wit_request.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import requests
from meya import Component

class WitRequest(Component):

    def start(self):
        API_KEY = 'XXX'
        url = 'https://api.wit.ai/message'
        headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + API_KEY}
        params = {'v': '20171031', 'q': self.db.flow.get('intent')}
        request = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers).json()

        try:
            intent = request['entities']['intent'][0]
            confidence = intent['confidence']
            value = intent['value']
        except KeyError:
            pass

        if (confidence > 0.6):
                print('[debug] high confidence')
                return self.respond(action=value)

        return self.respond(action='error')