Update via Response node not possible

[scobby]

Hello @coldfire84 ,
i have a question regarding the code, my problem is that i cant update the state of the triggered device.
I have an echo show and that always showing the wrong state of the entity.
I know there is the "State Node" but that way i cant implement this. i have many devices with different functions. With that way i would need endless time to define that for every single device.

My assumption:

• Update the correct state of an entity is possible with the response. (Amazon stated it here: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/smarthome/state-reporting-for-a-smart-home-skill.html)

Here is my question:
i see in the code (alexa.js starting line 648) that you ignore any state parameter and only send the acknowledge from the msg.

`// Think this is OK for v3 API
function alexaHomeResponse(n) {
RED.nodes.createNode(this, n);

var node = this;

node.on("input", function (msg) {
  if (msg._messageId && msg._endpointId && msg._confId) {
    var conf = RED.nodes.getNode(msg._confId);
    if (typeof msg.acknowledge == "boolean" && msg.acknowledge) {
      conf.acknowledge(msg._messageId, msg._endpointId, true);
    } else {
      conf.acknowledge(msg._messageId, msg._endpointId, false);
    }
  }
});

}`

could you implement a similar logic what is used in the "State Node" for the response node? i would like to set the power status, color, etc. when sending the command to alexa and responding with a "generic" response node.

other possibiliy would be to hand over the device to the "State Node". But i think this would generate more traffic.