/// <summary>
/// Get all installed and valid languages
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public IEnumerable <CrossLocale> GetInstalledLanguages()
{
return(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices()
.OrderBy(a => a.Language)
.Select(a => new CrossLocale {
Language = a.Language, DisplayName = a.Language
}));
}
public void Static()
{
Assert.NotNull(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.CurrentLanguageCode, "CurrentLanguageCode");
foreach (var ssv in AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices())
{
Assert.NotNull(ssv.Language, ssv.Language);
}
}
public void GetVoices()
{
// -----------------------------------------------------
foreach (AVSpeechSynthesisVoice v in AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices())
{
Debug.WriteLine(v.Name + ", " + v.Language + ", " + v.Identifier);
}
}
static IEnumerable <Language> FindInstalledLanguages()
{
return(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices()
.OrderBy(a => a.Language)
.Select(a => new Language {
Id = a.Language.ToLower(), Name = a.Language
}));
}
public IEnumerable <string> GetInstalledLanguages()
{
/*
* AVSpeechSynthesisVoice[] locale = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices();
* foreach (AVSpeechSynthesisVoice loc in locale)
* {
* }
*/
return(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices().Select(a => a.Language).Distinct());
}
public AVSpeechSynthesisVoice GetVoiceByName(string name)
{
// -----------------------------------------------------
foreach (AVSpeechSynthesisVoice v in AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices())
{
if (v.Name.Contains(name))
{
return(v); //E.g., There is 'Samantha (Enhanced)'
}
}
return(null);
}
public void Static()
{
if (!TestRuntime.CheckSystemAndSDKVersion(7, 0))
{
Assert.Inconclusive("Requires iOS 7.0+");
}
Assert.NotNull(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.CurrentLanguageCode, "CurrentLanguageCode");
foreach (var ssv in AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices())
{
Assert.NotNull(ssv.Language, ssv.Language);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Pronounces the provided text
/// </summary>
public bool Pronounce(string textToPronounce, string voiceName, double?rateMult, double?pitchMult)
{
try
{
var speechUtterance = new AVSpeechUtterance(textToPronounce);
// pick the voice
Voice voice = null;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(voiceName) == false)
{
voice = GetVoices().Where(i => i.FullName == voiceName).FirstOrDefault();
}
if (voice != null)
{
var voices = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices().ToList();
var voiceObj = voices.Where(i => i.Language == voice.Language).FirstOrDefault();
speechUtterance.Voice = voiceObj;
}
// rate
double rate = rateMult != null ? rateMult.Value : UserPreferences.DefaultVoiceRate;
if (Config.IsIOS && Config.OSVersionMajor < 9)
{
rate *= 0.3;
}
// configure
speechUtterance.Volume = 1.0f;
speechUtterance.Rate = (float)rate;
speechUtterance.PitchMultiplier = (float)(pitchMult != null ? pitchMult.Value : UserPreferences.DefaultVoicePitch);
// pronounce
var speechSynthesizer = new AVSpeechSynthesizer();
speechSynthesizer.SpeakUtterance(speechUtterance);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(false);
}
}
AVSpeechSynthesisVoice SelectVoice()
{
AVSpeechSynthesisVoice[] voices = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices();
AVSpeechSynthesisVoice voice = null;
foreach (AVSpeechSynthesisVoice cVoice in voices)
{
if (cVoice.Language == "en-US")
{
if (string.Compare(cVoice.Name, "Samantha (Enhanced)", StringComparison.Ordinal) == 0)
{
voice = cVoice;
}
}
}
if (voice == null)
{
voice = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.FromLanguage("en-US");
}
return(voice);
}
public override void Speak(string text, bool gender, int pitch)
{
var speechSynthesizer = new AVSpeechSynthesizer();
var voci = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices();
var choices = voci.Where(x => x.Description.Contains(gender ? "female" : "male"));
//prefer us
AVSpeechSynthesisVoice voice;
voice = choices.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Language.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("en-gb"));
if (voice == null)
{
voice = choices.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Language.ToLowerInvariant().Contains("en-gb"));
}
if (voice == null && voci.Length > 0)
{
voice = voci[0];
}
if (voice == null)
{
return;
}
var speechUtterance = new AVSpeechUtterance(text)
{
Rate = AVSpeechUtterance.DefaultSpeechRate,
Voice = voice,
Volume = 0.5f,
PitchMultiplier = pitch / 100f
};
speechSynthesizer.SpeakUtterance(speechUtterance);
speechSynthesizer.DidFinishSpeechUtterance += (sender, e) =>
{
speechSynthesizer.Dispose();
};
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a list of available voices
/// </summary>
public List <Voice> GetVoices()
{
try
{
var voiceObjs = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices();
List <Voice> voices = new List <Voice>();
foreach (var voiceObj in voiceObjs)
{
voices.Add(new Voice()
{
Language = voiceObj.Language,
Name = "Default iOS"
});
}
voices = voices.OrderBy(i => i.Language).ToList();
return(voices);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(null);
}
}
public IEnumerable <string> GetInstalledLanguages()
{
return(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices().Select(a => a.Language).Distinct());
}
/// <summary>
/// Get all installed and valid languages
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public Task <IEnumerable <CrossLocale> > GetInstalledLanguages() =>
Task.FromResult(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices()
.OrderBy(a => a.Language)
.Select(a => new CrossLocale {
Language = a.Language, DisplayName = a.Language
}));
internal static Task <IEnumerable <Locale> > PlatformGetLocalesAsync() =>
Task.FromResult(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices()
.Select(v => new Locale(v.Language, null, v.Language, v.Identifier)));
public IList <Language> GetLanguages() => _availableLanguages ?? (_availableLanguages = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices().Select(v => new Language {
Id = v.Identifier, Locale = v.Language, FriendlyName = v.Language
}).ToList());
public AVSpeechSynthesisVoice[] GetVoices()
{
return(AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.GetSpeechVoices());
}