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User's input

Hello,

I'm trying to train my bot via "Training & Chat Logs" and I'm adding new responses there. But I'm encountering some difficulties:

when I try to use the user input in bot's response (with "Something {star} something..") as a response I'm getting only the user input, not the whole response
I'm asking the user to input a number, but it can be any number, how can I set an response to it?
and also can I validate somehow such a number? For example I want one response if the number starts with "07" and another if it's not

Thank you in advance! :)

You can use patterns and templates from the "Training & Chat Logs" page.
This lets you do a basic level of programmatic processing.
You can also do more advanced things from the "Scripts" page by writing your own script.

To reuse part of a pattern in a response use the "star" variable. If you have multiple * in the pattern star becomes an array, so use star[0], etc.

You need to prefix patterns with Pattern("") and templates with Template("").
To use a variable or code in a template use {}.

Examples:

Pattern("Do you like *?")
Template("Yes I like {star} very much.")

Pattern("Do you like * or *?")
Template("I like {star[0]} but I don't like {star[1]}.")

What is the date today?
Template("It is {Date.date()}.")

For inputting a number you probably want to use a script, but may be able to use a response with a default response with a previous as well.

Scripts are more complex, they are written is Self, which uses states and patterns. Self follows the JavaScript syntax.

state EnterCode { pattern "*" that "Please enter your code." template checkCode(); pattern "*" template "Please enter your code."; function checkCode() { if (star.startsWith("07")) { return "Welcome 07 user"; } else if (star.startsWith("06")) { return "Welcome 06 user"; } return "Invalid code"; } }

See also,

Self
https://www.botlibre.com/forum-post?id=705860

Patterns
https://www.botlibre.com/forum-post?id=15948

Templates
https://www.botlibre.com/forum-post?id=16008

Also check out examples in our script library, and it your bot's bootstrap scripts.