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Make an order

This is a part of the tutorial on creating a button-based bot that can order pizza.

  1. Selecting a delivery city
  2. Creating a dictionary
  3. Selecting a pizza
  4. Making an order (you are here)
  5. Testing the bot script

At the previous step, we’ve created the pizza.sc script where the client chooses the pizza they would like to order and adds it to the cart.

At this step, we will create a script and functions for placing an order.

Functions for working with the cart​

Create function.js file in the src folder and paste the following:

function deleteFromCart(name){
    var $session = $jsapi.context().session;
    for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
        var current_position = $session.cart[i];
        if(current_position.name === name){
            $session.cart.splice(i, 1);
        }
    }
    log('!!!!!! CART: ' + JSON.stringify($session.cart));
}

function getTotalSum(){
    var totalSum = 0;
    var $session = $jsapi.context().session;

    for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
        var current_position = $session.cart[i];
        for(var id = 1; id < Object.keys(pizza).length + 1; id++){
            if (current_position.name === pizza[id].value.title){
                var variation = _.find(pizza[id].value.variations, function(variation){
                    return variation.id === current_position.id;
                });
                totalSum += variation.price * current_position.quantity;
            }
        }
    }
    log("!!!!!!!!!!!! totalSum = " + totalSum);
    return totalSum;
}

function editText(messageId, text) {
    var $response = $jsapi.context().response;
    var reply = {
        type: "raw",
        body: {
            text: text,
            message_id: messageId,
            reply_markup: {
                "resize_keyboard": false,
            }
        },
        method: "editMessageText"
    };

    $response.replies = $response.replies || [];
    $response.replies.push(reply);
}

Here:

  • function deleteFromCart(name) — removing an item from the cart;
  • function getTotalSum() — calculating the total cost of the order;
  • function editText(messageId, text) — editing previous messages.

deleteFromCart ()​

The deleteFromCart() function removes the selected item from the cart.

function deleteFromCart(name){
    var $session = $jsapi.context().session;
    /* looking through the elemenets of the cart
    until we find the item to delete */
    for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
        var current_position = $session.cart[i];
        if(current_position.name === name){
            $session.cart.splice(i, 1);
        }
    }
    // display the result in the logs
    log('!!!!!! CART: ' + JSON.stringify($session.cart));
}

The function takes an item name as an input variable. If the item name matches the input variable name, the selected item is removed from the array using the splice() method.

Then, using the log function, display a message about the changes made. When an item is deleted, the following message appears in the Logs tab:

!!!!!! CART: [{"name":"Pepperoni","id":7,"quantity":1}]

getTotalSum ()​

The getTotalSum() function returns the items total sum in the cart.

function getTotalSum(){
    // initialize the total sum variable
    var totalSum = 0;
    var $session = $jsapi.context().session;

    // count the total sum
    for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
        var current_position = $session.cart[i];
        for(var id = 1; id < Object.keys(pizza).length + 1; id++){
            if (current_position.name === pizza[id].value.title){
                var variation = _.find(pizza[id].value.variations, function(variation){
                    return variation.id === current_position.id;
                });
                totalSum += variation.price * current_position.quantity;
            }
        }
    }
    // display the result in the logs
    log("!!!!!!!!!!!! totalSum = " + totalSum);
    return totalSum;
}

editText ()​

The editText() function edits bot’s previous messages after deleting the product using editMessageText method. When the item is deleted, the deleted item name changes to Deleted.

function editText(messageId, text) {
    var $response = $jsapi.context().response;
    var reply = {
        type: "raw",
        body: {
            text: text,
            message_id: messageId,
            reply_markup: {
                "resize_keyboard": false,
            }
        },
        method: "editMessageText"
    };

    $response.replies = $response.replies || [];
    $response.replies.push(reply);
}
caution
Please note, that previous messages editing is only available in Telegram.

Now that we’ve created functions for cart editing, we move on to working with the script.

Creating the script​

Create the cart.sc file in the src folder and paste the following:

require: function.js

theme: /

    state: Cart
        intent!: /cart
        a: Your cart
        script:
            $temp.totalSum = 0;
            var n = 0;
            for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
                var current_position = $session.cart[i];
                for(var id = 1; id < Object.keys(pizza).length + 1; id++){
                    if (current_position.name == pizza[id].value.title){
                        var variation = _.find(pizza[id].value.variations, function(variation){
                            return variation.id === current_position.id;
                        });

                        n++;

                        if (!variation) {
                            $reactions.answer("Failed on request processing, no option is found for id " + current_position.id);
                        } else {
                            $reactions.answer(n + ". " + current_position.name + ", " + variation.name + "\nPrice: " + variation.price + "\nQuantity: " + current_position.quantity);

                            $reactions.inlineButtons({text: "Remove", callback_data: current_position.name});

                            $temp.totalSum += variation.price * current_position.quantity;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            $session.messageId = $request.rawRequest.message.message_id + n + 2;

        a: Total sum: {{ $temp.totalSum }} $.
        a: If everything is correct, send your phone number and our manager will contact you.
        buttons:
            {text: "Send phone number", request_contact: true}
            "Menu" -> /ChoosePizza

        state: Edit
            event: telegramCallbackQuery
            script:
                var name = $request.rawRequest.callback_query.data;
                deleteFromCart(name);
                var message_id = $request.rawRequest.callback_query.message.message_id;

                editText(message_id, 'Removed');
                editText($session.messageId, 'Total sum: ' + getTotalSum() + ' $');
            if: $session.cart.length == 0
                a: Your cart is empty
                go!: /ChoosePizza

            state: ClickButtons
                q: *
                a: Please, click the button.
                go!: ..

    state: GetPhoneNumber
        event: telegramSendContact
        script:
            $client.phone_number = $request.rawRequest.message.contact.phone_number;
        a: Thank you! Our manager will contact you by phone number {{ $client.phone_number }}.

