piper to AllTalk

import os
import soundfile as sf
import sounddevice as sd
from openai import OpenAI
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import subprocess
import threading
import queue
import config
import tempfile
import utils
import requests
import shutil

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def TTS_piper(self, text_to_speak, output_file):
        """
        Generate speech from text using the Piper TTS engine and save it to an output file.

        Args:
            text_to_speak (str): The text to be converted to speech.
            output_file (str): The file path where the audio will be saved.
        """
        # Sanitize the input text by removing unsuitable characters
        text_to_speak = utils.sanitize_text(text_to_speak)

        # If there is no text left after sanitization, return "failed"
        if not text_to_speak.strip():
            return "failed"
        try:
            # Define the API endpoint
            api_url = "http://127.0.0.1:7851/api/tts-generate"

            # Prepare the data payload for the POST request
            data = {
                "text_input": text_to_speak,
                "text_filtering": "none",
                "character_voice_gen": "female_03.wav",
                "narrator_enabled": "false",
                "narrator_voice_gen": "arnold.wav",
                "text_not_inside": "character",
                "language": "en",
                "output_file_name": "output",
                "output_file_timestamp": "true",
                "autoplay": "false",
                "autoplay_volume": "0.8"
            }
            response = requests.post(api_url, data=data)
            print(response.content)
            response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an exception for HTTP error codes
            response_data = response.json()
            if response_data["status"] == "generate-success":
                # Use the local path of the generated audio file
                local_audio_path = response_data["output_file_path"]

                # Copy the file from the local path to the desired output file

                shutil.copyfile(local_audio_path, output_file)


            return "success"
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"Error calling TTS API: {e}")
            return "failed"