core/java/android/speech/RecognizerIntent.java

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package android.speech;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
import android.content.Intent;

/**
 * Constants for supporting speech recognition through starting an {@link Intent}
 */
public class RecognizerIntent {
    private RecognizerIntent() {
        // Not for instantiating.
    }

    /**
     * Starts an activity that will prompt the user for speech and sends it through a
     * speech recognizer.  The results will be returned via activity results, or forwarded
     * via a PendingIntent if one is provided.
     * 
     * <p>Required extras:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL}
     * </ul>
     * 
     * <p>Optional extras:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_PROMPT}
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_LANGUAGE}
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_MAX_RESULTS}
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT}
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT_BUNDLE}
     * </ul>
     * 
     * <p> Result extras:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_RESULTS}
     * </ul>
     * 
     * <p>NOTE: There may not be any applications installed to handle this action, so you should
     * make sure to catch {@link ActivityNotFoundException}.
     */
    public static final String ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH = "android.speech.action.RECOGNIZE_SPEECH";

    /**
     * Starts an activity that will prompt the user for speech, sends it through a
     * speech recognizer, and invokes and displays a web search result.
     * 
     * <p>Required extras:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL}
     * </ul>
     * 
     * <p>Optional extras:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_PROMPT}
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_LANGUAGE}
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_MAX_RESULTS}
     * </ul>
     * 
     * <p> Result extras:
     * <ul>
     *   <li>{@link #EXTRA_RESULTS}
     * </ul>
     * 
     * <p>NOTE: There may not be any applications installed to handle this action, so you should
     * make sure to catch {@link ActivityNotFoundException}.
     */
    public static final String ACTION_WEB_SEARCH = "android.speech.action.WEB_SEARCH";

    /**
     * Informs the recognizer which speech model to prefer when performing
     * {@link #ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH}. The recognizer uses this
     * information to fine tune the results. This extra is required. Activities implementing
     * {@link #ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH} may interpret the values as they see fit.
     * 
     *  @see #LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM
     *  @see #LANGUAGE_MODEL_WEB_SEARCH
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL = "android.speech.extra.LANGUAGE_MODEL";

    /** 
     * Use a language model based on free-form speech recognition.  This is a value to use for 
     * {@link #EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL}. 
     * @see #EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL
     */
    public static final String LANGUAGE_MODEL_FREE_FORM = "free_form";
    /** 
     * Use a language model based on web search terms.  This is a value to use for 
     * {@link #EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL}. 
     * @see #EXTRA_LANGUAGE_MODEL
     */
    public static final String LANGUAGE_MODEL_WEB_SEARCH = "web_search";

    /** Optional text prompt to show to the user when asking them to speak. */
    public static final String EXTRA_PROMPT = "android.speech.extra.PROMPT";

    /**
     * Optional language override to inform the recognizer that it should expect speech in
     * a language different than the one set in the {@link java.util.Locale#getDefault()}. 
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_LANGUAGE = "android.speech.extra.LANGUAGE";

    /** 
     * Optional limit on the maximum number of results to return. If omitted the recognizer
     * will choose how many results to return. Must be an integer.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_MAX_RESULTS = "android.speech.extra.MAX_RESULTS";
    
    /**
     * When the intent is {@link #ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH}, the speech input activity will
     * return results to you via the activity results mechanism.  Alternatively, if you use this
     * extra to supply a PendingIntent, the results will be added to its bundle and the 
     * PendingIntent will be sent to its target.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT = 
            "android.speech.extra.RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT";
    /**
     * If you use {@link #EXTRA_RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT} to supply a forwarding intent, you can
     * also use this extra to supply additional extras for the final intent.  The search results
     * will be added to this bundle, and the combined bundle will be sent to the target.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT_BUNDLE = 
            "android.speech.extra.RESULTS_PENDINGINTENT_BUNDLE";

    /** Result code returned when no matches are found for the given speech */
    public static final int RESULT_NO_MATCH = Activity.RESULT_FIRST_USER;
    /** Result code returned when there is a generic client error */
    public static final int RESULT_CLIENT_ERROR = Activity.RESULT_FIRST_USER + 1;
    /** Result code returned when the recognition server returns an error */
    public static final int RESULT_SERVER_ERROR = Activity.RESULT_FIRST_USER + 2;
    /** Result code returned when a network error was encountered */
    public static final int RESULT_NETWORK_ERROR = Activity.RESULT_FIRST_USER + 3;
    /** Result code returned when an audio error was encountered */
    public static final int RESULT_AUDIO_ERROR = Activity.RESULT_FIRST_USER + 4;

    /**
     * An ArrayList<String> of the potential results when performing
     * {@link #ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH}. Only present when {@link Activity#RESULT_OK} is returned.
     */
    public static final String EXTRA_RESULTS = "android.speech.extra.RESULTS";
}