Content-Type workaround for Pipecat Cloud compat

Author: marcus-daily

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.0.1
+
+- Changed content type `startBot()` POST request for compatibility reasons 
+
 # 1.0.0
 
 - Added:

pipecat-client-android/build.gradle.kts

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ publishing {
         register<MavenPublication>("release") {
             groupId = "ai.pipecat"
             artifactId = "client"
-            version = "1.0.0"
+            version = "1.0.1"
 
             pom {
                 name.set("Pipecat Client")

pipecat-client-android/src/main/java/ai/pipecat/client/PipecatClient.kt

@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ open class PipecatClient<TransportType : Transport<ConnectParams>, ConnectParams
                 thread = thread,
                 url = startBotParams.endpoint,
                 body = JSON_INSTANCE.encodeToString(startBotParams.requestData)
+                    .toByteArray() // Needed to avoid adding charset (which PCC doesn't support)
                     .toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaType()),
                 customHeaders = startBotParams.headers.toList(),
                 timeoutMs = startBotParams.timeoutMs