computes-dictation/index.js

transcribes audio files

"use strict";

var request = require("request");
// var https = require("https");
// var url = require("url");
// var constants = require('constants');

var SpeechToTextV1 = require('watson-developer-cloud/speech-to-text/v1');
var through2 = require("through2");

function startDictation(options, callback) {

  var speech_to_text = new SpeechToTextV1({
    username: options.username,
    password: options.password
  });

  // var urlParams = url.parse(options.audioUrl);
  // var httpOptions = {
  //   hostname: urlParams.host,
  //   port: 443,
  //   path: urlParams.pathname,
  //   method: 'GET',
  // };

  // var req = https.get(httpOptions, function(res) {
  //     res.pipe(speech_to_text.createRecognizeStream({ content_type: options.contentType, continuous: true }))
  //     .pipe(through2(function(value){
  //       // console.log(value);
  //       callback(value.toString('utf8'));
  //     }));
  // });
  // req.on('error', function(){
  //   console.log("============");
  //   console.dir(arguments);
  // });

  request(options.audioUrl)
    .pipe(speech_to_text.createRecognizeStream({ content_type: options.contentType, continuous: true }))
    .pipe(through2(function(value){
      callback(value.toString('utf8'));
    }));

}

module.exports = startDictation;