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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Read from a file or from stdin.
+
+File is under EUPL1.2
+Author: kujiu
+"""
+
+import argparse
+
+import os.path
+import secrets
+import speechd
+import chardet
+import queue
+import threading
+import sys
+
+
+PUNCTUATION = {
+    'none': speechd.PunctuationMode.NONE,
+    'some': speechd.PunctuationMode.SOME,
+    'all': speechd.PunctuationMode.ALL,
+}
+
+
+class SpdRead:
+    def __init__(self, module, voice, lang, rate, punctuation, spelling):
+
+        """
+        Spd read software
+        """
+        self.module = module or 'default'
+        self.rate = rate
+        self.lang = lang
+        self.voice = voice
+        self.spelling = spelling
+        self.punctuation = punctuation
+        self._queue = queue.Queue()
+        self._semaphore = threading.Semaphore(1)
+        self._state = 'init'
+        self.spdc = speechd.client.Client()
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        if getattr(self, 'spdc', None):
+            self.spdc.close()
+
+    def run(self, source):
+        """
+        Run application, blocking method
+        """
+        self._state = "running"
+        try:
+            self.set_speechd_parameters()
+            if source:
+                self.queue_file(source)
+            else:
+                self.queue_stdin()
+
+            self.start_worker()
+            self.join()
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.stop()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self._state = "stopping"
+        self._semaphore.release()
+        self.spdc.close()
+
+    def start_worker(self):
+        """
+        Start play thread.
+        """
+        threading.Thread(target=self.say_loop, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def join(self):
+        """
+        Join thread
+        """
+        return self._queue.join()
+
+    def set_speechd_parameters(self):
+        """
+        Configure speechd
+        """
+        self.spdc.set_priority('important')
+        if self.module != 'default' and self.module:
+            self.spdc.set_output_module(self.module)
+
+        voices = [
+            voice[0]
+            for voice
+            in self.spdc.list_synthesis_voices()
+            if self._voice_match(voice)]
+        self.spdc.set_language(self.lang)
+        if len(voices) == 1:
+            self.spdc.set_synthesis_voice(voices[0])
+        elif len(voices) >= 1:
+            self.spdc.set_synthesis_voice(secrets.choice(voices))
+        else:
+            print("No voices installed for lang %s." % self.lang)
+            self.stop()
+
+        self.spdc.set_punctuation(PUNCTUATION[self.punctuation])
+        self.spdc.set_rate(self.rate)
+        self.spdc.set_spelling(self.spelling)
+
+    def queue_file(self, source):
+        """
+        Queue speech from a file
+        """
+        with open(source, "rb") as fin:
+            buffer = []
+            for line in fin.readlines():
+                encoding = chardet.detect(line)["encoding"]
+                line = line[:-1].strip()
+                line = line.decode(encoding, "replace").strip()
+                if line:
+                    buffer.append(line)
+                elif len(buffer):
+                    to_say = '\n'.join(buffer)
+                    buffer = []
+                    self.queue_speech(to_say)
+
+                if self._state != 'running':
+                    break
+
+            if len(buffer) and self._state == 'running':
+                self.queue_speech('\n'.join(buffer))
+
+    def queue_stdin(self):
+        """
+        Queue speech from stdin
+        """
+        try:
+            buffer = []
+            for line in sys.stdin.buffer.readlines():
+                if not len(line):
+                    break
+
+                encoding = chardet.detect(line)["encoding"]
+                line = line[:-1].strip()
+                line = line.decode(encoding, "replace").strip()
+                if line:
+                    buffer.append(line)
+                elif len(buffer):
+                    to_say = '\n'.join(buffer)
+                    buffer = []
+                    self.queue_speech(to_say)
+
+                if self._state != 'running':
+                    break
+
+            if len(buffer) and self._state == 'running':
+                self.queue_speech('\n'.join(buffer))
+
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            self.stop()
+
+    def next(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Wait for speechd
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def _voice_match(self, voice):
+        """
+        Check if a voice is in correct language
+        """
+        if self.voice:
+            return voice[0].lower() == self.voice.lower()
+        if voice[1].lower() != self.lang.lower()[0:2]:
+            return False
+        if len(self.lang) > 4 and voice[2].lower() != self.lang[3:5]:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def queue_speech(self, text):
+        """
+        Queue text to speech
+        """
+        self._queue.put_nowait(text)
+
+    def spd_callback(self, callback_type):
+        """
+        Process and of speechd
+        """
+        if callback_type == speechd.CallbackType.CANCEL:
+            print("Cancelled speaking")
+            self.stop()
+        self._semaphore.release()
+
+    def say_loop(self):
+        """
+        Say blocks
+        """
+        while self._semaphore.acquire() and self._state == 'running':
+            try:
+                text = self._queue.get_nowait()
+                self.spdc.speak(
+                    text, self.spd_callback,
+                    event_types=(
+                        speechd.CallbackType.CANCEL,
+                        speechd.CallbackType.END))
+                self._queue.task_done()
+            except queue.Empty:
+                print("End of speech queue")
+                self.stop()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Read with TTS.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-l', '--lang', default='en',
+        help='Language')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-V', '--voice', default='',
+        help='Voice')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-m', '--module', default='default',
+        help='Speech Dispatcher output module')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-r', '--rate', default=15,
+        help='Speech Dispatcher rate', type=int)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-p', '--punctuation', default='none',
+        help='Punctuation mode (none, all or some)')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-S', '--spelling', default=False, action='store_true',
+        help='Spelling mode.')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'source', default='', nargs='?',
+        help='Source file (if not stdin)')
+
+    options = parser.parse_args()
+
+    source = os.path.expanduser(
+        os.path.expandvars(options.source)
+    )
+
+    module = getattr(options, 'module', None)
+    rate = getattr(options, 'rate', 15)
+    if options.punctuation not in PUNCTUATION.keys():
+        print('Punctuation must be one of all, some or none')
+        exit(2)
+
+    reader = SpdRead(
+        module, options.voice,
+        options.lang, rate,
+        options.punctuation, options.spelling)
+
+    reader.run(options.source)