Name: skill-sample-nodejs-petmatch
Owner: Alexa
Description: This Alexa Skill Kit sample shows how to build a skill using Dialog Management and Entity Resolution.
Created: 2017-11-22 21:57:40.0
Updated: 2018-05-11 07:35:14.0
Pushed: 2018-05-11 01:09:05.0
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Language: JavaScript
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In this workshop you will create a skill called Pet Match that matches the user with a pet. When launched, this Alexa Skill will prompt the user for the information it needs to determine a match. Once all of the required information is collected, it will send the data to an external web service which processes the data and returns the match.
Through this workshop, you'll learn how to use advanced Alexa Skills Kit features to create and configure an Alexa Skill and AWS Lambda. The features you'll learn to use are Dialog Management and Entity Resolution. These features leverage Alexa's Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Machine Learning (ML), which makes your life easier because you don't have to write code. You only need to provide training data to the Alexa engines via your interaction model. The skill builder makes it easy to do so.
To Get Started click the button below:
Or click here for instructions using the ASK CLI (command line interface).
In order to start working on this workshop you will need:
The workshop is composed of three parts:
Each part contains a set of tasks that act as check points, and extra credit that will present a challenge that will further enhance your learning.
Note You may use Pet Match as a starting point to build your own skill that needs to collect information form the user and have processed via a web service. You can customize the slots to match the data you need and change the hostname to the web service you need to call.
If this is your first time here, you're new to Alexa Skills Development, you're interested in the “extra credit”, or you're looking for more detailed instructions, click the Get Started button below:
Be sure to take a look at the Additional Resources at the bottom of this page!
Note: The rest of this readme assumes you have your developer environment ready to go and that you have some familiarity with CLI (Command Line Interface) Tools, AWS, and the ASK Developer Portal. If not, click here for a more detailed walkthrough.
a, ask pet match find a pet.
>> Welcome to pet match. I can help you find the best dog for you. What are two things you are looking for in a dog?
a, open pet match
/.ask - ASK CLI (Command Line Interface) Configuration/lambda/custom - Back-End Logic for the Alexa Skill hosted on AWS Lambda/models - Voice User Interface and Language Specific Interaction Models/instructions - Step-by-Step Instructions for Getting Startedskill.json - Skill ManifestClone the repository.
t clone https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-petmatch/
Initiatialize the ASK CLI by Navigating into the repository and running npm command: ask init. Follow the prompts.
skill-sample-nodejs-petmatch
k init
Install npm dependencies by navigating into the /lambda directory and running the npm command: npm install
lambda/custom
m install
ASK CLI will create the skill and the lambda function for you. The Lambda function will be created in `us-east-1 (Northern Virginia)` by default.
Deploy the skill and the lambda function in one step by running the following command:
k deploy
To test, you need to login to Alexa Developer Console, and enable the “Test” switch on your skill from the “Test” Tab.
Simulate verbal interaction with your skill through the command line using the following example:
sk simulate -l en-US -t "alexa, start pet match"
imulation created for simulation id: 4a7a9ed8-94b2-40c0-b3bd-fb63d9887fa7
iting for simulation response{
tatus": "SUCCESSFUL",
.
Once the “Test” switch is enabled, your skill can be tested on devices associated with the developer account as well. Speak to Alexa from any enabled device, from your browser at echosim.io, or through your Amazon Mobile App and say :
a, start pet match
ge the skill name, example phrase, icons, testing instructions etc ...
mber that many information is locale-specific and must be changed for each locale (en-GB and en-US)
the Skill [Manifest Documentation](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/smapi/skill-manifest.html) for more information.
fy messages, and facts from the source code to customize the skill.
ge the model definition to replace the invocation name and the sample phrase for each intent. Repeat the operation for each locale you are planning to support.