This is convenience for Skill developers who can now import
all standard items from a single level. Eg:
from mycroft.skills import MycroftSkill, intent_handler, AdaptIntent
The api methods are now much easier to use, almost transparent. The
current caveat is that only "standarad" python types are acceptable
(int, float, str, list, bool, None) due to the json serialization.
- api methods are now created with the skill_api_method decorator
- both arguments and keyword arguments are sent to the api method
instead of the message object
- api methods now uses a normal return statement instead of having to
handle creating response messages on the bus.
For example if the datetime skill wants to make the datetime string
fetchable simply add the skill_api_method decorator to the
get_display_date method.
@skill_api_method
def get_display_date(self, day=None, location=None):
"""Returns the date and time as a string."""
[...]
The methods return value will be sent back to the caller and can be used
from a skill through
datetime = SkillApi.get('mycroft-date-time.mycroftai')
self.log.info(datetime.get_display_date())
- MycroftSkill and related core functions to mycroft_skill.py
- FallbackSkill to fallback_skill.py
- Add important classes decorators and functions to __init__.py
- move SkillGUI class to the enclosure along with the other enclosure
interfaces
core.py retains the same members as previously by means of imports to
retain backwards compatibility. When most of the available skills starts
using this new structure properly
This commit officially switches the mycroft-core repository from
GPLv3.0 licensing to Apache 2.0. All dependencies on GPL'ed code
have been removed and we have contacted all previous contributors
with still-existing code in the repository to agree to this change.
Going forward, all contributors will sign a Contributor License
Agreement (CLA) by visiting https://mycroft.ai/cla, then they will
be included in the Mycroft Project's overall Contributor list,
found at: https://github.com/MycroftAI/contributors. This cleanly
protects the project, the contributor and all who use the technology
to build upon.
Futher discussion can be found at this blog post:
https://mycroft.ai/blog/right-license/
This commit also removes all __author__="" from the code. These
lines are painful to maintain and the etiquette surrounding their
maintainence is unclear. Do you remove a name from the list if the
last line of code the wrote gets replaced? Etc. Now all
contributors are publicly acknowledged in the aforementioned repo,
and actual authorship is maintained by Github in a much more
effective and elegant way!
Finally, a few references to "Mycroft AI" were changed to the correct
legal entity name "Mycroft AI Inc."
==== Fixed Issues ====
#403 Update License.md and file headers to Apache 2.0
#400 Update LICENSE.md
==== Documentation Notes ====
Deprecated the ScheduledSkill and ScheduledCRUDSkill classes.
These capabilities have been superceded by the more flexible MycroftSkill
class methods schedule_event(), schedule_repeating_event(), update_event(),
and cancel_event().
The 1980s birthed a new form of interaction between computers and users. For the first time computers became capable of understanding the most basic form of human communication - pointing and grunting. The mouse and the GUI revolutionized computing and made computers accessible to the masses.
We have now entered a third era. We are rapidly approaching a time when computer systems will understand human language and respond using the most natural form of human communication – speech.
This is an important development. Some might even call it revolutionary.
Despite its importance, however, the technologies that will underpin this new method of interaction are the property of major tech firms who don't necessarily have the public's best interests at heart.
Not anymore.
Meet Mycroft – the worlds first open source natural language platform. Mycroft understands human language and responds with speech. It is being designed to run on anything from a phone to an automobile and will change the way we interact with open source technologies in profound ways.
Our goal here at Mycroft is to improve this technology to the point that when you interact with the software it is impossible to tell if you are talking to a human or a machine.
This initial release of the Mycroft software represents a significant effort by the Mycroft community to give the open source world access to this important technology. We are all hoping that the software will be useful to the public and will help to usher in a new era of human machine interaction.
Our community welcomes everyone to use Mycroft, improve the software and contribute back to the project. With your help and support we can truly make Mycroft an AI for everyone.
Joshua W Montgomery – May 17, 2016
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Kris Gesling
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