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# Rutster slice 4 — Barge-in: VAD-driven playout kill on a dedicated media thread
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- **Status:** Draft (pending review)
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- **Date:** 2026-07-01
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- **Spearhead step:** 4 of 6 (vision-revision §10 / PORT_PLAN "Phasing")
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- **Origin:** brainstorming session 2026-07-01
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- **Depends on:** [slice 1 — WebRTC media loopback](2026-06-28-slice-1-webrtc-loopback-design.md),
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[slice 2 — The agent tap](2026-06-28-slice-2-agent-tap-design.md), and slice-3's
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OpenAI Realtime brain (merged as `c30a452` — `MockRealtimeBrain` + translator + the
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`speech_started` / `speech_stopped` advisory events). All three must be landed and green.
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- **Related:** [ADR-0002](../../adr/0002-north-star-and-fused-core.md) (fused vertical — the
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hot-path hop invariant this slice re-affirms), [ADR-0008](../../adr/0008-fob-and-green-zone.md)
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(FOB/green-zone doctrine — the reflex is a FOB member: hot-path, differentiating),
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[ARCHITECTURE.md §"Biggest technical risk"](../../ARCHITECTURE.md) (the reflex loop *is*
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the remaining long pole), [ARCHITECTURE.md §"Media plane"](../../ARCHITECTURE.md)
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("Dedicated timing threads for the 20ms loop, **never the shared tokio pool**" — this
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slice finally lands that mandate).
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---
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## TL;DR
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Stand up spearhead step 4: the **FOB reflex loop**. Slice 3 pre-paved the advisory signals
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(`speech_started` / `speech_stopped` from the brain) and locked the turn-ownership decision
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(OpenAI Realtime server-side VAD disabled; the FOB owns turn-taking). Slice 4 **acts** on
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the caller's speech with a **local in-core VAD** as the primary trigger — an RMS/energy
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detector running in `on_pcm_frame` on the dedicated thread, in the 20 ms loop, with **zero
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brain round-trip** between caller speech and playout kill. This is the property ARCHITECTURE.md:79-81
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demands ("Local real-time reflexes... live in-core because the brain round-trip is too slow
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to enforce them") and the proof wedge #1 rests on ("VAD killing TTS the instant the caller
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speaks, without the brain" — README:98-100). Slice-3's `speech_started`/`speech_stopped`
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advisory becomes the **secondary/confirmation** signal — the brain's ASR-quality VAD
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confirms the local kill slightly later, but the kill itself fires from the FOB's own
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inspection of caller audio.
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Slice 4 also **graduates the media loop off the tokio pool**: a single dedicated `std::thread`
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owns all `RtcSession`s exclusively and drives the 20 ms tick via `Instant::sleep_until`. This
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honors ARCHITECTURE.md's "never the shared tokio pool" mandate, which slice-1 explicitly
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deferred to "step 4 (barge-in)" (`loop_driver.rs:18-23`). The graduation is load-bearing:
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the reflex is the differentiator and the long pole, and its timing discipline demands a
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thread that doesn't compete with the axum runtime for scheduling.
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The **seam slice 1→3 preserved** (`loop_driver.rs` + `rtc_session.rs` byte-identical) holds
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for slice-4 as well: the reflex is a pair of composing `AudioPipe` decorators (`Reflex<P>` +
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`LocalVadReflex<P>`) in `rutster-media`, invisibly to `loop_driver::drive`. Only the
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binary-side wiring (`session_map.rs` → `media_thread.rs`) changes shape; the media crate's
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hot path stays untouched.
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---
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## 1. Scope
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### 1.1 In scope
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- Implementation of spearhead step 4: **barge-in / VAD-driven playout kill**, driven by a
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**local in-core VAD** (RMS/energy detector in `on_pcm_frame` — the primary trigger, zero
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brain round-trip) with the brain's `speech_started`/`speech_stopped` advisory as the
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secondary/confirmation signal. This proves wedge #1 ("VAD killing TTS the instant the
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caller speaks, without the brain" — README:98-100, ARCHITECTURE.md:79-81).
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- A **new `Reflex<P: AudioPipe>` wrapper** (`rutster-media/src/reflex.rs`) that decorates the
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pipe the `RtcSession` holds. The reflex owns the mute state machine, the advisory channel
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receiver, and the barge-in flush trigger. It is the concrete embodiment of ARCHITECTURE.md's
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"local real-time reflexes" row for the barge-in case. Fed by BOTH the local VAD (via the
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outer `LocalVadReflex` wrapper that injects `AdvisoryEvent`s into the same mpsc) AND the
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brain's advisories.
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- A **new `LocalVadReflex<P: AudioPipe>` wrapper** (`rutster-media/src/reflex.rs`) — the
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PRIMARY trigger. Decorates `AudioPipe`'s `on_pcm_frame` path: inspects the caller's decoded
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PCM samples (computes RMS, compares to a `const` threshold, debounces N consecutive
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above-threshold frames), fires `AdvisoryEvent::SpeechStarted { at: Instant::now() }` into
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the `Reflex`'s advisory mpsc when local VAD trips. Wraps `Reflex<TapAudioPipe>` (composition:
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`LocalVadReflex<Reflex<TapAudioPipe>>` — the decorator pattern from §6.4 pays off here).
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Forward-compatible: the threshold is a `const` for the MVP (no tuning framework — that's the
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only piece deferred, per §1.2).
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- A **new `barge_in_flush` method on the `AudioPipe` trait** (default impl delegates to
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`clear_playout_ring`) — the seam object's "kill now" path: clear the playout ring AND drain
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the brain-bound `rx_audio_out` channel of any frames queued before the barge so the first
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`audio_out` observed post-barge is provably post-barge. `TapAudioPipe` overrides;
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`EchoAudioPipe` uses the default.
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- A **new `AdvisoryEvent` enum** (`SpeechStarted { at }`, `SpeechStopped { at }`) flowing
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over a tokio mpsc from the TapEngine (tokio) to the Reflex (media thread). The engine
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pushes the events it already decodes from the brain (slice-3 wired these as log+count;
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slice-4 *forwards* them into the reflex).
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- A **new dedicated media thread** (`rutster/src/media_thread.rs`) replacing the tokio
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`spawn_poll_task`. One `std::thread::spawn` at binary startup owns
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`HashMap<ChannelId, RtcSession>` exclusively; all access from axum is via a command
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channel (`AcceptOffer`, `Delete`, `Shutdown`). The 20 ms tick is `std::thread::sleep`.
