Ask a question - with open ended result?

[fiery leaf]

I have a barcode scanner I use to add things to my shopping list, but if it doesn't find anything, I'd like to ask my satellite what was it I wanted to add, and have an open ended answer back. Is this possible yet?

[scenic topaz]

you can use assist_satellite.ask_question in the automation. the response then goes into a variable which you can do whatever you want with.

[fiery leaf]

it doesn't appear to "stop" listening. I'm using a voip phone to do it, I wonder if thats why

[pure oriole]

doesn't it wait for x seconds of silence?

[fiery leaf]

• action: assist_satellite.ask_question
  metadata: {}
  data:
  question: What do you want added to thie shopping list
  preannounce: true
  entity_id: assist_satellite.192_168_60_195
  response_variable: shoppingitem
  enabled: true
  - action: todoist.new_task
  data:
  project: Shopping
  content: "{{ shoppingitem }}"
  enabled: true

thats what I have, I presume that should do the trick?

[kindred copper]

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[pure oriole]

I thought that this bit implemented the timeout

[fiery leaf]

it looks like it just get stuck in "responding"

this has just got stuck here

and now, future traces won't get past this

[pure oriole]

Likely something to do with the voice input device. This works fine for me:

sequence:
  - action: assist_satellite.ask_question
    metadata: {}
    data:
      question: What do you want added to thie shopping list
      preannounce: true
      entity_id: assist_satellite.dr_voice_pe_assist_satellite
    response_variable: shoppingitem
  - action: persistent_notification.create
    data:
      message: "{{ shoppingitem.sentence }}"
alias: test_ask
description: ""