/// <summary>
/// Speaks the supplied time according to the specified format and volume level
/// </summary>
/// <param name="announce_time">A DateTime value to be spoken</param>
/// <param name="format">A TimeFormat enum specifying the required format</param>
/// <param name="volume">An integer, in the range 0-100, which specifies the volume level</param>
public static void SayTheTime(DateTime announce_time, ClockSettings.TimeFormat format, int volume)
{
using (SpeechSynthesizer speaker = new SpeechSynthesizer())
{
speaker.Volume = volume;
speaker.Speak(TimeString(announce_time, format));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the supplied time into a text string according to the supplied time format,
/// i.e. 24H, 12H, or 'Human' format
/// </summary>
/// <param name="announce_time">A DateTime value to convert</param>
/// <param name="format">A TimeFormat enum specifying the required format</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string TimeString(DateTime announce_time, ClockSettings.TimeFormat format)
{
StringBuilder speak_text = new StringBuilder();
speak_text.Append("The time is now ");
bool is_am = false;
switch (format)
{
// Convert to 24H format ...
case ClockSettings.TimeFormat.TwentyFourHourClock:
speak_text.Append(announce_time.Hour.ToString());
speak_text.Append(" ");
if (announce_time.Minute < 10)
speak_text.Append("O");
speak_text.Append(announce_time.Minute.ToString());
break;
// Conver to 12H format
case ClockSettings.TimeFormat.TwelveHourClock:
if (announce_time.Hour > 12)
speak_text.Append((announce_time.Hour - 12).ToString());
else
{
speak_text.Append(announce_time.Hour.ToString());
is_am = true;
}
speak_text.Append(" ");
if (announce_time.Minute < 10)
speak_text.Append("O");
speak_text.Append(announce_time.Minute.ToString() + " ");
if (is_am)
speak_text.Append("Ayh M");
else
speak_text.Append("Pea M");
break;
// Convert to 'Human' format
case ClockSettings.TimeFormat.Human:
int hour = (announce_time.Hour > 12 ? announce_time.Hour - 12 : announce_time.Hour);
if (hour == 0) hour = 12;
if (announce_time.Minute >= 0 && announce_time.Minute <= 4)
{
speak_text.Append("nearly five past ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 5 && announce_time.Minute <= 9)
{
speak_text.Append("nearly ten past ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 10 && announce_time.Minute <= 14)
{
speak_text.Append("nearly quarter past ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 15 && announce_time.Minute <= 19)
{
speak_text.Append("nearly twenty past ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 20 && announce_time.Minute <= 24)
{
speak_text.Append("nearly twenty five past ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 25 && announce_time.Minute <= 29)
{
speak_text.Append("nearly half past ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 30 && announce_time.Minute <= 34)
{
hour++;
speak_text.Append("nearly twenty five to ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 35 && announce_time.Minute <= 39)
{
hour++;
speak_text.Append("nearly twenty to ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 40 && announce_time.Minute <= 44)
{
hour++;
speak_text.Append("nearly quarter to ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 45 && announce_time.Minute <= 49)
{
hour++;
speak_text.Append("nearly ten to ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 50 && announce_time.Minute <= 54)
{
hour++;
speak_text.Append("nearly five to ");
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString());
}
else if (announce_time.Minute >= 55)
{
hour++;
speak_text.Append(hour.ToString() + " o clock");
}
break;
}
return speak_text.ToString();
}