From 08244f9a95046d73c87e3c08ee0484b58bf3cf5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nav <62173713+codeaye@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:20:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Fix save_to_file on Macos Ventura when using nsss

---
 pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
index 6cf5f81..98429ef 100644
--- a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
+++ b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from AppKit import NSSpeechSynthesizer
 from PyObjCTools import AppHelper
 from ..voice import Voice
+import os
 
 
 def buildDriver(proxy):
@@ -100,7 +101,11 @@ def setProperty(self, name, value):
     @objc.python_method
     def save_to_file(self, text, filename):
         url = Foundation.NSURL.fileURLWithPath_(filename)
-        self._tts.startSpeakingString_toURL_(text, url)
+        pr = os.fork()
+        if pr == 0:
+            self._tts.startSpeakingString_toURL_(text, url)
+        else:
+            os.wait()
 
     def speechSynthesizer_didFinishSpeaking_(self, tts, success):
         if not self._completed:

From b1cebb37368ec8233a1c588627b8367202bc7a6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nav <62173713+codeaye@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 19:43:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] back to the workaround cus why not

---
 pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py | 10 ++++------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
index 98429ef..917a406 100644
--- a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
+++ b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from AppKit import NSSpeechSynthesizer
 from PyObjCTools import AppHelper
 from ..voice import Voice
-import os
 
 
 def buildDriver(proxy):
@@ -101,11 +100,10 @@ def setProperty(self, name, value):
     @objc.python_method
     def save_to_file(self, text, filename):
         url = Foundation.NSURL.fileURLWithPath_(filename)
-        pr = os.fork()
-        if pr == 0:
-            self._tts.startSpeakingString_toURL_(text, url)
-        else:
-            os.wait()
+        import time
+
+        self._tts.startSpeakingString_toURL_(text, url)
+        time.sleep(len(text) * 0.01)
 
     def speechSynthesizer_didFinishSpeaking_(self, tts, success):
         if not self._completed:

From 84d1c93f34006d0196192ce6b039a50910793f04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nav <62173713+codeaye@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 19:55:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update nsss.py

---
 pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
index 917a406..40b8622 100644
--- a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
+++ b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from Foundation import *
 from AppKit import NSSpeechSynthesizer
 from PyObjCTools import AppHelper
-from ..voice import Voice
+from pyttsx3.voice import Voice
 
 
 def buildDriver(proxy):

From 6457f6592e194c2fab9b45a0a2aaeda29850ca85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nav <62173713+codeaye@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 19:56:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Update nsss.py

---
 pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
index 40b8622..8a2427d 100644
--- a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
+++ b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ def _toVoice(self, attr):
         except KeyError:
             lang = attr['VoiceLanguage']
         return Voice(attr['VoiceIdentifier'], attr['VoiceName'],
-                     [lang], attr['VoiceGender'],
-                     attr['VoiceAge'])
+                     [lang], attr['VoiceGender'])
 
     @objc.python_method
     def getProperty(self, name):

From 9aa422e6b098305e6bf400eb24bc60ec703ee188 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nav <62173713+codeaye@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 20:49:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update nsss.py

---
 pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
index 8a2427d..1b27ef9 100644
--- a/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
+++ b/pyttsx3/drivers/nsss.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def save_to_file(self, text, filename):
         import time
 
         self._tts.startSpeakingString_toURL_(text, url)
-        time.sleep(len(text) * 0.01)
+        time.sleep(max(1, len(text) * 0.01))
 
     def speechSynthesizer_didFinishSpeaking_(self, tts, success):
         if not self._completed: