TTS script using google translate

google-translate-tts.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ $1 = "-h" ]
then
  echo "Usage: $0 outfile language text"
  exit 0
fi

cache_dir="/var/cache/google-translate-tts"
tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/google-translate-tts.XXXXXXXX)
filename_md5=$(echo -n $3 | md5sum)
filename=$cache_dir"/"${filename_md5%% *}".wav"

echo $tmpfile
echo $filename

if [ ! -d $cache_dir ]
then
  echo $cache_dir" does not exist. Please create with needed permissions."
fi

if [ -s $filename ]
then
  echo "Using cached audio file "$filename
else
  echo "Caching new audio file "$filename
  wget -q -U Mozilla -O $tmpfile "http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&client=tw-ob&tl=$2&q=$3"
  mpg123 --quiet --wav $filename $tmpfile
  rm -f $tmpfile
fi

cp $filename $1