Changed python package gTTs to festival

convert.zsh

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ echo "Paste the full list of names (one name per line), then press Enter and Ctr
 
 names=$(</dev/stdin)
 
+
 comma_separated=$(echo "$names" | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$/\n/')
 
 output_file="student_names.txt"

take_attendance.bash

@@ -3,58 +3,57 @@
 students_file="student_names.txt"
 
 if [ ! -f "$students_file" ]; then
-	echo "Error: $students_file not found!"
-	exit 1
+    echo "Error: $students_file not found!"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
+# Create attendance directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p attendance
+
 current_date=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 present_file="attendance/${current_date}_present.txt"
 absent_file="attendance/${current_date}_absent.txt"
 
+# Read students from the file into an array
 IFS=',' read -r -a students <"$students_file"
 
+# Function to speak the student's name using Festival
 speak_student() {
-	student_name="$1"
-	python3 - <<END
-
-from gtts import gTTS
-import os
-
-tts = gTTS("$student_name", lang='en', tld='co.in')
-tts.save("./student_audio/student.mp3")
-END
-	mpg123 -q ./student_audio/student.mp3
+    student_name="$1"
+    echo "$student_name" | festival --tts  # Use Festival for TTS
 }
 
+# Loop through each student
 for student in "${students[@]}"; do
-	speak_student "$student"
-
-	echo "Mark attendance for $student: (a for absent, p for present, r to repeat)"
-	while true; do
-		read -n 1 -s choice
-		case "$choice" in
-		a)
-			echo "$student" >>"$absent_file"
-			echo "Marked $student as absent"
-			break
-			;;
-		p)
-			echo "$student" >>"$present_file"
-			echo "Marked $student as present"
-			break
-			;;
-		r)
-			echo "Repeating $student's name"
-			speak_student "$student"
-			;;
-		*)
-			echo "Invalid option. Use 'a' for absent, 'p' for present, 'r' to repeat."
-			;;
-		esac
-	done
-	echo ""
+    speak_student "$student"  # Speak the student's name
+
+    echo "Mark attendance for $student: (a for absent, p for present, r to repeat)"
+    while true; do
+        read -n 1 -s choice  # Read a single character for attendance input
+        case "$choice" in
+            a)
+                echo "$student" >>"$absent_file"  # Mark as absent
+                echo "Marked $student as absent"
+                break
+                ;;
+            p)
+                echo "$student" >>"$present_file"  # Mark as present
+                echo "Marked $student as present"
+                break
+                ;;
+            r)
+                echo "Repeating $student's name"
+                speak_student "$student"  # Repeat the student's name
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo "Invalid option. Use 'a' for absent, 'p' for present, 'r' to repeat."
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+    echo ""
 done
 
+# Display attendance summary
 echo "Attendance completed!"
 echo -e "Present students: \n$(cat $present_file)\n"
 echo "--------------------------"