To use, run `ruby align.rb "path_to/audio.wav" "For J and C, with all my love"`

align.rb

regExp = /\(([^)]+)\)/;
times = []
timesPretty = ""

if ARGV.length < 2
  puts "Needs 2 args input to parse: 1. audio path and 2. text that matches audio"
else
  # Make variables from parameters
  audioPath = ARGV[0]
  text = ARGV[1]

  # Open file and save text to it for reading later by Sphinx
  File.open("input.txt", 'w') { |file| file.write(text) }

  # Run align script & get relevant output
  output = `java -ms400m -mx1500m -jar bin/aligner.jar #{audioPath} input.txt`
  output = output.split("\n")[4]

  # Parse output further and put start time of words in array
  wordsAndTimes = output.split(' ')
  wordsAndTimes.each do |w|
  	times << w.match(regExp)[1].split(',')[0]
  end
  
  # Put word start times into a formatted string
  times.each_with_index do |t, index|
  	timesPretty << t
  	timesPretty << ", " if index < times.length - 1
  end

  # Wrap word start times string in brackets  
  timesPretty = "[" << timesPretty << "]"

  # Output string "array"
  puts "\n\nTimes: " + timesPretty + "\n\n\n"
end