Paul Langdon
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Alexa Skill: Hourglass

Providing your birthday and Alexa will tell you what percentage of your life you have lived in and what you have left.

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Alexa Skill: Hourglass

Things used in this project

Software apps and online services

AWS Lambda
Amazon Web Services AWS Lambda
Alexa Skills Kit
Amazon Alexa Alexa Skills Kit
Mashape Life-Left Api

Story

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Schematics

VUI

Code

Utterances

Tex
HowLongIntent how long is left on the meter
HowLongIntent how much longer should I expect
HowLongIntent how much longer should I expect to live
HowLongIntent what percentage have I lived

BirthdayIntent my birthday is {birthdate}
BirthdayIntent my date of birth is {birthdate}
BirthdayIntent I was born on {birthdate}

Lambda Service

JavaScript
// Route the incoming request based on type (LaunchRequest, IntentRequest,
// etc.) The JSON body of the request is provided in the event parameter.

var https = require('https');
var querystring = require('querystring');

exports.handler = function (event, context) {
    try {
        console.log("event.session.application.applicationId=" + event.session.application.applicationId);

        /**
         * Uncomment this if statement and populate with your skill's application ID to
         * prevent someone else from configuring a skill that sends requests to this function.
         */
        /*
        if (event.session.application.applicationId !== "amzn1.echo-sdk-ams.app.[unique-value-here]") {
             context.fail("Invalid Application ID");
        }
        */

        if (event.session.new) {
            onSessionStarted({requestId: event.request.requestId}, event.session);
        }

        if (event.request.type === "LaunchRequest") {
            onLaunch(event.request,
                event.session,
                function callback(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse) {
                    context.succeed(buildResponse(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse));
                });
        } else if (event.request.type === "IntentRequest") {
            onIntent(event.request,
                event.session,
                function callback(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse) {
                    context.succeed(buildResponse(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse));
                });
        } else if (event.request.type === "SessionEndedRequest") {
            onSessionEnded(event.request, event.session);
            context.succeed();
        }
    } catch (e) {
        context.fail("Exception: " + e);
    }
};

/**
 * Called when the session starts.
 */
function onSessionStarted(sessionStartedRequest, session) {
    console.log("onSessionStarted requestId=" + sessionStartedRequest.requestId +
        ", sessionId=" + session.sessionId);
}

/**
 * Called when the user launches the skill without specifying what they want.
 */
function onLaunch(launchRequest, session, callback) {
    console.log("onLaunch requestId=" + launchRequest.requestId +
        ", sessionId=" + session.sessionId);

    // Dispatch to your skill's launch.
    getWelcomeResponse(callback);
}

/**
 * Called when the user specifies an intent for this skill.
 */
function onIntent(intentRequest, session, callback) {
    console.log("onIntent requestId=" + intentRequest.requestId +
        ", sessionId=" + session.sessionId);

    var myBirthdate;

    var intent = intentRequest.intent,
        intentName = intentRequest.intent.name;

    // Dispatch to your skill's intent handlers
    if ("BirthdayIntent" === intentName) {
        getInsp(intent.slots.birthdate.value,'Hourglass', session, callback);
    } else if ("HowLongIntent" === intentName) {
       getBirthdayFromSession(intent, session, callback);
    } else if ("AMAZON.HelpIntent" === intentName) {
        getHelpResponse(callback);
    } else if ("AMAZON.StopIntent" === intentName || "AMAZON.CancelIntent" === intentName) {
        handleSessionEndRequest(callback);
    } else {
        throw "Invalid intent";
    }
}


function getBirthdayFromSession(intent, session, callback) {
    var myBirthdate;
    var repromptText = null;
    var sessionAttributes = {};
    var shouldEndSession = false;
    var speechOutput = "";

    if (session.attributes) {
        myBirthdate = session.attributes.myBirthdate;
    }

    if (myBirthdate) {
       getInsp(myBirthdate,'hourglass', session, callback);
    } else {
        speechOutput = "I'm not sure what your birthday is, please say My Birthday is Month Day Year.";
    }

    callback(sessionAttributes,
         buildSpeechletResponse(intent.name, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
}


/**
 * Called when the user ends the session.
 * Is not called when the skill returns shouldEndSession=true.
 */
function onSessionEnded(sessionEndedRequest, session) {
    console.log("onSessionEnded requestId=" + sessionEndedRequest.requestId +
        ", sessionId=" + session.sessionId);
    // Add Cleanup logic here
}

