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rasa.shared.core.events

deserialise_events

deserialise_events(serialized_events: List[Dict[Text, Any]]) -> List["Event"]

Convert a list of dictionaries to a list of corresponding events.

Example format: [{"event": "slot", "value": 5, "name": "my_slot"}]

format_message

format_message(text: Text, intent: Optional[Text], entities: Union[Text, List[Any]]) -> Text

Uses NLU parser information to generate a message with inline entity annotations.

Arguments:

  • text - text of the message
  • intent - intent of the message
  • entities - entities of the message

Returns:

Message with entities annotated inline, e.g. I am from [Berlin]{"entity": "city"}.

split_events

split_events(events: Iterable["Event"], event_type_to_split_on: Type["Event"], additional_splitting_conditions: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None, include_splitting_event: bool = True) -> List[List["Event"]]

Splits events according to an event type and condition.

Examples:

Splitting events according to the event type ActionExecuted and the action_name 'action_session_start' would look as follows:

>> _events = split_events( events, ActionExecuted,

  • {"action_name" - "action_session_start"}, True )

Arguments:

  • events - Events to split.
  • event_type_to_split_on - The event type to split on.
  • additional_splitting_conditions - Additional event attributes to split on.
  • include_splitting_event - Whether the events of the type on which the split is based should be included in the returned events.

Returns:

The split events.

do_events_begin_with_session_start

do_events_begin_with_session_start(events: List["Event"]) -> bool

Determines whether events begins with a session start sequence.

A session start sequence is a sequence of two events: an executed action_session_start as well as a logged session_started.

Arguments:

  • events - The events to inspect.

Returns:

Whether or not events begins with a session start sequence.

Event Objects

class Event(ABC)

Describes events in conversation and how the affect the conversation state.

Immutable representation of everything which happened during a conversation of the user with the assistant. Tells the rasa.shared.core.trackers.DialogueStateTracker how to update its state as the events occur.

as_story_string

| @abc.abstractmethod
| as_story_string() -> Optional[Text]

Returns the event as story string.

Returns:

textual representation of the event or None.

resolve_by_type

| @staticmethod
| resolve_by_type(type_name: Text, default: Optional[Type["Event"]] = None) -> Optional[Type["Event"]]

Returns a slots class by its type name.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

Arguments:

  • tracker - The current conversation state.

__eq__

| @abc.abstractmethod
| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

AlwaysEqualEventMixin Objects

class AlwaysEqualEventMixin(Event, ABC)

Class to deduplicate common behavior for events without additional attributes.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

SkipEventInMDStoryMixin Objects

class SkipEventInMDStoryMixin(Event, ABC)

Skips the visualization of an event in Markdown stories.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> None

Returns the event as story string.

Returns:

None, as this event should not appear inside the story.

UserUttered Objects

class UserUttered(Event)

The user has said something to the bot.

As a side effect a new Turn will be created in the Tracker.

__init__

| __init__(text: Optional[Text] = None, intent: Optional[Dict] = None, entities: Optional[List[Dict]] = None, parse_data: Optional["NLUPredictionData"] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, input_channel: Optional[Text] = None, message_id: Optional[Text] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict] = None, use_text_for_featurization: Optional[bool] = None) -> None

Creates event for incoming user message.

Arguments:

  • text - Text of user message.
  • intent - Intent prediction of user message.
  • entities - Extracted entities.
  • parse_data - Detailed NLU parsing result for message.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.
  • input_channel - Which channel the user used to send message.
  • message_id - Unique ID for message.
  • use_text_for_featurization - True if the message's text was used to predict next action. False if the message's intent was used.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash of object.

intent_name

| @property
| intent_name() -> Optional[Text]

Returns intent name or None if no intent.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_sub_state

| as_sub_state() -> Dict[Text, Union[None, Text, List[Optional[Text]]]]

Turns a UserUttered event into features.

The substate contains information about entities, intent and text of the UserUttered event.

Returns:

a dictionary with intent name, text and entities

as_story_string

| as_story_string(e2e: bool = False) -> Text

Return event as string for Markdown training format.

Arguments:

  • e2e - True if the the event should be printed in the format for end-to-end conversation tests.

Returns:

Event as string.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to tracker. See docstring of Event.

DefinePrevUserUtteredFeaturization Objects

class DefinePrevUserUtteredFeaturization(SkipEventInMDStoryMixin)

Stores information whether action was predicted based on text or intent.

__init__

| __init__(use_text_for_featurization: bool, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates event.

