/* -*- Mode: IDL; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
* You can obtain one at
http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
#include "nsISupports.idl"
/**
* A callback is implemented by the service.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(c576de0c-8a3d-4570-be7e-9876d3e5bed2)]
interface nsISpeechTaskCallback : nsISupports
{
/**
* The user or application has paused the speech.
*/
void onPause();
/**
* The user or application has resumed the speech.
*/
void onResume();
/**
* The user or application has canceled the speech.
*/
void onCancel();
/**
* The user or application has changed the volume of this speech.
*/
void onVolumeChanged(in float aVolume);
};
/**
* A task is associated with a single utterance. It is provided by the browser
* to the service in the speak() method.
*/
[scriptable, builtinclass, uuid(ad59949c-2437-4b35-8eeb-d760caab75c5)]
interface nsISpeechTask : nsISupports
{
/**
* Prepare browser for speech.
*
* @param aCallback callback object for mid-speech operations.
*/
void setup(in nsISpeechTaskCallback aCallback);
/**
* Dispatch start event.
*/
void dispatchStart();
/**
* Dispatch end event.
*
* @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
* @param aCharIndex offset of spoken characters.
*/
void dispatchEnd(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
/**
* Dispatch pause event.
*
* @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
* @param aCharIndex offset of spoken characters.
*/
void dispatchPause(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
/**
* Dispatch resume event.
*
* @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
* @param aCharIndex offset of spoken characters.
*/
void dispatchResume(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
/**
* Dispatch error event.
*
* @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
* @param aCharIndex offset of spoken characters.
*/
void dispatchError(in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
/**
* Dispatch boundary event.
*
* @param aName name of boundary, 'word' or 'sentence'
* @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
* @param aCharIndex offset of spoken characters.
* @param aCharLength length of text in boundary event to be spoken.
*/
[optional_argc] void dispatchBoundary(in AString aName, in float aElapsedTime,
in unsigned long aCharIndex,
[optional] in unsigned long aCharLength);
/**
* Dispatch mark event.
*
* @param aName mark identifier.
* @param aElapsedTime time in seconds since speech has started.
* @param aCharIndex offset of spoken characters.
*/
void dispatchMark(in AString aName, in float aElapsedTime, in unsigned long aCharIndex);
};
/**
* The main interface of a speech synthesis service.
*
* A service is responsible for outputting audio.
* The service dispatches events, starting with dispatchStart() and ending with
* dispatchEnd or dispatchError().
* A service must also respond with the currect actions and events in response
* to implemented callback methods.
*/
[scriptable, uuid(9b7d59db-88ff-43d0-b6ee-9f63d042d08f)]
interface nsISpeechService : nsISupports
{
/**
* Speak the given text using the voice identified byu the given uri. See
* W3C Speech API spec for information about pitch and rate.
*
https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/speech-api/raw-file/tip/speechapi.html#utterance-attributes
*
* @param aText text to utter.
* @param aUri unique voice identifier.
* @param aVolume volume to speak voice in. Only relevant for indirect audio.
* @param aRate rate to speak voice in.
* @param aPitch pitch to speak voice in.
* @param aTask task instance for utterance, used for sending events or audio
* data back to browser.
*/
void speak(in AString aText, in AString aUri,
in float aVolume, in float aRate, in float aPitch,
in nsISpeechTask aTask);
};
%{C++
// This is the service category speech services could use to start up as
// a component.
#define NS_SPEECH_SYNTH_STARTED "speech-synth-started"
%}