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- **Rewired `session_map.rs`** (binary): `SessionEntry.rtc: Arc<Mutex<RtcSession>>` →
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`cmd_tx: mpsc::Sender<MediaCmd>`. `create_session`, `post_offer`, `close`,
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`spawn_poll_task` all route through the command channel. The async handlers are cold-path;
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no cross-thread coordination happens on the 20 ms tick.
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- **`MockRealtimeBrain` extension** (`rutster-brain-realtime/src/mock.rs`): gains the ability
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to emit `speech_started` / `speech_stopped` on a programmable schedule (e.g. "after N
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audio_in frames received, send `speech_started`; after M more, send `speech_stopped`").
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- **Barge-in e2e integration test** (extends slice-3's
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`crates/rutster/tests/realtime_integration.rs` harness): synthetic WebRTC peer →
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MediaThread → TapEngine → MockRealtimeBrain; mock emits `speech_started`; assert playout
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goes silent within ≤1 tick (20 ms); mock emits fresh `audio_out`; assert playout resumes.
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- New `ReflexMetrics` (`barge_in_count`, `advisory_dropped`, `frames_suppressed`) mirroring
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`TapMetrics` shape (atomics, snapshot fn). Threaded through the same `TapConn.metrics`
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surface where reasonable, or a new side-car.
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- Thorough learner-facing comments on the new std-thread / channel-bridge / wrapper-decorator
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patterns (slice-1 §7 standard carries over).
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### 1.2 Out of scope (with scheduled return)
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| Deferred item | Returns in | Why deferred |
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| Local VAD **tuning framework** (configurable thresholds, per-environment calibration, adaptive noise floor) | post-spearhead refinement | The VAD itself (RMS/energy detector + debounce) IS in scope for slice-4 (the primary barge-in trigger, proving wedge #1). Only the *tuning* framework — configurable thresholds, calibration UI, adaptive noise floors — is deferred. The MVP ships with a single `const` threshold + N-frame debounce, exercised by the e2e test with a synthetic loud signal. Tuning to real-world noise conditions is post-spearhead. |
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| Per-session media threads / threadpool shard | later rung | Single thread covers spearhead scale (loopback dev + low-concurrency PSTN via slice-5). The command-channel seam between axum and the thread makes the graduation to a threadpool shard localized. |
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| Trickle ICE | later | Unchanged from slice-1 deferral. |
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| Min-mute floor / inter-word-gap debouncing | post-spearhead | `SpeechStopped` is a no-op for mute; a floor timer on resume would protect against brain-yield races (brain emits fresh `audio_out` before the caller's inter-word gap ends). Defer until observed in practice. |
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| Brain-side `input_audio_buffer.interrupt` / `clear` on barge | slice-5 or brain-side | Whether the brain should clear its own input buffer on `speech_started` is a brain-UX decision, not a FOB one; the FOB only kills *playout* (its half-duplex gate). The advisory already tells the brain what happened; the brain's response is its own concern. |
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| Half-duplex gating beyond playout kill | later rung | Barge-in is the first half-duplex reflex; full HD gating (mixing, jitter buffer interaction, multi-party) arrives with conferencing. |
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| TLS on HTTP / WSS | slice-5 | Unchanged. |
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| Authn / authz / multi-tenancy | slice-6 | Unchanged. |
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| Spend cap / abuse gate | slice-6 | Unchanged. |
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| Browser-based automated e2e (Playwright/Selenium) | post-spearhead | Unchanged. The synthetic-peer harness from slice-2/3 is the test vehicle. |
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---
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## 2. Architecture delta
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### 2.1 The reflex wrapper
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`Reflex<P: AudioPipe>` is a zero-cost-style decorator around any `AudioPipe`. It sits
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between `RtcSession.pipe` (which `loop_driver::drive` calls via `session.pipe.next_pcm_frame()`)
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and the concrete pipe (`TapAudioPipe` in production, `EchoAudioPipe` in slice-1's unit tests).
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`loop_driver` is oblivious to the wrapper: it still calls `session.pipe.next_pcm_frame()`,
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the dynamic dispatch through `Box<dyn AudioPipe>` lands in `Reflex::next_pcm_frame`, which
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applies the state machine and delegates to `inner.next_pcm_frame()` per the table in §3.2.
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The reflex owns three pieces of state:
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- `advisory_rx: mpsc::Receiver<AdvisoryEvent>` — drained sync-non-blocking via `try_recv`
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on the 20 ms tick before delegating to `inner`. Fed by TWO senders on the same channel:
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the outer `LocalVadReflex` (local VAD, the primary trigger) and the TapEngine task (the
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brain's advisory, secondary/confirmation) — both over tokio mpsc.
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- `muted: bool` — the kill state. `next_pcm_frame` returns `None` while muted, *unless* the
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inner returns `Some` (the resume condition — the first fresh `audio_out` clears mute).
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- `barge_epoch: u64` — incremented on every `SpeechStarted`. Load-bearing this slice: the
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local VAD (primary) and the brain's advisory (secondary) can both fire on the same barge,
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and the epoch distinguishes a genuine re-barge from the slower confirmation landing on the
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same event (§3.2). The flush + drain keeps resume race-free regardless.
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### 2.2 The dedicated media thread
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A single `std::thread::spawn` replaces the tokio `spawn_poll_task`. The thread owns
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`HashMap<ChannelId, RtcSession>` **exclusively** — no `Arc<Mutex<RtcSession>>` shared with
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axum. All access from the axum handlers is via a command channel:
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```rust
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enum MediaCmd {
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AcceptOffer { id: ChannelId, sdp: String, reply: oneshot::Sender<Result<String, String>> },
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Delete { id: ChannelId, reply: oneshot::Sender<()> },
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Shutdown { reply: oneshot::Sender<()> },
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}
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```
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The thread loop per 10 ms meta-tick:
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1. Drain `cmd_rx` via `try_recv` loop — handle all pending commands before ticking.
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2. For each session in the map: drain the per-session `flush_rx` side-channel (slice-2's
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existing disconnect-flush signal) BEFORE `run_poll_once`, then call
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`RtcSession::run_poll_once(now)` (the unchanged `loop_driver::drive`).
