Simplest example for streaming audio with Alexa

Question

I\'m trying to get the new streaming audio API going. Is the following response valid? I\'m getting a \"there was a problem with the skill\" error when I test it on my devic

Answer 1

We created a really simple project on Github that shows the easiest possible way to use the AudioPlayer:
https://github.com/bespoken/super-simple-audio-player

We also created a writeup for it here:
https://bespoken.tools/blog/2017/02/27/super-simple-audioplayer

The project shows how to play a track, as well pausing and resuming.

Here is the code that shows the actual playing of an audio file:

SimplePlayer.prototype.play = function (audioURL, offsetInMilliseconds) {
    var response = {
        version: "1.0",
        response: {
            shouldEndSession: true,
            directives: [{
                type: "AudioPlayer.Play",
                playBehavior: "REPLACE_ALL", // Setting to REPLACE_ALL means that this track will start playing immediately
                audioItem: {
                    stream: {
                        url: audioURL,
                        token: "0", // Unique token for the track - needed when queueing multiple tracks
                        expectedPreviousToken: null, // The expected previous token - when using queues, ensures safety
                        offsetInMilliseconds: offsetInMilliseconds
                    }
                }
            }]
        }
    }

    this.context.succeed(response);
};