v0.3.103

reacherhq/check-if-email-existsv0.3.103Apr 19, 2025by KoljaB

AI Summary

A major update focusing on robustness and performance, introducing thread-safe IPC, audio normalization, and refactoring all event callbacks to run asynchronously.

Key Highlights

  • Thread-safe IPC via new `SafePipe` class.
  • Audio normalization option to scale input to consistent levels.
  • Complete callback overhaul for all event types (VAD, wake-word, etc.).
  • New `wakeword_backend` config and `faster_whisper_vad_filter` flag.
  • Embedding nanosecond-precision timestamps in metadata.

New Features

  • New parameter: `normalize_audio`
  • New parameter: `wakeword_backend`
  • New flag: `faster_whisper_vad_filter`
  • New CLI flags: `--faster_whisper_vad_filter` and `--debug_websockets`
  • Rich metadata with nanosecond timestamps
  • Thread-safe IPC implementation (SafePipe)

Full Release Notes

# RealtimeSTT 0.3.103

### Features & Improvements
- **Thread‑safe IPC**: Introduce `SafePipe` to replace `mp.Pipe`, hopefully ensuring robust inter-process communication (needs more tests).
- **Audio normalization**: New `normalize_audio` option scales input to –0.95 dBFS for consistent transcription quality.
- **Callback overhaul**: All event callbacks (VAD, wake‑word, turn detection, recording, realtime updates) now run asynchronously via helper threads.
- **Wake word & VAD**: Add `wakeword_backend` config and `faster_whisper_vad_filter` flag; improved error messages when misconfigured.
- **Rich metadata**: Embed nanosecond‑precision timestamps in both client and server, serialized as formatted strings.
- **CLI enhancements**: `--faster_whisper_vad_filter` and `--debug_websockets` flags give finer control over server behavior.
- **Testing updates**: Adjusted parameters in `realtimestt_test` and added a new `type_into_textbox.py` example.