Functions/GenXdev.Console/Get-IsSpeaking.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console Original cmdlet filename : Get-IsSpeaking.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.300.2025 ################################################################################ Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .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')] [OutputType([System.Boolean])] param() begin { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\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 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Failed to check speech state: $_" return $false } } end { } } |