States

In J‑Graph, states are the units building up the bot business logic: waiting for the user actions and reacting to them.

Creation

To create a new state on the J‑Graph canvas:

• Click in the top left corner.
• Right-click anywhere on the canvas or tap the touchpad using two fingers and select Create a new state.

During state creation, you can:

• Configure its name.
• Nest the state into another. In this case, these two states will form a group.
• Immediately populate the state with a reaction block or an action.

tip

You can also create states via the Script structure panel.

Selection and dragging

Action	Mouse	Touchpad
Select an existing state	Click the left or middle mouse button on the state.	Place the cursor on the state and tap the touchpad.
Drag a state around	Click and hold down the left or middle mouse button on the state, then move the cursor.	Double-tap the state and drag your finger without lifting it.

caution

Multiple selection and dragging of several states at once is currently not implemented.

Editing

When you select a state, the editing menu appears on the right. This is where you can edit existing state blocks, add new ones, as well as view the links between other states and the one selected.

Blocks

States consist of blocks — elements which describe how the bot can switch between states and what it should do after switching. You can do the following actions with blocks:

• Create: select a block of the necessary type and fill out the required parameters.

• Edit: select an existing block.

• Delete: click  → Delete and confirm the action.

• Reorder: hover over a block, hold down , and drag it to the position where you need it.

  tip

  Order is significant only for reaction blocks.

Links

States are interconnected with links — lines which visualize the possible transitions from one state to another. In combination, states and links form a coherent bot script.

You can set up link display on the canvas and perform actions with links:

• To see where a link goes, hover over it and then click on it.

  

• To break a link, click .

• To highlight all incoming and outgoing links belonging to the state, hover over the state and click .

  

Labels

You can annotate states with labels to record some additional information. This may be a description of the business goal achieved by the bot on entering the state or an arbitrary comment.

tip

Labels are treated as dialog results in project analytics.

To add a label to a state, hold the cursor on the state for a couple of seconds, then click the  icon which will appear above the state. Enter the label text and optionally configure its color. Click on an existing label to change it.

Compact display

In J‑Graph, compact display of script states is available. When developing a project, you can hide the states that you are not currently using.

• To collapse a state, hover over it and click .
• To expand a state, hover over it and click .