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IBM Cloud - Text to Speech - Synthesize Audio (GET)

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Synthesizes text to audio that is spoken in the specified voice.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setLogin("apikey");
        http.setPassword("my_apikey");
        http.setBasicAuth(true);

        // Use your base URL shown in the credentials web page (below your apikey)
        String myBaseUrl = "https://api.us-south.text-to-speech.watson.cloud.ibm.com/instances/31941e96-7b89-4d56-8993-9cd8f18ec2d8";

        StringBuilder sbUrl = new StringBuilder();
        sbUrl.append(myBaseUrl);
        sbUrl.append("/v1/synthesize?accept=ACCEPT_TYPE&voice=CHOSEN_VOICE&text=TEXT_TO_SYNTHESIZE");

        // Choose "audio/wav" for the output file type.
        int numReplaced = sbUrl.replace("ACCEPT_TYPE", http.urlEncode("audio/wav"));
        // See the choices for voices at https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/text-to-speech#synthesize-audio-get
        numReplaced = sbUrl.replace("CHOSEN_VOICE", "en-US_MichaelVoice");
        String textToSynthesize = "When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail.";
        numReplaced = sbUrl.replace("TEXT_TO_SYNTHESIZE", http.urlEncode(textToSynthesize));

        // Send the GET to synthesize the voice.
        // The response file will be contained in bdResponseBody
        BinData bdResponseBody = new BinData();
        try {
            http.quickGetBd(sbUrl.getAsString(), bdResponseBody);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        int respStatusCode = http.getLastStatus();
        System.out.println("response status code = " + respStatusCode);

        if (respStatusCode == 200) {
            bdResponseBody.writeFile("qa_output/lobster.wav");
            System.out.println("Success!");
        } else {
            System.out.println(bdResponseBody.getString("utf-8"));
        }
    }
}