Google tts ultimate node - questions, kinda

General
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Sorry folks, but I just want to ask/check with people about this node.

When I'm logged into that machine and am looking.

~/.node-red/sonospollyttsstorage $ ls
hailingpermanentfiles  ttsfiles  ttspermanentfiles  ttsultimategooglecredentials

ttsfiles is/are the temporary files used/needed to get it to talk.
ttspermanentfiles...... I'm guessing are permanent files.

But how do I get to use them?

Do I need credentials?

Someone?

2

What you wanna do?

Do you want text to spoken in computer speakers? Or in your SONOS speakers?

3

On the computer's speakers.

4

Wasn't this already solved once? Or a new problem?

5

Well, this is more a Follow up question.

I got it working and it works as I expect.

The whole thing is running on a ... 32 GB SD card.

There are quiet a few messages played and once - a while back - I noticed the SD card was nearly full when usually it isn't.

A quick dig around and I discovered that EVERY message's file was kept in the ttsfiles directory.
Not a big deal, I added some extra code so it deleted the file after a short pause allowing it to be played.

Yes: I caused this situation by deleting the files.

But as they ALL aren't needed.

In the course of doing this I did see that if there was an existing file for the same message, it cached getting the file from google. Which is kind of nice and smart - and economical.

So after a bit of messing around I kept the files who get used often - as there are some of them - and thought nothing more of it.

Alas until recently when I was back in that directory and noticed NO FILES AT ALL.
Eeeek!

Did some more testing and - alas - the code I wrote did work and didn't delete the files, but any subsequent use of the file/s deleted them on their second use.
(That is stupid - to me)
But then I thought more about it and saw/realised there is a ttspermanentfiles directory also.
It has a couple of examples but of no use to me.

So: looking at the docs of the node, nada. (Nothing)

I'm wanting to know if there is a way to that if I put the files (or more so: move them) from that original directory to the permanent one...... would that work?

Ok, I haven't tested it. I thought I'd ask.
Can't hurt - can it?

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That is a great explanation of your target. Now I assume people around will better understand what you are looking to achieve. Therefore, I thought I'd ask you, for a better description