Module: Say

Defined in:
lib/voice/say.rb

Constant Summary collapse

DEFAULT_SAY = 
'/usr/bin/say'
DICT = 
{
  '...' => 'ellipsis',
  '&' => 'and',
  '+' => 'plus',
  '!' => 'exclamation point',
  '?' => 'question mark',
  ':' => 'colon',
  '>' => 'greater than',
  '<' => 'less than',
  '^' => 'carrot'
}
EMOTICONS = 
{
  '<3' => 'heart',
  '</3' => 'broken heart',
  ':)' => 'smiley face',
  ':o)' => 'smiley face',
  '=)' => 'smiley face',
  ':-)' => 'smiley face',
  ':3' => 'kitty smiley face',
  ';)' => 'winkey face',
  ';-)' => 'winkey face',
  '=D' => 'excited smiley face',
  ':D' => 'excited smiley face',
  ':(' => 'sad face',
  '=(' => 'sad face',
  ':-(' => 'sad face',
  '>:(' => 'angry face',
  'D=' => 'horrors face',
  'D:' => 'horrors face',
  'o_O' => 'shock face',
  'o.O' => 'shock face',
  ':O' => 'shock face',
  ':o' => 'shock face',
  '=O' => 'shock face',
  '=o' => 'shock face',
  ':P' => 'sticks tounge out face',
  ':p' => 'sticks tounge out face',
  '=P' => 'sticks tounge out face',
  '=p' => 'sticks tounge out face',
  ':*' => 'kiss face',
  'O:)' => 'angel face',
  '0:)' => 'angel face',
  '>:)' => 'evil face',
  '>:-)' => 'evil face',
  '=/' => 'meh face',
  ':/' => 'meh face',
  ':|' => 'no expression face',
  '\o/' => 'yay',
  'o/\o' => 'high five',
  '*\o/*' => 'cheerleader',
  '@}-;-' => 'rose',
  '=^_^=' => 'cat',
  '8==D' => 'dick',
  '8===D' => 'dong',
  # sometimes phonetics helps a voice say dong more accurately
  # which is super important, obviously
  '8====D' => 'duh ong', 
  '8==D~~' => 'dick with sperm shooting out',
  '8===D~~' => 'dong with sperm shooting out',
  '8====D~~' => 'duh ong with sperm shooting out'
}

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.say(text, opts = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/voice/say.rb', line 68

def self.say(text, opts={})
  return if text.empty?
  opts = {} unless opts.is_a?(Hash)

  unless opts[:no_emoticons]
    for key in EMOTICONS.keys.sort{|a,b| b.length <=> a.length}
      text.gsub!(key, " #{EMOTICONS[key]} ")
    end
  end

  for key in DICT.keys.sort{|a,b| b.length <=> a.length}
    text.gsub!(key, " #{DICT[key]} ")
  end

  system "#{DEFAULT_SAY} #{"-v '#{opts[:voice]}'" if opts[:voice]} '#{text}'" 
end