Question 1

How do I handle session attributes in AlexaRubykit?

Accepted Answer

AlexaRubykit provides session management methods to maintain state across interactions, but you need to manually set and retrieve session attributes in your code, as indicated in the session management feature.

Question 2

Can I use AlexaRubykit with Rails or Sinatra?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's framework-agnostic and can be integrated into Rails or Sinatra apps by requiring the gem and handling requests in controllers, as mentioned in the philosophy for preferred web frameworks.

Question 3

AlexaRubykit vs Amazon's official SDK for Node.js?

Accepted Answer

AlexaRubykit is Ruby-specific and lighter, ideal for Ruby shops, but lacks the comprehensive features and active community of Amazon's Node.js SDK, which is more updated for new Alexa capabilities.

Question 4

How to add a card to Alexa response using Ruby and this gem?

Accepted Answer

Use the add_card method in the Response object to include visual cards in the JSON output, similar to the add_speech example provided in the README for building responses.

Question 5

Is AlexaRubykit suitable for production Alexa skills?

Accepted Answer

It can be used in production, but be cautious of the unstable dev branch and ensure thorough testing due to potential SSL issues and sparse documentation, as noted in the troubleshooting section.

Question 6

How to test Alexa skills built with this gem?

Accepted Answer

The README mentions running unit tests with 'bundle exec rake', but for end-to-end testing, you'll need to simulate Alexa requests externally, as it doesn't include built-in testing tools.

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