opener synthesis

current_goal.txt

@@ -7,13 +7,7 @@ sitting in a tavern by a fireplace
 
 
 
-Respond to "Hello" with "Hello. What is your name?"
+
- - Multiple sentences in synthesizer
-   - Progressive goals while synthesizing (update goals after each synthesis)
- - Multiple sentences per quote
-   - Move eval to being evaluation-per-sentence
- - "Small Talk" conversation goal
-   - Bank of questions to ask in small talk evaluator
 
 
 

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/goal/GoalData.java

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ public class GoalData {
          * Answer a question
          */
         ANSWER,
+
+        /**
+         * Prompt a conversation-opening question
+         */
+        OPENER,
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/goal/GoalEval.java

@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@ public class GoalEval {
 
         //evaluate if goal should be to greet
         if(!greetingData.getHaveGreeted().contains(conversation.getSelf())){
-            conversation.getGoalData().setGoal(ConversationGoal.GREET);
+            goalData.setGoal(ConversationGoal.GREET);
             return;
         }
 
         //evaluate if goal should be to answer a question
         if(queryData.getRecentQueries().size() > 0){
-            conversation.getGoalData().setGoal(ConversationGoal.ANSWER);
+            goalData.setGoal(ConversationGoal.ANSWER);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        //try to open a conversation with a question
+        if(SmallTalkEval.shouldPursueSmalltalk(goalData)){
+            goalData.setGoal(ConversationGoal.OPENER);
             return;
         }
 

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/goal/SmallTalkEval.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.goal;
+
+import org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.goal.GoalData.ConversationGoal;
+
+/**
+ * "Small talk" evaluation
+ */
+public class SmallTalkEval {
+    
+    /**
+     * Checks if the agent should try to produce conversation openers
+     * @return true if should, false otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean shouldPursueSmalltalk(GoalData goalData){
+        return goalData.getGoal() != ConversationGoal.OPENER;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/greet/GreetingEval.java

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class GreetingEval {
      * @return The greeting
      */
     public static Sentence constructGreeting(Conversation conversation){
-        Sentence response = new Sentence("Hello");
+        Sentence response = new Sentence("Hello.");
         return response;
     }
 

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/opener/OpenerSynthesis.java

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.opener;
+
+import org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.goal.GoalData;
+import org.studiorailgun.conversation.tracking.Conversation;
+import org.studiorailgun.conversation.tracking.Sentence;
+
+/**
+ * Conversation opener synthesis evaluation
+ */
+public class OpenerSynthesis {
+    
+    /**
+     * Synthesizes a conversation opener question
+     * @param conversation The conversation
+     * @return The quote
+     */
+    public static Sentence synthesize(Conversation conversation){
+        Sentence response = null;
+        GoalData goalData = conversation.getGoalData();
+        switch(goalData.getGoal()){
+            case OPENER: {
+                response = new Sentence("What is your name?");
+            } break;
+            case ANSWER:
+            case GREET: {
+                throw new Error("Unsupported goal type for information transfer! " + goalData.getGoal());
+            }
+        }
+        return response;
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/synthesis/ResponseEval.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.synthesis;
 
 import org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.greet.GreetingEval;
+import org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.opener.OpenerSynthesis;
 import org.studiorailgun.conversation.evaluators.transfer.TransferEval;
 import org.studiorailgun.conversation.tracking.Conversation;
 import org.studiorailgun.conversation.tracking.Sentence;
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ public class ResponseEval {
             case ANSWER: {
                 response = TransferEval.synthesize(conversation);
             } break;
+            case OPENER: {
+                response = OpenerSynthesis.synthesize(conversation);
+            } break;
             default: {
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported conversation goal! " + conversation.getGoalData().getGoal());
             }

src/main/java/org/studiorailgun/conversation/evaluators/transfer/TransferEval.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class TransferEval {
                 Sentence questionToAnswer = goalData.getQueryData().getRecentQueries().remove(0);
                 response = AnswerSynthesis.evaluate(conversation, questionToAnswer.getParent(), questionToAnswer);
             } break;
+            case OPENER:
             case GREET: {
                 throw new Error("Unsupported goal type for information transfer! " + goalData.getGoal());
             }