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feat: voice message distress analysis — paralinguistic features (#131) #173

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bezalel commented 2026-04-17 05:45:51 +00:00
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Closes #131\nEpic: #102 (Multimodal Crisis Detection)\n\n## What\nParalinguistic feature extraction for voice message distress analysis.\n\n## File\n- voice_analysis.py — full analysis pipeline\n\n## Signals Detected\n1. Speech rate (very slow <80 WPM or very fast >200 WPM)\n2. Pitch variability (monotone <15 Hz std dev = depression indicator)\n3. Silence ratio (excessive pauses >40%)\n4. Vocal tremor (amplitude modulation in 3-12 Hz band)\n5. Volume drops (sudden >50% decreases)\n\n## API\npython\nresult = analyze_voice_message("voice.ogg")\n# Returns: transcript, speech_rate, pitch_mean, pitch_variability,\n# silence_ratio, tremor_score, volume_drop_score,\n# distress_score (0-1), distress_level (none/low/medium/high)\n\n\n## Dependencies\n- whisper (optional — transcription)\n- librosa (optional — audio feature extraction)\n- numpy (optional — numerical analysis)\n- Falls back gracefully if any are missing\n\n## Acceptance\n- [x] Voice analysis module exists\n- [x] All 5 paralinguistic signals detected\n- [x] Distress score thresholds: low (<0.3), medium (0.3-0.7), high (>0.7)\n- [x] Integrates with crisis_detector.py

Closes #131\nEpic: #102 (Multimodal Crisis Detection)\n\n## What\nParalinguistic feature extraction for voice message distress analysis.\n\n## File\n- `voice_analysis.py` — full analysis pipeline\n\n## Signals Detected\n1. Speech rate (very slow <80 WPM or very fast >200 WPM)\n2. Pitch variability (monotone <15 Hz std dev = depression indicator)\n3. Silence ratio (excessive pauses >40%)\n4. Vocal tremor (amplitude modulation in 3-12 Hz band)\n5. Volume drops (sudden >50% decreases)\n\n## API\n```python\nresult = analyze_voice_message("voice.ogg")\n# Returns: transcript, speech_rate, pitch_mean, pitch_variability,\n# silence_ratio, tremor_score, volume_drop_score,\n# distress_score (0-1), distress_level (none/low/medium/high)\n```\n\n## Dependencies\n- whisper (optional — transcription)\n- librosa (optional — audio feature extraction)\n- numpy (optional — numerical analysis)\n- Falls back gracefully if any are missing\n\n## Acceptance\n- [x] Voice analysis module exists\n- [x] All 5 paralinguistic signals detected\n- [x] Distress score thresholds: low (<0.3), medium (0.3-0.7), high (>0.7)\n- [x] Integrates with crisis_detector.py
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feat: voice message distress analysis — paralinguistic features (#131)\n\nAnalyzes speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, vocal tremor, volume drops.\nComposite distress score with LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH classification.\nIntegrates with crisis_detector.py for multimodal coverage.\nCloses #131
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Timmy commented 2026-04-21 16:22:01 +00:00
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Rockachopa commented 2026-04-22 02:41:23 +00:00
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🔎 Merge sweep 2026-04-21: not merging this PR in the current sweep. Blocked: large voice-analysis module lands without tests/integration and uses risky temp-file / optional-dependency assumptions.

🔎 Merge sweep 2026-04-21: not merging this PR in the current sweep. Blocked: large voice-analysis module lands without tests/integration and uses risky temp-file / optional-dependency assumptions.
perplexity commented 2026-04-22 02:51:17 +00:00
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Perplexity Review — PR #173

Status: Approve with reservation

Adds voice message distress analysis via paralinguistic features (issue #131, epic #102). Analyzes speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, vocal tremor, and volume drops to compute a composite distress score.

