Functions/GenXdev.Console/Get-IsSpeaking.ps1
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################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Returns true if the text-to-speech engine is speaking. .DESCRIPTION Checks the state of both the default and customized speech synthesizers to determine if either is currently speaking. Returns true if speech is in progress, false otherwise. .EXAMPLE Get-IsSpeaking .EXAMPLE iss #> function Get-IsSpeaking { [CmdletBinding()] [Alias("iss")] param() begin { Write-Verbose "Checking speech synthesizer states..." } process { try { # check both default and customized speech synthesizer states return ( ([GenXdev.Helpers.Misc]::Speech.State -eq "Speaking") -or ([GenXdev.Helpers.Misc]::SpeechCustomized.State -eq "Speaking") ) } catch { # return false if unable to check speech state Write-Verbose "Failed to check speech state: $_" return $false } } end { } } ################################################################################ |