#!/bin/sh
if [ "$#" = "0" ] || echo "$*"|grep -q "[-]"h || echo "$*"|grep -q "[-][-]"help; then
echo "Usage: speaktext [OPTIONS] <text>
  saythis is a wrapper around gtts-cli.
  Read aloud <text> using Google Translate's Text-to-Speech API.

Options:
  -f, --file <file>    Read from <file> instead of <text>.
  -o, --output <file>  Write to <file> instead of stdout.
  -s, --slow           Read more slowly.
  -l, --lang <lang>    IETF language tag. Language to speak in. List
                       documented tags with --all.  [default: en]
  -t, --tld <tld>      Top-level domain for the Google host, i.e
                       https://translate.google.<tld>  [default: com]
  --nocheck            Disable strict IETF language tag checking. Allow
                       undocumented tags.
  --all                Print all documented available IETF language tags and
                       exit.
  --debug              Show debug information.
  --version            Show the version and exit.
  -h, --help           Show this message and exit.
  
WARNING for Orca users: edit as root the file:
/etc/speech-dispatcher/speehcd.conf
replacing if it exists the line:
AudioOutputMethod \"libao\"
by this one:
AudioOutputMethod \"pulse\".
Otherwise saythis will not work" 
	exit
fi 
gtts-cli "$@" |play -t mp3 - 2>/dev/null