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3. After `run_poll_once`, observe `channel.state`:
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- `Connected && tap.is_none()` → spawn the TapEngine (tokio task via the
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`tokio::runtime::Handle` captured at thread-start) + wire
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`Reflex<TapAudioPipe>` as the session's pipe. Mirror of slice-2's spawn seam,
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relocated from `session_map.rs::drive_all_sessions` to here.
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- `Closed` → remove the entry + drop the session.
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4. `std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10))` — 10 ms meta-tick. (Stable API:
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`std::thread::sleep_until` is nightly-only; `sleep(dur)` is the stable path. The 20 ms
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outbound encode tick is driven inside `loop_driver::drive` (unchanged); the 10 ms
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meta-tick gives finer resolution so str0m's `Timeout` outputs are honored promptly.)
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**The tokio ↔ std-thread bridge:** all channels are tokio mpsc/oneshot (constructable on
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tokio, drainable via `try_recv`/`blocking_recv` from any thread). The `tokio::runtime::Handle`
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captured at `MediaThread::spawn` time is used on the std thread to `handle.spawn(...)` the
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TapEngine when the `Connected` transition fires. No async code runs on the std thread itself
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— only sync channel ops + `RtcSession::run_poll_once`.
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**Why a single thread, not per-session:** spearhead scale. One loopback peer at a time in
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dev; even at low PSTN concurrency (slice-5) one thread drives dozens of sessions in 10 ms.
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Per-session threads arrive when the threadpool shard model lands (deferred). The
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command-channel seam between axum and the thread makes that graduation localized.
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### 2.3 The hot-path audit (ADR-0002 honored)
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ADR-0002's load-bearing rule: *"the control↔media gRPC hop on the per-call hot path is
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removed."* Slice 4 does not re-introduce a hop:
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- The reflex's kill decision happens **inside** `Reflex::next_pcm_frame` on the dedicated
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thread — no channel send, no cross-thread coordination on the 20 ms tick. The advisory
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arrives via a `try_recv` drain (sync, non-blocking).
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- axum → media-thread is **cold-path only** (SDP accept, DELETE). None of it runs on the
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20 ms tick.
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- The brain WS ↔ TapEngine (tokio) path is unchanged from slice-3. The advisory channel
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is a *third* mpsc alongside the existing `tx_pcm_in`/`rx_audio_out`/`flush_tx` — same
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pattern, additive.
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**The fused vertical stays fused.** ADR-0002 honored.
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---
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## 3. Component design
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### 3.1 `AdvisoryEvent` enum
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```rust
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// crates/rutster-media/src/reflex.rs
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/// A turn-event advisory from the brain. The brain decodes its own
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/// speech-to-text / VAD results and forwards these; the FOB *owns*
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/// turn-taking and acts on them (slice-3 §4.3 — OpenAI Realtime
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/// server-side VAD is DISABLED; the FOB's reflex is authoritative).
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///
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/// Carried over a tokio mpsc from the TapEngine (tokio task) to the
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/// `Reflex` wrapper (media thread). Drained sync via `try_recv` on the
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/// 20 ms tick — the kill decision lives in the loop, not in a handler.
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#[derive(Debug)]
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pub enum AdvisoryEvent {
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/// The brain detected caller speech. Trigger barge-in: kill playout.
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SpeechStarted { at: Instant },
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/// The brain detected caller speech ended. Observed + counted; does
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/// NOT toggle mute (the resume condition is "first fresh audio_out
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/// after the barge", not "speech_stopped" — see §3.2 state table).
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SpeechStopped { at: Instant },
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}
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```
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### 3.2 `Reflex<P>` state machine
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| Current state | Event | Action | New state |
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| Playing | `SpeechStarted` | `muted=true`; `epoch++`; `inner.barge_in_flush()` (clear ring + drain `rx_audio_out` so stale brain frames queued pre-barge are dropped); `metrics.barge_in_count++` | Muted |
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| Muted | `SpeechStarted` (duplicate/re-barge) | `epoch++`; `barge_in_flush()` again (fresh barge resets the "fresh audio" clock); `barge_in_count++` | Muted |
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| Muted | `SpeechStopped` | increment `advisory_observed_speech_stopped` counter; **no state change** | Muted |
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| Playing | `SpeechStopped` | increment counter; **no state change** | Playing |
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| Muted | inner `next_pcm_frame()` returns `Some(f)` (fresh brain audio arrived post-barge) | `muted=false`; return `Some(f)` | Playing |
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| Muted | inner `next_pcm_frame()` returns `None` | return `None` (silence); `metrics.frames_suppressed++` | Muted |
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**Why `SpeechStopped` is a no-op for mute:** per the resume-semantics decision (resume on
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first fresh `audio_out`). The brain's `speech_stopped` is *observed* (counter) but doesn't
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gate — this avoids the inter-word-gap problem (caller pauses, VAD fires stopped, brain
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un-mutes too early, brain's audio overlaps caller's next word). The resume condition is
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"the brain has yielded and started a new response," which is provably signaled by the first
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`audio_out` frame after the barge — not by the caller's silence.
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**Why `epoch`:** with two concurrent trigger sources this slice — the local VAD (primary)
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and the brain's advisory (secondary/confirmation, §6.1) — the epoch disambiguates "is this
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barge a re-barge of the same event, or a new one" when both race into the same advisory
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channel. The local VAD trips first; the brain's slower ASR-grade advisory lands ~300 ms
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later on the *same* event and must not be counted as a fresh barge. The epoch is that
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disambiguator — load-bearing now, not a forward-compat seam.
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### 3.3 `AudioPipe` trait extension
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```rust
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// crates/rutster-media/src/pcm.rs — additive method on `AudioPipe`
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/// Barge-in flush: clear the playout ring AND drain the inbound brain
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/// audio queue of any frames queued before the barge. Called by `Reflex`
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/// on `SpeechStarted`. The drain of `rx_audio_out` is what makes the
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/// resume condition race-free: the first `audio_out` observed post-barge
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/// is provably post-barge (frames queued pre-barge are dropped here).
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///
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/// Default impl delegates to `clear_playout_ring` — sufficient for
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/// pipes without an inbound queue to drain (like `EchoAudioPipe`).
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fn barge_in_flush(&mut self) {
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self.clear_playout_ring();
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}
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```
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`TapAudioPipe` overrides:
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```rust
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// crates/rutster-tap/src/tap_audio_pipe.rs
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fn barge_in_flush(&mut self) {
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// Clear the playout ring (drops buffered brain-proposed frames).
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self.playout_ring.clear();
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// Drain rx_audio_out of any frames the engine task queued before
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// the barge. Without this, a stale frame in the mpsc would un-mute
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// immediately on the next tick — defeating the "first fresh audio_out"
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// resume condition. Hot-path: try_recv loop, bounded, no blocking.
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while self.rx_audio_out.try_recv().is_ok() {
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self.metrics.barge_drained_inflight.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
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}
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}
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```
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### 3.4 `LocalVadReflex<P>` — the primary trigger (FOB-local, zero brain round-trip)
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The decorator that proves wedge #1. Wraps any `AudioPipe`; inspects the caller's decoded PCM
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in `on_pcm_frame`, computes RMS energy, fires `AdvisoryEvent::SpeechStarted` into the inner
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`Reflex`'s advisory channel when local VAD trips. Composes as
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`LocalVadReflex<Reflex<TapAudioPipe>>` — the outer wrapper does local-VAD; the inner wrapper
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applies the mute state machine to the advisory stream (which now has TWO sources: the local
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VAD + the brain's advisory, both feeding the same mpsc).
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```rust
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// crates/rutster-media/src/reflex.rs
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/// RMS energy threshold for caller-speech detection. The MVP ships with
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/// a single tuned-for-synthetic-loud-signal const; the tuning framework
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/// (per-environment calibration, adaptive noise floor) is deferred per
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/// slice-4 §1.2. The synthetic-peer e2e test sends a frame with samples
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/// well above this threshold so the trip is deterministic.
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///
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/// i16 max is 32767; a |sample| average of ~500 (~1.5% of full scale) is
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/// a quiet-but-unmistakable signal; room-tone background sits well below.
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/// The debounce (N consecutive frames above threshold) filters transient
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/// spikes (clicks, nose-breaths) without slowing the trip materially.
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pub const VAD_RMS_THRESHOLD: f64 = 500.0;
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/// Number of consecutive above-threshold frames required before the VAD
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/// trips. At 20 ms/frame, N=3 = 60 ms of above-threshold audio — well
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/// below the brain's ~300 ms ASR-VAD latency, comfortably instant for
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/// the wedge-#1 demonstration. Tunable in a later slice; const for MVP.
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pub const VAD_DEBOUNCE_FRAMES: u32 = 3;
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pub struct LocalVadReflex<P: AudioPipe> {
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inner: P,
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/// The advisory_tx the LocalVadReflex pushes into when local VAD
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/// trips. This is the SAME channel the brain's advisories arrive
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/// on (the Reflex holds the paired rx) — so the Reflex's mute state
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/// machine sees both sources uniformly via `drain_advisories`.
|
||
advisory_tx: mpsc::Sender<AdvisoryEvent>,
|
||
/// Consecutive above-threshold frame count (the debounce counter).
|
||
above_threshold_streak: u32,
|
||
/// True once the VAD has tripped for the current caller-speech
|
||
/// burst. Reset to false when the streak breaks (caller stopped)
|
||
/// — so a new burst trips a fresh `SpeechStarted`.
|
||
vad_armed: bool,
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
impl<P: AudioPipe> LocalVadReflex<P> {
|
||
pub fn new(inner: P, advisory_tx: mpsc::Sender<AdvisoryEvent>) -> Self {
|
||
Self {
|
||
inner,
|
||
advisory_tx,
|
||
above_threshold_streak: 0,
|
||
vad_armed: true, // armed on construction
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/// Compute RMS energy of a PCM frame. The frame is 480 i16 samples
|
||
/// @ 24 kHz; RMS = sqrt(mean(sample²)). Cheap: ~480 multiplications,
|
||
/// one division, one sqrt — well under the 20 ms tick budget.
|
||
fn rms(frame: &PcmFrame) -> f64 {
|
||
let sum_sq: u64 = frame.samples.iter()
|
||
.map(|&s| (s as i64 * s as i64) as u64)
|
||
.sum();
|
||
(sum_sq as f64 / frame.samples.len() as f64).sqrt()
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/// Inspect a caller PCM frame + apply the debounce state machine.
|
||
/// Called from `on_pcm_frame` (the sink path). Returns true if the
|
||
/// VAD tripped THIS call (so the caller can push the advisory).
|
||
fn observe(&mut self, frame: &PcmFrame) -> bool {
|
||
let energy = Self::rms(frame);
|
||
if energy >= VAD_RMS_THRESHOLD {
|
||
self.above_threshold_streak += 1;
|
||
if self.above_threshold_streak >= VAD_DEBOUNCE_FRAMES && self.vad_armed {
|
||
self.vad_armed = false; // disarm until caller stops
|
||
return true; // trip!
|
||
}
|
||
} else {
|
||
// Caller went quiet → re-arm for the next speech burst.
|
||
self.above_threshold_streak = 0;
|
||
self.vad_armed = true;
|
||
}
|
||
false
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
impl<P: AudioPipe> AudioSource for LocalVadReflex<P> {
|
||
fn next_pcm_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PcmFrame> {
|
||
// Pure delegation — the VAD only observes the SINK path
|
||
// (inbound caller audio); playout is the inner Reflex's concern.
|
||
self.inner.next_pcm_frame()
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
impl<P: AudioPipe> AudioSink for LocalVadReflex<P> {
|
||
fn on_pcm_frame(&mut self, frame: PcmFrame) {
|
||
// THE PRIMARY TRIGGER: inspect the caller's audio BEFORE delegating.
|
||
// If the local VAD trips, push an advisory into the same channel the
|
||
// brain's advisories arrive on — the inner Reflex drains it on the
|
||
// next next_pcm_frame call + applies the kill. Zero brain round-trip.
|
||
if self.observe(&frame) {
|
||
let _ = self.advisory_tx.try_send(AdvisoryEvent::SpeechStarted {
|
||
at: Instant::now(),
|
||
});
|
||
// try_send failure (channel full) → drop + observe (hot-path
|
||
// policy). The brain's advisory path is the backstop; a missed
|
||
// local-VAD trip here is not catastrophic — the brain will fire
|
||
// its ASR-VAD ~300 ms later.
|
||
}
|
||
// Delegate to inner — the caller's audio still reaches the brain.
