[alicebot-archcomm] multiple patterns in a category

[Dr. Rich Wallace]

Multiple patterns per category can be handled by higher level content
creation tools and compiled into AIML along exactly the lines you have
suggested.  I woul let the multiple pattern category be outside the scope
of minimal AIML, even though its meaning is somewhat obvious.

Under the thread, "everything affects everything else", multiple patterns
per category will introduce scaling problems, potential conflicts between
categories that must be resolved at load time (by a "merge policy") and
also impact the targeting algorithm.


> please state your concerns about something like :
>
> <category>
>          <pattern>*</pattern>
>          <pattern>IT IS *</pattern>
>          <pattern>THEY ARE *</pattern>
>          <that>WHAT</that>
>          <template>
>                  i don't know more about <star/>
>          </template>
> </category>
>
> it can handle a chat like:
>
> user: i-ching
> bot: what?
> user: the book of changes
> bot: i don't know more about the book of changes
>
> or
>
> user: i-ching
> bot: what?
> user: they are the fundamental books of Confucianism
> bot: i don't know more about the the fundamental books of Confucianism
>
> or
>
> user: i-ching
> bot: what?
> user: it's the book of changes
> bot: i don't know more about the book of changes
>
>
> in this example, we have a category, the template is activated by any
> input  and where the previous bot sentence is "what"
> This template will also be activated by any input starting with "it is"
> or  "they are" followed by at least another word, and where the bot
> previous  sentence is "what"
>
> this example is pretty simple but instead to write a 7 line category,
> using  current standard aiml, i should write something like:
>
> <category>
>          <pattern>*</pattern>
>          <that>WHAT</that>
>          <template>
>                  i don't know more about <star/>
>          </template>
> </category>
>
> <category>
>          <pattern>IT IS *</pattern>
>          <that>WHAT</that>
>          <template>
>                  i don't know more about <star/>
>          </template>
> </category>
>
> <category>
>          <pattern>THEY ARE *</pattern>
>          <that>WHAT</that>
>          <template>
>                  i don't know more about <star/>
>          </template>
> </category>
>
> 21 lies of code, or many more, where just a line is different among
> these  categories.
>
> what do you think ?
>
> --
> sandro
>
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Dr. Rich
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