Arguments:

  • use_text_for_featurization - True if message text was used to predict action. False if intent was used.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

Arguments:

  • tracker - The current conversation state.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

EntitiesAdded Objects

class EntitiesAdded(SkipEventInMDStoryMixin)

Event that is used to add extracted entities to the tracker state.

__init__

| __init__(entities: List[Dict[Text, Any]], timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Initializes event.

Arguments:

  • entities - Entities extracted from previous user message. This can either be done by NLU components or end-to-end policy predictions.
  • timestamp - the timestamp
  • metadata - some optional metadata

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns the string representation of the event.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns the hash value of the event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares this event with another event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Converts the event into a dict.

Returns:

A dict that represents this event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

Arguments:

  • tracker - The current conversation state.

BotUttered Objects

class BotUttered(SkipEventInMDStoryMixin)

The bot has said something to the user.

This class is not used in the story training as it is contained in the

ActionExecuted class. An entry is made in the Tracker.

__init__

| __init__(text: Optional[Text] = None, data: Optional[Dict] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None) -> None

Creates event for a bot response.

Arguments:

  • text - Plain text which bot responded with.
  • data - Additional data for more complex utterances (e.g. buttons).
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

__repr__

| __repr__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event for debugging.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

message

| message() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Return the complete message as a dictionary.

empty

| @staticmethod
| empty() -> "BotUttered"

Creates an empty bot utterance.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

SlotSet Objects

class SlotSet(Event)

The user has specified their preference for the value of a slot.

Every slot has a name and a value. This event can be used to set a value for a slot on a conversation.

As a side effect the Tracker's slots will be updated so that tracker.slots[key]=value.

__init__

| __init__(key: Text, value: Optional[Any] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates event to set slot.

Arguments:

  • key - Name of the slot which is set.
  • value - Value to which slot is set.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

Restarted Objects

class Restarted(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

Conversation should start over & history wiped.

Instead of deleting all events, this event can be used to reset the trackers state (e.g. ignoring any past user messages & resetting all the slots).

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Resets the tracker and triggers a followup ActionSessionStart.

UserUtteranceReverted Objects

class UserUtteranceReverted(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

Bot reverts everything until before the most recent user message.

The bot will revert all events after the latest UserUttered, this also means that the last event on the tracker is usually action_listen and the bot is waiting for a new user message.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

AllSlotsReset Objects

class AllSlotsReset(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

All Slots are reset to their initial values.

If you want to keep the dialogue history and only want to reset the slots, you can use this event to set all the slots to their initial values.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

ReminderScheduled Objects

class ReminderScheduled(Event)

Schedules the asynchronous triggering of a user intent at a given time.

The triggered intent can include entities if needed.

__init__

| __init__(intent: Text, trigger_date_time: datetime, entities: Optional[List[Dict]] = None, name: Optional[Text] = None, kill_on_user_message: bool = True, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates the reminder.

Arguments:

  • intent - Name of the intent to be triggered.
  • trigger_date_time - Date at which the execution of the action should be triggered (either utc or with tz).
  • name - ID of the reminder. If there are multiple reminders with the same id only the last will be run.
  • entities - Entities that should be supplied together with the triggered intent.
  • kill_on_user_message - True means a user message before the trigger date will abort the reminder.
  • timestamp - Creation date of the event.
  • metadata - Optional event metadata.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

ReminderCancelled Objects

class ReminderCancelled(Event)

Cancel certain jobs.

__init__

| __init__(name: Optional[Text] = None, intent: Optional[Text] = None, entities: Optional[List[Dict]] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates a ReminderCancelled event.

If all arguments are None, this will cancel all reminders. are to be cancelled. If no arguments are supplied, this will cancel all reminders.

Arguments:

  • name - Name of the reminder to be cancelled.
  • intent - Intent name that is to be used to identify the reminders to be cancelled.
  • entities - Entities that are to be used to identify the reminders to be cancelled.
  • timestamp - Optional timestamp.
  • metadata - Optional event metadata.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

cancels_job_with_name

| cancels_job_with_name(job_name: Text, sender_id: Text) -> bool

Determines if this event should cancel the job with the given name.

Arguments:

  • job_name - Name of the job to be tested.
  • sender_id - The sender_id of the tracker.

Returns:

True, if this ReminderCancelled event should cancel the job with the given name, and False otherwise.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

ActionReverted Objects

class ActionReverted(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

Bot undoes its last action.

The bot reverts everything until before the most recent action. This includes the action itself, as well as any events that action created, like set slot events - the bot will now predict a new action using the state before the most recent action.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

StoryExported Objects

class StoryExported(Event)

Story should get dumped to a file.

