no need to make file writes, just insert using table.insert

starfallex/starfall_tts_gimpy.lua

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 --@name Starfall-TTSv2
---@author Minori
+--@author Minori, Henke, Empy, et al.
 --@client
 
 local remoteLanguageIndex = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sr229/metastruct-experiments/master/starfall_metadata/allowed_google_voices.json"
 local localLanguageIndex = "./tts_index.json"
-local languageIndex
+local languageIndex = {}
 local errorLookup = { [2] = "Invalid language" }
 
 local DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = "en-gb"
@@ -14,45 +14,31 @@ if not owner() then return end
 
 -- Check if client has permission
 if not hasPermission("bass.loadURL", "https://translate.google.com/translate_tts") then return end
-if not hasPermission("file.read", localLanguageIndedx) then return end
+if not hasPermission("file.read", localLanguageIndex) then return end
 
 local function getRemoteLanguageIndex()
+    print("Building language index. Please be patient.")
     http.get(remoteLanguageIndex, function(body, len, hdrs, code)
         if len > 0 then
-            file.write(localLanguageIndex, body)
+            local rawData = json.decode(body)
+
+            if rawData then
+                for i, v in pairs(rawData.voices) do
+                    table.insert(languageIndex, i, v)
+                end
+            else
+                print("Error: Could not decode JSON")
+            end
+
+            print("TTS is now ready! Available voices are: ")
+            printTable(languageIndex)
+            print("Type ':<lang-id>' to switch to that language")
+            print("Type ';<text>' to use the TTS!")
+            print("Have fun :)")
         end
     end)
 end
 
-
-local function parseLanguageIndex()
-   print("Building language index, please be patient...")
-   getRemoteLanguageIndex()
-   local rawFile = file.read(localLanguageIndex)
-
-   while rawFile == nil do
-     -- do nothing while we wait for data
-     return
-   end
-
-   if not file.exists(localLanguageIndex) then
-     print("Parsing index failed.")
-   end
-
-   local rawTable = json.decode(rawFile)
-   languageIndex = rawTable.voices
-
-   if languageIndex ~= nil then
-      print("Index built successfully. You're now ready to use TTS.")
-      print("Available languages: ")
-      printTable(languageIndex)
-
-      -- Remove the local language index.
-      file.delete(localLanguageIndex)
-      -- print("DEBUG: languageIndex val: " .. tostring(languageIndex))
-   end
-end
-
 local function RequestTTS(txt, l, callback)
     bass.loadURL("https://translate.google.com/translate_tts?ie=UTF-8&q=" .. txt .. "&tl=" .. l .. "&client=tw-ob", "3d", callback)
 end
@@ -73,9 +59,9 @@ local function DoTTS(sound)
 end
 
 -- check if the value exists in a table
-local function hasval(table, value)
+local function hasval(tab, val)
-    for _, v in pairs(table) do
+    for _, v in pairs(tab) do
-        if v == value then
+        if v == val then
             return true
         end
     end
@@ -83,7 +69,7 @@ local function hasval(table, value)
 end
 
 
-parseLanguageIndex()
+getRemoteLanguageIndex()
 
 hook.add("playerchat", "tts", function(ply, txt)
     if ply ~= owner() then return end