Actions on Google: Facts about Google Sample using Node.js and Cloud Functions for Firebase

This is a knowledgeable Assistant app that shares interesting facts about Google. The sample introduces advanced features like custom entities, contexts, and deep links. Use this app and you might see that it even knows about a subject other than Google!

Setup Instructions

See the developer guide and release notes at https://developers.google.com/actions/ for more details.

Steps

1. Use the Actions on Google Console to add a new project with a name of your choosing.
2. Click Use API.AI and then Create Actions on API.AI to open the API.AI console.
3. Click Save to save the project.
4. Click on the gear icon to see the project settings.
5. Select Export and Import.
6. Select Restore from zip. Follow the directions to restore from the FactsAboutGoogle.zip file in this repo.
7. Deploy the fulfillment webhook provided in the functions folder using [Google Cloud Functions for Firebase] (https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/):
   1. Follow the instructions to set up and initialize Firebase SDK for Cloud Functions. Make sure to select the project that you have previously generated in the Actions on Google Console and to reply N when asked to overwrite existing files by the Firebase CLI.
   2. Run firebase deploy --only functions and take note of the endpoint where the fulfillment webhook has been published. It should look like Function URL (factsAboutGoogle): https://${REGION}-${PROJECT}.cloudfunctions.net/factsAboutGoogle
8. Go back to the API.AI console and select Fulfillment from the left navigation menu. Enable Webhook, set the value of URL to the Function URL from the previous step, then click Save.
9. Select Integrations from the left navigation menu and open the Settings menu for Actions on Google.
10. Enter the following intents as Additional triggering intents
    • choose_fact
    • choose_cats
11. Click Test.
12. Click View to open the Actions on Google simulator.
13. Type Talk to my test app in the simulator, or say OK Google, talk to my test app to any Actions on Google enabled device signed into your developer account.

For more detailed information on deployment, see the documentation.

References and How to report bugs

• Actions on Google documentation: https://developers.google.com/actions/.
• If you find any issues, please open a bug here on GitHub.
• Questions are answered on StackOverflow.

How to make contributions?

Please read and follow the steps in the CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

See LICENSE.

Terms

Your use of this sample is subject to, and by using or downloading the sample files you agree to comply with, the Google APIs Terms of Service.

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