Module: Adhearsion::CallController::Output

Extended by:
ActiveSupport::Autoload
Included in:
Adhearsion::CallController
Defined in:
lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb,
lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output/player.rb,
lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output/formatter.rb,
lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output/async_player.rb,
lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output/abstract_player.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: AbstractPlayer, AsyncPlayer, Formatter, Player

Constant Summary collapse

PlaybackError =

Represents failure to play audio, such as when the sound file cannot be found

Class.new Adhearsion::Error
NoDocError =

Represents failure to provide documents to playback

Class.new Adhearsion::Error

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#interruptible_play(*outputs, options) ⇒ String?

Plays the given output, allowing for DTMF input of a single digit from the user At the end of the played file it returns nil

Examples:

Ask the user for a number, then play it back

ssml = RubySpeech::SSML.draw do
  "Please press a button"
end
input = interruptible_play ssml
play input unless input.nil?

Parameters:

  • outputs (String, Numeric, Date, Time, RubySpeech::SSML::Speak, Array, Hash)

    The argument to play to the user, or an array of arguments.

  • options (Hash)

    Additional options.

Returns:

  • (String, nil)

    The single DTMF character entered by the user, or nil if nothing was entered

Raises:

  • (PlaybackError)

    if (one of) the given argument(s) could not be played



265
266
267
268
269
270
271
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 265

def interruptible_play(*outputs, options)
  options = process_output_options outputs, options
  outputs.find do |output|
    digit = stream_file output, '0123456789#*', options
    return digit if digit
  end
end

#output_formatterFormatter

Returns an output formatter for the preparation of SSML documents for submission to the engine.

Returns:

  • (Formatter)

    an output formatter for the preparation of SSML documents for submission to the engine



325
326
327
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 325

def output_formatter
  Formatter.new
end

#play(*outputs, options) ⇒ Object

Plays the specified sound file names. This method will handle Time/DateTime objects (e.g. Time.now), Fixnums (e.g. 1000), Strings which are valid Fixnums (e.g “123”), and direct sound files. To specify how the Date/Time objects are said pass in as an array with the first parameter as the Date/Time/DateTime object along with a hash with the additional options. See play_time for more information.

Examples:

Play file hello-world

play 'http://www.example.com/hello-world.mp3'
play '/path/on/disk/hello-world.wav'

Speak current time

play Time.now

Speak today’s date

play Date.today

Speak today’s date in a specific format

play Date.today, :strftime => "%d/%m/%Y", :format => "dmy"

Play sound file, speak number, play two more sound files

play %w"http://www.example.com/a-connect-charge-of.wav 22 /path/to/cents-per-minute.wav /path/to/will-apply.mp3"

Play two sound files

play "/path/to/you-sound-cute.mp3", "/path/to/what-are-you-wearing.wav"

Parameters:

  • outputs (Array<String, Fixnum, Time, Date>, String, Fixnum, Time, Date)

    A collection of outputs to render.

  • options (Hash)

    A set of options for output. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Raises:

  • (PlaybackError)

    if (one of) the given argument(s) could not be played



99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 99

def play(*outputs, options)
  options = process_output_options outputs, options
  ssml = output_formatter.ssml_for_collection(outputs) || return
  player.play_ssml ssml, options
  true
rescue NoDocError
  false
end

#play!(*outputs, options) ⇒ Punchblock::Component::Output

Plays the specified sound file names and returns as soon as it begins. This method will handle Time/DateTime objects (e.g. Time.now), Fixnums (e.g. 1000), Strings which are valid Fixnums (e.g “123”), and direct sound files. To specify how the Date/Time objects are said pass in as an array with the first parameter as the Date/Time/DateTime object along with a hash with the additional options. See play_time for more information.

Examples:

Play file hello-world

play 'http://www.example.com/hello-world.mp3'
play '/path/on/disk/hello-world.wav'

Speak current time

play Time.now

Speak today’s date

play Date.today

Speak today’s date in a specific format

play Date.today, :strftime => "%d/%m/%Y", :format => "dmy"

Play sound file, speak number, play two more sound files

play %w"http://www.example.com/a-connect-charge-of.wav 22 /path/to/cents-per-minute.wav /path/to/will-apply.mp3"

Play two sound files

play "/path/to/you-sound-cute.mp3", "/path/to/what-are-you-wearing.wav"

Parameters:

  • outputs (Array<String, Fixnum, Time, Date>, String, Fixnum, Time, Date)

    A collection of outputs to render.

  • options (Hash)

    A set of options for output. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Returns:

  • (Punchblock::Component::Output)

Raises:

  • (PlaybackError)

    if (one of) the given argument(s) could not be played



134
135
136
137
138
139
140
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 134

def play!(*outputs, options)
  options = process_output_options outputs, options
  ssml = output_formatter.ssml_for_collection(outputs) || return
  async_player.play_ssml ssml, options
rescue NoDocError
  false
end

#play_audio(file, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Plays the given audio file. SSML supports http:// paths and full disk paths. The Punchblock backend will have to handle cases like Asterisk where there is a fixed sounds directory.

Parameters:

  • file (String)

    http:// URL or full disk path to the sound file

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    Additional options Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Options Hash (options):

  • :fallback (String)

    The text to play if the file is not available

Raises:

  • (PlaybackError)

    if (one of) the given argument(s) could not be played



153
154
155
156
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 153

def play_audio(file, options = {})
  player.play_ssml(output_formatter.ssml_for_audio(file, options), options)
  true
end

#play_audio!(file, options = {}) ⇒ Punchblock::Component::Output

Plays the given audio file and returns as soon as it begins. SSML supports http:// paths and full disk paths. The Punchblock backend will have to handle cases like Asterisk where there is a fixed sounds directory.

