Overview

Project Description

Our Chatbot is an app that helps you find local services in Toronto like free meals offered at drop-ins or shelters based on your specific real-time needs, location, and situation. The app also allows you to share valuable tips among other members and bookmark your personalized results for future reference on-the-go. You can find more information about Amplelabs at amplelabs.co

Contributors for the project

• Adam Kerr
• Daniel Cho, [email protected]
• Matthew Wong, [email protected]

Demo

• Go to https://amplelabsbot-codebuilddeploy-au35j9j-webappbucket-1dvh6599n8mcp.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
• Currently only one skill is available and is only available in Toronto, ON Canada; type "free meal"
• When asking when do you want your meals, you can type "Now" if you are looking for one now or specify specific date and time
• After you specify time, enter your location, and the chatbot will output nearest soup kitchens near by the location

Setup

• Install npm to the required version (check the .node-version project file)
• Recommended: Setup AWS named profiles: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-multiple-profiles.html
• Configure serverless for AWS: https://serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/credentials/
• Run the setup script at bin/setup.sh

Running Tests

• npm test

Deploying Lambdas

• bin/deploy_lambdas.sh

Using Lambdas with Lex

• This is a manual step.
• Log into the AWS control panel
• Configure the correct lexbot to use the necessary lambda

Required Lex Slots

Slot Name	Slot Type	Required
mealNow	Custom	true
Date	AMAZON.DATE	true
Time	AMAZON.TIME	true
Interaction	AMAZON.PostalAddress	true
Latitude	AMAZON.NUMBER	false
Longitude	AMAZON.NUMBER	false
ShowMore	Custom	false
Confirmed	Custom	false