Название: Data-Driven Alexa Skills: Voice Access to Rich Data Sources for Enterprise Applications
Автор: Simon A. Kingaby
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2022
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 425
Размер: 18 Mb
Язык: English

Design and build innovative, custom, data-driven Alexa skills for home or business. Working through several projects, this book teaches you how to build Alexa skills and integrate them with online APIs. If you have basic Python skills, this book will show you how to build data-driven Alexa skills. You will learn to use data to give your Alexa skills dynamic intelligence, in-depth knowledge, and the ability to remember.
Data-Driven Alexa Skills takes a step-by-step approach to skill development. You will begin by configuring simple skills in the Alexa Skill Builder Console. Then you will develop advanced custom skills that use several Alexa Skill Development Kit features to integrate with lambda functions, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Internet data feeds. These advanced skills enable you to link user accounts, query and store data using a NoSQL database, and access real estate listings and stock prices via web APIs.

What You Will Learn
Set up and configure your development environment properly the first time
Build Alexa skills quickly and efficiently using Agile tools and techniques
Create a variety of data-driven Alexa skills for home and business
Access data from web applications and Internet data sources via their APIs
Test with unit-testing frameworks throughout the development life cycle
Manage and query your data using the DynamoDb NoSQL database engines