Introducing the alexa_modelmd gem

require 'alexa_modelmd'

wm = AlexaModelMd.new 'leo.md'
puts wm.to_xml

The above example takes a kind of Markdown file containing an Amazon Alexa model using headings, lists etc. and returns an XML representation.

file: leo.md

title: leo
invocation: leo
endpoint: http://a2.jamesrobertson.eu/do/leo/ask
--#
# Radio

## RadioPlay

* play the radio
* to play radio

    radio.play
    'I am now playing the radio.'

+ radio

# Journey

## JourneyOutbound

* I'm leaving now
* bye

`rsc.sps.notice 'jamesio: leaving'
'Okay, bye!`

## JourneyInbound

* I have arrived
* I'm back

`rsc.sps.notice 'jamesio: arrived'
'Welcome back!`


+ Journey inbound outbound

Output XML:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<model>
  <summary>
    <title>leo</title>
    <invocation>leo</invocation>
    <endpoint>http://a2.jamesrobertson.eu/do/leo/ask</endpoint>
  </summary>
  <entries>
    <entry>
      <topic>Radio</topic>
      <intents>
        <intent>
          <name>RadioPlay</name>
          <utterances>
            <utterance>play the radio</utterance>
            <utterance>to play the radio</utterance>
          </utterances>
          <code><![CDATA[
radio.play
'I am now playing the radio.'
]]></code>
        </intent>
      </intents>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <topic>Journey</topic>
      <intents>
        <intent>
          <name>JourneyOutbound</name>
          <utterances>
            <utterance>I’m leaving now</utterance>
            <utterance>bye</utterance>
          </utterances>
          <code><![CDATA[rsc.sps.notice 'jamesio: leaving'
'Okay, bye!]]></code>
        </intent>
        <intent>
          <name>JourneyInbound</name>
          <utterances>
            <utterance>I have arrived</utterance>
            <utterance>I’m back</utterance>
          </utterances>
          <code><![CDATA[rsc.sps.notice 'jamesio: arrived'
'Welcome back!]]></code>
        </intent>
      </intents>
    </entry>
  </entries>
</model>

Resources

• alexa_modelmd https://rubygems.org/gems/alexa_modelmd

alexa wikimd amazon bot model builder