@aws-amplify/interactions

What is @aws-amplify/interactions?

@aws-amplify/interactions is a part of the AWS Amplify library that provides a way to interact with AWS services, particularly Amazon Lex, to build conversational interfaces. It allows developers to integrate chatbots and other interactive features into their applications with ease.

What are @aws-amplify/interactions's main functionalities?

Send a message to Amazon Lex

This feature allows you to send a message to an Amazon Lex bot and receive a response. The code sample demonstrates how to configure the Amplify library to connect to a specific Lex bot and send a message to it.

const { Interactions } = require('@aws-amplify/interactions');

// Configure Amplify
Amplify.configure({
  Interactions: {
    bots: {
      'BookTrip': {
        name: 'BookTrip',
        alias: '$LATEST',
        region: 'us-east-1',
      },
    },
  },
});

// Send a message to the bot
async function sendMessage() {
  const response = await Interactions.send('BookTrip', 'I want to book a hotel');
  console.log(response);
}

sendMessage();

Listen for bot responses

This feature allows you to listen for responses from the Amazon Lex bot. The code sample shows how to set up an event listener that triggers when the bot completes its response.

const { Interactions } = require('@aws-amplify/interactions');

// Configure Amplify
Amplify.configure({
  Interactions: {
    bots: {
      'BookTrip': {
        name: 'BookTrip',
        alias: '$LATEST',
        region: 'us-east-1',
      },
    },
  },
});

// Listen for bot responses
Interactions.onComplete('BookTrip', (response) => {
  console.log('Bot response:', response);
});

// Send a message to the bot
async function sendMessage() {
  await Interactions.send('BookTrip', 'I want to book a hotel');
}

sendMessage();

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README

This package contains the AWS Amplify Interactions category. For more information on using Interactions in your application please reference the Amplify Dev Center.