Document optional words for conversation

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Paulus Schoutsen 2018-06-06 15:17:32 -07:00
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The conversation component handles incoming commands from the frontend and converts them to intents. It does this based on registered sentences.
As a component, you can register sentences with the conversation component to allow it to be remote controlled. Refer to named slots by putting the slot name between curly braces: `{item}`.
As a component, you can register sentences with the conversation component to allow it to be remote controlled. Refer to named slots by putting the slot name between curly braces: `{item}`. Use square brackets around (partial) words to mark them as optional.
Example code:
```python
async def async_setup(hass, config):
hass.components.conversation.async_register('MyCoolIntent', [
'I think that {object} is very cool',
'I think that {object} is [very] cool',
'Nothing is cooler than {object}'
])
```
If a sentence like "I think that beer is very cool" comes in, the conversation component will generate an intent of type `MyCoolIntent` and with 1 slot, named `object` and value `beer`.
If a sentence like "I think that beer is cool" comes in, the conversation component will generate an intent of type `MyCoolIntent` and with 1 slot, named `object` and value `beer`.