$pushgate

Tovie Platform has a number of system events — events occurring in the account, project, or channel in response to client actions other than text queries.

System events have predefined names whereby they can be processed in the script via the event tag, like in the following example:

state: AskForReport
    a: Please send me your project report.

    state: GetReport
        event: fileEvent
        script:
            # ...
        a: Thank you! The report has been submitted for review.

tip

The $pushgate built-in service allows you to create your own events, as well as trigger and process them right from the script.

Channel restrictions

caution

In the channels listed below, $pushgate is not supported:

• Messengers:
  • edna WhatsApp 2.0
  • WeChat
• The phone channel

Methods

Method	Description
createEvent	Create an event that will be triggered at a specified time.
cancelEvent	Cancel a previously created event.
createPushback	Create a pushback — an entity for processing events in external services.

How to use

The $pushgate service allows you to use bots for outbound communications.

• The createEvent method makes it possible to schedule timed messages from the bot such as reminders, which can occur either once or repeatedly.
• The createPushback method is ideal for integrating your bots with external services, like when you need to set up notifications from your news feed into the bot, or authorize clients with a custom application to allow access to specific bot features.