gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# coding: UTF-8
 
# ARGV[0] - string with text, need to be spoken
# ARGV[1] - filename for new wav file
 
require 'mechanize'
 
# retrieve web page with tts
a = Mechanize.new
req = a.get 'http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php'
 
# get the form
form = req.forms[0]
 
# replace with parameter
form['txt'] = ARGV[0]
 
# set german female voice
form['voice'] = 'reiner' # use 'klara' for female voice
 
#  submit the form
ret = form.submit
 
# write sound to wav file
File.open(ARGV[1]+'.wav', 'w') {|f| f.write(ret.body) }
 
# create gsm file for Asterisk
%x[ sox #{ARGV[1]}.wav -r 8000 #{ARGV[1]}.gsm resample -ql ]