checkinAlexaSkill Lambda function

index.js

exports.handler = (event, context, callback) => {
    switch (event.request.type) {
        case "LaunchRequest":
            // Handles the launch of the skill. Example utterance: "Alexa, open check in."
            context.succeed(
                generateResponse(buildSpeechletResponse("Welcome to Checkin.", false))
            )
        break;
        case "IntentRequest":
            // Handles intents after skill has been launched. Example utterance: "{name} is checking in."
            if (event.request.intent.name === "RecordCheckin") {
                const person = event.request.intent.slots["person"].value // Retrieves slot value.
                const successfulResponse = `Hello, ${person}. Thank you for checking in.`
                const failedResponse = "Sorry, I can not hear your name."
                const response = person ? successfulResponse : failedResponse
                context.succeed(generateResponse(buildSpeechletResponse(response, true)))   
            }
        break;
    }
}

// Helper functions for constructing responses
const buildSpeechletResponse = (outputText, shouldEndSession) => {
    return {
        outputSpeech: {
            type: "PlainText",
            text: outputText
        },
        shouldEndSession: shouldEndSession
    }
}

const generateResponse = (speechletResponse) => {
    return {
        version: "1.0",
        response: speechletResponse
    }
}