SayApple 1.0.0

dotnet add package SayApple --version 1.0.0
NuGet\Install-Package SayApple -Version 1.0.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="SayApple" Version="1.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add SayApple --version 1.0.0
#r "nuget: SayApple, 1.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install SayApple as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=SayApple&version=1.0.0

// Install SayApple as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=SayApple&version=1.0.0

SayApple

A small wrapper around the built-in say-command in Mac terminal

How To use

Main commands

All the main commands is in the static class Say. It is 5 main commands that have some overloads:

  • SayAsync(..) - Reads the given text aloud out through the speakers.
  • ReadToFileAsync(..) - Reads the given text into an audio file in a supported format (like .aiff).
  • SayFromFileAsync(..) - Reads text from a given file aloud out through the speakers.
  • ReadFromFileToFileAsync(..) - Reads the text from a given file and outputs it into an audio file in a supported format (like .aiff).
  • GetInstalledSpeechesAsync() - Returns a list of voices/speeches that is installed on the system.

To understand more of the possibillities the Say-command can do, you can for instance read this blog-post from Medium: https://maithegeek.medium.com/having-fun-in-macos-with-say-command-d4a0d3319668

The Speech class

The Speech-class is used to show/define different voices. It has the properties Name, CountryCode and Quote, which is all given from what Apple returns.

A list of speeches (List<Speech>) have also some extensions:

  • GetByCountryCode(..) - Gets all speeches with the given country-code in the source-list.
  • GetCountryCodes() - Gets all country-codes the list of speeches contains.
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Version Downloads Last updated
1.0.0 185 9/10/2022

initial prerelease. The package has many features, but is not tested completely.