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to the turn_handling, if i pass a dict which contains endpointing etc instead of passing the turnHandlingOpts class will it work?
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Thanks for reaching out, Mohammed. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
Thanks — I’m responding about whether you can pass a dict to 
turn_handling
instead of a 
TurnHandlingOptions
instance. Yes — you can pass a dictionary with keys like 
endpointing
, 
turn_detection
, and 
interruption
in place of the 
TurnHandlingOptions
class. The dict may contain nested objects, for example: • `turn_detection`: 
"vad"
, 
"stt"
, or a model instance • `endpointing`: 
{ "min_delay": 0.5, "max_delay": 3.0 }
• `interruption`: 
{ "mode": "...", "false_interruption_timeout": 2.0, "resume_false_interruption": true }
Note the units difference by language: Python uses seconds (e.g., 
2.0
), Node.js uses milliseconds (e.g., 
2000
). If you’d like, paste the dict you’re planning to use and I’ll confirm it’s structured correctly. Sources: Adaptive interruption handling | LiveKit Documentation | Turns overview | LiveKit Documentation | LiveKit turn detector plugin | LiveKit Documentation, with interactive elements
b
but in the code base i saw that 
TurnHandlingOptions
is passed to turn_handling if we pass a dict it will still work u mean?
t
You're right to check — yes, passing a dict will still work. The SDK accepts either a 
TurnHandlingOptions
instance or a plain dictionary. When you pass a dict, the code converts/consumes those keys the same way as the class fields (nested keys like 
endpointing
, 
turn_detection
, and 
interruption
are supported). Behavior and accepted keys are the same; just ensure the dict uses the expected key names and value types. One important detail: time units differ by language — Python expects seconds (e.g., 
2.0
), Node.js expects milliseconds (e.g., 
2000
). If you want, paste the exact dict you saw or plan to use and I’ll verify it against the expected structure. , with interactive elements
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