# How to set list slot in custom action **URL:** \ **Category:** Rasa Open Source\ **Created:** [March 3, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/how-to-set-list-slot-in-custom-action/5668 "2019-03-03T10:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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I’m trying to append values to list slot but failed. It seems no documentation is available for such behavior. stories: ## Rearrange words question with no option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“N”: “no”} - slot{“N”: “no”} - utter\_rearrange\_structure - action\_slot\_reset - action\_restart ## Rearrange words question with no option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“N”: “no”} - slot{“N”: “no”} - utter\_rearrange\_structure - action\_slot\_reset - action\_restart ## Rearrange words question with no option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“N”: “no”} - slot{“N”: “no”} - utter\_rearrange\_structure - action\_slot\_reset - action\_restart ## Rearrange words question with no option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“N”: “no”} - slot{“N”: “no”} - utter\_rearrange\_structure - action\_slot\_reset - action\_restart ## Rearrange words question with no option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“N”: “no”} - slot{“N”: “no”} - utter\_rearrange\_structure - action\_slot\_reset - action\_restart ## Rearrange words question with yes option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“Y”: “yes”} - slot{“Y”: “yes”} - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_1 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “we”, “V”: “should eat”, “P”: “enough vegetables and cereals”} - slot{“P”: [“enough vegetables and cereals”]} - slot{“S”: [“we”]} - slot{“V”: [“should eat”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_2 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “has”, “P”: “plenty of time to sleep”, “C”: “because”, “S”:“he”, “V”:“likes”, “P”:“his job”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“his job”, “plenty of time to sleep”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“likes”, “has”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_3 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “works”, “P”: “on a plane”, “C”: “because”, “S”: “he”, “V”: “needs”, “P”: “to be very careful”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“to be very careful”, “on a plane”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“needs”, “works”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_4 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “it”, “V”: “give”, “C”: “and”, “P”: “you vitamins”, “V”: “is”, “S”:“vegetables and fruits”, “C”:“because”} - slot{“C”: [“because”, “and”]} - slot{“P”: [“you vitamins”]} - slot{“S”: [“it”, “vegetables and fruits”]} - slot{“V”: [“is”, “give”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_5 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “she”, “V”: “take”, “P”: “photos of famous people”} - slot{“P”: [“photos of famous people”]} - slot{“S”: [“she”]} - slot{“V”: [“takes”]} - action\_slot\_set - action\_check\_answer - action\_slot\_reset ## Rearrange words question with yes option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“Y”: “yes”} - slot{“Y”: “yes”} - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_1 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “we”, “V”: “should eat”, “P”: “enough vegetables and cereals”} - slot{“P”: [“enough vegetables and cereals”]} - slot{“S”: [“we”]} - slot{“V”: [“should eat”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_2 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “has”, “P”: “plenty of time to sleep”, “C”: “because”, “S”:“he”, “V”:“likes”, “P”:“his job”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“his job”, “plenty of time to sleep”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“likes”, “has”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_3 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “works”, “P”: “on a plane”, “C”: “because”, “S”: “he”, “V”: “needs”, “P”: “to be very careful”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“to be very careful”, “on a plane”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“needs”, “works”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_4 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “it”, “V”: “give”, “C”: “and”, “P”: “you vitamins”, “V”: “is”, “S”:“vegetables and fruits”, “C”:“because”} - slot{“C”: [“because”, “and”]} - slot{“P”: [“you vitamins”]} - slot{“S”: [“it”, “vegetables and fruits”]} - slot{“V”: [“is”, “give”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_5 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “she”, “V”: “take”, “P”: “photos of famous people”} - slot{“P”: [“photos of famous people”]} - slot{“S”: [“she”]} - slot{“V”: [“takes”]} - action\_slot\_set - action\_check\_answer - action\_slot\_reset ## Rearrange words question with yes option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“Y”: “yes”} - slot{“Y”: “yes”} - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_1 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “we”, “V”: “should eat”, “P”: “enough vegetables and cereals”} - slot{“P”: [“enough vegetables and cereals”]} - slot{“S”: [“we”]} - slot{“V”: [“should eat”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_2 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “has”, “P”: “plenty of time to sleep”, “C”: “because”, “S”:“he”, “V”:“likes”, “P”:“his job”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“his job”, “plenty of time to sleep”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“likes”, “has”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_3 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “works”, “P”: “on a plane”, “C”: “because”, “S”: “he”, “V”: “needs”, “P”: “to be very