Debugger Configuration

Learn how you can customize the Jovo Debugger using the jovo.debugger.js config file.

The Jovo Debugger is a tool that lets you test and review your Jovo app in the browser. Learn more about how you can connect your Jovo app to the Jovo Debugger here.

The Debugger configuration can be found in a file called jovo.debugger.js. It makes it possible to customize things such as languages and buttons and is passed to the Debugger when the run command is executed.

Here is an example:

const { DebuggerConfig } = require('@jovotech/plugin-debugger');

// ...

const debuggerConfig = new DebuggerConfig({
  locales: ['en'],
  buttons: [
    {
      label: 'LAUNCH',
      input: {
        type: 'LAUNCH',
      },
    },
    {
      label: 'yes',
      input: {
        intent: 'YesIntent',
      },
    },
    // ...
  ],
});

module.exports = debuggerConfig;

It includes the following properties:

• locales: An array of strings with supported locales. Default: en.
• buttons: An array of objects that defines the buttons that can be used in the Debugger.

The locales property defines which locales can be selected in the Debugger:

const debuggerConfig = new DebuggerConfig({
  locales: ['en', 'de'],
  // ...
});

This configuration only specifies which locales can be selected in the Debugger frontend. It might be possible that you need to update your app configuration to handle additional languages. Take a look at the Debugger plugin docs to learn more.

The buttons array defines which input buttons should be displayed in the Debugger.

It's possible to either use input or a raw request:

const debuggerConfig = new DebuggerConfig({
  buttons: [
    // Button with Input
    {
      label: 'yes',
      input: {
        intent: 'YesIntent',
      },
    },

    // Button with Request
    {
      label: 'APL: select item',
      request: require('./requests/apl-select-item'),
    },
  ],
  // ...
});

The input works the same as the Jovo $input property and can include a type with additional elements like intent and entities (depending on the input type):

{
	label: 'max',
	input: {
		intent: 'MyNameIsIntent',
		entities: {
			name: {
				value: 'max'
			}
		}
	}
},

You can run a sequence of interactions by turning either input or request into an array of objects:

{
	label: 'Welcome Sequence',
	input: [
		{
			type: 'LAUNCH'
		},
		{
			intent: 'YesIntent'
		}
	]
},

If you want to mix both input and request in a sequence, you can use the sequence array:

{
	label: 'Welcome Sequence',
	sequence: [
		{
			input: {
				type: 'LAUNCH'
			},
		},
		{
			request: require('./requests/apl-select-item'),
		},
	]
},