Picovoice Platform
Angular API

API Reference for the Picovoice Angular SDK (npmjs ).

PicovoiceService

class PicovoiceService implements OnDestroy { }

Angular service for Picovoice Platform.

PicovoiceService.init()

async init(
  accessKey: string,
  keyword: PorcupineKeyword,
  porcupineModel: PorcupineModel,
  context: RhinoContext,
  rhinoModel: RhinoModel,
  options: PicovoiceOptions = {}
): Promise<void>

Initializes the PicovoiceService. Subscribe to the wakeWordDetection$ and inference$ subjects to receive events. If successful, isLoaded$ is set to true.

Parameters

• accessKey string : AccessKey obtained from Picovoice Console.
• keyword PorcupineKeyword : A Porcupine keyword. Can be provided as a built-in, base64 or a hosted .ppn file.
• porcupineModel PorcupineModel : Contains the model parameters that are used to initialize the Porcupine engine. Model can be encoded in base64 or can be stored in a .pv file in a public directory.
• context RhinoContext : A Rhino context. Can be provided as a base64 or a hosted .rhn file.
• rhinoModel RhinoModel : Contains the model parameters that are used to initialize the Rhino engine. Model can be encoded in base64 or can be stored in a .pv file in a public directory.
• options PicovoiceOptions : Optional configuration arguments.

PicovoiceService.start()

async start(): Promise<void>

Starts audio recording and processing. If successful, isListening is set to true.

PicovoiceService.stop()

async stop(): Promise<void>

Starts audio recording and processing. If successful, isListening is set to false.

PicovoiceService.release()

async release(): Promise<void>

Releases resources acquired by the PicovoiceService and resets all internal states.

PicovoiceService.wakeWordDetection$

wakeWordDetection$: Subject<PorcupineDetection>

Returns

• Subject<PorcupineDetection> : Subject which is updated when the wake word is detected.

PicovoiceService.inference$

inference$: Subject<RhinoInference>

Returns

• Subject<RhinoInference> : Subject which is updated when an inference has been made.

PicovoiceService.contextInfo$

contextInfo$: Subject<string | null>

Returns

• Subject<string | null> : Subject which is updated Rhino context info is available. Shows the list of intents, which expressions map to those intents, as well as slots and their possible values.

PicovoiceService.isLoaded

isLoaded: Subject<boolean>

Returns

• Subject<boolean> : Subject indicating whether the engine is initialized successfully.

PicovoiceService.isListening$

isListening$: Subject<boolean>

Returns

• Subject<boolean> : Subject indicating whether the webVoiceProcessor is passing audio to the engine.

PicovoiceService.error$

error$: Subject<string | null>

Returns

• Subject<string | null> : Subject indicating whether an error has occurred.