"""Text chunking utilities for long-form speech generation""" import re from typing import List def split_into_sentences(text: str, max_duration_seconds: float = 12.0) -> List[str]: """Split text into sentences suitable for TTS generation The chunking strategy ensures each chunk is within the model's training distribution (5-15 seconds of speech) for optimal quality. Args: text: Input text to split max_duration_seconds: Maximum target duration per chunk (default 12s) Returns: List of text chunks, each representing ~max_duration_seconds of speech Notes: - Uses heuristic of ~15 characters per second of speech - Splits on sentence boundaries (., !, ?) - Keeps sentences together when possible - Fallback to word-level splitting for very long sentences """ # Heuristic: ~15 characters per second of speech (adjustable based on your model) max_chars = int(max_duration_seconds * 15) # Split into sentences using common punctuation # This regex keeps the punctuation with the sentence sentence_pattern = r'([.!?]+[\s\n]+|[.!?]+$)' parts = re.split(sentence_pattern, text) # Reconstruct sentences (combine text + punctuation) sentences = [] for i in range(0, len(parts) - 1, 2): sentence = parts[i] if i + 1 < len(parts): sentence += parts[i + 1] sentences.append(sentence.strip()) # Handle last part if no punctuation at end if len(parts) % 2 == 1 and parts[-1].strip(): sentences.append(parts[-1].strip()) # Filter empty sentences sentences = [s for s in sentences if s] # Group sentences into chunks chunks = [] current_chunk = "" for sentence in sentences: # If single sentence exceeds max, split it by words if len(sentence) > max_chars: # Save current chunk if any if current_chunk: chunks.append(current_chunk.strip()) current_chunk = "" # Split long sentence into word-based chunks words = sentence.split() word_chunk = "" for word in words: if len(word_chunk) + len(word) + 1 <= max_chars: word_chunk += word + " " else: chunks.append(word_chunk.strip()) word_chunk = word + " " if word_chunk.strip(): current_chunk = word_chunk.strip() # Check if adding this sentence would exceed max elif len(current_chunk) + len(sentence) + 1 <= max_chars: current_chunk += " " + sentence if current_chunk else sentence else: # Save current chunk and start new one if current_chunk: chunks.append(current_chunk.strip()) current_chunk = sentence # Add final chunk if current_chunk: chunks.append(current_chunk.strip()) return chunks def estimate_duration(text: str, chars_per_second: float = 15.0) -> float: """Estimate speech duration for given text Args: text: Input text chars_per_second: Average characters spoken per second Returns: Estimated duration in seconds """ return len(text) / chars_per_second