isabella232 / snips-action-directions

Snips action code for the Directions app

snips-action-directions

Snips action code for the Directions app

Setup

sh setup.sh

Don't forget to edit the config.ini file.

To be able to make calls to the API, you must have a Google Directions API key.

An assistant containing the intents listed below must be installed on your system. Deploy it following these instructions.

Run

• Dev mode:

# Dev mode watches for file changes and restarts the action.
npm run dev

• Prod mode:

# 1) Lint, transpile and test.
npm start
# 2) Run the action.
npm run launch

Test & Demo cases

This app only supports french 🇫🇷 and english 🇬🇧.

GetDirections

Get directions from a location A to a location B optionally indicating a travel mode

Get directions to the given location

Hey Snips, I would like to be guided to the Statue of Liberty

Get directions from a location A to a location B

Hey Snips, I need to get from Times Square to the Statue of Liberty

Get directions from a location A to a location B by car

Hey Snips, how can I get from the office to the Guggenheim Museum by car?

GetNavigationTime

Get estimated travel time to get to a specific location optionally indicating a travel mode and the place you leave from

Get estimated travel time to get to the given location

Hey Snips, how long will it take me to go to the Metropolitan Museum?

Get estimated travel time to get from location A to location B

Hey Snips, how long will it take me to go from Times Square to the Metropolitan Museum?

Get estimated travel time to get from a location A to a location B, indicating a travel mode

Hey Snips, how long will it take me to drive from Times Square to the Metropolitan Museum?

GetDepartureTime

Ask about what your departure time should be to arrive to a specific location at a specific time, optionally indicating a travel mode and the location you leave from

Get the departure time to get to the given location at a specific time

Hey Snips, I want to be at noon at the office, when I should leave?

Get the departure time to get to location B at a specific time, when leaving from location A

Hey Snips, I want to be at 11:35 am at the office, when I should leave from Times Square?

Get the departure time to get to location B at a specific time, when leaving from location A by car

Hey Snips, I want to be at noon at the office, when I should leave from Times Square if I'm travelling by car?

GetArrivalTime

Ask about your estimated arrival time to a specific location by providing your departure time. You can optionally indicate the location you are leaving from and/or a travel mode

Get the arrival time to the given location with the given departure time

Hey Snips, ETA to New York departure time being 5 pm?

Get the arrival time to location B when leaving location A at the given departure time

Hey Snips, what time will I arrive to Manhattan if I leave the Empire State Building at 9 pm?

Get the arrival time to location B when leaving location A at the given departure time, indicating a travel mode

Hey Snips, when will I reach the airport if I take the subway from 124 Main Street by noon?

Debug

In the src/index.ts file:

// Uncomment this line to print everything
// debug.enable(name + ':*')

Test & Lint

Requires mosquitto to be installed.

npm start

In test mode, i18n output and http calls are mocked.

• http: mocks are written in tests/httpMocks/index.ts
• i18n: mocked by snips-toolkit, see the documentation.

Contributing

Please see the Contribution Guidelines.

Copyright

This library is provided by Snips as Open Source software. See LICENSE for more information.