Parameters:

  • file (String)

    http:// URL or full disk path to the sound file

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    Additional options to specify how exactly to say time specified. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Options Hash (options):

  • :fallback (String)

    The text to play if the file is not available

Returns:

  • (Punchblock::Component::Output)

Raises:

  • (PlaybackError)

    if (one of) the given argument(s) could not be played



170
171
172
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 170

def play_audio!(file, options = {})
  async_player.play_ssml(output_formatter.ssml_for_audio(file, options), options)
end

#play_numeric(number, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Plays the given Numeric argument or string representing a decimal number. When playing numbers, Adhearsion assumes you’re saying the number, not the digits. For example, play(“100”) is pronounced as “one hundred” instead of “one zero zero”.

Parameters:

  • number (Numeric, String)

    Numeric or String containing a valid Numeric, like “321”.

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    A set of options for output. See Punchblock::Component::Output.new for details.

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)

    if the given argument can not be played



226
227
228
229
230
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 226

def play_numeric(number, options = {})
  raise ArgumentError unless number.kind_of?(Numeric) || number =~ /^\d+$/
  player.play_ssml output_formatter.ssml_for_numeric(number), options
  true
end

#play_numeric!(number, options = {}) ⇒ Punchblock::Component::Output

Plays the given Numeric argument or string representing a decimal number and returns as soon as it begins. When playing numbers, Adhearsion assumes you’re saying the number, not the digits. For example, play(“100”) is pronounced as “one hundred” instead of “one zero zero”.

Parameters:

  • number (Numeric, String)

    Numeric or String containing a valid Numeric, like “321”.

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    A set of options for output. See Punchblock::Component::Output.new for details.

Returns:

  • (Punchblock::Component::Output)

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)

    if the given argument can not be played



243
244
245
246
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 243

def play_numeric!(number, options = {})
  raise ArgumentError unless number.kind_of?(Numeric) || number =~ /^\d+$/
  async_player.play_ssml output_formatter.ssml_for_numeric(number), options
end

#play_time(time, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Plays the given Date, Time, or Integer (seconds since epoch) using the given timezone and format.

Parameters:

  • time (Date, Time, DateTime)

    Time to be said.

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    Additional options to specify how exactly to say time specified. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Options Hash (options):

  • :format (String)

    This format is used only to disambiguate times that could be interpreted in different ways. For example, 01/06/2011 could mean either the 1st of June or the 6th of January. Please refer to the SSML specification.

  • :strftime (String)

    This format is what defines the string that is sent to the Speech Synthesis Engine. It uses Time::strftime symbols.

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)

    if the given argument can not be played

See Also:



189
190
191
192
193
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 189

def play_time(time, options = {})
  raise ArgumentError unless [Date, Time, DateTime].include?(time.class) && options.is_a?(Hash)
  player.play_ssml output_formatter.ssml_for_time(time, options), options
  true
end

#play_time!(time, options = {}) ⇒ Punchblock::Component::Output

Plays the given Date, Time, or Integer (seconds since epoch) using the given timezone and format and returns as soon as it begins.

Parameters:

  • time (Date, Time, DateTime)

    Time to be said.

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    Additional options to specify how exactly to say time specified. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Options Hash (options):

  • :format (String)

    This format is used only to disambiguate times that could be interpreted in different ways. For example, 01/06/2011 could mean either the 1st of June or the 6th of January. Please refer to the SSML specification.

  • :strftime (String)

    This format is what defines the string that is sent to the Speech Synthesis Engine. It uses Time::strftime symbols.

Returns:

  • (Punchblock::Component::Output)

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError)

    if the given argument can not be played

See Also:



211
212
213
214
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 211

def play_time!(time, options = {})
  raise ArgumentError unless [Date, Time, DateTime].include?(time.class) && options.is_a?(Hash)
  async_player.play_ssml output_formatter.ssml_for_time(time, options), options
end

#say(text, options = {}) ⇒ Object Also known as: speak

Speak output using text-to-speech (TTS)

Parameters:

  • text (String, #to_s)

    The text to be rendered

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    A set of options for output. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Raises:



24
25
26
27
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 24

def say(text, options = {})
  return unless text
  player.play_ssml(text, options) || player.output(output_formatter.ssml_for_text(text.to_s), options)
end

#say!(text, options = {}) ⇒ Object Also known as: speak!

Speak output using text-to-speech (TTS) and return as soon as it begins

Parameters:

  • text (String, #to_s)

    The text to be rendered

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    A set of options for output. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Raises:



38
39
40
41
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 38

def say!(text, options = {})
  return unless text
  async_player.play_ssml(text, options) || async_player.output(output_formatter.ssml_for_text(text.to_s), options)
end

#say_characters(characters, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Speak characters using text-to-speech (TTS)

Examples:

Speak ‘abc123’ as ‘ay bee cee one two three’

say_characters('abc123')

Parameters:

  • characters (String, #to_s)

    The string of characters to be spoken

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    A set of options for output. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Raises:



55
56
57
58
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 55

def say_characters(characters, options = {})
  player.play_ssml output_formatter.ssml_for_characters(characters), options
  true
end

#say_characters!(characters, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Speak characters using text-to-speech (TTS) and return as soon as it begins

Examples:

Speak ‘abc123’ as ‘ay bee cee one two three’

say_characters!('abc123')

Parameters:

  • characters (String, #to_s)

    The string of characters to be spoken

  • options (Hash) (defaults to: {})

    A set of options for output. Includes everything in Punchblock::Component::Output.new.

Raises:



70
71
72
# File 'lib/adhearsion/call_controller/output.rb', line 70

def say_characters!(characters, options = {})
  async_player.play_ssml output_formatter.ssml_for_characters(characters), options
end