WebSocket transport

RealtimeTransport is the frame channel between the voice session’s control logic and the wire. The built-in URLSessionWebSocketTransport is a thin URLSessionWebSocketTask adapter with no external dependencies. For writing your own transport — including a mock for unit tests — see Custom transport.

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RealtimeTransport protocol

public protocol RealtimeTransport: Sendable {
    func connect() async throws
    func send(_ json: String) async throws
    var events: AsyncStream<String> { get }
    func close() async
}

public enum RealtimeTransportError: Error, Equatable {
    case notConnected
    case alreadyConnected
}

Frames are plain JSON strings. connect() may return before the WebSocket handshake completes; a failed handshake surfaces as events finishing or the next send throwing, not necessarily from connect() itself.

Note

events must be a nonisolated let so the protocol’s synchronous getter is satisfied from outside the actor. Store the AsyncStream.Continuation as a matching nonisolated let and drive it from inside the actor — the pattern URLSessionWebSocketTransport uses.

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URLSessionWebSocketTransport

The live implementation — a thin URLSessionWebSocketTask adapter with no external dependencies.

public actor URLSessionWebSocketTransport: RealtimeTransport {
    public init(
        url: URL = URL(string: "wss://api.openai.com/v1/realtime")!,
        model: String = "gpt-realtime",
        apiKey: String,
        headers: [String: String] = [:],
        session: URLSession = .shared
    )
}

Parameters

Parameter	Default	Notes
url	wss://api.openai.com/v1/realtime	Base WebSocket endpoint
model	"gpt-realtime"	Appended as ?model=… to the URL automatically
apiKey	—	Sent as Authorization: Bearer <apiKey>
headers	[:]	Additional request headers merged with the Authorization header
session	.shared	Inject a custom URLSession for testing or proxy configuration

model is appended as a query parameter (?model=…) to the URL on init. One instance per connection — construct a new one to reconnect after a close.

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Usage

import AgentSquad

// Minimal — just an API key
let transport = URLSessionWebSocketTransport(
    apiKey: "sk-..."
)

// Custom endpoint (e.g. Azure OpenAI or a proxy)
let transport = URLSessionWebSocketTransport(
    url: URL(string: "wss://my-proxy.example.com/v1/realtime")!,
    model: "gpt-4o-realtime-preview",
    apiKey: myToken,
    headers: ["X-Request-ID": requestId]
)

let assistant = OpenAIVoiceAssistant(
    name: "voice-assistant",
    transport: transport,
    tools: myToolProvider,
    userId: "u1",
    sessionId: UUID().uuidString
)

Caution

One URLSessionWebSocketTransport instance represents one connection. Never share an instance between two assistants or across reconnects — construct a fresh one each time.

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How the receive loop works

connect() resumes the URLSessionWebSocketTask and launches an internal receive() loop. Because URLSessionWebSocketTask.receive() must be re-armed after each message, the loop calls it in a while !Task.isCancelled cycle and yields each text frame to events. When the task errors or the loop is cancelled, the continuation finishes — ending the session’s pump.

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Related pages

• Voice overview — RealtimeRuntime, protocols, and event reference
• Custom transport — mock transport for unit tests and custom backend implementations
• OpenAIVoiceAssistant — single-LLM built-in
• OpenAIGroundedVoiceAssistant — grounded two-phase built-in