In Alexa, how do I define slot defaults in my Intent code? - go

Question

I have one intent in my lambda function. I am trying to fill 4 slots, 3 of which are required. In my tests it seems like I have to set the Assignee field to a default or something fails in my actual handler which happens after the else statement below. Here's how I'm currently defining the defaults:
if strings.ToUpper(request.DialogState) == "STARTED" {
log.Println("DialogState == STARTED")
// Pre-fill slots: update the intent object with slot values for which
// you have defaults, then return Dialog.Delegate with this updated intent
// in the updatedIntent property.
slots := make(map[string]alexa.IntentSlot)
slots["Summary"] = alexa.IntentSlot{
Name: "Summary",
Value: "",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
}
slots["TicketType"] = alexa.IntentSlot{
Name: "TicketType",
Value: "",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
}
slots["Project"] = alexa.IntentSlot{
Name: "Project",
Value: "",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
}
slots["Assignee"] = alexa.IntentSlot{
Name: "Assignee",
Value: "tcheek",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
}
i := &alexa.Intent{
Name: "OpenTicketIntent",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
Slots: slots,
}
response.AddDialogDirective("Dialog.Delegate", "", "", i)
response.ShouldSessionEnd = false
log.Println("DialogState has exited STARTED")
} else if strings.ToUpper(request.DialogState) != "COMPLETED" {
log.Println("DialogState == IN PROGRESS")
// return a Dialog.Delegate directive with no updatedIntent property.
response.ShouldSessionEnd = false
response.AddDialogDirective("Dialog.Delegate", "", "", nil)
log.Println("DialogState has exited IN PROGRESS")
} else {
I have also tried setting just the Assignee field as a default, like this:
slots := make(map[string]alexa.IntentSlot)
slots["Assignee"] = alexa.IntentSlot{
Name: "Assignee",
Value: "tcheek",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
}
i := &alexa.Intent{
Name: "OpenTicketIntent",
ConfirmationStatus: "NONE",
Slots: slots,
}
response.AddDialogDirective("Dialog.Delegate", "", "", i)
In this scenario I get the following lambda function response in the simulator:
{
"body": {
"version": "1.0",
"response": {
"directives": [
{
"type": "Dialog.Delegate",
"updatedIntent": {
"name": "OpenTicketIntent",
"confirmationStatus": "NONE",
"slots": {
"Assignee": {
"name": "Assignee",
"value": "tcheek",
"confirmationStatus": "NONE"
}
}
}
}
],
"shouldEndSession": false
}
}
}
The problem is that once I ask it to open a bug ticket (which maps to the intent with the "Open a {ticketType} ticket" utterance), it gives the response that "There was a problem with the requested skill's response".
Am I wrong to think that setting defaults is necessary? Am I setting defaults incorrectly?

Answer 1

As per my knowledge in response, u need to include all slots. As here the intent name and slots match then only you'll get the correct response