HackTheMachine 2019

Alpha Store by SoftWidget Co.

• Purpose This project uses Alexa voice UI and using voice commands enables the user to make a purchase, modify existing order on Alpha Store.

• Instructions to Clone and Deloy:

  • Initialize ASK-CLI using below comamnd with given credentials.
    • ask init
    • User name- htmalexa@gmail.com
    • Password- <>
    • Access Key ID- <>
    • Secret Access Key- <>
  • Clone using ASK-CLI with following command ask clone -s <amzn1.ask.skill.e847c4ff-78a0-425c-8c24-79e0e803d587>
  • Execute ask deploy to deploy the skill

• Technology Stack

  • Node.js for Lambda function
    • Why: Familiarity of team members with basic javascript then C#.
  • AWS Lambda for code hosting
    • Why: Easier to deploy Alexa skills as end point implementation is simple.
  • AWS DynamoDB for storing data.
    • Why: Native support in Node.js and AWS Lambda to interact with DynamoDB
  • ASK-CLI for deoployment and development
    • Why: Official CLI for deployments