create UserInterruptAgent with connection to UI

src/control_backend/agents/actuation/robot_gesture_agent.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class RobotGestureAgent(BaseAgent):
     address = ""
     bind = False
     gesture_data = []
+    single_gesture_data = []
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ class RobotGestureAgent(BaseAgent):
         address=settings.zmq_settings.ri_command_address,
         bind=False,
         gesture_data=None,
+        single_gesture_data=None,
     ):
         self.gesture_data = gesture_data or []
+        self.single_gesture_data = single_gesture_data or []
         super().__init__(name)
         self.address = address
         self.bind = bind
@@ -99,7 +102,13 @@ class RobotGestureAgent(BaseAgent):
                         gesture_command.data,
                     )
                     return
-
+            elif gesture_command.endpoint == RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE:
+                if gesture_command.data not in self.single_gesture_data:
+                    self.logger.warning(
+                        "Received gesture '%s' which is not in available gestures. Early returning",
+                        gesture_command.data,
+                    )
+                    return
             await self.pubsocket.send_json(gesture_command.model_dump())
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception("Error processing internal message.")

src/control_backend/agents/communication/ri_communication_agent.py

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(BaseAgent):
                             self._req_socket.bind(addr)
                 case "actuation":
                     gesture_data = port_data.get("gestures", [])
+                    single_gesture_data = port_data.get("single_gestures", [])
                     robot_speech_agent = RobotSpeechAgent(
                         settings.agent_settings.robot_speech_name,
                         address=addr,
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ class RICommunicationAgent(BaseAgent):
                         address=addr,
                         bind=bind,
                         gesture_data=gesture_data,
+                        single_gesture_data=single_gesture_data,
                     )
                     await robot_speech_agent.start()
                     await asyncio.sleep(0.1)  # Small delay

src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import json
+
+import zmq
+from zmq.asyncio import Context
+
+from control_backend.agents import BaseAgent
+from control_backend.core.agent_system import InternalMessage
+from control_backend.core.config import settings
+from control_backend.schemas.ri_message import GestureCommand, RIEndpoint, SpeechCommand
+
+
+class UserInterruptAgent(BaseAgent):
+    """
+    User Interrupt Agent.
+
+    This agent receives button_pressed events from the external HTTP API
+    (via ZMQ) and uses the associated context to trigger one of the following actions:
+
+    - Send a prioritized message to the `RobotSpeechAgent`
+    - Send a prioritized gesture to the `RobotGestureAgent`
+    - Send a belief override to the `BDIProgramManager`in order to activate a
+        trigger/conditional norm or complete a goal.
+
+    Prioritized actions clear the current RI queue before inserting the new item,
+    ensuring they are executed immediately after Pepper's current action has been fulfilled.
+
+    :ivar sub_socket: The ZMQ SUB socket used to receive user intterupts.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.sub_socket = None
+
+    async def _receive_button_event(self):
+        """
+        The behaviour of the UserInterruptAgent.
+        Continuous loop that receives button_pressed events from the button_pressed HTTP endpoint.
+        These events contain a type and a context.
+
+        These are the different types and contexts:
+        - type: "speech", context: string that the robot has to say.
+        - type: "gesture", context: single gesture name that the robot has to perform.
+        - type: "override", context: belief_id that overrides the goal/trigger/conditional norm.
+        """
+        while True:
+            topic, body = await self.sub_socket.recv_multipart()
+
+            try:
+                event_data = json.loads(body)
+                event_type = event_data.get("type")  # e.g., "speech", "gesture"
+                event_context = event_data.get("context")  # e.g., "Hello, I am Pepper!"
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                self.logger.error("Received invalid JSON payload on topic %s", topic)
+                continue
+
+            if event_type == "speech":
+                await self._send_to_speech_agent(event_context)
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Forwarded button press (speech) with context '%s' to RobotSpeechAgent.",
+                    event_context,
+                )
+            elif event_type == "gesture":
+                await self._send_to_gesture_agent(event_context)
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Forwarded button press (gesture) with context '%s' to RobotGestureAgent.",
+                    event_context,
+                )
+            elif event_type == "override":
+                await self._send_to_program_manager(event_context)
+                self.logger.info(
+                    "Forwarded button press (override) with context '%s' to BDIProgramManager.",
+                    event_context,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Received button press with unknown type '%s' (context: '%s').",
+                    event_type,
+                    event_context,
+                )
+
+    async def _send_to_speech_agent(self, text_to_say: str):
+        """
+        method to send prioritized speech command to RobotSpeechAgent.
+
+        :param text_to_say: The string that the robot has to say.
+        """
+        cmd = SpeechCommand(data=text_to_say, is_priority=True)
+        out_msg = InternalMessage(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.robot_speech_name,
+            sender=self.name,
+            body=cmd.model_dump_json(),
+        )
+        await self.send(out_msg)
+
+    async def _send_to_gesture_agent(self, single_gesture_name: str):
+        """
+        method to send prioritized gesture command to RobotGestureAgent.
+
+        :param single_gesture_name: The gesture tag that the robot has to perform.
+        """
+        # the endpoint is set to always be GESTURE_SINGLE for user interrupts
+        cmd = GestureCommand(
+            endpoint=RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, data=single_gesture_name, is_priority=True
+        )
+        out_msg = InternalMessage(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.robot_gesture_name,
+            sender=self.name,
+            body=cmd.model_dump_json(),
+        )
+        await self.send(out_msg)
+
+    async def _send_to_program_manager(self, belief_id: str):
+        """
+        Send a button_override belief to the BDIProgramManager.
+
+        :param belief_id: The belief_id that overrides the goal/trigger/conditional norm.
+        this id can belong to a basic belief or an inferred belief.
+        See also: https://utrechtuniversity.youtrack.cloud/articles/N25B-A-27/UI-components
+        """
+        data = {"belief": belief_id}
+        message = InternalMessage(
+            to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_program_manager_name,
+            sender=self.name,
+            body=json.dumps(data),
+            thread="belief_override_id",
+        )
+        await self.send(message)
+        self.logger.info(
+            "Sent button_override belief with id '%s' to Program manager.",
+            belief_id,
+        )
+
+    async def setup(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the agent.
+
+        Connects the internal ZMQ SUB socket and subscribes to the 'button_pressed' topic.
+        Starts the background behavior to receive the user interrupts.
+        """
+        context = Context.instance()
+
+        self.sub_socket = context.socket(zmq.SUB)
+        self.sub_socket.connect(settings.zmq_settings.internal_sub_address)
+        self.sub_socket.subscribe("button_pressed")
+
+        self.add_behavior(self._receive_button_event())

