Developing Alexa Skills with MongoDB and Golang

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Alexa, ask Recipe Manager to INTENT

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what ingredients do i need for {recipe}
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what do i need to cook {recipe}
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to cook {recipe} what ingredients do i need

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Alexa, ask Recipe Manager what do I need to cook Chocolate Chip Cookies

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what can i cook with {ingredientone} and {ingredienttwo}
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what are some recipes with {ingredientone} and {ingredienttwo}
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if i have {ingredientone} and {ingredienttwo} what can i cook

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package main
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func main() { }

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dep init
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dep ensure -add "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"

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dep ensure -add "github.com/arienmalec/alexa-go"
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dep ensure -add "github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/lambda"

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package main
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import (
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    "context"
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    "os"
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    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
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    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
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)
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// Stores a handle to the collection being used by the Lambda function
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type Connection struct {
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    collection *mongo.Collection
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}
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func main() {
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    ctx := context.Background()
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    client, err := mongo.Connect(ctx, options.Client().ApplyURI(os.Getenv("ATLAS_URI")))
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    if err != nil {
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        panic(err)
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    }
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    defer client.Disconnect(ctx)
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    connection := Connection{
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        collection: client.Database("alexa").Collection("recipes"),
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    }
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}

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package main
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import (
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    "context"
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    "os"
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    "github.com/arienmalec/alexa-go"
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    "github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/lambda"
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    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
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    "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
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)
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// Stores a handle to the collection being used by the Lambda function
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type Connection struct {
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    collection *mongo.Collection
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}
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func (connection Connection) IntentDispatcher(ctx context.Context, request alexa.Request) (alexa.Response, error) {
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    // Alexa logic here...
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}
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func main() {
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    ctx := context.Background()
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    client, err := mongo.Connect(ctx, options.Client().ApplyURI(os.Getenv("ATLAS_URI")))
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    if err != nil {
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        panic(err)
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    }
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    defer client.Disconnect(ctx)
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    connection := Connection{
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        collection: client.Database("alexa").Collection("recipes"),
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    }
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    lambda.Start(connection.IntentDispatcher)
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}

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{
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    "_id": ObjectID("234232358943"),
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    "name": "chocolate chip cookies",
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    "ingredients": [
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        "flour",
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        "egg",
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        "sugar",
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        "chocolate"
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    ]
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}

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// A data structure representation of the collection schema
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type Recipe struct {
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    ID          primitive.ObjectID `bson:"_id"`
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    Name        string             `bson:"name"`
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    Ingredients []string           `bson:"ingredients"`
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}

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func (connection Connection) IntentDispatcher(ctx context.Context, request alexa.Request) (alexa.Response, error) {
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    var response alexa.Response
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    switch request.Body.Intent.Name {
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    case "GetIngredientsForRecipeIntent":
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    case "GetRecipeFromIngredientsIntent":
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    default:
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        response = alexa.NewSimpleResponse("Unknown Request", "The intent was unrecognized")
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    }
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    return response, nil
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}

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case "GetIngredientsForRecipeIntent":
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    var recipe Recipe
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    recipeName := request.Body.Intent.Slots["recipe"].Value
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    if recipeName == "" {
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        return alexa.Response{}, errors.New("Recipe name is not present in the request")
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    }
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    if err := connection.collection.FindOne(ctx, bson.M{"name": recipeName}).Decode(&recipe); err != nil {
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        return alexa.Response{}, err
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    }
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    response = alexa.NewSimpleResponse("Ingredients", strings.Join(recipe.Ingredients, ", "))

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case "GetRecipeFromIngredientsIntent":
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    var recipes []Recipe
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    ingredient1 := request.Body.Intent.Slots["ingredientone"].Value
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    ingredient2 := request.Body.Intent.Slots["ingredienttwo"].Value
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    cursor, err := connection.collection.Find(ctx, bson.M{
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        "ingredients": bson.D{
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            {"$all", bson.A{ingredient1, ingredient2}},
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        },
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    })
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    if err != nil {
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        return alexa.Response{}, err
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    }
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    if err = cursor.All(ctx, &recipes); err != nil {
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        return alexa.Response{}, err
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    }
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    var recipeList []string
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    for _, recipe := range recipes {
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        recipeList = append(recipeList, recipe.Name)
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    }
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    response = alexa.NewSimpleResponse("Recipes", strings.Join(recipeList, ", "))

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GOOS=linux go build
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zip handler.zip ./project-name

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ask recipe manager what can i cook with flour and sugar
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ask recipe manager what chocolate chip cookies requires