arcward/echokit-example

Example Alexa skill using echopy

echokit-example

A sample Alexa skill using echokit (https://github.com/arcward/echokit)

Setting up

Lambda

Set up your Lambda function as described in the official docs, with the following exceptions:

• At the Select blueprint screen, choose Python 3.6 as the runtime, then choose Blank Function
• In the Configure function section, set:
  • Runtime: Python 3.6
  • Handler: order_skill.handler

Alexa

See the official docs for a more comprehensive guide.

After setting your skill name/invocation name, copy the application ID. Then, open echokit-example/order_skill/order_skill.py and set echokit.application_id as your own app ID.

Interaction model

See echokit-example/interaction_model/

Intent schema:

{
  "intents": [
    {
      "intent": "OrderIntent",
      "slots": [
        {
          "name": "menu_item",
          "type": "MENU_ITEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "intent": "HoursIntent"
    },
    {
      "intent": "CancelIntent"
    }
  ]
}

Utterances:

HoursIntent what are your hours
OrderIntent I'll have {menu_item}
CancelIntent cancel my order

Custom slot types

Add a custom slot type MENU_ITEM, with whatever values you'd like.

Creating the Lambda deployment ZIP

After installing echokit, in the command line, from the echokit-example/ directory, run echodist order_skill. For example, if you cloned this repo in your home directory:

~/echokit-example $ echodist order_skill/

You can then upload the resulting order_skill.zip file via the Lambda console and test your skill from there or the Alexa dev portal!