Method: OpenHAB::Core::Actions::Voice.say

Defined in:
lib/openhab/core/actions/voice.rb,
lib/openhab/rspec/openhab/core/actions.rb

.say(text, voice: nil, sink: nil, volume: nil) ⇒ void

This method returns an undefined value.

Say text via openHAB Text-To-Speech service, Voice.say()

Examples:

Run the TTS engine and output to the default audio sink.

rule 'Say the time every hour' do
  every :hour
  run { Voice.say "The time is #{TimeOfDay.now}" }
end

Parameters:

  • text (String) —

    The text to say

  • voice (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    Specify a particular voice to use

  • sink (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    Specify a particular sink to output the speech

  • volume (PercentType) (defaults to: nil) —

    Specify the volume for the speech



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# File 'lib/openhab/core/actions/voice.rb', line 28

def say(text, voice: nil, sink: nil, volume: nil)
  volume = PercentType.new(volume) unless volume.is_a?(PercentType) || volume.nil?
  raw_say(text.to_s, voice&.to_s, sink&.to_s, volume)
end