@intentface/react-speech-recognition
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`@intentface/react-speech-recognition` is a custom React hook that provides an easy-to-use interface for integrating speech recognition capabilities into your React applications. It leverages the native browser `SpeechRecognition` API, allowing you to cap
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@intentface/react-speech-recognition
@intentface/react-speech-recognition
is a custom React hook that provides an easy-to-use interface for integrating speech recognition capabilities into your React applications. It leverages the native browser SpeechRecognition
API, allowing you to capture and process voice inputs with customizable options.
Installation
You can install this package via npm:
npm install @intentface/react-speech-recognition
Usage
Here’s a basic example of how to use the useSpeechRecognition
hook in your React project:
import React from "react";
import { useSpeechRecognition } from "@intentface/react-speech-recognition";
const SpeechComponent = () => {
const {
transcript,
interimTranscript,
isListening,
isFinal,
isSupported,
start,
stop,
error,
} = useSpeechRecognition({
lang: "en-US", // Language for speech recognition (default is "en-US")
continuous: false, // Whether to keep listening or stop after receiving input
timeout: 5000, // Automatically stop listening after 5 seconds
onUpdate: ({ transcript, interimTranscript, isFinal }) => {
console.log("Update:", { transcript, interimTranscript, isFinal });
},
onError: ({ error }) => {
console.error("Speech recognition error:", error);
},
});
if (!isSupported) {
return <p>Your browser does not support Speech Recognition.</p>;
}
return (
<div>
<h1>Speech Recognition Example</h1>
<p>Transcript: {transcript}</p>
<p>Interim Transcript: {interimTranscript}</p>
<p>
Status:{" "}
{isListening ? "Listening..." : isFinal ? "Finalized" : "Stopped"}
</p>
{error && <p>Error: {error.message}</p>}
<button onClick={start}>Start Listening</button>
<button onClick={stop}>Stop Listening</button>
</div>
);
};
export default SpeechComponent;
API
The useSpeechRecognition
hook returns an object containing the following properties:
Returned Values
transcript
: The final processed transcript of the recognized speech.interimTranscript
: The current intermediate transcript while speech is being processed.isListening
: A boolean indicating whether the recognition is currently active.isFinal
: A boolean indicating whether the current session has ended and the transcript is finalized.isSupported
: A boolean indicating whether the browser supports speech recognition.start()
: A function to start speech recognition.stop()
: A function to stop speech recognition.error
: An object containing any speech recognition errors that occurred.
Options
The hook accepts an options object with the following fields:
lang
: The language for speech recognition (default is"en-US"
).continuous
: Iftrue
, the recognition will continue until stopped manually (default:false
).timeout
: Time in milliseconds to automatically stop recognition after no speech is detected (default:undefined
). If left undefined, browsers default behaviour is respected.onUpdate
: A callback function triggered when there is an update in the transcript. Receives an object with{ transcript, interimTranscript, isFinal }
.onError
: A callback function triggered when an error occurs. Receives an object with{ error }
.
Features
- Customizable Language: Set the language of recognition with the
lang
option. - Continuous Listening: Option to listen continuously for speech input.
- Timeout Control: Automatically stop recognition after a set period of inactivity.
- Error Handling: Receive error information via the
onError
callback. - Interim and Final Transcripts: Access both the interim (in-progress) and final transcripts.
Browser Compatibility
This hook uses the native SpeechRecognition
API (also known as webkitSpeechRecognition
in some browsers). Below is a list of supported browsers:
| Browser | Supported Versions | | ------- | ------------------ | | Chrome | Version 33+ | | Safari | Version 14+ | | Edge | Version 79+ |
Note: The
SpeechRecognition
API is not supported in Firefox or Internet Explorer. Please check for browser compatibility using theisSupported
flag provided by the hook.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to create a pull request or file an issue in the repository.
Please remember to add the changes you are making by running
npm run add-change
License
MIT
Dev
Doing a release
After finishing your feature normally, to automatically bump version number, update changelog and do an npm release:
npm run add-change
- Follow the instructions
- Commit the changeset file(s) to your feature branch and push to Github
- Create a PR normally, including the changeset file(s)
- Eventually accept the PR called "Version Packages" created by the changeset bot
About us
For more details about who we are, visit our website: Intentface.