alexa-ability

alexa-ability

Create skills for the Alexa Skills Kit

Example

/** @jsx ssml */

import { Ability, events } from 'alexa-ability';
import { handleAbility } from 'alexa-ability-lambda-handler';
import { ssml } from 'alexa-ssml';

const app = new Ability();

app.use(function(req, next) {
    logRequest(req);
    next();
});

ability.on(events.LAUNCH, function(req) {
    const speech = (
        <speak>
            Hello <pause time={100} /> world
        </speak>
    );

    req.say(speech).show('Hello, world!');
});


ability.on('MeaningOfLifeIntent', function(req, next) {
    asyncRequest(function(err) {
        if (err) return next(err);
        req.say('42').end();
    });
});


ability.on('error', function(err, req, next) {
    req.say('Uhoh, something went wrong');
});

export const handler = handle(app);

API

Ability

new Ability(options) -> ability

Ability.prototype.use(handler) -> ability

Ability.prototype.on(event, handler) -> ability

Ability.prototype.handle(object, callback) -> request

Request

new Request(event) -> request

Request.prototype.say(text|ssml) -> request

Request.prototype.show(title, content) -> request

Request.prototype.reprompt(text|ssml) -> request

Request.prototype.end() -> undefined

Request.prototype.send() -> undefined

Request.prototype.toJSON() -> Object

events

Default Events

• events.unhandledEvent: No event handler found
• events.unknownEvent: Handle unknown request types
• events.error: Handle all errors
• events.launch: Corresponds to LaunchRequest
• events.end: Corresponds to SessionEndedRequest

Amazon Intents

• events.cancel = "AMAZON.CancelIntent"
• events.help = "AMAZON.HelpIntent"
• events.no = "AMAZON.NoIntent"
• events.yes = "AMAZON.YesIntent"
• events.repeat = "AMAZON.RepeatIntent"
• events.restart = "AMAZON.StartOverIntent"
• events.stop = "AMAZON.StopIntent"