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 = 
{
  '8==D' => 'dick',
  '<3' => 'heart',
  ':)' => 'smiley face',
  '=)' => 'smiley face',
  ':-)' => 'smiley face',
  ';)' => 'winkey face',
  ';-)' => 'winkey face',
  '=D' => 'excited smiley face',
  ':D' => 'excited smiley face',
  '8==D~~' => 'dick 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 30

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

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