Send text to the user. This is the most used and simplest output component
in the Meya SDK. It simply takes a text string and creates a text.say
event that then gets displayed to the user.

- say: Hello world!

Which produces the following in the Meya Orb Web SDK client:

Although the say component is very simple to use, it is also an interactive
component which allows you to set quick replies, configure the
input composer, configure the markdown support, set context data and attach
component triggers.

Here is a more advanced example:

- say: Hello **world**! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_World!%22_program
  quick_replies:
    - text: Discover earth
      action:
        flow: flow.earth
    - text: Talk to an agent
      action:
        flow: flow.agent
  context:
    foo: bar
  composer:
    focus: blur
    visibility: collapse
    collapse_placeholder: Click to start typing
  markdown:
    - format
    - linkify

Which produces the following output:

Note, not all integrations support the quick_replies, composer and markdown
fields. Check the compatibility matrix
and integration documentation to see which features the specific integration
you are using supports.

Advanced use-case

You can even use component triggers to allow the say component to wait
and capture user input, which effectively turns this into an input component.

- say: What's your name?
  triggers:
    - catchall

Because of the catchall trigger, the bot will wait for user input and store
the value in (@ flow.result ). Check the component triggers guide
for more info.

Element details

type: meya.text.component.say
class: SayComponent
path: /meya/text/component/say/say.py
signature: say

Fields

field	description	required	signature	default	type
spec	Override the original spec for this element.	○	○	null	Spec
context	Send context data with this component's event.	○	○	{}	dict
sensitive	Mark this component's event as sensitive. This will encrypt the event if the Sensitive Data integration has been enabled.	○	○	false	bool
triggers	Activate these dynamic triggers when the component runs. Check the component triggers guide for more info.	○	○	[]	list
quick_replies	List of buttons that the user can select for replies.	○	○	[]	list
composer	Override the Orb composer for this component.	○	○	focus: placeholder: collapse_placeholder: visibility: character_limit:	ComposerElementSpec
header	Override the header for this component.	○	○	buttons: title: progress: milestones: extra_buttons:	HeaderElementSpec
markdown	Override the bot Markdown mode for this component. Check the Markdown guide for more info.	○	○	null	list bool NoneType
say	Text to send to the user.	○	◉		str

Usage reference

Basic

triggers:
  - keyword: meya.text.component.say
steps:
  - say: STRING

Full

triggers:
  - keyword: meya.text.component.say
steps:
  - spec:
      type: STRING
      data:
        STRING: ANY
      timeout: 123
      trigger_when: ANY
    context:
      STRING: ANY
    sensitive: false
    triggers:
      - type: STRING
        data:
          STRING: ANY
        timeout: 123
        trigger_when: ANY
    quick_replies:
      - url: STRING
        javascript: STRING
        button_id: STRING
        context:
          STRING: ANY
        default: false
        disabled: false
        divider: false
        icon:
          url: STRING
          color: STRING
          path: STRING
        action: COMPONENT
        value: ANY
        result: ANY
        data:
          STRING: ANY
        magic: false
        type: text|url|static|menu|divider|action|flow_next|component_next
        menu:
          - BUTTONELEMENTSPEC
        text: STRING
    composer:
      focus: file|image|text|blur
      placeholder: STRING
      collapse_placeholder: STRING
      visibility: collapse|hide|show
      character_limit:
        length: 123
        error_text: STRING
    header:
      buttons:
        - url: STRING
          javascript: STRING
          button_id: STRING
          context:
            STRING: ANY
          default: false
          disabled: false
          divider: false
          icon:
            url: STRING
            color: STRING
            path: STRING
          action: COMPONENT
          value: ANY
          result: ANY
          data:
            STRING: ANY
          magic: false
          type: text|url|static|menu|divider|action|flow_next|component_next
          menu:
            - BUTTONELEMENTSPEC
          text: STRING
      title:
        text: STRING
        icon:
          url: STRING
          color: STRING
          path: STRING
      progress:
        value: 123
        show_percent: false
      milestones:
        - text: STRING
          current: false
      extra_buttons:
        - url: STRING
          javascript: STRING
          button_id: STRING
          context:
            STRING: ANY
          default: false
          disabled: false
          divider: false
          icon:
            url: STRING
            color: STRING
            path: STRING
          action: COMPONENT
          value: ANY
          result: ANY
          data:
            STRING: ANY
          magic: false
          type: text|url|static|menu|divider|action|flow_next|component_next
          menu:
            - BUTTONELEMENTSPEC
          text: STRING
    markdown:
      - format|linkify|breaks|typographer
    say: STRING