private async Task DoSay(string actualPhrase)
{
var bitchName = _settingAgent.GetSetting("BitchName", Constants.DefaultBitchName);
var newGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
_eventHub.InvokeStartTalkingEvent(newGuid, bitchName, actualPhrase);
var task = new Task(() =>
{
var builder = new PromptBuilder();
builder.StartSentence();
builder.AppendText(actualPhrase);
builder.EndSentence();
using (var synthesizer = new SpeechSynthesizer())
{
var voices = synthesizer.GetInstalledVoices();
var voice = voices.LastOrDefault(x => x.VoiceInfo.Gender == VoiceGender.Female);
if (voice == null)
{
voice = voices.FirstOrDefault();
}
if (voice == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot find any installed voices.");
}
//synthesizer.SelectVoice("Microsoft David Desktop");
//synthesizer.SelectVoice("Microsoft Hazel Desktop");
//synthesizer.SelectVoice("Microsoft Zira Desktop");
synthesizer.SelectVoice(voice.VoiceInfo.Name);
synthesizer.Speak(builder);
}
});
task.Start();
await task;
_eventHub.InvokeDoneTalkingEvent(newGuid);
}