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Minimal AWS Lambda Alexa js
/**
* This sample demonstrates a simple skill built with the Amazon Alexa Skills Kit.
* For additional samples, visit the Alexa Skills Kit developer documentation at
* https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/getting-started-guide
*/
// Route the incoming request based on type (LaunchRequest, IntentRequest,
// etc.) The JSON body of the request is provided in the event parameter.
exports.handler = function (event, context) {
try {
console.log("event.session.application.applicationId=" + event.session.application.applicationId);
console.log(event);
console.log(context);
/**
* Uncomment this if statement and populate with your skill's application ID to
* prevent someone else from configuring a skill that sends requests to this function.
*/
/*
if (event.session.application.applicationId !== "amzn1.echo-sdk-ams.app.[unique-value-here]") {
context.fail("Invalid Application ID");
}
*/
if (event.session.new) {
onSessionStarted({requestId: event.request.requestId}, event.session);
}
if (event.request.type === "LaunchRequest") {
onLaunch(event.request,
event.session,
function callback(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse) {
context.succeed(buildResponse(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse));
});
} else if (event.request.type === "IntentRequest") {
onIntent(event.request,
event.session,
function callback(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse) {
context.succeed(buildResponse(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse));
});
} else if (event.request.type === "SessionEndedRequest") {
onSessionEnded(event.request, event.session);
context.succeed();
}
} catch (e) {
context.fail("Exception: " + e);
}
};
/**
* Called when the session starts.
*/
function onSessionStarted(sessionStartedRequest, session) {
console.log("onSessionStarted requestId=" + sessionStartedRequest.requestId
+ ", sessionId=" + session.sessionId);
}
/**
* Called when the user launches the skill without specifying what they want.
*/
function onLaunch(launchRequest, session, callback) {
// Dispatch to your skill's launch.
getWelcomeResponse(callback);
}
/**
* Called when the user specifies an intent for this skill.
*/
function onIntent(intentRequest, session, callback) {
var intent = intentRequest.intent,
intentName = intentRequest.intent.name;
// Dispatch to your skill's intent handlers
if ("TestIntent" === intentName) {
testResponse(intent, session, callback);
} else {
throw "Invalid intent";
}
}
/**
* Called when the user ends the session.
* Is not called when the skill returns shouldEndSession=true.
*/
function onSessionEnded(sessionEndedRequest, session) {
console.log("onSessionEnded requestId=" + sessionEndedRequest.requestId
+ ", sessionId=" + session.sessionId);
// Add cleanup logic here
}
// --------------- Functions that control the skill's behavior -----------------------
function getWelcomeResponse(callback) {
// If we wanted to initialize the session to have some attributes we could add those here.
var sessionAttributes = {};
var cardTitle = "Welcome";
var speechOutput = "Welcome to Stylitics test"
// If the user either does not reply to the welcome message or says something that is not
// understood, they will be prompted again with this text.
var repromptText = "Ask me for a sign";
var shouldEndSession = false;
callback(sessionAttributes,
buildSpeechletResponse(cardTitle, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
}
/**
* Sets the color in the session and prepares the speech to reply to the user.
*/
function testResponse(intent, session, callback) {
var cardTitle = intent.name;
var repromptText = null;
var sessionAttributes = {};
var shouldEndSession = true;
var speechOutput = "Hello from Stylitics";
// Setting repromptText to null signifies that we do not want to reprompt the user.
// If the user does not respond or says something that is not understood, the session
// will end.
callback(sessionAttributes,
buildSpeechletResponse(intent.name, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
}
// --------------- Helpers that build all of the responses -----------------------
function buildSpeechletResponse(title, output, repromptText, shouldEndSession) {
return {
outputSpeech: {
type: "PlainText",
text: output
},
card: {
type: "Simple",
title: "SessionSpeechlet - " + title,
content: "SessionSpeechlet - " + output
},
reprompt: {
outputSpeech: {
type: "PlainText",
text: repromptText
}
},
shouldEndSession: shouldEndSession
}
}
function buildResponse(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse) {
return {
version: "1.0",
sessionAttributes: sessionAttributes,
response: speechletResponse
}
}
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