and not playback_started:
print(f"[tts] Writing final prebuffer: {len(prebuffer)} bytes (playback never started)")
tts_audio_stream.write(bytes(prebuffer))
elif prebuffer:
print(f"[tts] WARNING: prebuffer has {len(prebuffer)} bytes after playback - this is a bug!")
finally:
try:
await websocket.close()
except Exception:
pass
except Exception as e:
# print(f"[tts] error: {e}")
pass
finally:
if tts_audio_stream:
try:
tts_audio_stream.stop_stream()
tts_audio_stream.close()
except Exception:
pass
# **NEW**: force the STT request generators to exit by setting cancel events.
# This makes streaming_recognize finish; threads will then wait for restart_events
# and start fresh streams.
for lang, ev in self.stream_cancel_events.items():
ev.set()
# print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [cancel] set -> {lang}")
# Don't re-inject prebuffer - it may contain TTS echo
# Just clear the queues and let fresh audio come in
for q in self.lang_queues.values():
with q.mutex:
q.queue.clear()
# Wait for TTS audio to clear from environment (acoustic decay)
await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
# Clear speaking state and signal STT threads to restart (robustly)
self.is_speaking = False
self.speaking_event.clear()
# print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [tts] speaking -> False")
# Primary restart: set both events
for lang, ev in self.restart_events.items():
ev.set()
# print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [restart] set -> {lang}")
await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
for lang, ev in self.restart_events.items():
ev.set()
await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
# ---------------------------
# TTS consumer (serializes TTS)
# ---------------------------
async def _tts_consumer(self):
print("[tts_consumer] started")
while True:
item = await self._tts_queue.get()
if item is None:
print("[tts_consumer] shutdown sentinel received")
break
text = item.get("text", "")
self._tts_job_counter += 1
job_id = self._tts_job_counter
print(f"[tts_consumer] job #{job_id} dequeued: '{text}'")
try:
await asyncio.wait_for(self._stream_tts(text), timeout=35.0)
except asyncio.TimeoutError:
print(f"[tts_consumer] job #{job_id} _stream_tts timed out; proceeding.")
except Exception as e:
print(f"[tts_consumer] job #{job_id} error during _stream_tts: {e}")
finally:
await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
print("[tts_consumer] exiting")
# ---------------------------
# Translation & TTS trigger
# ---------------------------
async def _process_result(self, transcript: str, confidence: float, language: str):
lang_flag = "🇫🇷" if language == "fr-FR" else "🇬🇧"
print(f"{lang_flag} Heard ({language}, conf {confidence:.2f}): {transcript}")
# echo suppression vs last TTS in same language
if language == "fr-FR":
if transcript.strip().lower() == self.last_tts_text_fr.strip().lower():
print(" (echo suppressed)")
return
else:
if transcript.strip().lower() == self.last_tts_text_en.strip().lower():
print(" (echo suppressed)")
return
try:
if language == "fr-FR":
translated = self.deepl_client.translate_text(transcript, target_lang="EN-US").text
print(f"🌐 FR → EN: {translated}")
await self._tts_queue.put({"text": translated, "source_lang": language})
self.last_tts_text_en = translated
else:
translated = self.deepl_client.translate_text(transcript, target_lang="FR").text
print(f"🌐 EN → FR: {translated}")
await self._tts_queue.put({"text": translated, "source_lang": language})
self.last_tts_text_fr = translated
print("🔊 Queued for speaking...")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Translation error: {e}")
# ---------------------------
# STT streaming (run per language)
# ---------------------------
def _run_stt_stream(self, language: str):
print(f"[stt:{language}] Thread starting, thread_id={threading.get_ident()}")
self._stream_started[language] = False
last_transcript_in_stream = ""
while self.is_recording:
try:
if self._stream_started[language]:
print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [stt:{language}] Waiting for restart signal...")
signaled = self.restart_events[language].wait(timeout=30)
if not signaled and self.is_recording:
print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [stt:{language}] Timeout waiting for restart, restarting anyway")
if not self.is_recording:
break
try:
self.restart_events[language].clear()
except Exception:
pass
time.sleep(0.01)
self._stream_started[language] = True
print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [stt:{language}] Starting new stream...")
