Make a first SKILL for Amazon Alexa (day 1)

Python + A.Alexa simple tut



YAML is a data serialisation language designed to be directly writable and readable by humans.
No module named 'flask'
-> check lib to see if flask and flask-ask are installed: python -m pip list
-> For Windows:

python -m pip install flask
python -m pip install flask-ask

Then, install ngrok

=== Documentation for me === 

Based on Flask-ask documentation

speech_text = 'Welcome to the Alexa Skills Kit, you can say hello'

--> speech_text: just a variable

return question(speech_text).reprompt(speech_text).simple_card('HelloWorld', speech_text)

question(): keep the current session open and asking the <user>

reprompt(): ask again if <user> did not reply

simple_card(): show text for alexa on android and tablet

statements(): Statements terminate Echo sessions.

Amazon has Standard Built-in Intent 

we can map them:

AMAZON.HelpIntent help me the color of register

AMAZON.HelpIntent how do I pick a register based on color

The skill will be invoked (executed) whenever user ask those two questions or a phrase that contains "help"

=== WHAT IS INTENTS AND SLOTS === (explain for five)

intents > slots > types

sample utterance: predict what user is going to say in order to execute the intent or skill.

Ex: i want to order {food}

We can either use skill buider or mapping method

=== DESIGN PROCESS ===https://developer.amazon.com/designing-for-voice/design-process/

I'll follow the instruction from the amazon website
Identify the user stories:
- what can a user do?
-- a user can say: stop - stop the game, open 50 states game
- what information is the person expected to have available?
-- names of states in the US
- what are the ways a user can invoke the skill?
-- "let play 50 states", "naming 50 states in the US", "50 states game"
- what features directly support the purpose?
-- Not understand the question
- Is there information that you need from other experiences, for example from website or from a mobile app?
-- yes, just the list of 50 states (saved in listof50states.txt)

Create script:

U(user), A(alexa)

U: alexa, let open 50 states game

A: welcome to naming 50 states game, you can choose single mode or two-players mode.

Single
U: single
A: You're in single mode, say show my score, i'll
tell you the scores you've got. Say stop to end the game.
Now, tell me a valid state in the United States.
U: California
A: That's correct (* optional for further development: tell population and best places to go in <state>), let continue

U: Parris

A: Aww, please try again, that is not a state in US. Correct {counter}, wrong {counter1}(correct:1 wrong:1)

U: stop

A: I hope you've leant something new from this game. Bye.

Two Players Will be developed after Single mode is finished

Develop the flow

Those are not necessary

Get ready to build

- identify intents: intents are the unique things that our skill can do. 

In this case our skill can do: naming 50 states game, stop, and hint.

Sample Utterance field:

AnswerIntent {state}

problem is: I have an array of 50 states 

I want to find if the answer match with one of them.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/604802/python-finding-an-element-in-an-array#

loop for 

https://developer.amazon.com/blogs/post/8e8ad73a-99e9-4c0f-a7b3-60f92287b0bf/new-alexa-tutorial-deploy-flask-ask-skills-to-aws-lambda-with-zappa