Package com.sun.speech.freetts.jsapi

Class FreeTTSSynthesizer

java.lang.Object
com.sun.speech.engine.BaseEngine
com.sun.speech.engine.synthesis.BaseSynthesizer
com.sun.speech.freetts.jsapi.FreeTTSSynthesizer
All Implemented Interfaces:
SpeechEventDispatcher
public class FreeTTSSynthesizer extends BaseSynthesizer
Provides partial support for a JSAPI 1.0 synthesizer for the FreeTTS speech synthesis system.

  • Constructor Details

    • FreeTTSSynthesizer

      public FreeTTSSynthesizer(FreeTTSSynthesizerModeDesc desc)
      Creates a new Synthesizer in the DEALLOCATED state.
      Parameters:
      desc - describes the allowed mode of operations for this synthesizer.

  • Method Details

    • handleAllocate

      protected void handleAllocate() throws EngineException
      Starts the output thread. The output thread is responsible for taking items off of the queue and sending them to the audio player.
      Specified by:
      handleAllocate in class BaseEngine
      See Also:

    • handleDeallocate

      protected void handleDeallocate() throws EngineException
      Handles a deallocation request. Cancels all pending items, terminates the output handler, and posts the state changes.
      Specified by:
      handleDeallocate in class BaseEngine

    • createQueueItem

      protected BaseSynthesizerQueueItem createQueueItem()
      Factory method to create a BaseSynthesizerQueueItem.
      Overrides:
      createQueueItem in class BaseSynthesizer
      Returns:
      a queue item appropriate for this synthesizer

    • enumerateQueue

      public Enumeration enumerateQueue() throws EngineStateError
      Returns an enumeration of the queue.
      Specified by:
      enumerateQueue in class BaseSynthesizer
      Returns:
      an enumeration of the contents of the queue. This enumeration contains FreeTTSSynthesizerQueueItem objects

    • appendQueue

      protected void appendQueue(BaseSynthesizerQueueItem item)
      Places an item on the speaking queue and send the queue update event.
      Specified by:
      appendQueue in class BaseSynthesizer
      Parameters:
      item - the item to place in the queue

    • cancel

      public void cancel() throws EngineStateError
      Cancels the item at the top of the queue.
      Specified by:
      cancel in class BaseSynthesizer

    • cancel

      public void cancel(Object source) throws IllegalArgumentException, EngineStateError
      Cancels a specific object on the queue.
      Specified by:
      cancel in class BaseSynthesizer
      Parameters:
      source - the object to cancel

    • cancelAll

      public void cancelAll() throws EngineStateError
      Cancels all items on the output queue.
      Specified by:
      cancelAll in class BaseSynthesizer

    • handlePause

      protected void handlePause()
      Pauses the output
      Specified by:
      handlePause in class BaseEngine

    • handleResume

      protected void handleResume()
      Resumes the output
      Specified by:
      handleResume in class BaseEngine

    • createEngineProperties

      protected BaseEngineProperties createEngineProperties()
      Factory constructor for EngineProperties object. Gets the default speaking voice from the SynthesizerModeDesc. Takes the default prosody values (pitch, range, volume, rate) from the default voice. Override to set engine-specific defaults.
      Overrides:
      createEngineProperties in class BaseSynthesizer
      Returns:
      a BaseEngineProperties object specific to a subclass.