Aleksa helper functions

Speech

val speech: OutputSpeech = outputSpeech("Hello world")

Creates an output speech from a given string. Automatically detects SSML and creates a SsmlOutputSpeech if necessary. SSML must start with <speak>

val speech: PlainTextOutputSpeech = plaintext("Hello world")

Creates a plaintext output speech from a given string.

val speech: SsmlOutputSpeech = ssml("<speak>Hello world</speak>")

Creates a SSML output speech from a given string.

Intents

// intent is read from the request
val value: String? = slotValue(intent, "Name")

Reads the slot Name from the intent. Returns null if either the slot or the slot value is missing.

Responses

val speech: OutputSpeech = outputSpeech("What's it gonna be?")
val reprompt: Reprompt = reprompt(speech)

Creates a reprompt from the given speech.

val response: SpeechletResponse  = tell("Hello world")

Creates a tell response from the given string. You can use SSML in the string, just start it with <speak>.

val response: SpeechletResponse = ask("What's your name?")

Creates an ask response from the given string. You can use SSML in the string, just start it with <speak>. You can optionally provide a reprompt:

val response: SpeechletResponse = ask("What's your name?", "Don't be shy, what's your name?")

By default the reprompt is the same as the question.

Session

// Request is the request from the speechlet
val value: String? = getSessionString(request, "name")

Reads the value with the key name from the session. Returns null if the key doesn't exist or the value isn't a string.

Miscellaneous

val telephoneSSML: String = telephoneNumber("030 22732152")

Returns the SSML for a digit-spoken telephone number with reasonable pauses between them. Filters all non-digit characters from the given string. The SSML doesn't include the <speak> tags.