def clarify(self, keywords):
"""
Asks the user to specify a certain criteria if it is too broad.
"""
# if the necessary fields do not exist, then throw an exception
if 'clarify_cat' not in keywords or 'clarify_list' not in keywords:
raise NLGException('Not enough information in keywords')
# the first clause gets the user's attention
stat1 = SPhraseSpec(
'Hey ' + random.choice([
random.choice([self.tone_str('adjectives') + ' ', '']) +
self.tone_str('names'), ''
]), '')
# the second clause acknowledges that a specification was given
stat2 = SPhraseSpec(
'I', 'know', 'you wanted a type of %s' % (keywords['clarify_cat']))
# the third clause asks the user to provide a more narrow scope
stat3 = SPhraseSpec()
stat3.setCuePhrase('but please specify if')
stat3.setVerb('meant')
stat3.setSubject('you')
uniques = ''
for unique in keywords['clarify_list']:
if unique == keywords['clarify_list'][0]:
uniques += unique
elif unique == keywords['clarify_list'][-1]:
uniques += ', or ' + unique
else:
uniques += ', ' + unique
stat3.setPostmodifier(uniques)
# create the final utterance out of all the parts
clarification = TextSpec()
clarification.addSpec(stat1)
clarification.addSpec(stat2)
clarification.addSpec(stat3)
clarification.setListConjunct(',')
return self.clean_str(REALISER.realiseDocument(clarification).strip())
def unknown(self):
"""
Returns an utterance that tells the user the last input was not
understood.
"""
output = SPhraseSpec()
output.setSubject('I')
output.setComplement('you')
output.setTense(Tense.PAST)
choice = random.randint(1, 3)
if choice == 1:
output.setVerb('understand')
output.setComplement('what you')
output.setNegated(gateway.jvm.java.lang.Boolean.TRUE)
output.setPostmodifier('just said')
elif choice == 2:
output.setInterrogative(InterrogativeType.WHAT)
output.setVerb('do')
output.setPostmodifier('say')
elif choice == 3:
output.setTense(Tense.PRESENT)
output.setSubject('please rephrase')
output.setComplement('what you')
output.setPostmodifier('just said')
return self.clean_str(REALISER.realiseDocument(output).strip())
def unknown(self):
"""
Returns an utterance that tells the user the last input was not
understood.
"""
output = SPhraseSpec()
output.setSubject('I')
output.setComplement('you')
output.setTense(Tense.PAST)
choice = random.randint(1, 3)
if choice == 1:
output.setVerb('understand')
output.setComplement('what you')
output.setNegated(gateway.jvm.java.lang.Boolean.TRUE)
output.setPostmodifier('just said')
elif choice == 2:
output.setInterrogative(InterrogativeType.WHAT)
output.setVerb('do')
output.setPostmodifier('say')
elif choice == 3:
output.setTense(Tense.PRESENT)
output.setSubject('please rephrase')
output.setComplement('what you')
output.setPostmodifier('just said')
return REALISER.realiseDocument(output).strip()
def clarify(self, keywords):
"""
Asks the user to specify a certain criteria if it is too broad.
"""
# if the necessary fields do not exist, then throw an exception
if 'clarify_cat' not in keywords or 'clarify_list' not in keywords:
raise NLGException('Not enough information in keywords')
# the first clause gets the user's attention
stat1 = SPhraseSpec('Hey ' + random.choice([random.choice([self.tone_str('adjectives') + ' ', '']) + self.tone_str('names'), '']), '')
# the second clause acknowledges that a specification was given
stat2 = SPhraseSpec('I', 'know', 'you wanted a type of %s' % (keywords['clarify_cat']))
# the third clause asks the user to provide a more narrow scope
stat3 = SPhraseSpec()
stat3.setCuePhrase('but please specify if')
stat3.setVerb('meant')
stat3.setSubject('you')
uniques = ''
for unique in keywords['clarify_list']:
if unique == keywords['clarify_list'][0]:
uniques += unique
elif unique == keywords['clarify_list'][-1]:
uniques += ', or ' + unique
else:
uniques += ', ' + unique
stat3.setPostmodifier(uniques)
# create the final utterance out of all the parts
clarification = TextSpec()
clarification.addSpec(stat1)
clarification.addSpec(stat2)
clarification.addSpec(stat3)
clarification.setListConjunct(',')
return REALISER.realiseDocument(clarification).strip()