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+/**
+ *  $Id: festival_interface.h 53 2008-01-10 00:19:41Z mbroeker $
+ * $URL: http://localhost/svn/c/VirtualReader/trunk/include/festival_interface.h $
+ */
+
+#ifndef __FESTIVAL_INTERFACE_H__
+#define __FESTIVAL_INTERFACE_H__
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+    char *TextFile;
+    char *AudioFile;
+    char *Voice;
+    char *Path;
+} tts_options;
+
+typedef struct {
+} ttshandles;
+
+tts_options interface_get_cl_opts (int, char **);
+
+int interface_write_to_wav (char *, char *, ttshandles, tts_options);
+ttshandles interface_init (tts_options);
+long *interface_get_timing (ttshandles, char *);
+
+#endif