<script>
const msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance();
let voices = [];
const voicesDropdown = document.querySelector('[name="voice"]');
const options = document.querySelectorAll('[type="range"], [name="text"]');
const speakButton = document.querySelector('#speak');
const stopButton = document.querySelector('#stop');
msg.text = document.querySelector('[name="text"]').value;
function populateVoices() {
voices = this.getVoices();
voicesDropdown.innerHTML = voices
.filter(voice => voice.lang.includes('en'))
.map(voice => `<option value="${voice.name}">${voice.name} (${voice.lang})</option>`)
.join('');
}
function setVoice() {
msg.voice = voices.find(voice => voice.name === this.value);
toggle();
}
function toggle(startOver = true) {
speechSynthesis.cancel();
if (startOver) {
speechSynthesis.speak(msg);
}
}
function setOption() {
console.log(this.name, this.value);
msg[this.name] = this.value;
toggle();
}
speechSynthesis.addEventListener('voiceschanged', populateVoices);
voicesDropdown.addEventListener('change', setVoice);
options.forEach(option => option.addEventListener('change', setOption));
speakButton.addEventListener('click', toggle);
stopButton.addEventListener('click', () => toggle(false));
</script>