io.spokestack.spokestack.dialogue.policy

Class Model.Node

java.lang.Object

io.spokestack.spokestack.dialogue.policy.Model.Node

Enclosing class:

Model

public static final class Model.Node
extends Object

A node represents a specific conversational state within a broader Model.Frame. It may or may not entail visual changes in the app. Multiple nodes within the same frame are used primarily to deliver different prompts based on a combination of Rules and the data available to the dialogue policy at any given time.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Node() No-arg constructor used by Gson deserialization.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getId()
String	getName()
String	getNext()
Prompt[]	getPrompts()
Model.Rule[]	getRules()
Prompt	randomPrompt()
boolean	requiresConfirmation()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Node

public Node()

No-arg constructor used by Gson deserialization.

Method Detail

getNext

public String getNext()

Returns:

The ID of the node that most naturally follows this one in conversation, if any.

getId

public String getId()

Returns:

This state's ID.

getName

public String getName()

Returns:

This state's name.

getPrompts

public Prompt[] getPrompts()

Returns:

All rules attached to this state.

getRules

public Model.Rule[] getRules()

Returns:

All rules attached to this state.

randomPrompt

public Prompt randomPrompt()

Returns:

A random prompt attached to this state, or null if no prompts are associated with it.

requiresConfirmation

public boolean requiresConfirmation()

Returns:

true if this state requires confirmation before leaving (if a node) or executing (if a feature).