guidellm.backends.openai.websocket
WebSocket backend for vLLM-compatible realtime audio transcription.
Implements the JSON event protocol used by vLLM's /v1/realtime endpoint: session.created → session.update → input_audio_buffer.append → input_audio_buffer.commit (final: false starts transcription, then final: true ends the audio stream) → transcription.delta / transcription.done.
OpenAIWebSocketBackend
Bases: Backend
WebSocket client for realtime (streaming) audio transcription.
Connects to a vLLM-style /v1/realtime WebSocket, streams PCM16 audio chunks, and maps transcription.* events into GenerationResponse with timings.
Example: :: args = OpenAIWebSocketBackendArgs( target="http://localhost:8000", model="my-model", ) backend = OpenAIWebSocketBackend(args)
await backend.process_startup()
async for response, request_info in backend.resolve(request, info):
...
await backend.process_shutdown()
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
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info property
Return a snapshot of backend configuration for logging or debugging.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
dict[str, Any] | Dict of target, model, WebSocket path, timeouts, and validation opts. |
websocket_path property
HTTP path segment on the host used for the WebSocket URL.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str | Resolved path from |
__init__(arguments)
Initialize the WebSocket backend from validated args.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
arguments | OpenAIWebSocketBackendArgs | Typed configuration including target, model, and paths. | required |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
available_models() async
List model IDs from GET /v1/models on the HTTP target.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
list[str] | Model identifiers from the OpenAI-style payload. |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If the client is not started or the response is invalid. |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
default_model() async
Return the configured model, or the first from available_models if empty.
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
str | Non-empty model name when discoverable; otherwise |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
process_shutdown() async
Close the HTTP client and reset process-local state.
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If the backend was not started. |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
process_startup() async
Create the shared :class:httpx.AsyncClient used for health and /v1/models.
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If the backend was already started in this process. |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
resolve(request, request_info, history=None) async
Stream one realtime transcription over WebSocket for a single audio column.
Delegates event interpretation to the registered :class:~guidellm.backends.openai.request_handlers.OpenAIWSRequestHandler via add_streaming_event / compile_streaming, while this method handles only I/O and timing.
:yields: (response_or_none, request_info) until stream completion.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
request | GenerationRequest | Must contain exactly one | required |
request_info | RequestInfo | Timings updated as events arrive. | required |
history | list[tuple[GenerationRequest, GenerationResponse | None]] | None | Not supported; raises | None |
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
NotImplementedError | If |
RuntimeError | If the client is not started, model is missing, or the peer returns an error event. |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
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validate() async
Run the configured HTTP probe (same semantics as openai_http).
Raises:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
RuntimeError | If the client is not started or the probe fails. |
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
OpenAIWebSocketBackendArgs
Bases: BackendArgs
Typed configuration for :class:OpenAIWebSocketBackend.
Source code in src/guidellm/backends/openai/websocket.py
strip_target(value) classmethod
Strip trailing slashes and /v1 suffix from the target URL.
validate_request_format(v) classmethod
Validate request_format against allowed WebSocket paths.