Perfunctory Robot

A robot will gave you just a perfunctory nod.

This is a Alexa Skills Kit example code of PHP
implementation using maxbeckers/amazon-alexa-php library.

Usage

A perfunctory robot will listen what you says but replys perfunctory words.

Me: Alexa, open perfunctory robot.

Echo: Hi, I'm perfunctory robot.
I'm will be here and listen what you says.
Which topic do to want to say?

Me: How old are you?
Echo: Hmm.
Me: What the fox say?
Echo: Ah.

... (and so on)

Me: Stop.
Echo: Have a great conversation, good bye.

Skill Setup

Go to Alexa developer page and add a custom skill you want.
Here is examples.

Skill Information

• Skill Type: Custom Interaction Model
• Language: English (U.S.)
• Name: Perfunctory Robot
• Invocation Name: perfunctory robot

Interaction Model (in JSON format):

{
  "languageModel": {
    "intents": [
      {
        "name": "AMAZON.CancelIntent",
        "samples": []
      },
      {
        "name": "AMAZON.HelpIntent",
        "samples": []
      },
      {
        "name": "AMAZON.StopIntent",
        "samples": []
      },
      {
        "name": "SayHelloIntent",
        "samples": [
          "Say hello to {name}",
          "Hello to {name}"
        ],
        "slots": [
          {
            "name": "name",
            "type": "AMAZON.US_FIRST_NAME"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "invocationName": "perfunctory robot"
  }
}

Configuration

Global Fields

• Endpoint
  • Service Endpoint Type: HTTPS
  • HTTPS: <Type your server endpoint here>
  • Provide geographical region endpoints? No
• Account Linking
  • Do you allow users to create an account or link to an existing account with you? No
• Permissions
  • Request users to access resources and capabilities
    Select None

SSL Certificate

Global Fields

• Certificate for DEFAULT Endpoint:
  • My development endpoint has a certificate
    from a trusted certificate authority

Test

• You can test your services here or your Amazon Echo.

Code setup

This code need PHP and httpd environment.
SSL certificate is requried.
(For testing purpose, you can user self-signed certificate)

I use PHP7 and Apache for the environment.
Composer is needed.

1. Use composer for update the project.

   $ composer install
   

2. Edit Handlers/MyAbstractRequestHandler.php
   fill-in your Skill-Id

   abstract class MyAbstractRequestHandler extends AbstractRequestHandler
   {
       public function __construct(ResponseHelper $responseHelper)
       {
           $this->supportedApplicationIds = ['my_amazon_skill_id'];
       }
   }
   

3. Setup skill info

What insides the code?

The example implements these required request.

• LaunchRequest

  Sample Utterances:

  Alexa, ask perfunctory Robot.
  Alexa, open perfunctory Robot.

• IntentRequest

  • SayHelloIntent (Our customized intent)

    Sample Utterances:

    Alexa, ask perfunctory Robot to say hello to Johnny.

  • AMAZON.HelpIntent

    Sample Utterances:

    Help

  • AMAZON.CancelIntent

    Sample Utterances:

    Cancel

  • AMAZON.StopIntent

    Sample Utterances:

    Stop

• SessionEndedRequest

  Sample Utterances:

  Exit

  or long time not response.

There is other default intents need to handle depends on your services.
But these are basic need.

License

MIT License