hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature]: Allow tts over ssh if pulseadio is reacheable

Problem or Use Case

I connect to my server that is besides me trough ssh, the ssh setup has a running pulseaudio instance that produces sound correctly like for instance opening ffplay or any audio player that works on terminal, no x11 needed or anything, just pulseaudio.

for instance by setting PULSE_RUNTIME_PATH=/run/user/1002/pulse/ and export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1002 (where 1002 is the current user id), so long as that user is in the group audio (this on ubuntu / debian, idk in other places); and running pulseaudio & the terminal now has audio (playing on the server's default audio io (in my case my amp in my room));

But hermes still complains about not being able to run voice over ssh, when the audio should work ok.

Proposed Solution

hermes should check if pulseaudio is reacheable before rejecting the /voice command; And i guess this also applies to the gateway, as an added bonus.

Alternatives Considered

No response

Feature Type

CLI improvement

Scope

Small (single file, < 50 lines)

Contribution

• I'd like to implement this myself and submit a PR

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