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+/**
+ *  $Id: proser_interface.c 53 2008-01-10 00:19:41Z mbroeker $
+ * $URL: http://localhost/svn/c/VirtualReader/trunk/src/proser_interface.c $
+ */
+
+#ifdef PROSER
+#include <proser_interface.h>
+
+ttshandles interface_init (tts_options propt)
+{
+
+    ttshandles pr_handle;
+
+    // initialize Proser options and set default values for a given voice
+    if (init_ProserOpt (&propt.ProserOpt, propt.Voice)) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Fatal error occurred in set_ProserOpt: %s\n", GetLastNlpErrorDescription (NULL));
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+    // the path to the TTS input data like dictionaries and prosodic stuff has to be set
+
+    propt.ProserOpt.Path = strdup (propt.Path);
+
+    // here some more manipulations of the standard settings can be done
+
+    propt.ProserOpt.PreEmphasis = propt.PreEmphasis;
+    propt.ProserOpt.Speed = propt.Speed;
+
+    // initialize channel //
+    if (!(pr_handle.GermanNlp = OpenNlp (&propt.ProserOpt))) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Fatal error occurred in OpenNlp: %s (%d)\n",
+                 GetLastNlpErrorDescription (pr_handle.GermanNlp), (int)GetLastNlpError (pr_handle.GermanNlp));
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+    // delete structure for Proser Options //
+    if (delete_ProserOpt (&propt.ProserOpt)) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Fatal error occurred in delete_ProserOpt: %s\n", GetLastNlpErrorDescription (NULL));
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+    return pr_handle;
+}
+
+int interface_write_to_wav (char *Filename, char *Text, ttshandles prosh, tts_options propt)
+{
+    // write Text to a file
+    if (ProserSynthText (prosh.GermanNlp, Text, Filename, propt.FileType, propt.Stype)) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Fatal error occurred in ProserSynthText: %s\n", GetLastNlpErrorDescription (prosh.GermanNlp));
+        return (-1);
+    }
+    return (0);
+}
+
+long *interface_get_timing (ttshandles prosh, char *Text)
+{
+    // analyze given text, return array with long values containing
+    // time in ms when each word of the given text will start in the
+    // output
+    long *timings = NULL;
+    LPPHONEME PhoneticSentenceDescription;
+    long NumberOfPhoneticUnits;
+    int i = 0, WordNum = 0;
+
+    PhoneticSentenceDescription = TextToPho (prosh.GermanNlp, Text, &NumberOfPhoneticUnits);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    printf ("\n[S] %s\n", Text);
+#endif
+    while (i < (NumberOfPhoneticUnits - 1)) {
+        if (PhoneticSentenceDescription[i + 1].Event != 0) {
+            timings = realloc (timings, (WordNum + 2) * sizeof (long));
+            timings[WordNum] = PhoneticSentenceDescription[i + 1].Offset;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+            printf ("Wort:\t %i \t Time: %ld ms\n", WordNum, PhoneticSentenceDescription[i + 1].Offset);
+#endif
+            WordNum++;
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+    timings[WordNum] = 0;
+    return timings;
+}
+
+tts_options interface_get_cl_opts (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int i, j;
+    tts_options propt;
+
+    propt.TextFile = propt.AudioFile = propt.Voice = propt.Path = NULL;
+
+    j = 0;
+    propt.PreEmphasis = 0.0f;
+    propt.Speed = 1.0f;
+    propt.Stype = LIN16;
+    propt.FileType = WAV;
+
+    for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+        if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-i")) {
+            propt.TextFile = argv[++i];
+            continue;
+        } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-o")) {
+            propt.AudioFile = argv[++i];
+            continue;
+        } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-v")) {
+            propt.Voice = argv[++i];
+            continue;
+        } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-p")) {
+            propt.Path = argv[++i];
+            continue;
+        } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-pre")) {
+            propt.PreEmphasis = atof (argv[++i]);
+            continue;
+        } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-speed")) {
+            propt.Speed = atof (argv[++i]);
+            continue;
+        } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "-format")) {
+            i++;
+            for (j = 0; j < (int)strlen (argv[i]); j++)
+                argv[i][j] = toupper (argv[i][j]);
+            if (!strcmp (argv[i], "RAW")) {
+                propt.FileType = RAW;
+                continue;
+            } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "WAV")) {
+                propt.FileType = WAV;
+                continue;
+            } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "AU")) {
+                propt.FileType = AU;
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                fprintf (stderr, "Unknown output type %s\n", argv[i]);
+                fprintf (stderr, "Supported output types: RAW - AU - WAV\n");
+                exit (-1);
+            }
+        }
+        if (strcmp (argv[i], "-audio") == 0) {
+            i++;
+            for (j = 0; j < strlen (argv[i]); j++)
+                argv[i][j] = toupper (argv[i][j]);
+            if (!strcmp (argv[i], "LIN16")) {
+                propt.Stype = LIN16;
+                continue;
+            } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "LIN8")) {
+                propt.Stype = LIN8;
+                continue;
+            } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "ULAW")) {
+                propt.Stype = ULAW;
+                continue;
+            } else if (!strcmp (argv[i], "ALAW")) {
+                propt.Stype = ALAW;
+                continue;
+            }
+        } else {
+            fprintf (stderr, "Unknown option: %s\n", argv[i]);
+            exit (-1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!propt.TextFile) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "It's substantial to give a text file by -i <text file>!\n");
+        exit (-1);
+    } else if (!propt.Voice) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "It's substantial to give a voice database by -v <voice>!\n");
+        exit (-1);
+    } else if (!propt.Path) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "It's substantial to give a path for the prosodic stuff by -p <path>!\n");
+        exit (-1);
+    }
+    return (propt);
+}
+#endif