Get Simulation Results with Amazon Alexa API on New Command Received (Instant) from Discord API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Discord trigger and Amazon Alexa action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Command Received (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure Channels
3. Configure discordApphook
4. Configure Commands
Configure the Get Simulation Results action
1. Connect your Amazon Alexa account
2. Configure Skill ID
3. Select a Stage
4. Configure Simulation ID
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Command Received (Instant) on Discord

Description:Emit new event for each command posted to one or more channels in a Discord server

Version:0.0.3

Key:discord-new-command-received

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Trigger Code#

import discord from "../../discord.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  type: "source",
  key: "discord-new-command-received",
  name: "New Command Received (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event for each command posted to one or more channels in a Discord server",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    discord,
    channels: {
      type: "$.discord.channel[]",
      appProp: "discord",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for",
    },
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description
    discordApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "discord",
      async eventNames() {
        return this.channels || [];
      },
    },
    commands: {
      label: "Commands",
      description: "List of commands to listen. E.g. `[\"/hi\", \"/hello\"]`",
      type: "string[]",
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    if (event.guildID != this.discord.$auth.guild_id) {
      return;
    }

    const command = event.content.split(" ")[0];

    if (typeof this.commands === "string") {
      this.commands = JSON.parse(this.commands);
    }

    if (!this.commands.includes(command)) {
      return;
    }

    this.$emit(event, {
      id: event.id,
      summary: `New command posted with ID ${event.id}`,
      ts: Date.parse(event.createdTimestamp),
    });
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Discord	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
Channels	`channels`	`$.discord.channel[]`	Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for
	`discordApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`
Commands	`commands`	`string[]`	List of commands to listen. E.g. `["/hi", "/hello"]`

Trigger Authentication#

Discord uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Discord account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Discord and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Discord API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

botemailidentifyguilds

About Discord#

Use this app to create a Discord source that emits messages from your guild to a Pipedream workflow.

Action#

Get Simulation Results on Amazon Alexa

Description:Get the results of the specified simulation for an Alexa skill. [See the documentation](https://developer.amazon.com/en-us/docs/alexa/smapi/skill-simulation-api.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:amazon_alexa-get-simulation-results

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Amazon Alexa Overview#

The Amazon Alexa API connects your Pipedream workflows to Alexa's smart capabilities, enabling you to build voice-driven interactions and extend the functionality of Alexa Skills. Interact with users through their Alexa devices, manage and update Skills, or harness Alexa's smart home control. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create complex workflows that respond to Alexa events, trigger actions in other services, or process voice commands for custom outcomes.

Action Code#

import app from "../../amazon_alexa.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "amazon_alexa-get-simulation-results",
  name: "Get Simulation Results",
  description: "Get the results of the specified simulation for an Alexa skill. [See the documentation](https://developer.amazon.com/en-us/docs/alexa/smapi/skill-simulation-api.html)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    skillId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "skillId",
      ],
    },
    stage: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "stage",
      ],
    },
    simulationId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "simulationId",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getSimulationResults({
      skillId, stage, simulationId, ...args
    }) {
      return this.app._makeRequest({
        path: `/skills/${skillId}/stages/${stage}/simulations/${simulationId}`,
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      getSimulationResults,
      skillId,
      stage,
      simulationId,
    } = this;

    const response = await getSimulationResults({
      $,
      skillId,
      stage,
      simulationId,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully retrieved simulation results with ID: ${response.id}`);

    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Amazon Alexa	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Amazon Alexa app.
Skill ID	`skillId`	`string`	The unique identifier for the Alexa skill
Stage	`stage`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`developmentlive`
Simulation ID	`simulationId`	`string`	The identifier for the simulation

Action Authentication#

Amazon Alexa uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Amazon Alexa account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Amazon Alexa and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Amazon Alexa API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

profile:user_idalexa::ask:skills:readwritealexa::ask:skills:test

Get Simulation Results with Amazon Alexa API on New Command Received (Instant) from Discord API

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