SpeechletRequestEnvelope.getContext() returning null

[WillCodeForEver]

SpeechletRequestEnvelope.getContext() returning null

Hey @WillCodeForEver

Which test console are you testing from? Can you send a snippet of the JSON you're sending?

[WillCodeForEver]

hey thanks for the reply. I am using Alexa "Test" console under and using the "Text" where I type the utterance and it generates the JSON request:
here is the sample request with some masked attributes

  "session": {
    "sessionId": "SessionId.fxxx",
    "application": {
      "applicationId": "xxx"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "currentState": "LISTING"
    },
    "user": {
      "userId": "xxx"
    },
    "new": false
  },
  "request": {
    "type": "IntentRequest",
    "requestId": "EdwRequestId.24e6c8e1-7b74-408c-bbfd-84214bb73cbc",
    "locale": "en-US",
    "timestamp": "2017-07-03T23:48:57Z",
    "intent": {
      "name": "MyIntent",
      "slots": {
        "Item": {
          "name": "Item",
          "value": "smoothie"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "version": "1.0"
}```

let me know if you need anything else

Thanks for sending the JSON!

I see why context is null, according to the Alexa JSON reference "all requests contain the version, context and request objects at the top level".

The JSON generated by the test console doesn't appear to be populating a context object. Which explains why you're getting a null value.

I've reached out to folks on our side to look into the issue on the test console. In the interim, you can curate your own context by referencing the request body syntax and pasting the contents into the JSON tab on the service simulator.

[WillCodeForEver]

thanks for the reply. Yes I did read that doc multiple times and noticed the context object missing from the json. I can use the JSON console but since i am working on a conversational skill where i maintain session variables it will be a lot more effort to copy/paste and adjust the variables for each step.

Thank you for reaching out to the internal team so they can fix the Test Console.

For now I've coded it so if i detect a NULL context i assume the request is from Test Console and it supports the Echo Show directives and return the correct set of directives.