__init__

| __init__(path: Optional[Text] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates event about story exporting.

Arguments:

  • path - Path to which story was exported to.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

FollowupAction Objects

class FollowupAction(Event)

Enqueue a followup action.

__init__

| __init__(name: Text, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates an event which forces the model to run a certain action next.

Arguments:

  • name - Name of the action to run.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

ConversationPaused Objects

class ConversationPaused(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

Ignore messages from the user to let a human take over.

As a side effect the Tracker's paused attribute will be set to True.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

ConversationResumed Objects

class ConversationResumed(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

Bot takes over conversation.

Inverse of PauseConversation. As a side effect the Tracker's paused attribute will be set to False.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

ActionExecuted Objects

class ActionExecuted(Event)

An operation describes an action taken + its result.

It comprises an action and a list of events. operations will be appended to the latest Turn`` in Tracker.turns`.

__init__

| __init__(action_name: Optional[Text] = None, policy: Optional[Text] = None, confidence: Optional[float] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict] = None, action_text: Optional[Text] = None, hide_rule_turn: bool = False) -> None

Creates event for a successful event execution.

Arguments:

  • action_name - Name of the action which was executed. None if it was an end-to-end prediction.
  • policy - Policy which predicted action.
  • confidence - Confidence with which policy predicted action.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.
  • action_text - In case it's an end-to-end action prediction, the text which was predicted.
  • hide_rule_turn - If True, this action should be hidden in the dialogue history created for ML-based policies.

__repr__

| __repr__() -> Text

Returns event as string for debugging.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns event as human readable string.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns event in Markdown format.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

as_sub_state

| as_sub_state() -> Dict[Text, Text]

Turns ActionExecuted into a dictionary containing action name or action text.

One action cannot have both set at the same time

Returns:

a dictionary containing action name or action text with the corresponding key.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

AgentUttered Objects

class AgentUttered(SkipEventInMDStoryMixin)

The agent has said something to the user.

This class is not used in the story training as it is contained in the ActionExecuted class. An entry is made in the Tracker.

__init__

| __init__(text: Optional[Text] = None, data: Optional[Any] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

See docstring of BotUttered.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

ActiveLoop Objects

class ActiveLoop(Event)

If name is given: activates a loop with name else deactivates active loop.

__init__

| __init__(name: Optional[Text], timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates event for active loop.

Arguments:

  • name - Name of activated loop or None if current loop is deactivated.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

LegacyForm Objects

class LegacyForm(ActiveLoop)

Legacy handler of old Form events.

The ActiveLoop event used to be called Form. This class is there to handle old legacy events which were stored with the old type name form.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

LoopInterrupted Objects

class LoopInterrupted(SkipEventInMDStoryMixin)

Event added by FormPolicy and RulePolicy.

Notifies form action whether or not to validate the user input.

__init__

| __init__(is_interrupted: bool, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Event to notify that loop was interrupted.

This e.g. happens when a user is within a form, and is de-railing the form-filling by asking FAQs.

Arguments:

  • is_interrupted - True if the loop execution was interrupted, and ML policies had to take over the last prediction.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

LegacyFormValidation Objects

class LegacyFormValidation(LoopInterrupted)

Legacy handler of old FormValidation events.

The LoopInterrupted event used to be called FormValidation. This class is there to handle old legacy events which were stored with the old type name form_validation.

__init__

| __init__(validate: bool, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

See parent class docstring.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

ActionExecutionRejected Objects

class ActionExecutionRejected(SkipEventInMDStoryMixin)

Notify Core that the execution of the action has been rejected.

__init__

| __init__(action_name: Text, policy: Optional[Text] = None, confidence: Optional[float] = None, timestamp: Optional[float] = None, metadata: Optional[Dict[Text, Any]] = None) -> None

Creates event.

Arguments:

  • action_name - Action which was rejected.
  • policy - Policy which predicted the rejected action.
  • confidence - Confidence with which the reject action was predicted.
  • timestamp - When the event was created.
  • metadata - Additional event metadata.

__str__

| __str__() -> Text

Returns text representation of event.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

__eq__

| __eq__(other: Any) -> bool

Compares object with other object.

as_dict

| as_dict() -> Dict[Text, Any]

Returns serialized event.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.

SessionStarted Objects

class SessionStarted(AlwaysEqualEventMixin)

Mark the beginning of a new conversation session.

__hash__

| __hash__() -> int

Returns unique hash for event.

as_story_string

| as_story_string() -> None

Skips representing event in stories.

apply_to

| apply_to(tracker: "DialogueStateTracker") -> None

Applies event to current conversation state.