Skill Simulation always returns undefined about ask-toolkit-for-vscode

[nikhilym]

Hey @DronNick , thanks for raising the issue. To investigate this better, can you provide the skill id and the exact reproduction steps you tried? Also, are you trying to use the simulator on the same profile that you created/cloned the skill?

[DronNick]

Hello @nikhilym , I use simulator on the same profile.

ask-resouces.json:

{
  "askToolkitResourcesVersion": "2020-04-15",
  "profiles": {
    "default": {
      "skillId": "amzn1.ask.skill.a7c7d3a8-1a49-48bc-a0ea-bd7395c476d8",
      "skillInfrastructure": {
        "type": "@ask-cli/hosted-skill-deployer"
      }
    }
  }
}

Steps to reproduce
Commit to:
https:// git-codecommit.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/repos/a7c7d3a8-1a49-48bc-a0ea-bd7395c476d8

Deploy skill:
[info - 2020-11-09 22:07:11.005Z] Skill build succeeded

Test skill=>Open simulator=> Type invocation and intent (the same string worked before):

[info - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.558Z] Activating extension 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.559Z] Registering commands in the extension 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.624Z] Registering views in the extension 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.731Z] Calling method: welcomeScreen.getHtmlForView 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.731Z] Calling method: checkGitInstallation 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.731Z] Calling method: isGitInstalled 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:19.731Z] Executing git command : git --version 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.177Z] Calling method: renderView, args:  [{"name":"welcomeScreen","js":false,"args":{"enabled":"checked"}}]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.178Z] Calling method: interpolate, args:  [{"enabled":"checked"}]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.179Z] Registering event handlers in the extension 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.179Z] Registering statusbar in the extension 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.180Z] Updating profile icon in the extension 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.180Z] Registering treeviews in the extension 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.192Z] Calling method: findSkillFolders 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.544Z] Calling method: welcomeScreen.onViewChangeListener 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.953Z] Calling method: getOrInstantiateGitApi 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:20.955Z] Checking if extension version is latest 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.329Z] Calling method: h.getChildren 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.329Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.329Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.330Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.330Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.330Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.330Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.330Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.331Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.332Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"innovaphone myApps"}},null]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.333Z] Calling method: c.getChildren 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.336Z] Calling method: a.getChildren 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.336Z] Calling method: a.addRootResources 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.336Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.336Z] Calling method: c.addRootResources 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.336Z] Calling method: a.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.336Z] Calling method: a.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.337Z] Calling method: c.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.337Z] Calling method: c.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.337Z] Calling method: c.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.357Z] Calling method: h.getChildren 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.357Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.357Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.358Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.358Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.358Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.358Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.358Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.359Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.359Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"innovaphone myApps"}},null]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:31.360Z] Calling method: isSkillHosted, args: ["amzn1.ask.skill.a7c7d3a8-1a49-48bc-a0ea-bd7395c476d8"]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:32.224Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:32.224Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:32.224Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:32.225Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:32.225Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: h.getChildren 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.064Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.065Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.066Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.066Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"innovaphone myApps"}},null]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.067Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.067Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:36.067Z] Calling method: h.getTreeItem 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:37.676Z] Calling method: askContainer.skillsConsole.simulateSkill 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:37.677Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.getHtmlForView 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:37.678Z] Calling method: renderView, args:  [{"name":"simulateSkill","js":true,"args":{"simulateCss":{"$mid":1,
"path":"/file///c:/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/ask-toolkit.alexa-skills-kit-toolkit-2.1.0/media/simulate.css",
"scheme":"vscode-webview-resource",
"authority":"93c566cd-0c9e-4ea5-aad4-f7ba5a177e85"},
"aplRenderUtils":{"$mid":1,
"path":"/file///c:/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/ask-toolkit.alexa-skills-kit-toolkit-2.1.0/media/previewApl/aplRenderUtils.js",
"scheme":"vscode-webview-resource",
"authority":"93c566cd-0c9e-4ea5-aad4-f7ba5a177e85"},
"customJavascript":"vscode-webview-resource://93c566cd-0c9e-4ea5-aad4-f7ba5a177e85/file///c%3A/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/ask-toolkit.alexa-skills-kit-toolkit-2.1.0/node_modules/apl-viewhost-web/index.js"}}]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:37.678Z] Calling method: interpolate,
 args:  [{"simulateCss":{"$mid":1,"path":"/file///c:/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/ask-toolkit.alexa-skills-kit-toolkit-2.1.0/media/simulate.css",
"scheme":"vscode-webview-resource","authority":"93c566cd-0c9e-4ea5-aad4-f7ba5a177e85"},
"aplRenderUtils":{"$mid":1,"path":"/file///c:/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/ask-toolkit.alexa-skills-kit-toolkit-2.1.0/media/previewApl/aplRenderUtils.js",
"scheme":"vscode-webview-resource",
"authority":"93c566cd-0c9e-4ea5-aad4-f7ba5a177e85"},
"customJavascript":"vscode-webview-resource://93c566cd-0c9e-4ea5-aad4-f7ba5a177e85/file///c%3A/Users/user/.vscode/extensions/ask-toolkit.alexa-skills-kit-toolkit-2.1.0/node_modules/apl-viewhost-web/index.js"}]
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:37.796Z] Calling method: welcomeScreen.onViewChangeListener 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:37.796Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onViewChangeListener 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.484Z] Successfully uploaded telemetry data. 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.803Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onReceiveMessageListener 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.803Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.803Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.803Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.803Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.804Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.804Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.805Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"innovaphone myApps"}},null]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.805Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.handleSkillStatusMessageFromWebview 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.805Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.checkSkillStatus 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.806Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onReceiveMessageListener 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.806Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.806Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.806Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.806Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.807Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.807Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.807Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"innovaphone myApps"}},null]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:39.808Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.handleLocaleMessageFromWebview 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:51.766Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onViewChangeListener 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:57.889Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onViewChangeListener 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.632Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onReceiveMessageListener 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.632Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.632Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.633Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.633Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.633Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.634Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.634Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"in***ps"}},null]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.635Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.handleSkillStatusMessageFromWebview 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.635Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.checkSkillStatus 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.636Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onReceiveMessageListener 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.636Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.636Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.636Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.636Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.636Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.637Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.637Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"in***pps"}},null]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:40:58.637Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.handleLocaleMessageFromWebview 
[debug - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.624Z] Calling method: simulateSkill.onReceiveMessageListener 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.624Z] Calling method: getSkillDetailsFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.624Z] Calling method: getSkillFolderInWs 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.624Z] Calling method: doesWorkSpaceExist 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.624Z] Calling method: getAskResourceConfig 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.625Z] Calling method: getAskState 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.626Z] Calling method: getSkillManifestFromWorkspace 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.627Z] Calling method: getSkillNameFromLocales, args: [{"de-DE":{"name":"inn***ps"}},null]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.627Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.handleUtteranceMessageFromWebview 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:21.627Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.getSimulationResponse, args:  ["sta***en"]
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:22.270Z] Retrying simulation request, attempt: 1 
[error - 2020-11-09 22:41:22.554Z] Simulation in progress. 

