alexa-utterance-expander
v1.1.0
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Compiles short-hand notation for alexa utterances into exhaustive utterances needed by Alexa
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alexa-utterance-expander
Write your Amazon Alexa utterances file in a simple-to-use DSL, and compile it to the full utternaces. Re-use placeholders, and let the compiler handle the work of creating the many variations.
Install
npm install alexa-utterance-expander
Usage
Require the library;
const UtteranceExpander = require('alexa-utterance-expander');
Define place holders
console.log(UtteranceExpander(`
[game] game
[game] match
[game] round
[play] play
[play] start
LaunchIntent [play] a [game]
`));
generates
LaunchIntent play a game
LaunchIntent play a match
LaunchIntent play a round
LaunchIntent start a game
LaunchIntent start a match
LaunchIntent start a round
Some built-in placeholders
- PLEASE
- YES
- NO
- NEXT
- REPEAT
- STOP
- CANCEL
- STARTOVER
- HELP
#From Gulp#
gulp.task('compile', function (cb) {
fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname,'interaction-model','utterances-src.txt'),function(err,file){
if(err) return cb(err);
var expanded = UtteranceExpaander(file);
fs.writeFile(path.join(__dirname,'interaction-model','utterances.txt'),expanded,cb);
});
});