Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Configure Amazon Skills Kit to Use Your AWS Developer Account

   1. Initialize the ASK CLI:

      ask init --no-browser
      

   2. Copy/paste the URL that appears from the terminal to a browser window.

   3. Log in to the developer console when prompted.

   4. Copy/paste the authorization code.

   5. Enter y for Yes to connect to the AWS account already set up on the VM.

   6. Choose the default AWS account.

2. Challenge

   Clone and Check Out Branch

   1. Clone the template skill:

      ask new --url https://github.com/linuxacademy/content-aws-skill-builder.git
      

   2. Navigate into the directory:

      cd content-aws-skill-builder
      

   3. To start with a template and perform the tasks for this lab yourself:

   git checkout lab_attributes
   

   1. To start with the solution to the lab:

      git checkout lab_attributes_solution
      

3. Challenge

   Develop the Skill

   In ../lambda/custom/index.js:

   1. Add session attributes to LaunchRequest:

        const LaunchRequestHandler = {
            canHandle(handlerInput) {
                return Alexa.getRequestType(handlerInput.requestEnvelope) === 'LaunchRequest';
            },
            handle(handlerInput) {
                const vets = { "dog": "Dr. Kay Nine", "cat": "Dr. Fee Line" }
                handlerInput.attributesManager.setSessionAttributes(vets);
      
                const speakOutput = "Exclusive Veterinary Services welcomes you. You can say I want to register my pet.";
      
                return handlerInput.responseBuilder
                    .speak(speakOutput)
                    .reprompt(speakOutput)
                    .withSimpleCard('Exclusive Vet Services', 'We are here for your fur-baby.')
                    .getResponse();
            }
        };
      

   2. Get session attributes and use in the response in CompletedRegisterPetIntentHandler:

        const CompletedRegisterPetIntentHandler = {
            canHandle(handlerInput) {
                const request = handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request;
      
              return request.type === 'IntentRequest'
                && request.intent.name === 'RegisterPetIntent'
                && request.dialogState === 'COMPLETED';
            },
            handle(handlerInput) {
      
                // Session attributes
                const vets = handlerInput.attributesManager.getSessionAttributes();
                console.log('have vets')
                // Slot values
                pet_type = handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.intent.slots.pet_type.resolutions.resolutionsPerAuthority[0].values[0].value.name
                pet_name = handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.intent.slots.pet_name.value
                pet_breed = handlerInput.requestEnvelope.request.intent.slots.pet_type.value
                console.log('ready for output')
                const speechOutput1 = "We are happy to welcome your " + pet_breed + ". Your " + pet_type + " named " + pet_name + " is registered! ";
                const speechOutput2 = pet_name + "'s veterinarian is " + (pet_type === "dog" ? vets.dog : vets.cat) + ".";
                const speakOutput = speechOutput1 + speechOutput2
      
                return handlerInput.responseBuilder
                    .speak(speakOutput)
                    //.reprompt('add a reprompt if you want to keep the session open for the user to respond')
                    .getResponse();
            }
        };
      

4. Challenge

   Deploy and Test

   1. Deploy the skill:

      ask deploy
      

   2. Begin performing a test:

      ask dialog --locale en-US
      

   3. The prompt will change to User >.

   4. Enter open exclusive vet and follow the prompts.

5. Challenge

   Cleanup Amazon Developer Account Alexa Console

   At this point the skill you just created should be deleted from your Alexa Console.

   Please do so at this link Alexa Console.