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Paul Bailey f4bc759007 Task 1: Set up project structure and dependencies

- Created backend directory with FastAPI project structure
- Created frontend directory with React + TypeScript + Vite
- Configured Python virtual environment and installed dependencies (fastapi, uvicorn, kokoro, soundfile, python-multipart)
- Verified espeak-ng system dependency is installed
- Configured Node.js project with TypeScript, React, and Vite
- Set up Tailwind CSS for styling
- Set up environment variable configuration for both projects
- Created comprehensive README documentation

Requirements: 9.6, 10.2, 11.1

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Text to Audiobook Backend

FastAPI backend service for converting text to multi-voice audiobooks using Kokoro TTS.

Setup

Prerequisites

Python 3.10 or higher
espeak-ng (system dependency)

Install espeak-ng

macOS:

brew install espeak-ng

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install espeak-ng

Python Environment Setup

Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv

Activate the virtual environment:

# macOS/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

# Windows
venv\Scripts\activate

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Create environment file:

cp .env.example .env

Running the Server

uvicorn main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

The API will be available at http://localhost:8000

API documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs

API Endpoints

GET /api/health - Health check endpoint
POST /api/tts/roles - Detect roles in text
POST /api/tts - Generate audiobook

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