### Initialize basic voice commands

Source: https://www.talater.com/annyang

Define simple command-to-function mappings and start the speech recognition engine.

```javascript
import annyang from 'annyang';

const commands = {
  'hello': () => alert('Hello!'),
  'show tps report': () => document.getElementById('tpsreport').show()
};

annyang.addCommands(commands);
annyang.start();
```

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### Define advanced command patterns

Source: https://www.talater.com/annyang

Use splats, named variables, and optional words to create flexible voice command triggers.

```javascript
const commands = {
  // Splats (*) capture multi-word text at the end of a command.
  // "Show me Batman and Robin" calls showFlickr('Batman and Robin')
  'show me *query': showFlickr,

  // Named variables (:name) capture a single word anywhere.
  // "calculate October stats" calls calculateStats('October')
  'calculate :month stats': calculateStats,

  // Optional words are wrapped in parentheses.
  // Matches both "say hello friend" and "say hello to my little friend"
  'say hello (to my little) friend': greeting
};

annyang.addCommands(commands);
annyang.start();
```

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