Adding modules​

At the beginning of the script, under the require tag, include the function.js file.

require: function.js

Then include the cart.sc script to the main.sc script:

require: cart.sc

States​

The script consists of a few states:

  • Cart — displaying the content of the cart and the total order amount.
  • Edit — editing the cart content.
  • GetPhoneNumber — sending a phone number for order confirmation.

Script structure​

Cart​

To check the items in the cart, create the cart state and paste the following:

state: Cart
    intent!: /cart
    a: Your cart
    script:
        $temp.totalSum = 0;
        var n = 0;
        for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
            var current_position = $session.cart[i];
            for(var id = 1; id < Object.keys(pizza).length + 1; id++){
                if (current_position.name == pizza[id].value.title){
                    var variation = _.find(pizza[id].value.variations, function(variation){
                        return variation.id === current_position.id;
                    });
                    n++;

                    if (!variation) {
                        $reactions.answer("Failed on request processing, no option is found for id " + current_position.id);
                    } else {
                        $reactions.answer(n + ". " + current_position.name + ", " + variation.name + "\nPrice: " + variation.price + "\nQuantity: " + current_position.quantity);

                            $reactions.inlineButtons({text: "Remove", callback_data: current_position.name});

                            $temp.totalSum += variation.price * current_position.quantity;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            $session.messageId = $request.rawRequest.message.message_id + n + 2;

    a: Total sum: {{ $temp.totalSum }} $.
    a: If everything is correct, send your phone number and our manager will contact you.
    buttons:
        {text: "Send phone number", request_contact: true}
        "Menu" -> /ChoosePizza

Intent​

The transition to the cart state is triggered by a /cart intent.

Go to the Tovie NLP > Intents tab on the control panel. Create the /cart intent and add the following phrases to the Training phrases field:

cart
what's in the cart
show cart
open cart

Creating cart intent

Script​

Here the bot displays a list of items in the cart and its total price.

Let’s create a $temp.totalSum variable to which we’ll be adding the price of items.

script:
    $temp.totalSum = 0;
    var n = 0;
    for(var i = 0; i < $session.cart.length; i++){
        var current_position = $session.cart[i];
        for(var id = 1; id < Object.keys(pizza).length + 1; id++){
            if (current_position.name == pizza[id].value.title){
                var variation = _.find(pizza[id].value.variations, function(variation){
                    return variation.id === current_position.id;
                });

                n++;

                if (!variation) {
                    $reactions.answer("Failed on request processing, no option is found for id " + current_position.id);
                } else {
                    $reactions.answer(n + ". " + current_position.name + ", " + variation.name + "\nPrice: " + variation.price + "\nQuantity: " + current_position.quantity);

                    $reactions.inlineButtons({text: "Remove", callback_data: current_position.name});
                    $temp.totalSum += variation.price * current_position.quantity;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    $session.messageId = $request.rawRequest.message.message_id + n + 2;

Now we have to ask the client for their phone number to complete the order. To do this, add two buttons: Send phone number and Menu. The Send phone number button calls the request_contact telegram API method to send the phone number, and the Menu button switches the dialog to the ChoosePizza state.

a: If everything is correct, send your phone number and our manager will contact you.
buttons:
    {text: "Send phone number", request_contact: true}
    "Menu" -> /ChoosePizza

Edit​

Telegram supports editing previous messages. If the client decides to delete any item from the cart, the bot must report the changes and recalculate the total order sum.

While editing, we replace the name of the removed pizza with the Removed message. If the cart is empty, the bot displays the message Your cart is empty and moves to the ChoosePizza state.

state: Edit
    event: telegramCallbackQuery
    script:
        var name = $request.rawRequest.callback_query.data;
        deleteFromCart(name);
        var message_id = $request.rawRequest.callback_query.message.message_id;

        editText(message_id, 'Removed');
        editText($session.messageId, 'Total sum: ' + getTotalSum() + ' $');
    if: $session.cart.length == 0
        a: Your cart is empty
        go!: /ChoosePizza

Add the nested ClickButtons state. It performs the same way as in the main.sc script.

state: ClickButtons
    q: *
    a: Please, click the button.
    go!: ..

GetPhoneNumber​

To confirm an order, we ask the client to send their phone number. The telegramSendContact event is triggered when the client sends their number. The received number is stored in the $client.phone_number variable.

state: GetPhoneNumber
    event: telegramSendContact
    script:
        $client.phone_number = $request.rawRequest.message.contact.phone_number;
    a: Thank you! Our manager will contact you by phone number {{ $client.phone_number }}.

Testing​

Let’s test the result in the Telegram.

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Next, move on to testing the whole bot script.