I’d like to play an mp3 immediately after the user inputs their digits and #. But in my experience, the user has to wait for several seconds before the next sound plays. Is there a way to play a sound immediately after the user inputs digits and # (the sound will be something like “please wait”).
After the gather, I expected the next sound to play immediately, but instead there is a delay of several seconds.
handleCall
<code>const axios = require('axios');
const Twilio = require('twilio');
const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
console.log("Received incoming call");
// Warm up the APIs
try {
const warmUpResponse = await axios.get('https://bobarke.com/_functions/warmup', { timeout: 60000 });
console.log('Warm-up response:', warmUpResponse.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error during warm-up:', error);
}
// Create a <Gather> verb with a nested <Play> verb and a timeout of 3 seconds
const gather = twiml.gather({
action: '/processZip',
method: 'POST',
numDigits: 5,
timeout: 3,
finishOnKey: '#'
});
// Nest the <Play> verb within the <Gather> verb
gather.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-d500e540-f05f-4e0d-8b25-323d15cc5aa6.mp3');
console.log("Sending response to gather zip code");
return callback(null, twiml);
};
</code>
<code>const axios = require('axios');
const Twilio = require('twilio');
const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
console.log("Received incoming call");
// Warm up the APIs
try {
const warmUpResponse = await axios.get('https://bobarke.com/_functions/warmup', { timeout: 60000 });
console.log('Warm-up response:', warmUpResponse.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error during warm-up:', error);
}
// Create a <Gather> verb with a nested <Play> verb and a timeout of 3 seconds
const gather = twiml.gather({
action: '/processZip',
method: 'POST',
numDigits: 5,
timeout: 3,
finishOnKey: '#'
});
// Nest the <Play> verb within the <Gather> verb
gather.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-d500e540-f05f-4e0d-8b25-323d15cc5aa6.mp3');
console.log("Sending response to gather zip code");
return callback(null, twiml);
};
</code>
const axios = require('axios');
const Twilio = require('twilio');
const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
console.log("Received incoming call");
// Warm up the APIs
try {
const warmUpResponse = await axios.get('https://bobarke.com/_functions/warmup', { timeout: 60000 });
console.log('Warm-up response:', warmUpResponse.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error during warm-up:', error);
}
// Create a <Gather> verb with a nested <Play> verb and a timeout of 3 seconds
const gather = twiml.gather({
action: '/processZip',
method: 'POST',
numDigits: 5,
timeout: 3,
finishOnKey: '#'
});
// Nest the <Play> verb within the <Gather> verb
gather.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-d500e540-f05f-4e0d-8b25-323d15cc5aa6.mp3');
console.log("Sending response to gather zip code");
return callback(null, twiml);
};
processZip
<code>const axios = require('axios');
const Twilio = require('twilio');
const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
twiml.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-6f45b4e0-1837-4b43-a229-3cf94d23eac1.mp3');
exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
console.log("Received zip code input");
const zipCode = event.Digits;
console.log("Digits received:", zipCode);
if (!zipCode) {
console.error("No zip code provided");
twiml.say("Invalid input. Please try again.");
return callback(null, twiml);
}
try {
console.log("Fetching weather audio for zip code:", zipCode);
const response = await axios.post('https://bobarke.com/_functions/processZip', null, {
params: { Digits: zipCode },
timeout: 60000 // Set timeout to 60 seconds
});
const audioUrl = response.data.audioUrl;
console.log("Audio URL received:", audioUrl);
if (!audioUrl) {
console.error("No audio URL received from the response");
twiml.say("Error retrieving weather forecast. Please try again later.");
return callback(null, twiml);
}
// Use the <Play> verb to play the MP3 file directly
twiml.play(audioUrl);
console.log("Playing audio");
twiml.pause({ length: 0.5 });
twiml.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-e3218baf-c1b6-49ed-8734-87d3c3316eae.mp3');
return callback(null, twiml);
} catch (error) {
if (error.code === 'ECONNABORTED') {
console.error("Request timed out:", error);
twiml.say("The request took too long. Please try again later.");
} else {
console.error("Error fetching weather audio:", error);
twiml.say("Error retrieving weather forecast. Please try again later.");
}
return callback(null, twiml);
}
};
</code>
<code>const axios = require('axios');
const Twilio = require('twilio');
const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
twiml.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-6f45b4e0-1837-4b43-a229-3cf94d23eac1.mp3');
exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
console.log("Received zip code input");
const zipCode = event.Digits;
console.log("Digits received:", zipCode);
if (!zipCode) {
console.error("No zip code provided");
twiml.say("Invalid input. Please try again.");
return callback(null, twiml);
}
try {
console.log("Fetching weather audio for zip code:", zipCode);
const response = await axios.post('https://bobarke.com/_functions/processZip', null, {
params: { Digits: zipCode },
timeout: 60000 // Set timeout to 60 seconds
});
const audioUrl = response.data.audioUrl;
console.log("Audio URL received:", audioUrl);
if (!audioUrl) {
console.error("No audio URL received from the response");
twiml.say("Error retrieving weather forecast. Please try again later.");
return callback(null, twiml);
}
// Use the <Play> verb to play the MP3 file directly
twiml.play(audioUrl);
console.log("Playing audio");
twiml.pause({ length: 0.5 });
twiml.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-e3218baf-c1b6-49ed-8734-87d3c3316eae.mp3');
return callback(null, twiml);
} catch (error) {
if (error.code === 'ECONNABORTED') {
console.error("Request timed out:", error);
twiml.say("The request took too long. Please try again later.");
} else {
console.error("Error fetching weather audio:", error);
twiml.say("Error retrieving weather forecast. Please try again later.");
}
return callback(null, twiml);
}
};
</code>
const axios = require('axios');
const Twilio = require('twilio');
const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
twiml.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-6f45b4e0-1837-4b43-a229-3cf94d23eac1.mp3');
exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
console.log("Received zip code input");
const zipCode = event.Digits;
console.log("Digits received:", zipCode);
if (!zipCode) {
console.error("No zip code provided");
twiml.say("Invalid input. Please try again.");
return callback(null, twiml);
}
try {
console.log("Fetching weather audio for zip code:", zipCode);
const response = await axios.post('https://bobarke.com/_functions/processZip', null, {
params: { Digits: zipCode },
timeout: 60000 // Set timeout to 60 seconds
});
const audioUrl = response.data.audioUrl;
console.log("Audio URL received:", audioUrl);
if (!audioUrl) {
console.error("No audio URL received from the response");
twiml.say("Error retrieving weather forecast. Please try again later.");
return callback(null, twiml);
}
// Use the <Play> verb to play the MP3 file directly
twiml.play(audioUrl);
console.log("Playing audio");
twiml.pause({ length: 0.5 });
twiml.play('https://hmp3.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/audio-e3218baf-c1b6-49ed-8734-87d3c3316eae.mp3');
return callback(null, twiml);
} catch (error) {
if (error.code === 'ECONNABORTED') {
console.error("Request timed out:", error);
twiml.say("The request took too long. Please try again later.");
} else {
console.error("Error fetching weather audio:", error);
twiml.say("Error retrieving weather forecast. Please try again later.");
}
return callback(null, twiml);
}
};