With the SDK imported, we can begin defining the skill’s logic. Our code will be organized into objects called response handlers, which (i) makes our code easier to maintain and (ii) allows us to define behavior specific to each situation.

We’ll define each request handler, then register them in a specific order. When a request is received by the Lambda function, the SDK will go down the line of handlers, checking if each handler can handle the request. The SDK ‘picks’ the first handler in line that can handle it. The handler’s main functionality is executed to perform some logic and formulate a response.

As developers we write our request handlers like this:

const myRequestHandler = {
  canHandle(handlerInput) {

  },
  handle(handlerInput) {

  }
};

For each handler we write a canHandle method, which returns true if the handler can handle the request.

We also write a handle method that contains the request processing logic, taking the request as input and returning a JSON response.