Test Automation for Alexa Skills

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This repository is still available as a point-in-time reference, but no further updates or support will be prioritized.

Related Resources

View re:Invent workshop slides and check out the Test SDK open-source project

Prerequisites

• Amazon Developer Account Go to the Amazon developer console to sign up for free in case you don't have an account yet.

• AWS Developer Account Go to the AWS Signup pages to create an account in case you don't already have it. You need a valid credit card and access to your mobile phone.

• Node.js is running on your system. If $ node -v does not return a version number go to Node.js downloads page and install it.

• Alexa Skills Kit Commandline Interface (ask-cli) is installed on your host. If $ ask -v does not return a version number in your console, install it with $ npm install -g ask-cli. If you are using Linux, the installation may require sudo. More details can be found in the ask-cli quickstart guide

Getting Started

• Clone this Github repository on your local system.

$ git clone https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-test-automation 
$ cd skill-sample-nodejs-test-automation

or download and unzip it

Lab guides

• Lab01: SMAPI and ASK CLI
• Lab02: Service Simulator
• Lab03: Skill Invocation API and Simulation API
• Lab04: Set up the Test SDK and Client
• Lab05: Single-turn conversations
• Lab06: Multi-turn conversations
• Lab07: Multi-path conversations
• Lab08: Proactive Skill Monitoring

The Number Guessing Game skill

You will work with an already implemented skill. It's a simple but fun number guessing game.