|
||
self.inner.on_pcm_frame(frame)
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
impl<P: AudioPipe> AudioPipe for LocalVadReflex<P> {
|
||
fn clear_playout_ring(&mut self) { self.inner.clear_playout_ring() }
|
||
fn barge_in_flush(&mut self) { self.inner.barge_in_flush() }
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
**Why the VAD trips `on_pcm_frame` (sink), not `next_pcm_frame` (source):** the caller's
|
||
audio is what the VAD inspects — and caller audio arrives via the sink path (decoded from
|
||
the peer's RTP by `loop_driver::drive` → `session.pipe.on_pcm_frame(pcm)`). The source path
|
||
is the brain's `audio_out` — the playout being killed, not the signal being detected.
|
||
|
||
**Why the SAME advisory channel as the brain:** the inner `Reflex` drains all advisories
|
||
uniformly — it doesn't care whether the source is local VAD or the brain's ASR. The brain's
|
||
advisory arriving ~300 ms later either finds the kill already applied (no-op, the `muted`
|
||
flag is already true) or confirms it. This is the composition pattern §6.4 anticipated; the
|
||
`Reflex<P>` wrapper shape was designed for exactly this layering.
|
||
|
||
### 3.5 `Reflex<P>` struct + impl
|
||
|
||
```rust
|
||
// crates/rutster-media/src/reflex.rs
|
||
|
||
pub struct Reflex<P: AudioPipe> {
|
||
inner: P,
|
||
advisory_rx: mpsc::Receiver<AdvisoryEvent>,
|
||
muted: bool,
|
||
barge_epoch: u64,
|
||
metrics: Arc<ReflexMetrics>,
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
impl<P: AudioPipe> Reflex<P> {
|
||
pub fn new(inner: P, advisory_rx: mpsc::Receiver<AdvisoryEvent>, metrics: Arc<ReflexMetrics>) -> Self {
|
||
Self { inner, advisory_rx, muted: false, barge_epoch: 0, metrics }
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
/// Drain all pending advisories + apply the state table. Called at
|
||
/// the top of `next_pcm_frame`. Hot-path: try_recv loop, bounded.
|
||
fn drain_advisories(&mut self) {
|
||
while let Ok(ev) = self.advisory_rx.try_recv() {
|
||
match ev {
|
||
AdvisoryEvent::SpeechStarted { at } => {
|
||
self.muted = true;
|
||
self.barge_epoch = self.barge_epoch.wrapping_add(1);
|
||
self.inner.barge_in_flush();
|
||
self.metrics.barge_in_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
|
||
tracing::info!(epoch = self.barge_epoch, ?at, "barge-in");
|
||
}
|
||
AdvisoryEvent::SpeechStopped { at: _ } => {
|
||
self.metrics.advisory_observed_speech_stopped.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
|
||
// No state change — see §3.2.
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
impl<P: AudioPipe> AudioPipe for Reflex<P> {
|
||
fn next_pcm_frame(&mut self) -> Option<PcmFrame> {
|
||
self.drain_advisories();
|
||
if self.muted {
|
||
// Muted: pull from inner. Some(f) = fresh brain audio arrived
|
||
// post-barge → un-mute + return. None = silence, stay muted.
|
||
match self.inner.next_pcm_frame() {
|
||
Some(f) => {
|
||
self.muted = false;
|
||
Some(f)
|
||
}
|
||
None => {
|
||
self.metrics.frames_suppressed.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
|
||
None
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
} else {
|
||
self.inner.next_pcm_frame()
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
fn on_pcm_frame(&mut self, frame: PcmFrame) {
|
||
// Inbound caller audio is NEVER gated by the reflex. The brain
|
||
// still hears the caller during barge — that's the point (the
|
||
// brain needs to know the caller interrupted; the FOB only kills
|
||
// its OWN playout, not the caller's path to the brain).
|
||
self.inner.on_pcm_frame(frame)
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
fn clear_playout_ring(&mut self) {
|
||
// The reconnect-flush path (slice-2 §5.3) still works through the
|
||
// wrapper. If it fires during mute, the ring stays empty and mute
|
||
// clears on the next post-reconnect audio_out.
|
||
self.inner.clear_playout_ring()
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
fn barge_in_flush(&mut self) {
|
||
// Allow the outer `LocalVadReflex` (primary trigger) to barge the inner.
|
||
self.inner.barge_in_flush()
|
||
}
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### 3.6 `ReflexMetrics`
|
||
|
||
Mirror of `TapMetrics` shape (atomics + snapshot struct):
|
||
|
||
```rust
|
||
// crates/rutster-media/src/reflex.rs
|
||
|
||
#[derive(Default)]
|
||
pub struct ReflexMetrics {
|
||
pub barge_in_count: AtomicU64,
|
||
pub advisory_dropped: AtomicU64, // advisory channel full (e.g. 16-cap)
|
||
pub frames_suppressed: AtomicU64, // None returns while muted
|
||
pub advisory_observed_speech_stopped: AtomicU64,
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
pub struct ReflexMetricsSnapshot {
|
||
pub barge_in_count: u64,
|
||
pub advisory_dropped: u64,
|
||
pub frames_suppressed: u64,
|
||
pub advisory_observed_speech_stopped: u64,
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
// `barge_drained_inflight` lives on `TapMetrics` (in `rutster-tap`), not
|
||
// `ReflexMetrics`, because the drain happens inside `TapAudioPipe::barge_in_flush`,
|
||
// not inside `Reflex`. The path: `Reflex::drain_advisories` calls
|
||
// `inner.barge_in_flush()` which is `TapAudioPipe::barge_in_flush`, which is
|
||
// where the `rx_audio_out` drain + the counter increment happen.
