@indra.ai/deva 1.1.123 → 1.1.125

package/config.json

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       "error": "devacore:error",
       "question": "devacore:question",
       "answer": "devacore:answer",
+      "ask": "devacore:ask",
       "state": "devacore:state",
       "zone": "devacore:zone",
       "action": "devacore:action",

package/index.js

@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ class Deva {
           this.talk(`${key}:ask`, packet);
           this.once(`${key}:ask:${packet.id}`, answer => {
             this.action('question_ask_answer');
-            
-            this.talk(config.events.answer, this.copy(answer));
+
+            this.talk(config.events.ask, this.copy(answer));
             return this.finish(answer, resolve);                       // if:isAsk resolve the answer from the call
           });
         }
@@ -1140,22 +1140,25 @@ class Deva {
   ***************/
   action(action) {
     try {
-      if (!this._actions[action]) return;
-      this._action = action;
-      const text = this._messages.actions[action];
-      const data = {
-        id: this.uid(true),
-        key: 'action',
-        value: action,
-        agent: this.agent(),
-        client: this.client(),
-        text,
-        created: Date.now(),
+      this._action = action; // set the local action variable
+      // check local vars for custom actions
+      const var_action = this.vars.actions ? this.vars.actions[action] : false;
+      // check system action messages
+      const msg_action = this._messages.actions[action] || var_action;
+      const text = msg_action || action; // set the text of the action
+      const data = { // build the data object for the action.
+        id: this.uid(true), // generate a guid for the action transmitssion.
+        key: 'action', // the key for event to transmit action type
+        value: action, // the value key which is the action passed
+        agent: this.agent(), // the agent data to send with the action
+        client: this.client(), // the client data to send with the action
+        text, // text of the action to send
+        created: Date.now(), // action time stamp
       };
-      data.hash = this.hash(data);
-      this.talk(config.events.action, data);
-    } catch (e) {
-      return this.error(e)
+      data.hash = this.hash(data); // generate a hash of the action packet.
+      this.talk(config.events.action, data); // talk the core action event
+    } catch (e) { // catch any errors that occur
+      return this.error(e); // return error on error catch
     }
   }
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@indra.ai/deva",
-  "version": "1.1.123",
+  "version": "1.1.125",
   "description": "The Deva Core",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {