Package edu.tufts.hrilab.simspeech

Class SimSpeechProductionComponent

java.lang.Object

edu.tufts.hrilab.diarc.DiarcComponent

edu.tufts.hrilab.simspeech.SimSpeechProductionComponent

All Implemented Interfaces:

SpeechProductionInterface

public class SimSpeechProductionComponent
extends DiarcComponent
implements SpeechProductionInterface

SimSpeechProductionComponent. Pops up a box for spoken text instead of playing it to a sound device.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.tufts.hrilab.diarc.DiarcComponent

executionLoopCycleTime, log, shouldRunExecutionLoop

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SimSpeechProductionComponent()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected List<org.apache.commons.cli.Option>	additionalUsageInfo()	Provide additional information for usage...
List<Object>	getText(long ts)	Get the most recent text (if available).
void	init()	Perform any component initialization.
boolean	isSpeaking()	Checks if Festival is producing speech.
protected void	parseArgs(org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine cmdLine)	Parse additional command-line arguments
boolean	sayText(String text)	Sends text to the speech production component.
boolean	sayText(String in, boolean wait)	Sends text to the speech production component.
boolean	stopUtterance()	Stops an ongoing utterance.

Methods inherited from class edu.tufts.hrilab.diarc.DiarcComponent

createInstance, createInstance, createInstance, createInstance, executionLoop, getMyGroupConstraints, getMyGroups, getMyService, getMyServices, main, shutdown, shutdownComponent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

SimSpeechProductionComponent

public SimSpeechProductionComponent()

Method Details

init

public void init()

Description copied from class: DiarcComponent

Perform any component initialization. This should not be used for setting local fields to default values as was the case in DIARC. This method is called after the constructor, and after parseArgs. Setting default values should be done in field declaration or in the constructor.

Overrides:

init in class DiarcComponent

getText

public List<Object> getText(long ts)

Get the most recent text (if available).

Returns:

the text to display, or null

sayText

public boolean sayText(String text)

Sends text to the speech production component.

Specified by:

sayText in interface SpeechProductionInterface

Parameters:

text - the text to be spoken

sayText

public boolean sayText(String in,
 boolean wait)

Sends text to the speech production component.

Specified by:

sayText in interface SpeechProductionInterface

Parameters:

in - the text to be spoken

wait - whether or not to block until speaking call returns

isSpeaking

public boolean isSpeaking()

Checks if Festival is producing speech.

Specified by:

isSpeaking in interface SpeechProductionInterface

Returns:

true if speech is being produced, false otherwise

stopUtterance

public boolean stopUtterance()

Stops an ongoing utterance.

Specified by:

stopUtterance in interface SpeechProductionInterface

Returns:

true if speech is interrupted, false otherwise.

additionalUsageInfo

protected List<org.apache.commons.cli.Option> additionalUsageInfo()

Provide additional information for usage...

Overrides:

additionalUsageInfo in class DiarcComponent

Returns:

parseArgs

protected void parseArgs(org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine cmdLine)

Parse additional command-line arguments

Overrides:

parseArgs in class DiarcComponent