hermes-agent/tests/plugins
kshitijk4poor 00ec0b617c feat(tts): add register_tts_provider() plugin hook (closes #30398)
Adds a `TTSProvider(ABC)` + `register_tts_provider()` extension point
to the plugin context API, **alongside** the existing config-driven
`tts.providers.<name>: type: command` registry from PR #17843. This is
additive — the command-provider surface stays as the primary way to
add a TTS backend.

The hook covers cases the shell-template grammar can't reasonably
express:

- Native Python SDKs without a CLI (Cartesia, Fish Audio, etc.)
- Streaming synthesis (chunked Opus → voice-bubble delivery)
- Voice metadata API for the `hermes tools` picker
- OAuth-refreshing auth flows

None of the 10 inline built-in providers (`edge`, `openai`,
`elevenlabs`, `minimax`, `gemini`, `mistral`, `xai`, `piper`,
`kittentts`, `neutts`) are migrated to plugins. They stay inline. The
hook is for *new* engines that aren't built-in.

## Resolution order

The dispatcher's resolution order is the load-bearing invariant:

1. `tts.provider` is a built-in name → built-in dispatch. **Always wins.**
2. `tts.provider` matches `tts.providers.<name>` with `command:` set
   → command-provider dispatch (PR #17843).
3. `tts.provider` matches a plugin-registered `TTSProvider`
   → plugin dispatch (new).
4. No match → falls through to Edge TTS default (legacy behavior).

Built-ins-always-win is enforced at THREE layers:
- Registry: `register_provider()` rejects shadowing names with a warning.
- Dispatcher: `_dispatch_to_plugin_provider()` short-circuits built-in
  names defensively before consulting the registry.
- Picker: `_plugin_tts_providers()` filters built-in shadows out of
  the `hermes tools` row list defensively.

Command-providers-win-over-plugins is enforced at TWO layers:
- The caller in `text_to_speech_tool` checks
  `_resolve_command_provider_config` first.
- `_dispatch_to_plugin_provider` re-checks for a same-name command
  config defensively so a refactor of the caller can't silently break
  the invariant.

## New files

- `agent/tts_provider.py` — `TTSProvider(ABC)` with `synthesize()` (required),
  `list_voices()`, `list_models()`, `get_setup_schema()`, `stream()`,
  `voice_compatible` (all optional with sane defaults). Mirrors
  `agent/image_gen_provider.py` shape.
- `agent/tts_registry.py` — `register_provider`/`get_provider`/`list_providers`
  with `_BUILTIN_NAMES` reject-shadowing invariant. Mirrors
  `agent/image_gen_registry.py` shape.
- `plugins/tts/...` directory ready for community plugins (none shipped).

## Modified files

- `hermes_cli/plugins.py` — `register_tts_provider()` method on
  `PluginContext`. Matches the gating shape of
  `register_image_gen_provider()` / `register_browser_provider()`.
- `tools/tts_tool.py` — `_dispatch_to_plugin_provider()` +
  `_plugin_provider_is_voice_compatible()` + walrus-elif wiring into
  the main dispatcher. Built-in elif chain untouched.
- `hermes_cli/tools_config.py` — `_plugin_tts_providers()` injects
  plugin rows into the Text-to-Speech picker category alongside the
  10 hardcoded built-in rows.

## Tests

- `tests/agent/test_tts_registry.py` — 47 tests covering registration,
  lookup, ABC contract, helpers, AND a `TestBuiltinSync` regression
  test that fails if `agent.tts_registry._BUILTIN_NAMES` drifts from
  `tools.tts_tool.BUILTIN_TTS_PROVIDERS` (kept duplicated due to
  circular import constraints).
- `tests/tools/test_tts_plugin_dispatch.py` — 35 tests covering
  built-in-always-wins, command-wins-over-plugin, plugin dispatch,
  exception passthrough, voice_compatible helper.
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_tts_picker.py` — 10 tests covering the
  picker surface, builtin shadowing defense, integration with
  `_visible_providers`.
- `tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_tts_registration.py` — 3 end-to-end
  tests via `PluginManager.discover_and_load()`.
- `tests/plugins/tts/check_parity_vs_main.py` — 9-scenario subprocess
  parity harness vs `origin/main`. The only intentional diff is
  `fallback_edge → plugin` for the `plugin-installed` scenario.

