askVariable

Sends a question, saves the response of the user to the specified variable, and calls the next action after the message is received.

Description

vcc.askVariable(params)

Sends a question, saves the response of the user to the specified variable,and calls the next action after the message is received

Parameters

params
(object) An object containing the following properties:

• question (string): The question to ask the user.
• variable (string): Variable for value store.
• nextAction (function): The callback function to be executed after a message is received and the value is stored.
• timeout (number): The timeout in seconds for the options. If specified, the system will proceed with the timeoutAction action after the timeout expires, or the nextAction if timeoutAction is not defined.
• timeoutAction (number): The callback function to be executed after the timeout expired.

Return values

none

Example

vcc.askVariable({
    nextAction: askCustomerId,
    variable:"customerId",
    question:"What is your Customer ID?",
    timeout: 30,  // Optional: Wait for 30 seconds before timing out
    timeoutAction: addToQueue  // Optional: after timeout expired call this function
});