Node.js

IBM Cloud - Text to Speech - Synthesize Audio (GET)

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Synthesizes text to audio that is spoken in the specified voice. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.Login = "apikey";
    http.Password = "my_apikey";
    http.BasicAuth = true;

    // Use your base URL shown in the credentials web page (below your apikey)
    var myBaseUrl = "https://api.us-south.text-to-speech.watson.cloud.ibm.com/instances/31941e96-7b89-4d56-8993-9cd8f18ec2d8";

    var sbUrl = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbUrl.Append(myBaseUrl);
    sbUrl.Append("/v1/synthesize?accept=ACCEPT_TYPE&voice=CHOSEN_VOICE&text=TEXT_TO_SYNTHESIZE");

    // Choose "audio/wav" for the output file type.
    var numReplaced = sbUrl.Replace("ACCEPT_TYPE",http.UrlEncode("audio/wav"));
    // See the choices for voices at https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/text-to-speech#synthesize-audio-get
    numReplaced = sbUrl.Replace("CHOSEN_VOICE","en-US_MichaelVoice");
    var textToSynthesize = "When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.";
    numReplaced = sbUrl.Replace("TEXT_TO_SYNTHESIZE",http.UrlEncode(textToSynthesize));

    // Send the GET to synthesize the voice.
    // The response file will be contained in bdResponseBody
    var bdResponseBody = new chilkat.BinData();
    success = http.QuickGetBd(sbUrl.GetAsString(),bdResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var respStatusCode = http.LastStatus;
    console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);

    if (respStatusCode == 200) {
        success = bdResponseBody.WriteFile("qa_output/lobster.wav");
        console.log("Success!");
    }
    else {
        console.log(bdResponseBody.GetString("utf-8"));
    }


}

chilkatExample();