## Verification

- 95/95 new tests pass.
- 170/170 pre-existing TTS tests (test_tts_command_providers,
  test_tts_max_text_length, test_tts_speed, etc.) pass unchanged.
- Parity harness against `origin/main`: 8 OK + 1 expected DIFF.
- E2E smoke: a registered plugin's `synthesize()` is called via
  `text_to_speech_tool` with the standard JSON envelope returned.
- Ruff clean on all touched files.

## Docs

- `website/docs/user-guide/features/tts.md` — new "Python plugin
  providers" section with a decision table (command-provider vs
  plugin), minimal plugin example, and the optional-hook reference.
- `website/docs/user-guide/features/plugins.md` — TTS row updated to
  mention both surfaces (command-provider primary, plugin for
  SDK/streaming).

Closes #30398
2026-05-24 18:04:54 -07:00
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browser fix(browser): self-review pass — dead-import, log levels, future-proofing 2026-05-17 04:04:15 -07:00
image_gen refactor(image_gen): port FAL backend to plugins/image_gen/fal 2026-05-22 04:10:45 -07:00
memory fix(memory): skip OpenViking upload symlinks 2026-05-14 07:48:03 -07:00
model_providers fix(opencode-go): emit Kimi reasoning_effort, match KimiProfile shape 2026-05-23 02:20:28 -07:00
tts feat(tts): add register_tts_provider() plugin hook (closes #30398) 2026-05-24 18:04:54 -07:00
video_gen chore: ruff auto-fix PLR6201 resweep — tuple → set in membership tests (#27355) 2026-05-17 02:29:41 -07:00
web test: use subprocesses for each test file (#29016) 2026-05-21 16:40:04 +05:30
__init__.py fix: mem0 API v2 compat, prefetch context fencing, secret redaction (#5423) 2026-04-05 22:43:33 -07:00
test_achievements_plugin.py test: use subprocesses for each test file (#29016) 2026-05-21 16:40:04 +05:30
test_disk_cleanup_plugin.py feat(plugins): make all plugins opt-in by default 2026-04-20 04:46:45 -07:00
test_google_meet_audio.py feat(plugins): google_meet \u2014 join, transcribe, speak, follow up (#16364) 2026-04-27 06:22:25 -07:00
test_google_meet_node.py feat(plugins): google_meet \u2014 join, transcribe, speak, follow up (#16364) 2026-04-27 06:22:25 -07:00
test_google_meet_plugin.py feat(plugins): google_meet \u2014 join, transcribe, speak, follow up (#16364) 2026-04-27 06:22:25 -07:00
test_google_meet_realtime.py feat(plugins): google_meet \u2014 join, transcribe, speak, follow up (#16364) 2026-04-27 06:22:25 -07:00
test_kanban_dashboard_plugin.py fix(kanban-dashboard): restore implementations dropped during salvages (#28481) 2026-05-18 21:54:56 -07:00
test_kanban_worker_runs.py feat(kanban): worker visibility endpoints (workers/active, runs/{id}, inspect) 2026-05-18 21:01:47 -07:00
test_langfuse_plugin.py fix(langfuse): complete observability fix — trace I/O, tool outputs, placeholder credentials (closes #22342, #22763) (#26320) 2026-05-15 05:04:02 -07:00
test_retaindb_plugin.py test: speed up slow tests (backoff + subprocess + IMDS network) (#11797) 2026-04-17 14:21:22 -07:00
test_teams_pipeline_plugin.py fix(teams-pipeline): fill in missing delivery URL in adapter-reuse test 2026-05-08 12:00:09 -07:00