discord-tts-bot: Your Voice Channel Assistant

Introduction

Welcome to discord-tts-bot! This innovative Discord bot uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to bring your voice channels to life. Whether you're hosting a game night, a study group, or just hanging out, discord-tts-bot adds an extra layer of interaction to your Discord server.

Key Features

• High Precision Text-to-Speech: Utilizes AWS Polly for high accuracy in reading both Kanji and English text, providing a natural voice experience across diverse language environments.
• Text-to-Speech in Voice Channels: Simply type, and the bot speaks in your voice channel.
• Easy to Set Up: A few steps and your bot is ready on your server.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

• Docker and docker-compose installed.
• An AWS account.
• A Discord bot token.

Quick Setup

To set up your discord-tts-bot, configure the following environment variables:

1. DISCORD_TOKEN: Obtain this token from Discord to authenticate and run your bot. It's essential for bot operation on your server.
2. AWS Credentials (for text-to-speech functionality using AWS Polly):
   • AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
   • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
   • AWS_REGION: Set these to integrate AWS Polly for high-quality text-to-speech conversion.
3. DISCORD_CMD_PREFIX: This is the prefix used for calling the bot commands in Discord. It can be any character or sequence of your choice.

Running the Bot

1. Invite the bot to your Discord server.
2. Start the bot with docker-compose run app /bin/bash -c "make run".
3. In Discord, type /join to have the bot join a voice channel.
4. Start typing in discord chat and hear your messages read aloud!

Development and Contributions

• Development: Use docker-compose run app /bin/bash for a development environment.
• Testing: Run make test to execute tests.
• Linting and Formatting: Keep your code clean with make watch.
• Package Installation: Use make install to install development packages.

Deployment

• Deploy on Heroku with easy steps detailed in the deployment section.
• Follow the release and deployment guide for smooth updates.

Release & Deploy

1. git switch master
2. git pull
3. git switch -c release/vx.x.x
4. Bump up to vx.x.x in Cargo.toml
5. git commit -m ':bookmark: vx.x.x'
6. git push --set-upstream origin release/vx.x.x
7. Create Pull Request
8. Merge Pull Request

Additional License Information

Sound File Attribution

• sounds/shabeko_dayo.wav: This specific sound file was generated using CoeFontStudio.

Try it Out!

Try out my sample bot and see discord-tts-bot in action!

License

This project is proudly licensed under the MIT License. Check out the LICENSE file for more details.