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
## 4. The dedicated media thread
|
||
|
||
### 4.1 `MediaThread`
|
||
|
||
```rust
|
||
// crates/rutster/src/media_thread.rs
|
||
|
||
pub struct MediaThread {
|
||
cmd_tx: mpsc::Sender<MediaCmd>,
|
||
join: Option<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
|
||
}
|
||
|
||
enum MediaCmd {
|
||
AcceptOffer { id: ChannelId, sdp: String, reply: oneshot::Sender<Result<String, String>> },
|
||
Delete { id: ChannelId, reply: oneshot::Sender<()> },
|
||
Shutdown { reply: oneshot::Sender<()> },
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Spawned at binary startup (`main.rs`), before `axum::serve`. The thread captures a
|
||
`tokio::runtime::Handle` (to spawn TapEngine tasks when `Connected` transitions fire) and
|
||
owns `HashMap<ChannelId, RtcSession>` + (per-session, lazily) the TapConn / advisory_rx /
|
||
Reflex wrapper.
|
||
|
||
### 4.2 Thread loop (per 10 ms meta-tick)
|
||
|
||
1. `cmd_rx.try_recv()` loop — handle ALL pending commands before ticking. `AcceptOffer`
|
||
calls `RtcSession::accept_offer(sdp)` and replies via the oneshot. `Delete` fires
|
||
`close_tx` + bounded-await the engine task (750 ms cap via
|
||
`tokio::runtime::Handle::block_on(timeout(...))`) — the std thread briefly enters the
|
||
tokio runtime to await; cold-path, not the 20 ms tick. `Shutdown` drains + replies.
|
||
2. For each `RtcSession` in the map:
|
||
- Drain per-session `flush_rx` side-channel (slice-2's existing disconnect-flush) BEFORE
|
||
`run_poll_once`.
|
||
- Call `RtcSession::run_poll_once(now)` — the unchanged `loop_driver::drive`.
|
||
- Observe `channel.state`:
|
||
- `Connected && tap.is_none()` → `handle.spawn(spawn_tap_engine(...))` to bring up the
|
||
tokio task; construct `Reflex::new(TapAudioPipe::new(...), advisory_rx, metrics)`;
|
||
call `RtcSession::set_pipe(reflex)`. Mirror of slice-2's spawn seam.
|
||
- `Closed` → remove the entry (drops the `RtcSession` + its pipe + advisory ends).
|
||
3. `std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10))` — 10 ms meta-tick.
|
||
|
||
### 4.3 `session_map.rs` rewire
|
||
|
||
`SessionEntry` loses `rtc: Arc<Mutex<RtcSession>>`, gains `cmd_tx: mpsc::Sender<MediaCmd>`
|
||
(cloned per-entry; cheap). `tap_url` stays (the thread reads it when spawning the engine).
|
||
`tap_conn: Option<TapConn>` moves onto the media thread (the thread owns it after spawn).
|
||
|
||
- `AppState::create_session` → sends a `Register { tap_url, reply }` command to the media
|
||
thread; the **thread** constructs `RtcSession::new()` (saves a cross-thread move of the
|
||
struct + keeps all `RtcSession` construction on the thread that owns it). The thread
|
||
replies with `(id, cmd_tx_for_this_session)`; axum stores `SessionEntry { cmd_tx, tap_url,
|
||
tap_conn: None }`.
|
||
- `AppState::get(id)` (SDP path) → `cmd_tx.send(AcceptOffer { ... }).await` + `reply.await`.
|
||
Cold-path; the axum handler is async.
|
||
- `AppState::close(id)` → `cmd_tx.send(Delete { id, reply }).await` + `reply.await`. The
|
||
reply returns after the TapEngine teardown completes on the thread.
|
||
- `spawn_poll_task` → `spawn_media_thread`: constructs the channels, spawns the std thread,
|
||
stores `cmd_tx` + `join` in `AppState`. Same idempotent-guard pattern.
|
||
|
||
### 4.4 TapEngine extension
|
||
|
||
`spawn_tap_engine` returns a third channel end: `advisory_tx: mpsc::Sender<AdvisoryEvent>`.
|
||
The pump loop, on receiving `speech_started` / `speech_stopped` from the brain (slice-3
|
||
already decodes these in the tap protocol layer — `protocol_events.rs`), pushes the
|
||
corresponding `AdvisoryEvent` into `advisory_tx`. If the channel is full, drop + count
|
||
(hot-path "drop + observe" policy; an advisory is a hint, not a command). The `Reflex`
|
||
wrapper holds `advisory_rx`.
|
||
|
||
### 4.5 `MockRealtimeBrain` extension
|
||
|
||
`rutster-brain-realtime/src/mock.rs` gains a programmable advisory schedule: the test can
|
||
register "after N `audio_in` frames received, send `speech_started`" and "after M more,
|
||
send `speech_stopped`". The mock already asserts `turn_detection: null` on
|
||
`session.update` (slice-3's S4 lock); slice-4 keeps that assertion.
|
||
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
## 5. Data flow
|
||
|
||
### 5.1 Barge-in (the kill) — primary path: local VAD, zero brain round-trip
|
||
|
||
```
|
||
1. caller speaks into mic → peer RTP → str0m decode → on_pcm_frame
|
||
→ LocalVadReflex::on_pcm_frame INSPECTS the frame FIRST:
|
||
• rms(frame) computed (~480 muls, < 1 µs)
|
||
• if rms ≥ VAD_RMS_THRESHOLD: streak++; if streak ≥ VAD_DEBOUNCE_FRAMES (3 = 60 ms) → TRIP
|
||
• on trip: try_send(AdvisoryEvent::SpeechStarted) into advisory_tx (same channel as
|
||
brain's advisories) → disarm until caller goes quiet
|
||
→ THEN delegates to inner.on_pcm_frame(frame) → tx_pcm_in → TapClient → audio_in (WS) → brain
|
||
2. [THREE HOPS HAPPEN HERE, ON THE BRAIN SIDE — NOT on the kill path]:
|
||
- brain's ASR-VAD fires (~300 ms later, slower but more accurate)
|
||
- brain sends speech_started back over WS
|
||
- TapEngine → advisory_tx (the SAME mpsc; both sources feed one channel)
|
||
3. media thread next 20 ms tick → Reflex::next_pcm_frame → drain_advisories:
|
||
• The LOCAL VAD's SpeechStarted arrives FIRST (it was pushed in step 1, same thread,
|
||
no WS hop) → muted=true; epoch++; inner.barge_in_flush() (ring cleared + rx_audio_out drained)
|
||
• The brain's SpeechStarted arrives ~300 ms LATER → Reflex sees muted=true already
|
||
→ re-barge (epoch++, barge_in_flush again — harmless, mute stays)
|
||
→ returns None (silence) for this + subsequent ticks while muted
|
||
4. loop_driver::drive pulls None from pipe → encodes Opus silence → peer hears silence
|
||
(the brain's in-flight audio_out frames are dropped; no overlap with caller's speech)
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
**Latency budget:** caller speaks → kill fires in ≤ 60 ms (3 debounce frames × 20 ms tick) +
|
||
one tick to drain the advisory + apply the kill = ≤ 80 ms wallclock. Zero brain round-trip
|
||
on the primary path. (The brain's ASR-VAD advisory arrives ~300 ms later — it confirms the
|
||
kill but doesn't gate it.) This is what ARCHITECTURE.md:80 demands ("the brain round-trip is
|
||
too slow to enforce them") and the proof wedge #1 rests on.
