I am unable to initiate initPayload on my existing code. Is there a way to do that?

Hey @nik202

I’ve fixed it.

Steps Done:

1> Created a custom actions.py with action_hello_world programm. class ActionHelloWorld(Action):

def name(self):

    return "action_hello_world"

def run(self, dispatcher, tracker, domain):

    dispatcher.utter_message("Hello world !")  # send the message back to the user

    return []

2> Created a script.js with below…

    customActionTrigger();

3> Created a constant.js file with below lables and values.

    const action_name = "action_hello_world";
    const rasa_server_url = "http://localhost:5005/webhooks/rest/webhook";
    const sender_id = uuidv4();

4> Created a chat.js file with the below function.

function customActionTrigger() {

$.ajax({

    url: "http://localhost:5055/webhook/",

    type: "POST",

    contentType: "application/json",

    data: JSON.stringify({

        next_action: action_name,

        tracker: {

            sender_id,

        },

    }),

    success(botResponse, status) {

        console.log("Response from Rasa: ", botResponse, "\nStatus: ", status);

        if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(botResponse, "responses")) {

            setBotResponse(botResponse.responses);

        }

        $("#userInput").prop("disabled", false);

    },

    error(xhr, textStatus) {

        // if there is no response from rasa server

        setBotResponse("");

        console.log("Error from bot end: ", textStatus);

        $("#userInput").prop("disabled", false);

    },

});

}

5> register the action in domain.yml file actions:

  • action_hello_world

6> created a story in stories.yml file. stories:

  • story: hello world

    steps:

    • intent: hello world
    • action: action_hello_world

With all the above changes, now i can see the bot responds with it’s initPayload. Hence it is possible to write our custom initPayload capability with out any further destructions. That’s the capability of RASA.

Note : This method will only work in Rasa 2.x

Solved screen shot :smiley:

Thanks,

Best Regards, Ravi