// --------------- Functions that control the skill's behavior -----------------------

function getWelcomeResponse(callback) {
    // If we wanted to initialize the session to have some attributes we could add those here.
    var sessionAttributes = {};
    var cardTitle = "Welcome";
    var speechOutput = "Welcome to the Hourglass. " +
        "Tell me your birthday and I will tell you how much sand is left in the hourglass";
    // If the user either does not reply to the welcome message or says something that is not
    // understood, they will be prompted again with this text.
    var repromptText = "You can get help by asking, help.";
    var shouldEndSession = false;

    callback(sessionAttributes,
        buildSpeechletResponse(cardTitle, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
}

function getHelpResponse(callback) {
    // If we wanted to initialize the session to have some attributes we could add those here.
    var sessionAttributes = {};
    var cardTitle = "Help";
    var speechOutput = "To use the Hourglass, tell me your birthdate.";
    // If the user either does not reply to the welcome message or says something that is not
    // understood, they will be prompted again with this text.
    var repromptText = "Say your birthdate in Month Day and Year.";
    //    "synonym for little";
    
    var shouldEndSession = false;

    callback(sessionAttributes,
        buildSpeechletResponse(cardTitle, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
}

function handleSessionEndRequest(callback) {
    var cardTitle = "Session Ended";
    var speechOutput = "Thank you and live each day to it's fullist. Have a nice day!";
    // Setting this to true ends the session and exits the skill.
    var shouldEndSession = true;

    callback({}, buildSpeechletResponse(cardTitle, speechOutput, null, shouldEndSession));
}



function makeTheRequest(birthdate, theoResponseCallback) {
  
  var postData = querystring.stringify({
      'gender' : 'male',
      'birth' : birthdate
    });

 //path: '/time-left?gender=male&birth=' + birthdate,

  
  var body = '';
  
  var options = {
      hostname: 'life-left.p.mashape.com',
      port: 443,
      path: '/time-left',
      method: 'POST',
       headers: {
        'X-Mashape-Key': 'yourkey',
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
        'Content-Length': postData.length
      }
    };
    


var req =  https.request(options, function(res) {
    console.log(`Got response: ${res.statusCode}`);
    if (res.statusCode==200) {
        res.setEncoding('utf8');
        res.on('data', function (chunk) {
          body += chunk;
        });
        res.on('end', () => {
          console.log("RequestBody: " + body);

           theoResponseCallback(null, body);
       
        });
    }
    else {
      console.log(`Got error: ${res.statusCode}`);
      theoResponseCallback(new Error(res.statusCode));
    }
  }).on('error', (e) => {
    console.log(`Got error: ${e.message}`);
     theoResponseCallback(new Error(e.message));
  });
  
// write data to request body
req.write(postData);
req.end();
  
  
 
}



function createBirtdayAttributes(birthday) {
    return {
        birthday: birthday
    };
}

function getInsp(birthday, title, session, callback) {
    var repromptText = "You can ask me another.";
    var sessionAttributes = {};
    var shouldEndSession = true;
    var speechOutput = "";
    var maxLength = 0;
    
    
     if (birthday) {
        sessionAttributes = createBirtdayAttributes(birthday);
        
        if (birthday==='?') {
                speechOutput = "Please say your birthdate. Month Day and Year.";
                 callback(sessionAttributes,
                 buildSpeechletResponse(title, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
        }
    
        makeTheRequest(birthday, function theoResponseCallback(err, theoResponseBody) {
            var speechOutput;
    
            if (err) {
                if (err=='undefiend'){
                     speechOutput += "Sorry, the Hourglass is stuck with your request, please try again.";
                }
                else {
                    speechOutput += "Sorry, the Hourglass is stuck with your request. Please say just your birthdate.";
                }
                
            } else {
                
                var theoResponse = JSON.parse(theoResponseBody);
                
                speechOutput = 'Your life is ';
                speechOutput += Math.round(theoResponse.data.lifeComplete * 100);
                speechOutput += ' percent complete. You have ';
                speechOutput += theoResponse.data.dateString;
                speechOutput += ' remaining.';
    
                
            }
    
            callback(sessionAttributes,
                 buildSpeechletResponse(title, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
        });
            
    } else {
        speechOutput = "I'm not sure what your birthday is. Please try again";
        repromptText = "I'm not sure what your birthday is. You can tell me your " +
            "birthday by saying, my birthday is March 4, 1971.";
            
        callback(sessionAttributes,
                 buildSpeechletResponse(title, speechOutput, repromptText, shouldEndSession));
    }
    
    

    
    
}


// --------------- Helpers that build all of the responses -----------------------

function buildSpeechletResponse(title, output, repromptText, shouldEndSession) {
    return {
        outputSpeech: {
            type: "PlainText",
            text: output
        },
        /*
        card: {
            type: "Simple",
            title: "SessionSpeechlet - " + title,
            content: "SessionSpeechlet - " + output
        },
        */
        reprompt: {
            outputSpeech: {
                type: "PlainText",
                text: repromptText
            }
        },
        shouldEndSession: shouldEndSession
    };
}

function buildResponse(sessionAttributes, speechletResponse) {
    return {
        version: "1.0",
        sessionAttributes: sessionAttributes,
        response: speechletResponse
    };
}

Intents

JSON
{
  "intents": [
    {
      "intent": "BirthdayIntent",
      "slots": [
        {
          "name": "birthdate",
          "type": "AMAZON.DATE"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "intent": "HowLongIntent"
    },
    {
      "intent": "AMAZON.HelpIntent"
    },
    {
      "intent": "AMAZON.StopIntent"
    },
    {
      "intent": "AMAZON.CancelIntent"
    }
  ]
}

Credits

Paul Langdon

Paul Langdon

49 projects • 319 followers
Working as a cloud architect for an IoT hardware company

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