|
||
|
||
### 5.2 Resume (the un-mute)
|
||
|
||
```
|
||
1. brain decides to yield/respond → sends a fresh audio_out frame
|
||
(provably post-barge: barge_in_flush drained rx_audio_out)
|
||
2. TapClient → audio_out (WS) → TapEngine → tx_audio_out → rx_audio_out → playout ring
|
||
3. media thread 20 ms tick → Reflex::next_pcm_frame → drain_advisories (empty)
|
||
→ muted=true → inner.next_pcm_frame() returns Some(f) (fresh brain audio)
|
||
→ muted=false; return Some(f)
|
||
4. loop_driver encodes + writes → peer hears the brain's new response
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
### 5.3 Cold-path (axum ↔ media thread)
|
||
|
||
```
|
||
- POST /v1/sessions → AppState::create_session → MediaCmd::Register → thread constructs RtcSession → reply(id)
|
||
- POST /v1/sessions/{id}/offer → AppState::get + cmd_tx.send(AcceptOffer) → thread.lock(session).accept_offer(sdp) → reply(answer)
|
||
- DELETE /v1/sessions/{id} → AppState::close → cmd_tx.send(Delete) → thread: fire close_tx, bounded-await engine task teardown → reply
|
||
- graceful shutdown → cmd_tx.send(Shutdown) → thread drains + drops → reply → join
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
## 6. Why these decisions
|
||
|
||
### 6.1 Why both, local VAD primary (revised after adversarial review)
|
||
|
||
The initial brainstorming landed on advisory-only for MVP (cheapest path to a working
|
||
barge-in; the brain's VAD already runs for STT). The 2026-07-01 adversarial review surfaced
|
||
the load-bearing problem with that choice: README:98-100 + ARCHITECTURE.md:79-81 rest the
|
||
wedge on "local reflexes that don't need the brain — VAD killing TTS the instant the caller
|
||
speaks." Advisory-only puts the brain round-trip in the trigger path (brain VAD → WS →
|
||
TapEngine → mpsc → Reflex); the kill DECISION is in-core but the TRIGGER SOURCE crossed
|
||
the brain. The spearhead's step 4 would prove a reflex that depends on the brain — the
|
||
opposite of the property steps 1-4 exist to prove.
|
||
|
||
The revision: **local VAD in `on_pcm_frame` is the primary trigger** (RMS/energy detector on
|
||
the dedicated thread, in the 20 ms loop, zero brain round-trip — the actual wedge-#1 proof).
|
||
Slice-3's advisory becomes the **secondary/confirmation** signal — the brain's ASR-quality
|
||
VAD confirms the local kill ~300 ms later (slower but more accurate — it knows words, not
|
||
just energy). The two sources feed the SAME advisory mpsc; the `Reflex` wrapper drains them
|
||
uniformly. The composition is `LocalVadReflex<Reflex<TapAudioPipe>>` — the decorator pattern
|
||
from §6.4, which was originally specced as deferred to "when local VAD arrives." It arrived.
|
||
|
||
- The VAD itself (~25 lines: RMS, threshold, debounce) is in scope. The **tuning framework**
|
||
(configurable thresholds, per-environment calibration, adaptive noise floor) is deferred —
|
||
the MVP ships a single `const` threshold + N-frame debounce, exercised by the e2e test
|
||
with a synthetic loud signal.
|
||
- Slice-3's advisory plumbing + `MockRealtimeBrain` schedule aren't wasted — they become
|
||
the secondary path, still exercised by the e2e test (the brain's advisory fires SLIGHTLY
|
||
after the local VAD; both feeds land in the Reflex's drain).
|
||
- The `Reflex<P>` wrapper shape already supported composition — no structural rework, just
|
||
a new `LocalVadReflex<P>` decorator landing in scope (Task 2b in the plan).
|
||
|
||
### 6.2 Why resume on first fresh `audio_out` (not `speech_stopped`)
|
||
|
||
- The "the brain has yielded and started a new response" condition is provably signaled by
|
||
the first `audio_out` frame after the barge — not by the caller's silence. `speech_stopped`
|
||
fires between words; resuming on it un-mutes too early (inter-word-gap overlap).
|
||
- The `barge_in_flush` drain of `rx_audio_out` makes the resume race-free: the first
|
||
`audio_out` observed post-barge is provably post-barge (frames queued pre-barge are dropped
|
||
in the flush).
|
||
|
||
### 6.3 Why a single dedicated thread (not per-session)
|
||
|
||
- Spearhead scale: one loopback peer in dev; even at low PSTN concurrency (slice-5), one
|
||
thread drives dozens of sessions in 10 ms.
|
||
- The command-channel seam between axum and the thread makes the graduation to a threadpool
|
||
shard localized — when per-CPU-shard threading arrives, it's a fan-out of the
|
||
`cmd_rx`/`HashMap` shape, not a redesign.
|
||
- Per-session threads arrive when load demands; the spearhead's "shortest blocking path"
|
||
rule dislikes spawning work per session that may not need it (pre-ICE-connected sessions
|
||
would redundantly spin).
|
||
|
||
### 6.4 Why `Reflex<P>` as a wrapper (not inline in `TapAudioPipe`)
|
||
|
||
- Composition: `LocalVadReflex<P>` composes outside the advisory `Reflex<P>` (§6.1), the
|
||
same way `Reflex<TapAudioPipe>` composes. The pattern (decorator over `AudioPipe`) stacks
|
||
the two trigger sources without restructuring either.
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- The seam: `loop_driver.rs` byte-identical (still calls `pipe.next_pcm_frame()`). If the
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reflex lived inline in `TapAudioPipe`, the binary-side wiring would still change but the
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`TapAudioPipe` module itself would grow the reflex state — less isolated.
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- The payoff is realized this slice, not deferred: two stacked reflexes (local-VAD primary +
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advisory secondary) live as independent, separately-testable decorators rather than one
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module's commingled state. Keeping them as wrappers is what makes that separation free.
