Class: String

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• String

Defined in:

lib/flite.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #speak ⇒ Object

  Speaks self.

• #to_speech(audio_type = :wave, opts = {}) ⇒ String

  Converts self to audio data.

Instance Method Details

#speak ⇒ Object

Speaks self

Examples:

"Hello Flite World!".speak

# File 'lib/flite.rb', line 73

def speak
  Flite.default_voice.speak(self)
end

#to_speech(audio_type = :wave, opts = {}) ⇒ String

Converts self to audio data.

Examples:

# Save speech as wav
File.binwrite('hello_flite_world.wav',
              'Hello Flite World!'.to_speech())

# Save speech as mp3
File.binwrite('hello_flite_world.mp3',
              'Hello Flite World!'to_speech(:mp3))

# Save speech as mp3 whose bitrate is 128k.
File.binwrite('hello_flite_world.mp3',
              'Hello Flite World!'.to_speech(:mp3, :bitrate => 128))

Parameters:

• audo_type (Symbol) —

  :wave or :mp3 (when mp3 support is enabled)

• opts (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

  audio encoder options

Returns:

• (String) —

  audio data

See Also:

• Flite.supported_audio_types

# File 'lib/flite.rb', line 98

def to_speech(*args)
  Flite.default_voice.to_speech(self, *args)
end