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19 changes: 5 additions & 14 deletions main.js
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Expand Up @@ -182,33 +182,24 @@ var VoiceCommandsInterface = {
this.setSpeakButtonState(true);
this.updateStatusText(aSentence);

// XXXAus: Language should be detected based on system language.
var language = 'en';
// XXXAus: Speech synthesis should be a local service.
var baseURL = 'http://speechan.cloudapp.net/weblayer/synth.ashx?lng=' +
language +
'&msg=';

// XXXAus: Using a url to an external service is only a temporary solution.
var url = baseURL + aSentence;

if (aIsWaitingForCommandResponse) {
this._interpretingCommand = true;
}

// Wait an extra 100ms for the audio output to stabilize off.
setTimeout(function() {
var e = document.createElement('audio');
e.src = url;
e.setAttribute('autoplay', 'true');
e.addEventListener('ended', (function() {
var speechSynthesisUtterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(aSentence);
// XXX: Language should be detected based on system language.
speechSynthesisUtterance.lang = 'en';
speechSynthesisUtterance.addEventListener('end', (function() {
// Enable the speak button.
this.setSpeakButtonState(false);
// If we're waiting for a command, start listening.
if (aIsWaitingForCommandResponse) {
this.listen();
}
}).bind(this));
speechSynthesis.speak(speechSynthesisUtterance);
}.bind(this),
100);
},
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