com.amazon.ask.dispatcher.exception

Interface ExceptionHandler

public interface ExceptionHandler

A handler for handling one or more types of exceptions thrown during the request processing lifecycle.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canHandle(HandlerInput input, Throwable throwable) Returns true if this handler is capable of handling the current exception and/or state.
Optional<com.amazon.ask.model.Response>	handle(HandlerInput input, Throwable throwable) Handles the exception.

Method Detail

canHandle

boolean canHandle(HandlerInput input,
                  Throwable throwable)

Returns true if this handler is capable of handling the current exception and/or state.

Parameters:

input - handler input containing the RequestEnvelope, AttributesManager, ServiceClientFactory, ResponseBuilder, and other utilities.

throwable - exception

Returns:

true if this handler can handle the current exception and/or state

handle

Optional<com.amazon.ask.model.Response> handle(HandlerInput input,
                                               Throwable throwable)

Handles the exception. A Response can optionally be returned to give the user a graceful error response. If no response is provided, the SDK will throw the original exception back to the container, resulting in an unhandled exception response to the end user.

Parameters:

input - handler input containing the RequestEnvelope, AttributesManager, ServiceClientFactory, ResponseBuilder, and other utilities.

throwable - the exception that was originally thrown

Returns:

an Optional that may contain an error Response to be sent back by the skill