.. _alexa-event:

The ``alexaEvent`` Object
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.. js:class:: AlexaEvent(event, lambdaContext)

  The ``alexaEvent`` object contains all the information from the Alexa event, it's an object kept for the entire lifecycle of the state machine transitions and as such is a perfect place for middleware to put information that should be available on every request.

  .. js:attribute:: AlexaEvent.model

    The default middleware instantiates a ``Model`` and makes it available through ``alexaEvent.model``

  .. js:attribute:: AlexaEvent.intent.params

    The alexaEvent object makes ``intent.slots`` available through ``intent.params`` after aplying a simple transformation so ``{ slots: [{ name: 'Dish', value: 'Fried Chicken' }] }`` becomes ``{ Dish: 'Fried Chicken' }``