[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:23.054Z] Retrying simulation request, attempt: 2 
[error - 2020-11-09 22:41:23.326Z] Simulation in progress. 

[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:24.327Z] Retrying simulation request, attempt: 3 
[error - 2020-11-09 22:41:24.602Z] Simulation in progress. 

[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:26.603Z] Retrying simulation request, attempt: 4 
[error - 2020-11-09 22:41:26.882Z] Simulation in progress. 

[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:30.883Z] Retrying simulation request, attempt: 5 
[verbose - 2020-11-09 22:41:31.156Z] Calling method: simulateSkillHelper.formatAlexaResponse 

Talk to Alexa screen shows undefined as answer

It seems to be a timeout issue - after a while it stops to work and output of the "ASK Toolkit" shows only Simulation in progress.

How can i see Lambda function logs?

[nikhilym]

Hey @DronNick , you are right. It looks like the invocation failed from the service side and the toolkit is timing out expecting a response. I will check with the service team regarding this skill invocation. To make sure this is a service side issue instead of the toolkit, can you check through developer console or through ask cli if the skill invocation is working for this skill and the skill code please?

[nikhilym]

Hey @DronNick , just checking back if you were able to get this working. Please let us know. Thanks.

[DronNick]

Hello @nikhilym ,

i figured out - it was an issue with the lambda function, it was not starting at all because of the missing modules (deploying failed silently because of yarn module problem). It was only visible in the CloudWatch Logs. I expected that Alexa Skills Toolkit shows this log in the VS Code console. Otherwise what is the purpose of the simulator, if i can not see any error messages localy?

[nikhilym]

@DronNick thanks for the update and sorry for the inconvenience. Glad you got it working.

I expected that Alexa Skills Toolkit shows this log in the VS Code console. Otherwise what is the purpose of the simulator, if i can not see any error messages localy?

You are right, the local simulator should try and retrieve the exact error messages as we do in the web simulator. However, since we use the skill simulation API to get the skill simulation details, it looks like the service is not sending us the correct information regarding these errors. We will check with the team about this.

Alternatively, we will also check with the hosted skills team if we can get the links for the cloud watch logs for hosted skills, so that we can include it in the skill actions pane.

I logged the feature request #61 . Please add any missing information or any other context to that issue. Thanks.

[DrMemoryFish]

im also getting this error, i may need some help.