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### 6.5 Why `barge_in_flush` on `AudioPipe` (not just `clear_playout_ring`)
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- `clear_playout_ring` (slice-2) clears the *ring*. `barge_in_flush` clears the ring AND
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drains the *inbound brain queue* (`rx_audio_out`). The distinction matters: on a brain
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disconnect (slice-2's case), the brain is gone — `rx_audio_out` will drain itself on the
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next `Disconnected` `try_recv`. On a barge-in, the brain is alive and may have queued
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frames pre-barge that would un-mute immediately if not drained here. Two different
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"clear the playout path" semantics, two methods.
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---
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## 7. Done-criteria
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1. `cargo test --all` passes (stable + 1.85, the CI matrix).
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2. `cargo fmt --check` + `cargo clippy -- -D warnings` clean.
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3. `loop_driver.rs` + `rtc_session.rs` **byte-identical** to slice-3 — CI-asserted via
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`git diff --exit-code main -- crates/rutster-media/src/loop_driver.rs
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crates/rutster-media/src/rtc_session.rs` (the §8.5 #6 seam gate, restated for slice-4).
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4. Dedicated media thread drives sessions off the tokio pool; `MediaThread` integration test
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passes (AcceptOffer / Delete / Shutdown).
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5. `Reflex` state-machine unit tests all pass:
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- `SpeechStarted` → next `next_pcm_frame` returns None even if ring has frames.
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- `SpeechStarted` then `inner.next_pcm_frame()=Some` → un-mutes, returns the frame.
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- `SpeechStopped` during Muted → stays Muted.
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- `SpeechStopped` during Playing → no-op.
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- Duplicate `SpeechStarted` re-flushes + stays Muted.
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- Metrics counters (`barge_in_count`, `frames_suppressed`) increment correctly.
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- `advisory_rx` full → `advisory_dropped` increments, no panic.
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6. `LocalVadReflex` unit tests pass:
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- RMS computation verified against a known-loud + known-quiet frame.
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- Debounce: N-1 above-threshold frames do NOT trip; the Nth does.
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- Re-arm: above-threshold → trip; below-threshold → re-arm; next streak trips again.
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- `on_pcm_frame` ALWAYS delegates to inner (caller audio reaches the brain even during barge).
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7. `barge_in_flush` unit tests pass (ring + `rx_audio_out` drain).
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8. Barge-in e2e (PRIMARY PATH, proves wedge #1): synthetic loud caller audio → playout killed
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within ≤4 ticks (≤80 ms wallclock: 3 debounce + 1 drain+apply) **WITHOUT any brain advisory**.
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The brain's `speech_started` advisory arrives later + is a no-op (mute already applied).
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9. Barge-in e2e (SECONDARY PATH, exercises slice-3 advisory plumbing): `MockRealtimeBrain`
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emits `speech_started` on schedule; local VAD is NOT tripped (quiet synthetic caller audio);
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advisory → kill → fresh `audio_out` → resume. Proves the advisory→reflex→kill path still works.
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10. S4 turn-ownership lock preserved: `MockRealtimeBrain` still asserts
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`turn_detection: null` on `session.update` (slice-3's #7, unchanged).
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11. `MockRealtimeBrain` extended to emit `speech_started`/`speech_stopped` on schedule.
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12. `cargo doc --no-deps` renders the new `reflex.rs` + `media_thread.rs` module/item docs
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cleanly (learner-facing comments present per AGENTS.md code style).
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---
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## 8. Open decisions
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- ~~Trigger source~~ — decided: **both, local VAD primary + advisory secondary** (revised after
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2026-07-01 adversarial review; initial brainstorming landed on advisory-only, the review
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surfaced that advisory-only contradicts wedge #1's "VAD killing TTS the instant the caller
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speaks, without the brain"). Local VAD in `on_pcm_frame` is the primary trigger; the brain's
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||
`speech_started`/`speech_stopped` advisory is the secondary/confirmation.
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||
- ~~Resume semantics~~ — decided: first fresh `audio_out` post-barge; `SpeechStopped`
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observational only.
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||
- ~~Thread model~~ — decided: single dedicated `std::thread`; per-session/threadpool deferred.
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||
- **`MockRealtimeBrain` advisory schedule API shape** — landed in §4.5 as a programmable
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||
"after N audio_in frames" schedule. Could alternatively be a free-form
|
||
`Vec<(trigger_frame_count, AdvisoryEvent)>` queue. The plan will pin the concrete API.
|
||
- **Thread shutdown ordering vs TapEngine teardown** — `Delete` command handler fires
|
||
`close_tx` + bounded-await the engine task (750 ms cap via
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||
`tokio::runtime::Handle::block_on(timeout(...))`); the reply oneshot returns after
|
||
teardown. Cold-path, std thread briefly enters the tokio runtime to await. Documented as
|
||
an acceptable deviation (not the 20 ms tick).
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||
|
||
---
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## 9. Cross-references
|
||
|
||
- [slice-1 spec](2026-06-28-slice-1-webrtc-loopback-design.md) — the media loop + the seam
|
||
(`AudioSource`/`AudioSink` traits in `rutster-media`); slice-1 §8.5 #6 is the seam gate
|
||
this slice re-affirms.
|
||
- [slice-2 spec](2026-06-28-slice-2-agent-tap-design.md) — the tap interface, the
|
||
`TapAudioPipe`, the core-authoritative playout buffer (§4.1), the `flush_tx` side-channel
|
||
pattern that the `advisory_rx` mirrors.
|
||
- slice-3 (merged `c30a452`) — `MockRealtimeBrain`, the translator, the
|
||
`speech_started`/`speech_stopped` protocol events, the S4 turn-ownership lock.
|
||
- [ADR-0002](../../adr/0002-north-star-and-fused-core.md) — fused vertical; the hot-path
|
||
hop invariant this slice re-affirms (§2.3 audit).
|
||
- [ADR-0008](../../adr/0008-fob-and-green-zone.md) — FOB/green-zone doctrine; the reflex is
|
||
a FOB member (hot-path, security-constitutive for turn-taking, differentiating).
|
||
- [ARCHITECTURE.md](../../ARCHITECTURE.md) — §"Media plane" ("Dedicated timing threads
|
||
for the 20ms loop, never the shared tokio pool" — this slice lands it); §"Biggest
|
||
technical risk" (the reflex loop *is* the remaining long pole).
|
||
- [PORT_PLAN.md](../../PORT_PLAN.md) — §Phasing, step 4 = barge-in.
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