Speech To Text : A Rocket.Chat App that introduces SpeechToText capabilities into Rocket.Chat.

📙 About the App

Rocket.Chat users have an option of sending audio files or live audio messages to a room or a chat. Speech To Text app utilises the capabilities of Rocket.Chat.Apps-Engine and allows the user to be able to not only transcribe the audio files but also save the transcript as metadata. This whole functionality is packaged into a Rocket.Chat.App, which can be configured to use the transcription provider of user's choice.

📝 What Speech-To-Text App does

• Transcribes the audio files on server side & store the transcript metadata on demand.

• Provides the User and option to choose from a variety of API providers for trascription. Currently supported providers are:

  • Assembly AI.
  • Mcirosoft Cognitive Services .
  • & Rev AI.

All of the listed deliverables were completed within the GSoC period. YAY !! 🎉

🚀 Steps to run

• Clone the repository and install the dependencies :

  • git clone https://github.com/RocketChat/Apps.SpeechToText.git
  • cd SpeechToText
  • npm install

• Make Sure you have Rocket.Chat server running on your localhost & you have Rocket.Chat.Apps-cli installed, if not :

  • npm install -g @rocket.chat/apps-cli

• You need to enable ==Apps development mode== in Administration > General

• Now, install the app:

  • rc-apps deploy --url http://localhost:3000 --username "your username" --password "your password"

• Once successfully installed you'll be able to see the app in Administration > Apps.

• Enable ==Use JWT for file Upload== setting from Administration > General and add a JWT secret.

• Provide the same JWT as in fileUpload and select your provider.

• Create a Tunnel to the localhost and provide it's URL into the App settings (You need to provide this Tunnel URL for the app to work ).

• ENJOY 😉