lib/pandorified/session.rb in pandorified-0.8.0 vs lib/pandorified/session.rb in pandorified-0.9.0

- old
+ new

@@ -5,41 +5,43 @@ class PandorabotsError < StandardError; end class Session # A new session for conversing with a bot. # - # @note If you choose not to specify a {custid}, one will be chosen automatically and remembered throughout the session. + # @note If you choose not to specify a {custid}, one will be automatically chosen and remembered throughout the session. # # @param [String] botid A valid Pandorabots botid. # @param [String] custid An identifier used to keep track of this conversation. def initialize(botid, custid = nil) @botid = botid @custid = custid end # Send a message to this session's bot and receive a response. # - # @note See {Pandorified::Result} for ways to handle the response, or use {#talk!} which raises an exception on errors. + # See {Pandorified::Result} for how to check for an error response and get the error message. + # Alternatively, you can use {#talk!} instead of this method, which raises an exception when Pandorabots API returns an error. # # @param [String] input Text to say to the bot. # - # @return [String] The bot's response text. + # @return [Pandorified::Result] The bot's response as a result object. def talk(input) result = Pandorified::Result.new(botid: @botid, custid: @custid, input: input) @custid ||= result.custid if result.success? result end # Send a message to this session's bot and receive a response (if successful). - # If Pandorabots responds with an error, {Pandorified::Exceptions::PandorabotsError} is raised. # - # @note See {#talk} if you want to check the {Pandorabots::Result} object for success instead of an exception being raised on error. + # If Pandorabots API responds with an error, {Pandorified::PandorabotsError} is raised with the specific error message. + # If you'd like to check for and handle the error yourself, you can use {#talk} instead of this method. # # @param [String] input Text to say to the bot. # # @return [String] The bot's response text. def talk!(input) result = self.talk(input) raise Pandorified::PandorabotsError, "Pandorabots returned status #{result.status}: #{result.message}" if result.error? + result.that end end end