Flow functions

The functions in the bot.flow namespace are used to send the chatbot to a specific conversation or start a passage.

getPassage​ByTitle(title)

Returns the passage ID of the passage that matches the given title in the conversation. This method is asynchronous.

// Find the passage titled 'Start' in the Default conversation and start it.
await bot.flow.switchToDefaultConversation();
const startingPassageId = await bot.flow.getPassageIdByTitle('Start');

if (startingPassageId) {
bot.flow.startPassage(startingPassageId);
}

done();

startEntry​Point​(entryPointName, actions)

Starts the specified entrypoint. This method is asynchronous.

 // To start an entry point:
 bot.flow.startEntryPoint('Entry Point Name');
 
 // Optionally, execute actions as well. Actions are executed before the entry
 // point is started.
 const actions = [
   {
     type: 'saveData',
     name: 'contextDataKeyName',
     value: 'Example Context Data Value'
   }
 ];
 bot.flow.startEntryPoint('Entry Point Name', actions);
 done();

startPassage​(passageId)

Start the passage specified. This method is asynchronous.

//Start a different passage if the user input is absent
const userInput = params.text; 
// params.text contains the value of user text input, if it is set

if (userInput) {
  await bot.user.saveContextData({ email: userInput }); // save the user input
  bot.flow.startPassage('123456'); // next passage in the flow
} else {
  bot.flow.startPassage('abcdef'); // re-enter email passage
}

done();

You can find the ID of a passage by opening the passage in the inGenious AI flow editor and copying the URL:

startPassage​ByTitle(title)

Start the passage from the current conversation that matches the given title. This method is asynchronous.

//Switch to the default conversation and start the passage titled 'Start'
await bot.flow.switchToDefaultConversation(); 
await bot.flow.startPassageByTitle('Start');

done();

switchConversation​(conversationId)

Set the chatbot’s current conversation to the specified conversation. This method is asynchronous.

//Switching to conversation with is 123456 and starting the passage with ID abcdef
await bot.flow.switchConversation('123456');
await bot.flow.startPassage('abcdef');
done();

You can find the ID of a conversation by opening the conversation in the inGenious AI flow editor and copying the URL:

switchToDefault​Conversation()

Set the chatbot’s current conversation to the chatbot’s default starting conversation. This method is asynchronous.

//Switch to the default conversation and start the welcome passage
await bot.flow.switchToDefaultConversation();
await bot.flow.startPassage('abcdef');
done();