v1.2.2-beta1

✨ New Features:

• The message parameter in chime_tts.say and chime_tts.say_url can now accept templates, eg:

🧰 Improvements:

• Better detection of installed TTS platforms.

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Added TTS timeout value to configuration in order to stop TTS audio generation. 232

Full Changelog: v1.2.1...v1.2.2-beta1

v1.2.1

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Fixed ElevenLabs and Google Cloud tts platform documentation links 212
• Fixed error when launching the configuration options 230

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.2.1

v1.2.0 2024-12-15

✨ New Features:

• Added a new Fallback TTS Platform configuration option to use when the specified/default TTS platform fails to generate audio (for example, a local platform like Piper if the internet goes down).
• Added a new Delay Before Removing Temporary Files configuration option to delay the removal of temporary files after playback, 225.
• Added a new crossfade parameter for the chime_tts.say & chime_tts.say_url actions, to crossfade between audio segments.

🧰 Improvements:

• Added validation in configuration page to ensure chime_tts.say_url folder paths are external. 203
• Improved Alexa MP3 conversion & compatibility.
• Chime audio filenames are now case insensitive.
• The unofficial ElevenLabs TTS platform, tts.elevenlabs_tts, has been replaced with the official platform. tts.elevenlabs.
• Temporary filenames have now been increased to 32 characters, 226.

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Fixed Alexa Media Player "Simon Says" error when generating new audio file. 193
• Fixed validation in configuration to ensure chime_tts.say_url folder path is publicly accessible.
• Fixed bug where references to deleted cached files were not removed. 193, 202.
• Replaced deprecated the MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC constant with the new MediaType.MUSIC constant. 198.
• Multiple fixes for Alexa Media Player playback and audio conversion before playback. 193, 202, 203.
• Fixed local/public file creation logic & debug messaging. 202.
• Fixed flow for using cached files and copying local/public files.
• Fix for RuntimeWarning: coroutine 'save_audio_to_folder' was never awaited 193, 202.
• Fixed potential issues with cached filepaths. 202
• Fixed asynchronous blocking call. 193
• Fixed warning about explicitly assigning config_enrty in config_flow.py, 223.
• Fixed logic to prevent unnecessary warning log messages 202
• Fixed coroutine warning.
• Added improvements to queue_manager.py.

What's Changed

• Bump ruff from 0.6.9 to 0.7.0 by @dependabot in #204
• Bump ruff from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1 by @dependabot in #208
• Bump actions/setup-python from 5.2.0 to 5.3.0 by @dependabot in #206
• Update pip requirement from <24.3,>=21.0 to >=21.0,<24.4 by @dependabot in #207
• Bump colorlog from 6.8.2 to 6.9.0 by @dependabot in #215
• Bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.0.8 to 2.1.0 by @dependabot in #218
• Bump ruff from 0.7.1 to 0.8.2 by @dependabot in #224
• Bump ruff from 0.7.1 to 0.8.3 by @dependabot in #228

Full Changelog: v1.1.5...v1.2.0

v1.1.6-beta5

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Fixed Alexa Media Player "Simon Says" error when generating new audio file. 193
• Fixed validation in configuration to ensure chime_tts.say_url folder path is publicly accessible.

Full Changelog: v1.1.6-beta4...v1.1.6-beta5

v1.1.6-beta4

🧰 Improvements:

• Added validation in configuration page to ensure chime_tts.say_url folder paths are external. 203
• Improved Alexa MP3 conversion & compatibility.

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Switched Alexa Media Player audio src parameter value to single quotes from double quotes.
• Fixed potential issues with cached filepaths. 202
• Fixed asynchronous blocking call. 193

What's Changed

• Bump ruff from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1 by @dependabot in #208
• Bump actions/setup-python from 5.2.0 to 5.3.0 by @dependabot in #206
• Update pip requirement from <24.3,>=21.0 to >=21.0,<24.4 by @dependabot in #207

Full Changelog: v1.1.6-beta3...v1.1.6-beta4

v1.1.6-beta3

🐞 Bugfixes:

Fix for RuntimeWarning: coroutine 'save_audio_to_folder' was never awaited 193, 202

Full Changelog: v1.1.6-beta2...v1.1.6-beta3

v1.1.6-beta2

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Multiple fixes for Alexa Media Player playback and audio conversion before playback. 193, 202, 203
• Fixed local/public file creation logic & debug messaging. 202
• Fixed flow for using cached files and copying local/public files.

What's Changed

• Bump ruff from 0.6.9 to 0.7.0 by @dependabot in #204

Full Changelog: v1.1.6-beta1...v1.1.6-beta2

v1.1.6-beta1 2024-10-17

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Fixed bug where references to deleted cached files were not removed. #193, #202
• Replaced deprecated the MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC constant with the new MediaType.MUSIC constant. #198

Full Changelog: v1.1.5...v1.1.6-beta1

v1.1.5 2024-10-16

🧰 Improvements:

• Added error warning when changing temp media folder to path outside of a defined media directory.
• Removed requirement for user defined media_dir parameter.

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Restored default values in configuration page for new installs. #190
• Fixed bug preventing message segment-specific audio_conversion parameter from being applied. #194
• Fixed bug preventing Google Translate from being used if added via the GUI. #200
• Local & remote files now removed in filesystem.delete_file function.

What's Changed

• Bump ruff from 0.6.7 to 0.6.8 by @dependabot in #195
• Bump ruff from 0.6.8 to 0.6.9 by @dependabot in #199

Full Changelog: v1.1.4...v1.1.5

v1.1.5-beta2

🐞 Bugfixes:

• Fixed bug preventing Google TTS from being used if added via GUI #200
• Local & remote files now removed in filesystem.delete_file function

Full Changelog: v1.1.5-beta1...v1.1.5-beta2