# alexa-express

> Create Amazon Alexa apps with express-like middleware

Latest version **1.3.2** (published 2016-05-05) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install alexa-express
pnpm add alexa-express
yarn add alexa-express
bun add alexa-express
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.2 |
| Published | 2016-05-05 |
| First published | 2016-05-03 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >= 0.6.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 1 |
| Author | Venkat Peri |
| Maintainers | venkatperi |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/alexa-express
- Repository: https://github.com/venkatperi/alexa-express
- Homepage: https://github.com/venkatperi/alexa-express#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/venkatperi/alexa-express/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/alexa-express

## Dependencies (2)

- [dot](https://npm.io/package/dot.md) ^1.0.3
- [bluebird](https://npm.io/package/bluebird.md) ^3.3.5

## Recent versions

- 1.3.2 (latest) — 2016-05-05
- 1.3.1 — 2016-05-04
- 1.3.0 — 2016-05-04
- 1.2.1 — 2016-05-04
- 1.2.0 — 2016-05-04
- 1.1.2 — 2016-05-03
- 1.1.1 — 2016-05-03
- 1.1.0 — 2016-05-03
- 1.0.0 — 2016-05-03
- 0.1.1 — 2016-05-03
- 0.1.0 — 2016-05-03

## README

# alexa-express
Create Amazon Alexa apps with `expressjs`-like middleware.

## Installation
Install with npm

```
npm install alexa-express
```

## Example
### Create app
```coffeescript
app = new require("alexa-express")()
module.exports = app.handler
```

### Handle `LaunchRequest`
```coffeescript
app.use "/launch", ( req, res, next ) ->
  res.tell "Welcome!"
```

### Built-in Intents

```coffeescript
# AMAZON.HelpIntent
app.use "/intent/amazon/help", ( req, res, next ) ->
  res.ask "How can I help you today?"
```


### Custom Intents

```coffeescript
# StartGameIntent
app.use "/intent/startGame", ( req, res, next ) ->
  res.ask "What do you want to play?"
```

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