Run

To run the program once installed

python BitLit_decoder.py HiBitLit.pmdl

This will start snowboy listening for the phrase "Hi BitLit". Then it will ask for seed phrases for a poem.

Setup

• clone the repositry

Requirements:

• Python2, pip
• for mac
  • Brew (mac: sudo apt-get install linuxbrew-wrapper)
  • PIP (sudo apt-get install python-pip)
  • PortAudio (mac: brew install portaudio)
• for ubuntu:
  • PortAudio (sudo apt install portaudio19-dev)
• python package pip install -r requirements.txt
• snowboy v1.1.1
  • either get
    • a precompiled version for you platform and python version here (http://docs.kitt.ai/snowboy/#downloads)
    • or compile it yourself by cloning the repo, then going into swig/python and running make
  • Copy the resources folder and the compiled files into the snowboy subdirectory.

API Keys:

• cp secrets.template.json to secrets.json
• get an API key for google cloud
  • make a project or use an existing project
  • download a credentials json for that project (using edit, create key) https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/api/speech.googleapis.com/credentials
  • enable the speech recognition api for that project (make sure you've selected your project) https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/api/speech.googleapis.com/overview
  • place the credientials json at this path ./secrets/google_cloud_credintials.json
  • never commit this file!