RobotecAI/rai

Support audio in multimodal messages

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#370 opened on Jan 16, 2025

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

LLM APIs have started supporting audio input, so it would be beneficial for RAIMultimodalMessages to support audio as well.

Describe the solution you'd like MultimodalMessage class (https://github.com/RobotecAI/rai/blob/5d3a8f33f20e6ccfebf4fecceb3ef7d2bc70d0d1/src/rai/rai/messages/multimodal.py#L38) should support audio input.

Describe alternatives you've considered

This is the only suitable solution within the current architecture.

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Research direction
Examine the MultimodalMessage class in src/rai/rai/messages/multimodal.py to see how text and images are handled, then research how to integrate audio data (e.g., base64 encoding or file path) into the message structure. Look at how other frameworks (e.g., OpenAI API) support audio in multimodal messages for reference.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backendai
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Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
PythonBasic understanding of multimodal messages
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65