careful”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“to be very careful”, “on a plane”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“needs”, “works”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_4 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “it”, “V”: “give”, “C”: “and”, “P”: “you vitamins”, “V”: “is”, “S”:“vegetables and fruits”, “C”:“because”} - slot{“C”: [“because”, “and”]} - slot{“P”: [“you vitamins”]} - slot{“S”: [“it”, “vegetables and fruits”]} - slot{“V”: [“is”, “give”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_5 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “she”, “V”: “take”, “P”: “photos of famous people”} - slot{“P”: [“photos of famous people”]} - slot{“S”: [“she”]} - slot{“V”: [“takes”]} - action\_slot\_set - action\_check\_answer - action\_slot\_reset ## Rearrange words question with yes option - greet - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_question - rearrange.yes\_no{“Y”: “yes”} - slot{“Y”: “yes”} - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_1 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “we”, “V”: “should eat”, “P”: “enough vegetables and cereals”} - slot{“P”: [“enough vegetables and cereals”]} - slot{“S”: [“we”]} - slot{“V”: [“should eat”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_2 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “has”, “P”: “plenty of time to sleep”, “C”: “because”, “S”:“he”, “V”:“likes”, “P”:“his job”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“his job”, “plenty of time to sleep”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“likes”, “has”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_3 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “he”, “V”: “works”, “P”: “on a plane”, “C”: “because”, “S”: “he”, “V”: “needs”, “P”: “to be very careful”} - slot{“C”: [“because”]} - slot{“P”: [“to be very careful”, “on a plane”]} - slot{“S”: [“he”, “he”]} - slot{“V”: [“needs”, “works”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_4 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “it”, “V”: “give”, “C”: “and”, “P”: “you vitamins”, “V”: “is”, “S”:“vegetables and fruits”, “C”:“because”} - slot{“C”: [“because”, “and”]} - slot{“P”: [“you vitamins”]} - slot{“S”: [“it”, “vegetables and fruits”]} - slot{“V”: [“is”, “give”]} - action\_slot\_set - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_5 - rearrange.answer{“S”: “she”, “V”: “take”, “P”: “photos of famous people”} - slot{“P”: [“photos of famous people”]} - slot{“S”: [“she”]} - slot{“V”: [“takes”]} - action\_slot\_set - action\_check\_answer - action\_slot\_reset domain.yml ``` slots: Y: type: text N: type: text S: type: list V: type: list P: type: list C: type: list rearrange_answers: type: list ``` entities: - Y - N - S - C - P - V intents: - rearrange.detail - rearrange.question - rearrange.answer - rearrange.yes\_no - greet templates: utter\_greet: - text: “I’m fine, thanks” utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail: - text: “Holly is playing a game. Read the words and rearrange the words in correct order.” utter\_rearrange\_question: - text: “Do you know what a sentence structure is? (Yes / No)” utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_1: - text: “Enough / , / vegetables / cereals / we / eat / should / and /” utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_2: - text: “likes / his job / to sleep / , / he / because / plenty of time / has / he” utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_3: - text: “works / he / very / needs / , / to be / careful / on a plane / because / he” utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_4: - text: “give / , / is / fruit / because / you / vitamins / it / and / vegetables” utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_5: - text: “famous / , / photos / she / beautiful / takes / of / people” utter\_rearrange\_structure: - text: “A basic sentence structure is as follow” image: “[Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/oaLXpFU)” actions: - utter\_greet - utter\_rearrange\_question - utter\_rearrange\_question\_detail - utter\_show\_rearrange\_detail - utter\_rearrange\_structure - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_1 - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_2 - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_3 - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_4 - utter\_ask\_rearrange\_question\_5 - action\_check\_answer - action\_slot\_reset - action\_slot\_set - action\_restart policies: - name: KerasPolicy epochs: 100 max\_history: 15 - name: FallbackPolicy nlu\_threshold: 0.4 core\_threshold: 0.3 fallback\_action\_name: ‘action\_default\_fallback’ - name: MemoizationPolicy max\_history: 15 - name: FormPolicy slot `rearrange_answers` only get the latest text from the tracker and I don’t know how to append it to list slot. here is my custom code `action.py` from rasa\_core\_sdk import Action from rasa\_core\_sdk.events import AllSlotsReset, Restarted, SlotSet ``` class ActionSlotReset(Action): def name(self): return 'action_slot_reset' def run(self, dispatcher, tracker, domain): return [AllSlotsReset()] class ActionRestarted(Action): """ This is for restarting the chat""" def name(self): return "action_restart" def run(self, dispatcher, tracker, domain): return [Restarted()] class ActionSlotSet(Action): def name(self): return "action_slot_set" def run(self, dispatcher, tracker, domain): answer = tracker.latest_message.get("text") return [SlotSet("rearrange_answers", answer)] class ActionCheckAnswer(Action): def name(self): return "action_check_answer" def run(self, dispatcher, tracker, domain): text = tracker.latest_message.get("text") answers = tracker.get_slot("rearrange_answer_1").lower() ``` I don’t know how to set `rearrange_answers` list slot from the user text message. Also, entity values are lost after `action_listen` is executed every time during a story.