chatterbox_available

Check if Chatterbox Service is Available

Description

Quick check if the local Chatterbox TTS API is reachable. Returns TRUE/FALSE without throwing errors.

Usage

1chatterbox_available(port = NULL, timeout = 2)

Arguments

  • port: Port to check (default from CHATTERBOX_PORT env var or 7810)
  • timeout: Timeout in seconds (default 2)

Value

TRUE if service is available, FALSE otherwise

Examples

1  if (chatterbox_available()) {
2    tts("Hello", voice = "default", backend = "chatterbox")
3  }