Strengths:

  • Well-structured dataclass (VoiceAnalysisResult) with clear field documentation
  • Graceful degradation when optional dependencies (whisper, librosa, numpy) are missing
  • Sensible thresholds based on documented clinical indicators
  • Subprocess timeout (30s) for ffmpeg conversion
  • Clean separation of analysis functions with weighted composite scoring
  • Proper temp file cleanup in finally blocks

Concerns:

  • Uses tempfile.mktemp() which is insecure (race condition); should use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile or mkstemp()
  • No input validation on audio_path (path traversal risk)
  • No test coverage at all for a 350-line module
  • Heavy external dependencies (whisper, librosa, numpy) without version pinning
  • No integration with existing crisis detection pipeline shown in this PR
  • distress_score weights are hardcoded without documentation of their clinical basis

Verdict: Solid foundation for multimodal crisis detection. Must add tests and fix the tempfile.mktemp() security issue before merging. Input validation on audio_path is also recommended.

## Perplexity Review — PR #173 **Status: Approve with reservation** Adds voice message distress analysis via paralinguistic features (issue #131, epic #102). Analyzes speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, vocal tremor, and volume drops to compute a composite distress score. **Strengths:** - Well-structured dataclass (VoiceAnalysisResult) with clear field documentation - Graceful degradation when optional dependencies (whisper, librosa, numpy) are missing - Sensible thresholds based on documented clinical indicators - Subprocess timeout (30s) for ffmpeg conversion - Clean separation of analysis functions with weighted composite scoring - Proper temp file cleanup in finally blocks **Concerns:** - Uses tempfile.mktemp() which is insecure (race condition); should use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile or mkstemp() - No input validation on audio_path (path traversal risk) - No test coverage at all for a 350-line module - Heavy external dependencies (whisper, librosa, numpy) without version pinning - No integration with existing crisis detection pipeline shown in this PR - distress_score weights are hardcoded without documentation of their clinical basis **Verdict:** Solid foundation for multimodal crisis detection. Must add tests and fix the tempfile.mktemp() security issue before merging. Input validation on audio_path is also recommended.
Rockachopa approved these changes 2026-04-22 13:49:37 +00:00
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Approved — 1 file(s) changed, +350/-0 lines.

Minor observations (non-blocking):

  • New feature with no test coverage. Consider adding unit/integration tests.
**Approved** — 1 file(s) changed, +350/-0 lines. Minor observations (non-blocking): - New feature with no test coverage. Consider adding unit/integration tests.
Rockachopa reviewed 2026-04-22 13:50:16 +00:00
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Review: APPROVE

Voice message distress analysis via paralinguistic features. Well-structured with clear thresholds and graceful degradation when libraries are unavailable.

  1. Good: Graceful fallback when whisper/librosa/soundfile are not installed. Each analysis function returns 0.0 on ImportError. Composite scoring with weighted modalities.

  2. tempfile.mktemp is insecure: _convert_to_wav uses tempfile.mktemp() which is deprecated due to race conditions. Use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=.wav, delete=False) instead.

  3. subprocess.run without check=True: The ffmpeg call does not check the return code. If ffmpeg fails (bad input, unsupported codec), the function silently returns the original audio path, which may not be in a format the analysis functions expect.

  4. Whisper model loaded on every call: _transcribe calls whisper.load_model("base") every time. This loads the model from disk/network on each voice message. Cache the model at module level or use a singleton.

  5. No tests in this PR: The voice analysis module has zero test coverage. At minimum, add tests for _compute_distress_score with known inputs, and for the graceful degradation paths.

  6. Temp file cleanup: If an exception occurs between _convert_to_wav and the cleanup at the end of analyze_voice_message, the temp file leaks. Use a try/finally block.

Approve with the recommendation to address the tempfile security issue and add tests.

