com.amazon.ask.servlet

Class SkillServlet

java.lang.Object

javax.servlet.GenericServlet

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

com.amazon.ask.servlet.SkillServlet

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig

public class SkillServlet
extends javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Simple implementation of a skill in the form of a Java EE servlet. Use this class when coding the skill as a web service.

This class takes care of the JSON serialization / deserialization of the HTTP body and the invocation of the right method of the provided Skill . It also handles sending back modified session attributes, user attributes and authentication tokens when needed and handles exception cases.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SkillServlet(Skill skill) Constructor to build an instance of SkillServlet.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) Handles a POST request.
void	handleRequest(InputStream input, OutputStream output) This method is the entry point when executing your servlet.
void	setProxy(Proxy proxy) Sets a Proxy object that this servlet may use if Request Signature Verification is enabled.

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

doDelete, doGet, doHead, doOptions, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, service, service

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getServletConfig, getServletContext, getServletInfo, getServletName, init, init, log, log

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SkillServlet

public SkillServlet(Skill skill)

Constructor to build an instance of SkillServlet.

Parameters:

skill - an Alexa skill instance.

Method Detail

doPost

protected void doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                      javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
               throws IOException

Handles a POST request. Based on the request parameters, invokes the right method on the Skill.

Overrides:

doPost in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Parameters:

request - the object that contains the request the client has made of the servlet

response - object that contains the response the servlet sends to the client

Throws:

IOException - if an input or output error is detected when the servlet handles the request

handleRequest

public final void handleRequest(InputStream input,
                                OutputStream output)
                         throws IOException

This method is the entry point when executing your servlet. The configured SkillServlet determines the type of request and passes the request to the configured Skill.

Parameters:

input - - input stream of the request.

output - - output stream of the response.

Throws:

IOException - if an input or output error is detected when the servlet handles the request

setProxy

public void setProxy(Proxy proxy)

Sets a Proxy object that this servlet may use if Request Signature Verification is enabled.

Parameters:

proxy - the Proxy to associate with this servlet.