Fundamental 6 Steps 5 hours 24 Credits
With Google Assistant expected to be part of over a billion consumer devices by the end of this year, this Quest teaches you how to build practical Google Assistant applications integrated with Google Cloud services via APIs. Example apps will use the Dialogflow conversational suite and the Actions and Cloud Functions frameworks. Over the course of 5 labs, you will build 5 different applications that explore useful and fun tools you can extend on your own. No hardware required -- these labs use the cloud-based Google Assistant simulator environment for developing and testing -- but if you do have your own device, such as a Google Home or a Google Hub, additional instructions are provided on how to deploy your apps to your own hardware.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required, but comfort with Javascript and Node.js programming will be helpful. Students who have completed the Baseline: Infrastructure will obtain a good conceptual understanding of Cloud Functions before starting this Quest.Quest Outline
Google Assistant: Qwik Start - Dialogflow
In this lab you will learn the fundamentals of Google Assistant by building a quote generator application with Actions and Dialogflow.
Google Assistant: Customizing Templates
In this lab you will learn how to customize an Assistant template by building a flash card application with Cloud Storage and the Cloud Translation API.
Introduction to APIs in Google
This lab will teach you about the architecture and basic functioning of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This will be supplemented with hands-on practice, where you will configure and run Cloud Storage API methods in Cloud Shell.
Google Assistant: Build an Application with Dialogflow and Cloud Functions
In this lab, you will build a Google Assistant application with Dialogflow and Cloud Functions for Firebase.
Google Assistant: Build a Youtube Entertainment App
In this lab, you will build a Google Assistant app with Dialogflow, Cloud Functions, and the Google News API to generate the top headlines and breaking news on topics and categories users desire.
Google Assistant: Build a Restaurant Locator with the Places API
In this lab you will build an Assistant application that takes in a user's location and preferences and passes them to the Places API via a Cloud Function to generate the ideal spot to eat.
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