src/control_backend/api/v1/endpoints/button_pressed.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import logging
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
+
+from control_backend.schemas.events import ButtonPressedEvent
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.post("/button_pressed", status_code=202)
+async def receive_button_event(event: ButtonPressedEvent, request: Request):
+    """
+    Endpoint to handle external button press events.
+
+    Validates the event payload and publishes it to the internal 'button_pressed' topic.
+    Subscribers (in this case user_interrupt_agent) will pick this up to trigger
+    specific behaviors or state changes.
+
+    :param event: The parsed ButtonPressedEvent object.
+    :param request: The FastAPI request object.
+    """
+    logger.debug("Received button event: %s | %s", event.type, event.context)
+
+    topic = b"button_pressed"
+    body = event.model_dump_json().encode()
+
+    pub_socket = request.app.state.endpoints_pub_socket
+    await pub_socket.send_multipart([topic, body])
+
+    return {"status": "Event received"}

src/control_backend/api/v1/router.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from fastapi.routing import APIRouter
 
-from control_backend.api.v1.endpoints import logs, message, program, robot, sse
+from control_backend.api.v1.endpoints import button_pressed, logs, message, program, robot, sse
 
 api_router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ api_router.include_router(robot.router, prefix="/robot", tags=["Pings", "Command
 api_router.include_router(logs.router, tags=["Logs"])
 
 api_router.include_router(program.router, tags=["Program"])
+
+api_router.include_router(button_pressed.router, tags=["Button Pressed Events"])

src/control_backend/core/config.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class AgentSettings(BaseModel):
     ri_communication_name: str = "ri_communication_agent"
     robot_speech_name: str = "robot_speech_agent"
     robot_gesture_name: str = "robot_gesture_agent"
+    user_interrupt_name: str = "user_interrupt_agent"
 
 
 class BehaviourSettings(BaseModel):

src/control_backend/main.py

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ from control_backend.agents.communication import RICommunicationAgent
 # LLM Agents
 from control_backend.agents.llm import LLMAgent
 
+# User Interrupt Agent
+from control_backend.agents.user_interrupt.user_interrupt_agent import UserInterruptAgent
+
 # Other backend imports
 from control_backend.api.v1.router import api_router
 from control_backend.core.config import settings
@@ -138,6 +141,12 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
                 "name": settings.agent_settings.bdi_program_manager_name,
             },
         ),
+        "UserInterruptAgent": (
+            UserInterruptAgent,
+            {
+                "name": settings.agent_settings.user_interrupt_name,
+            },
+        ),
     }
 
     agents = []

src/control_backend/schemas/events.py

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class ButtonPressedEvent(BaseModel):
+    type: str
+    context: str

src/control_backend/schemas/ri_message.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class SpeechCommand(RIMessage):
 
     endpoint: RIEndpoint = RIEndpoint(RIEndpoint.SPEECH)
     data: str
+    is_priority: bool = False
 
 
 class GestureCommand(RIMessage):
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class GestureCommand(RIMessage):
         RIEndpoint.GESTURE_SINGLE, RIEndpoint.GESTURE_TAG
     ]
     data: str
+    is_priority: bool = False
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def check_endpoint(self):