Using the botbase-module-conversation gem

require 'botbase'
require 'botbase-module-conversation'


conf = "
modules:
  Conversation:
    host: rse
    package_src: http://a0.jamesrobertson.eu/qbx/r/dandelion_a3
    default_package: nicole
    default_job: conversations
"

bot = BotBase.new(conf)
bot.received 'how are you' #=> "I am fine thank you"

This module relies upon a kind of dRB service which can run Ruby Scripting File (RSF) jobs centrally. The default job called conversations returns an array object as follows:

[
  ['general', ''],
  ['how are you', 'nicole how_are_you'],
  ["what's the time", 'time now'],
  ["tell me about (?<subject>.*)", 'nicole tell_me_about']
]

The 1st row is the header entry and the remaining rows are the conversations. When the user asks "how are you" the conversation is found and the instruction nicole how_are_you is parsed. The returned values are the package name called nicole, followed by the job called how_are_you. The job simply returns the string I am fine thank you.

This gem is still under development.

• botbase-module-conversation https://rubygems.org/gems/botbase-module-conversation

botbase bot conversation module