STT+VAD article - useSpeechToText.diff - 2

useSpeechToText.diff

// Control the streaming flag, based on the voice activity detection (that uses hark) and the mute/unmute flag
React.useEffect(() => {
  if (shouldStream) {
    console.log("Voice activity detected, starting streaming current buffer + live streaming...");
    streamingFlagRef.current = true;
  } else {
    console.log("No voice activity detected, stopped streaming.");
+   const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
      streamingFlagRef.current = false;
+   }, 2_000);
+
+   return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
  }
}, [shouldStream]);