Mastering Google Actions

Take your Google Actions to the next level by integrating Firebase Functions, Firebase Database, external API's and more

Created byVenkatesh Varadachari, Vigneshwar GD

Last updated 3/2018

English

What you'll learn

You will be able to integrate your Google Action with the Firebase database
You will be able to use all the functionalities that Firebase database offers with your Google Action
You will learn the various ways of making your Google Action more engaging
You will be able to control Raspberry pi 3 with Google Assistant

Course content

7 sections • 21 lectures • 1h 50m total length

Introduction2:00
Course Outline1:48
Resources for Easy access1:09

Firebase Database and Firestore3:01
In this lecture we will take a look at firebase and firestore and why we will be using firebase for our projects
Initialisation Commands4:40
In this lecture, you will learn the general node modules that we will use to move into firebase database
Posting and Receiving Commands4:04
In this lecture, you will learn about node modules which helps us in sending and receiving data to and from firebase database respectively

Object finder10:36
In this lecture you will learn how to post to the database and also how to retrieve the data back by making the intent pair that remembers the place and things of a single user object without any uniqueness to each user
Userid introduction3:00
In this lecture you will be introduced to the userid functionality that Google Assistant provides with the help of voice recognition
Nondatabase part of username4:28
In this lecture you will learn how to obtain the user id and also the user name by asking for permissions and then check it’s working
Database part of username4:55
Student Project: Create your Remembering Action

Carousel and Listing9:16
In this lecture you will learn how to include carousels and listings into your Google Actions
Suggestion2:41
In this lecture you will learn how to use suggestion chips in your Google Actions and then how to get back responses from the suggestion chip to our fulfilment
Characteristics of a Good Action2:44
In this lecture I will instruct you on the characteristics of a good action, that is, what makes a good action better?
Publish your Action9:52
This is a reference video from the introduction course on how to publish your Google Action out to the users

LCD connection5:32
In this lecture you will learn how to connect an LCD to your Raspberry Pi with the i2c header. You will also learn what is i2c protocol
Python code explanation5:21
In this lecture you will learn about the python code involved with this project of printing data on LCD using Google Assistant and then check it’s working
Reading from a sensor5:29
In this lecture you will learn how to create a project that takes temperature and humidity reading from a sensor connected to raspberry pi and send back as a google assistant respons

Requirements

Basic knowledge on how Google Actions work
Basic knowledge on Dialogflow (Documentation links will be provided)
Basic knowledge on Firebase (Documentation links will be provided)
Basics of Raspberry Pi, which is required only for the last section of the course

Description

Hello learners, this is an Intermediate level course on Google Actions, which will enhance your knowledge on building actions for Google Assistant.

The course starts off with integrating your Google Action with the Firebase database and then you will be introduced to the various Node.js commands that will be of use in communicating with the Database.
We will then make an extremely useful "Remembering Action" making use of the database to create a highly personalized experience for the users.
Then we will move into creating a Guessing Game that will showcase many functionalities of Firebase Database and Dialogflow.
We will also take a look at the add-ons Google Assistant offers like, Carousel, Listings and Suggestions
Finally we will control our Raspberry Pi using Google Assistant by making the Raspberry Pi as a server.

The course gives detailed explanations for all the coding involved in developing these Actions and also has few projects that can help you to practice and master the concepts by yourself. While doing the projects and going through the course, feel free to ask your doubts on the Udemy discussion forum. You can bet on getting a response within one working day. Thank you and have a nice time learning.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn the different functionalities offered by Google Actions
Developers who like to integrate a Database with their Google Action
Developers who like to explore the options available for making their Google Action sound more engaging
Anyone who wants to control the Raspberry Pi using Google Assistant

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 5min

Firebase Database Introduction3 lectures • 12min

Remembering Action4 lectures • 23min

Guessing Game and External Access3 lectures • 29min

List, Carousel and Suggestion4 lectures • 25min

Raspberry Pi3 lectures • 16min

Conclusion1 lecture • 2min

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