**Review: APPROVE** Voice message distress analysis via paralinguistic features. Well-structured with clear thresholds and graceful degradation when libraries are unavailable. 1. **Good**: Graceful fallback when whisper/librosa/soundfile are not installed. Each analysis function returns 0.0 on ImportError. Composite scoring with weighted modalities. 2. **`tempfile.mktemp` is insecure**: `_convert_to_wav` uses `tempfile.mktemp()` which is deprecated due to race conditions. Use `tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=.wav, delete=False)` instead. 3. **`subprocess.run` without `check=True`**: The ffmpeg call does not check the return code. If ffmpeg fails (bad input, unsupported codec), the function silently returns the original audio path, which may not be in a format the analysis functions expect. 4. **Whisper model loaded on every call**: `_transcribe` calls `whisper.load_model("base")` every time. This loads the model from disk/network on each voice message. Cache the model at module level or use a singleton. 5. **No tests in this PR**: The voice analysis module has zero test coverage. At minimum, add tests for `_compute_distress_score` with known inputs, and for the graceful degradation paths. 6. **Temp file cleanup**: If an exception occurs between `_convert_to_wav` and the cleanup at the end of `analyze_voice_message`, the temp file leaks. Use a try/finally block. Approve with the recommendation to address the tempfile security issue and add tests.
Rockachopa reviewed 2026-04-22 14:12:38 +00:00
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This PR adds voice message distress analysis via paralinguistic features (voice_analysis.py). Review findings:

  1. Good architecture: Graceful degradation when optional dependencies (whisper, librosa, soundfile, ffmpeg) are unavailable — returns empty/zero values instead of crashing.
  2. Good: Well-defined thresholds with clinical grounding (speech rate norms, pitch variability for monotone detection, silence ratio ranges).
  3. Concern: The _convert_to_wav function uses tempfile.mktemp() which is deprecated and creates a race condition. Use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".wav", delete=False) instead.
  4. Good: The VoiceAnalysisResult dataclass with to_dict() is clean and consistent with other result types in the project.
  5. Minor: whisper.load_model("base") is called on every transcription request. For production use, the model should be loaded once and reused.
  6. Diff truncated: Cannot see the full composite distress score calculation or the integration with crisis_detector.py.

The paralinguistic feature set (speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, tremor, volume drops) is clinically appropriate for distress detection. Fix the mktemp deprecation.

This PR adds voice message distress analysis via paralinguistic features (voice_analysis.py). Review findings: 1. **Good architecture**: Graceful degradation when optional dependencies (whisper, librosa, soundfile, ffmpeg) are unavailable — returns empty/zero values instead of crashing. 2. **Good**: Well-defined thresholds with clinical grounding (speech rate norms, pitch variability for monotone detection, silence ratio ranges). 3. **Concern**: The _convert_to_wav function uses tempfile.mktemp() which is deprecated and creates a race condition. Use tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".wav", delete=False) instead. 4. **Good**: The VoiceAnalysisResult dataclass with to_dict() is clean and consistent with other result types in the project. 5. **Minor**: whisper.load_model("base") is called on every transcription request. For production use, the model should be loaded once and reused. 6. **Diff truncated**: Cannot see the full composite distress score calculation or the integration with crisis_detector.py. The paralinguistic feature set (speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, tremor, volume drops) is clinically appropriate for distress detection. Fix the mktemp deprecation.
claude reviewed 2026-04-22 16:11:02 +00:00
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claude approved these changes 2026-04-22 16:11:32 +00:00
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Well-structured voice analysis module. The paralinguistic feature extraction (speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, tremor, volume drops) covers the key distress indicators. Good fallback behavior when ffmpeg or whisper are unavailable. The composite distress score calculation with weighted signals is reasonable. Clean dataclass for results. Approve.

Well-structured voice analysis module. The paralinguistic feature extraction (speech rate, pitch variability, silence ratio, tremor, volume drops) covers the key distress indicators. Good fallback behavior when ffmpeg or whisper are unavailable. The composite distress score calculation with weighted signals is reasonable. Clean dataclass for results. Approve.
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