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Skill Development
AWS Lambda Python Puzzle
I have an AWS Lambda function that is written in Python 3.8 and imports the following modules: import ask_sdk_core.utils as ask_utils import regex as re I decided to include the package files for these modules in a Layer so that I could separate "their code" from "my code." I ran the following at the command … Continue reading AWS Lambda Python Puzzle
Publishing An Alexa Skill
An Alexa Skill in Javascript - Part 6 We've done it! We've built an Alexa skill! Woohoo! Now we need to publish our skill to the Alexa Skills Catalog and make it official. Publishing your Alexa skill is the last step in the process of developing and deploying an Alexa Skill. NOTE: Pay attention to … Continue reading Publishing An Alexa Skill
An Alexa Skill in Javascript – Part 5
Finally, the last post in the series. Here, we will show Alexa how to Roll Some Dice with a modifier so that we can get our skill working properly. We're going to do this in two steps: Create a function that will take the diceCount, plusMinus and modifier parameters and return the results as speech … Continue reading An Alexa Skill in Javascript – Part 5
An Alexa Skill in Javascript – Part 4
So far we've defined, gathered and installed the requisite tools in Part 1. We've defined the Skill we're creating in Part 2. And, we've created the Intents for our skill in Part 3. Now, we will code the Lambda function that is the brains of our skill in this entry, Part 4. What is a … Continue reading An Alexa Skill in Javascript – Part 4
An Alexa Skill in Javascript – Part 3
The Skill Model (en-US.json) Open the en-US.json file in the models folder. Notice the areas I’ve highlighted in bold, red text. These are things we will change. { "interactionModel": { "languageModel": { "invocationName": "greeter", "types": [ ], "intents": [ { "name": "AMAZON.CancelIntent", "samples": [ ] }, { "name": "AMAZON.HelpIntent", "samples": [ ] }, { "name": "AMAZON.StopIntent", "samples": … Continue reading An Alexa Skill in Javascript – Part 3
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