Editing Responses

You've probably noticed some not-so-great responses from the system like:

You asked about get_balance. I have The _SOURCE_ACCOUNT_ to be {'type': 'string', 'values': [{'resolved': 1, 'tokens': 'checking', 'balance': 100}]}.

This is rather unpleasant to read as an end-user, so let's customize our responses to interpret our data with more elegance.

Inspecting Slot Data

1. Navigate to the Personalities page by hovering over "Create" tab in the top navigation bar and then clicking on "Personalities".
2. Once on that page you should be able to see all the Personalities you have for your competencies. Click "View Templates" for the DEFAULT.
3. Scroll down to the get_balance competency.
4. Click "Edit"
5. Above "You asked about get_balance", add {{ source_account }}.
6. In the query sidebar, run the query "How much do I have in checking?"

In the response you should now see the exact shape of your source_account data. Something like {'type': 'string', 'values': [{'resolved': 1, 'tokens': 'checking', 'balance': 100}]}. Knowing the shape of the slot data allows you effectively access the information you want.

Customizing a Response

With this shape exposed, we can tailor a more elegant response. Change your response to something like this:

{% if source_account and source_account["values"] %}
  {% set source = source_account["values"][0] %}
  You have ${{ source.balance }} in your {{ source.tokens }} account.
{% else %}
  Which account?
{% endif %}

Given that the response might occur after a transfer, we can add additional logic to handle the presence of a _TRANSFER_ slot.

{% if source_account and source_account["values"] %}
  {% set source = source_account["values"][0] %}
  {% if transfer and transfer["values"] %}
    Transfer successful. You now
  {% else %}
    You
  {% endif %}
  have ${{ source.balance }} in your {{ source.tokens }} account.
{% else %}
  Which account?
{% endif %}

With that, you are equipped to customize the response templates for account_transfer.