class Saytime

the files were then manually split into wav files using the sound editing software called Audacity

Public Class Methods

new(filepath='') click to toggle source 
# File lib/saytime.rb, line 24
def initialize(filepath='')

  @filepath = filepath
  Dir.chdir filepath unless filepath.empty?

end

Public Instance Methods

now(wav_player='play') click to toggle source 
# File lib/saytime.rb, line 31
def now(wav_player='play')

  make_wav()
  `#{wav_player} time.wav`

end

Private Instance Methods

append_wavs(wav_files, target_wav) click to toggle source 
# File lib/saytime.rb, line 40
def append_wavs(wav_files, target_wav)
  
  lib = File.dirname(__FILE__)
  

  Writer.new(target_wav, Format.new(:stereo, :pcm_16, 44100)) do |writer|

    wav_files.each do |name|

      file_name = @filepath.empty? ? File.join(lib,'..','wav',name)  : \
                                                   File.join(@filepath, name)

      Reader.new(file_name).each_buffer(samples_per_buffer=4096) do |buffer|
        writer.write(buffer)
      end

    end
  end

end
make_wav() click to toggle source 
# File lib/saytime.rb, line 61
def make_wav()

  a = ['the_time_is']
  h, m, meridiem = Time.now.strftime("%-I %M %P").split
  a << h
  a.concat (m.length > 1 and m[0] != '1' ? [m[0] + '0', m[1]] : [m])
  a << meridiem

  a.reject!{|x| x =~ /^0/}

  append_wavs(a.map{|x| x + '.wav'}, 'time.wav')

end