Release v1.2.0 2024-12-15 · nimroddolev/chime_tts

✨ 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.

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.

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.

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