Alan-AI-Cart

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Description:

This is a React voice interaction app using Alan-Ai https://alan.app/."

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Example Gif:

Link to the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JxHXAqHEdSFJp7rCixzDWXpDnXCqDiic/view

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Guidline:

1. Start:

-Follow the link: < https://ahnlok.github.io/react-ai-cart/>

2. Main Page:

1. Click the button to start

2. Say "Show me the menu"

Alan-AI will bring out a list of menu items on 'Menu' tab.

There are several command you can say after brought out the menu

ex) You can say "Order by name", "Order by price", and "Order by category"

3. Add Items To The Cart:

Once you decided to add certain item to the cart, simply say "Add (item name) to the cart"

You will recognize Alan-AI transferred your called item into the 'Cart' section

Breakdown of the Codes:

Alan-AI Code:

1. Opening Command ("Show me the menu"):

intent('show me the menu', p => {
    p.play({command: 'getMenu', data: menuItems})
    p.play("Here's the menu");
});

2. "Sort By" Commands ("Order by Name|Price|Category"):

intent('order by $(ORDER_BY name|price|category)', p => {
const orderByField = p.ORDER_BY.value;
let orderedMenuItems = menuItems;
switch(orderByField) {
   //sort the name by alphatical order
    case 'name':
        orderedMenuItems = menuItems.sort((p1, p2) => p1.name.localeCompare(p2.name));
        break;
    //Sort by category
    case 'category':
        orderedMenuItems = menuItems.sort((p1, p2) => p1.category.localeCompare(p2.category));
        break;
     //Sort by price
    case 'price':
        orderedMenuItems = menuItems.sort((p1, p2) => p1.price - p2.price);
        break;
} 
p.play({command: 'getMenu', data: orderedMenuItems});
p.play(`Ordering by ${p.ORDER_BY.value}`);
});

3. "Adding items to the Cart" Command ("Add (item-name) to the cart")"

intent(`Add $(ITEM ${menuITemsSlotList}) to the cart`, 
   'Add $(UNAVAILABLE_ITEM* .*) to the cart',
   p => {
if(p.UNAVAILABLE_ITEM) {
    p.play(`That item is unavailable`);
} else {
       const itemName = p.ITEM.value;
       const itemToGoInCart = menuItems.find((menuItem) => {
           return menuItem.name.toLowerCase() === itemName.toLowerCase();
})
    p.play({command: 'addToCart', data: itemToGoInCart});
    p.play(`Adding ${p.ITEM.value} to the cart`);
}
});

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React Code in VS Code

1. JSON Data used:

const menuItems = [
{name: "Angus Burger", price: 8.99, category: 'burger'},
{name: "Tuna Steak Burger", price: 15.00, category: 'burger'},
{name: "Bacon Burger", price: 11.50, category: 'burger'},
{name: "Southwest Chicken Burger", price: 9.99, category: 'burger'},
{name: "Mozzarella Burger", price: 12.50, category: 'burger'},
{name: "Cesar Salad", price: 6.50, category: 'salad'},
{name: "BBQ Chicken Salad", price: 13.99, category: 'salad'},
{name: "Garden Salad", price: 9.99, category: 'salad'},
{name: "Veggie Lasagna", price: 17.99, category: 'pasta'},
{name: "Spaghetti & Meatballs", price: 17.99, category: 'pasta'},
{name: "Fettuccine Alfredo", price: 17.99, category: 'pasta'},
];

2. Linking with Alan-AI codes:

alanBtn({ 
    key: '9298c5e0f50206b31f16ca738b3fb5a62e956eca572e1d8b807a3e2338fdd0dc/stage',
    onCommand: (commandData) => {
        // Whenever user says 'Show me the menu' we would like Alan-ai to return the menu 
        if(commandData.command === 'getMenu') {
        setMenuItems(commandData.data);
        } else if (commandData.command === 'addToCart') {
        addToCart(commandData.data);
        }
    },
    });
}, [])

3. React Hooks used:

const [cart, setCart] = useState([])
const [menuItems, setMenuItems] = useState([])

4. Mapping through menuItems:

<h2 className="menu_title">Menu</h2>
    {menuItems.map((menuItem) => (
    // key will be the 'name'
    // This is the menu items that the user will see
    <li key={menuItem.name} className="menu_list">
        {menuItem.name} - ${menuItem.price} - {menuItem.category}
    </li>
    ))}

5. Add items to the cart:

const addToCart = (menuItem) => {
    setCart((oldCart) => {
    // Return all the items from 'oldCart' + menuItems
    // Spread operator: '...'
    return [...oldCart, menuItem]
    })

6. Mapping through cartItems (after added):

<h2 className="cart_title">Cart</h2>
    {/* Mapping through 'cart items' */}
    {cart.map((cartItem) => (
    // This will the 'cart item' user will see
    <li key={cartItem.name} className="menu_list">
        {cartItem.name} - ${cartItem.price} - {cartItem.category}
    </li>

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Installation

git clone: <[email protected]:ahnlok/react-ai-cart.git>

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Credit

Mike Dane

AI Powered Shopping Cart:

https://www.mikedane.com/web-development/javascript/ai-shopping-cart/

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GitHub

GitHub: https://github.com/ahnlok/react-ai-cart

Deployed Github Site: < https://ahnlok.github.io/react-ai-cart/>

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Contact

E-Mail: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an-sungpil-95ab8490/

GitHub: https://github.com/ahnlok

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License

© Sungpil An 2021

Licensed under the MIT License