app.py

import gradio as gr
from TTS.api import TTS

# Initialize Coqui TTS with a pre-trained model
tts = TTS(model_name="tts_models/en/ljspeech/tacotron2-DDC", progress_bar=False)

def generate_speech(text):
    """
    Generate speech from the input text.
    Saves the audio to a temporary file and returns the file path.
    """
    output_file = "/tmp/output.wav"  # Temporary file for the generated audio
    try:
        tts.tts_to_file(text=text, file_path=output_file)
        return output_file  # Return the path to the generated audio
    except Exception as e:
        return f"Error generating speech: {str(e)}"

# Create a Gradio interface
with gr.Blocks() as demo:
    gr.Markdown("# Coqui TTS Demo")
    gr.Markdown("Type some text and hear it spoken!")
    
    with gr.Row():
        input_text = gr.Textbox(label="Enter Text", placeholder="Type something...", lines=3)
    
    with gr.Row():
        submit_button = gr.Button("Generate Speech")
    
    with gr.Row():
        output_audio = gr.Audio(label="Generated Speech", type="filepath")

    # Connect the button click to the generate_speech function
    submit_button.click(generate_speech, inputs=input_text, outputs=output_audio)

# Launch the app
demo.launch(share=True)