Azure Speech Recognition for Flutter

See original project by cristianbregant: https://github.com/cristianbregant/azure_speech_recognition

Getting Started

This project is a starting point for using the Azure Speech Recognition Services in Flutter.

Currently, the library supports both the Android and the iOS platform.

Important: To use this plugin you must have already created an account on the cognitive service page.

Installation

To install the package use the latest version:

azure_speech_recognition_null_safety: ^<insert_latest_version_here>

Usage

import 'package:azure_speech_recognition_null_safety/azure_speech_recognition_null_safety.dart';

Initializer

The language default setting is "en-EN" but you could use what you want (if it is supported). The segmentation silence timeout default is 1000 ms. (It must be an integer in the range 100 to 5000)

AzureSpeechRecognition.initialize("your_subscription_key", "your_server_region", lang: "it-IT", timeout: "3000");

Types of recognition

Simple voice recognition

Performs speech recognition until silence is detected.

  • Returns the final transcription in the setFinalTranscription call (only calls the method once, when it has detected silence).

  • Returns partial results that are prone to change in the setRecognitionResultHandler call (is called multiple times, every time a new partial transcription is received).

AzureSpeechRecognition.simpleVoiceRecognition();

Continuous voice recognition

Calling the method toggles the speech recognition on or off.

Warning: You must always stop the recognition manually to avoid memory leaks.

  • Continuosly returns the finalized transcriptions through a call to setFinalTranscription (calls it every time a final transcription is received, and won't stop calling it until the recognition is manually stopped).

  • Continuosly returns the partial transcriptions through a call to setRecognitionResultHandler (calls it every time a final transcription is received, and won't stop calling it until the recognition is manually stopped).

AzureSpeechRecognition.continuousRecording();

Example program

See the example/ folder for a complete Flutter application.


AzureSpeechRecognition _speechAzure;

void activateSpeechRecognizer(){
    // MANDATORY INITIALIZATION
  AzureSpeechRecognition.initialize("your_subscription_key", "your_server_region", lang: "it-IT", timeout: "3000");
  
  _speechAzure.setFinalTranscription((text) {
    // do what you want with your final transcription
  });

  _speechAzure.setRecognitionStartedHandler(() {
   // called at the start of recognition (it could also not be used)
  });

}

  @override
  void initState() {
    
    _speechAzure = new AzureSpeechRecognition();

    activateSpeechRecognizer();

    super.initState();
  }


  // This is the function you'll call to start the recognition
  Future recognizeVoice() async {
    try {
      AzureSpeechRecognition.simpleVoiceRecognition();
    } on PlatformException catch (e) {
      print("Failed start the recognition: '${e.message}'.");
    }
  }

Libraries

azure_speech_recognition_null_safety