app.py

import gradio as gr
import wave
import numpy as np
from io import BytesIO
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
from piper import PiperVoice 

def synthesize_speech(text):
    model_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id="aigmixer/speaker_00", filename="speaker_00_model.onnx")
    config_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id="aigmixer/speaker_00", filename="speaker_00_model.onnx.json")
    voice = PiperVoice.load(model_path, config_path)

    # Create an in-memory buffer for the WAV file
    buffer = BytesIO()
    with wave.open(buffer, 'wb') as wav_file:
        wav_file.setframerate(voice.config.sample_rate)
        wav_file.setsampwidth(2)  # 16-bit
        wav_file.setnchannels(1)  # mono

        # Synthesize speech
        voice.synthesize(text, wav_file)

    # Convert buffer to NumPy array for Gradio output
    buffer.seek(0)
    audio_data = np.frombuffer(buffer.read(), dtype=np.int16)

    return audio_data.tobytes()

# Using Gradio Blocks

with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Base()) as blocks:
    gr.Markdown("# Text to Speech Synthesizer")
    gr.Markdown("Enter text to synthesize it into speech using PiperVoice.")
    input_text = gr.Textbox(label="Input Text")
    output_audio = gr.Audio(label="Synthesized Speech", type="numpy")
    submit_button = gr.Button("Synthesize")

    submit_button.click(synthesize_speech, inputs=input_text, outputs=output_audio)

# Run the app
blocks.launch()