String templates
Within text replies you can use params that are matched by the AI or collected using an Any text.
If you trained the AI to match entities they can be used with a template syntax. For example if you trained the AI with an entity named country, you will be able use it like so:
I am going to check the weather for {{country}}
This would result in a response like:
I am going to check the weather for France
Param value
Entity matches could be fuzzy and by default string templates print the value of a matched parameter.
You can also access the match by using {{param.match}}
String templates can be used in different replies like:
- Text replies
- Titles and subtitles of a card
- Button labels.
Param selection
Matched params with the same name are appended and multiple params render as a list within string templates.
You have the option to select the elements that will be rendered. For example to access the last element of the list use param.last.match:
The first element of the list can be accessed by param.first.match or param.0.match. It also works with value: param.first.value, param.last.value, param.*any_digit*.value.
Filters
String templates also support advanced formatting filters. The following are supported:
| Category | Filter |
|---|---|
| Math | plus, minus, modulo, times, floor, ceil, round, divided_by, abs |
| String | append, prepend, capitalize, upcase, downcase, strip,lstrip, rstrip, strip_newlines, split, replace, replace_first, remove, remove_first, truncate, truncatewords |
| Date | format like strftime |
For example a date can be rendered in different formats:
