Elevenlabs TTS websocket connection design

[fjprobos]

Hi,

I was able to make the minimal_assistant.py implementation work. Once I sorted out all the difficulties, it runs pretty well! Kudos for that 😃.

I have a question regarding the WebSocket connections used in the ElevenLabs TTS module. In my environment, I noticed that the WebSocket creation is being triggered every time the agent responds to the user. Consequently, the WebSocket is being closed every time the agent stops talking.

Questions:

• Is this a design decision? If so, could you please explain the rationale behind it?

• Is there a specific reason for not maintaining a persistent WebSocket connection throughout the session?

I believe closing and reopening the WebSocket repeatedly introduces unnecessary overhead. Maintaining one or a few stable connections throughout the session might be more efficient.

Looking forward to your insights on this.

Thank you!