config = speech.RecognitionConfig(
encoding=speech.RecognitionConfig.AudioEncoding.LINEAR16,
sample_rate_hertz=self.audio_rate,
language_code=language,
enable_automatic_punctuation=True,
model="latest_short",
)
streaming_config = speech.StreamingRecognitionConfig(
config=config,
interim_results=True,
single_utterance=False,
)
# Request generator yields StreamingRecognizeRequest messages
def request_generator():
while self.is_recording:
# If TTS is playing, skip sending mic frames to STT
if self.speaking_event.is_set():
time.sleep(0.01)
continue
# If cancel event set, clear and break to end stream
if self.stream_cancel_events[language].is_set():
# print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [stt:{language}] request_generator observed cancel -> exiting generator")
try:
self.stream_cancel_events[language].clear()
except Exception:
pass
break
try:
chunk = self.lang_queues[language].get(timeout=1.0)
except queue.Empty:
continue
yield speech.StreamingRecognizeRequest(audio_content=chunk)
responses = self.stt_client.streaming_recognize(streaming_config, request_generator())
response_count = 0
final_received = False
for response in responses:
if not self.is_recording:
print(f"[stt:{language}] Stopped by user")
break
if not response.results:
continue
response_count += 1
for result in response.results:
if not result.alternatives:
continue
alt = result.alternatives[0]
transcript = alt.transcript.strip()
conf = getattr(alt, "confidence", 0.0)
is_final = bool(result.is_final)
if is_final:
now = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
print(f"[{now}] [stt:{language}] → '{transcript}' (final={is_final}, conf={conf:.2f})")
# Filter empty transcripts - don't break stream
if not transcript or len(transcript.strip()) == 0:
print(f"[{now}] [stt:{language}] Empty transcript -> ignoring, continuing stream")
continue
# Deduplicate within same stream
if transcript.strip().lower() == last_transcript_in_stream.strip().lower():
print(f"[{now}] [stt:{language}] Duplicate final in same stream -> suppressed")
continue
if conf < self.min_confidence_threshold:
print(f"[{now}] [stt:{language}] Final received but confidence {conf:.2f} < threshold -> suppressed")
continue
if language == "fr-FR" and transcript.strip().lower() == self.last_tts_text_fr.strip().lower():
print(f"[{now}] [stt:{language}] (echo suppressed - matches last_tts_text_fr)")
continue
if language == "en-US" and transcript.strip().lower() == self.last_tts_text_en.strip().lower():
print(f"[{now}] [stt:{language}] (echo suppressed - matches last_tts_text_en)")
continue
asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
self._process_result(transcript, conf, language),
self.async_loop
)
final_received = True
break
if final_received:
break
print(f"[stt:{language}] Stream ended after {response_count} responses")
if self.is_recording and final_received:
print(f"[{time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}] [stt:{language}] Final result processed. Waiting for TTS to complete and signal restart.")
elif self.is_recording and not final_received:
print(f"[stt:{language}] Stream ended unexpectedly, reconnecting...")
time.sleep(0.5)
else:
break
except Exception as e:
if self.is_recording:
import traceback
print(f"[stt:{language}] Error: {e}")
print(traceback.format_exc())
time.sleep(1.0)
else:
break
print(f"[stt:{language}] Thread exiting")
# ---------------------------
# Control
# ---------------------------
def start_translation(self):
if self.is_recording:
print("Already recording!")
return
self.is_recording = True
self.last_processed_transcript = ""
for ev in self.restart_events.values():
try:
ev.clear()
except Exception:
pass
self.speaking_event.clear()
for q in self.lang_queues.values():
with q.mutex:
q.queue.clear()
self.recording_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._record_audio, daemon=True)
self.recording_thread.start()
for lang in ("en-US", "fr-FR"):
t = threading.Thread(target=self._run_stt_stream, args=(lang,), daemon=True)
self.stt_threads[lang] = t
t.start()
print(f"[main] STT thread {lang} started: {t.is_alive()} at {time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}")
for ev in self.restart_events.values():
ev.set()
def stop_translation(self):
print("\n⏹️ Stopping translation...")
self.is_recording = False
for ev in self.restart_events.values():
ev.set()
self.speaking_event.clear()
if self._tts_consumer_task and not (self._tts_consumer_task.done() if hasattr(self._tts_consumer_task, 'done') else False):
try:
def _put_sentinel():
try:
self._tts_queue.put_nowait(None)
except Exception:
asyncio.create_task(self._tts_queue.put(None))
self.async_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(_put_sentinel)
except Exception:
pass
time.sleep(0.2)
def cleanup(self):
self.stop_translation()
try:
if self.async_loop.is_running():
def _stop_loop():
if self._tts_consumer_task and not self._tts_consumer_task.done():
try:
self._tts_queue.put_nowait(None)
except Exception:
pass
self.async_loop.stop()
self.async_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(_stop_loop)
except Exception:
pass
try:
self.pyaudio_instance.terminate()
except Exception:
pass
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main entry
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main():
load_dotenv()
google_creds = os.getenv("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS")
deepl_key = os.getenv("DEEPL_API_KEY")
eleven_key = os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")
voice_id = os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID")
if not all([google_creds, deepl_key, eleven_key, voice_id]):
print("Missing API keys or credentials.")
return
translator = VoiceTranslator(deepl_key, eleven_key, voice_id)
print("Ready! Press ENTER to start, ENTER again to stop, Ctrl+C to quit.\n")
try:
while True:
input("Press ENTER to start speaking...")
translator.start_translation()
input("Press ENTER to stop...\n")
translator.stop_translation()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("\nKeyboardInterrupt received — cleaning up.")
translator.cleanup()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()