Contains Text - CodelessBot

Contains Text

~ Text Plugin ~

What Does This Plugin Do?

BETA
 
This plugin will identify if an attribute/custom field contains the value of another attribute/custom field. You also have the ability to set whether the search should be case-sensitive or not.
 

Level of Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Compatibility: Chatfuel, ManyChat

 
Plugin Request URL
  • Chatfuel: https://api.codelessbot.com/v1/chatfuel/string/contains?accesskey={{cbot_accesskey}}&secretkey={{cbot_secretkey}}
  • ManyChat: https://api.codelessbot.com/v1/manychat/string/contains?accesskey=YOURACCESSKEY&secretkey=YOURACCESSKEY
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Jump to: Step 1 - Install Template Step 2 - Send Info Step 3 - Save Answers FAQ

How-To Setup the Plugin

Follow the 3 Simple Steps...or Login to CodelessBot to access the Plugin Wizard!

Step 1. Download & Install the Quick-Start Plugin Template

Login to CodelessBot, navigate to Templates on the sidebar and download the Quick-Start Template. Follow the prompt to install the Template. Next, you'll need to create a copy of the template for this specific plugin. See and follow the instructions below.

(If you've already install the Quick Start Template and created a copy of the plugin template - skip this step!

Chatfuel Instructions

a. From your Chatfuel dashboard, open the new bot called "JSON API Tutorial & CodelessBot Template" 

b. Find the group containing the name of this plugin.

c. Click on the arrow next to the plugin name to clone this group and blocks from the template into your own Chatfuel Bot.

d. Navigate back to the Chatfuel Dashboard

e. Open your Bot and find the new plugin group that you just cloned. 

f. Open the new Plugin block and enter in your CodelessBot access key and secret key.

Tip: Rename the plugin block to something more meaningful. For more details, refer to the Getting Started Guide.

ManyChat Instructions

After you download and installed the Quick Start Template...

  1. From the ManyChat sidebar, click on the Flows"
  2. Open the folder "CodelessBot Templates"
  3. Find the flow containing the name of this plugin. 
  4. Create a copy by click on the three dots icon on the right
  5. Then click on duplicate
  6. Feel free to rename this new flow and move it to a different folder
  7. Open up the flow and click on the "Starting Step" to modify the information you'll be sending to CodelessBot

For more details, refer to the Getting Started Guide.

Step 2. Send information to CodelessBot

To quickly do this, use the Plugin Wizard to answer a few questions. It'll then generate the code with the information below for you to copy and paste into your bot.

cbot_string

The text you want to analyze.

cbot_sensitive

Is the search case sensitive?

More Detail

true – Yes, the search is case-sensitive. e.g. Box is not the same as box.

false – No, the search is not case-sensitive. e.g. Box is the same as box.

cbot_find

The text you want to search for.

Chatfuel Instructions
  1. In this plugin block, scroll down to the "JSON API" card
  2. Copy and paste the code from the Plugin Wizard into the textbox. (Or you can enter the correct value by referring to the descriptions above.)

Tip: Make sure the "Send as" is set to JSON. Not URL encoded or Full JSON Profile.

ManyChat Instructions

a. Click over to the "Body" tab in this external request 

b. Next, copy and paste the code from the Plugin Wizard into the "Request Body". (Or you can enter the correct value by referring to the descriptions above.)

c. If there are any "Replace With placeholder" in the code, you'll need to replace them with the correct matching custom field by clicking on "Add a Variable".

d. To check if you set this up correctly, click on "Test the Request" on the right and you should get a success "200 OK" response

e. Click on the blue "Save" button

Step 3. CodelessBot will reply with the "answer"

CodelessBot will reply back with the following information:

cbot_rsp

The value true or false depending on the search result.

Chatfuel Instructions

After the JSON API card, you can add additional Chatfuel cards to:

  1. Send a message to the user with the result
  2. Add a new card "Go To Block" with a condition to redirect users to a different blocks depending on the result

Note: These are just some ideas. You are not limited by the 2 ideas above.

ManyChat Instructions

Finally, to save and make use of the results, you'll need to save the answer(s) from the CodelessBot to ManyChat custom field(s). To do this:

a. Click over to the "Response mapping" tab.

b. All the answer(s) are already listed for you under the first column "JSONPath". (For more detail about each one, see description above).

For each answer, select the ManyChat custom field you want to use to store the value from CodelessBot. Feel free to delete any that you don't need.

c. Click on "Save" when you're done. After this external request step, you can add a next step where you're:

  • Sending a message to share the results with users
  • Add a new Condition step to redirect users to a different step or flow depending on the result

More Information

FAQs

1. Is there a max length for either items?

The combined length of cbot_string and cbot_find must not be more than 6,000 characters.

2. Isn’t this similar to Compare Text Plugin?

Yes, this plugin is similar to the Compare Text plugin. The main difference is that this Contains plugin allows you to turn off case-sensitivity. The Compare Text plugin is always case-sensitive.

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