Ideas for the wiki

[elmar-hinz]

I plan to rework the Wiki. That's what I consider to do. What do you think?

Installation

Document the new import feature as the standard way to install. Move the classical way (copying single files) to a separate page, while keeping it available as a fallback solution.

Hello world

The page Setting up your first actionable notification is describing a door. Not everybody is in possession of a smart lock. I would like to move this to the examples section and do something more simple, basically a question for yes or no.

The yes-no question is also suitable to describe it as a simple node red flow, to offer an alternative starting point.

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

Yup seems like a good idea. If you need help let me know. Do you have discord or something like that. Probably easier if you need to ask me anything.

[elmar-hinz]

This is hello world done in node red, to visualise the simplicity. With traditional automation I would replace trigger and debugger with a virtual button and light.

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

@elmar-hinz are you authorized to vhange the wiki? Can you send a copy of the template code?

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

We should also include a section for people contributing for new languages explaining what files need to be modded

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

Updated the wiki to reflect this. Just the home page for now https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa-actions/wiki

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

@elmar-hinz can you confirm if you modded the wiki? I dont want to be overwriting your stuff

[elmar-hinz]

Yes, I can edit the wiki. I guess everybody is allowed to do.

[elmar-hinz]

@DEADSEC-SECURITY I am currently not working the wiki. I am preparing the supper. Maybe I find some time after midnight, European time.

[elmar-hinz]

Current state

TODO

• Hello World Node Red
• Personal language translation
• Language contribution to GitHub

DONE:

• Import
• Hello World Native

[elmar-hinz]

About troubleshooting pages

I tried to avoid a lot of troubles upfront by giving prerequisites, screenshots and showing how to do intermediate success checking.

With improved import and documentation more ppl will use the skill. That in turn may bring on more issue tickets. To really know, where troubles pop up, we just have to see.

The issue with the wife's account was quite interesting. On the first glance, it looks like a funny human assumption, that the devices within the same room are reachable, even if they belong to different Amazon accounts.

Having a deeper look, all devices are connected to Home Assistant. Home Assistant doesn't know about different Amazon accounts. All devices within the home are connected to it. Home Assistant actually suggests the wife's devices for selection. So this issue may occur more often, than you would initially anticipate.

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

New issue report is coming which should help us with this.

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

https://github.com/keatontaylor/alexa-actions/blob/master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml new issue report done. Let me know if you think we should add anything relevant

[DEADSEC-SECURITY]

Ill see if I work on the TODOs too because those are important. If you start anything let me know so we dont do the same thing at the same time @elmar-hinz

[elmar-hinz]

I close this ticket for now. The original concerns of Hello World and Installation are fully done by Getting Started of the Wiki meanwhile.

The issue template is a different topic.