Feature Request: Gradio/FastAPI for cleaner interface with Docker abogen

[jeremiahsb]

It would be fantastic if abogen was able to have a different UI for the Docker container. I've seen a similar kokoro project (though not focused on book conversion) here: https://github.com/remsky/Kokoro-FastAPI. Would it be possible to get the UI modified to leverage a similar look/feel, and support API to allow for batch processing multiple books sequentially?

[denizsafak]

Thanks for the idea, @jeremiahsb

Batch processing is doable and would be a nice addition for automating multiple book conversions.

Gradio interface would be awesome too, but it's a bigger challenge since the current code is tightly integrated with the GUI elements. It would need significant refactoring to separate the processing logic from the interface. We'd also need contributors who are familiar with Gradio to help implement this properly.

The Gradio UI could be a great future enhancement once we restructure things and find the right people to help with it.

For now, I recommend checking out similar projects section, there are pretty good alternatives, for example ebook2audiobook.

Appreciate the feedback and the reference project! 🙂