Xatkit Core Platform

Toolbox of generic actions that can be used in Xatkit execution models.

Providers

The Core platform defines the following provider:

Provider	Type	Context Parameters	Description
CronEventProvider	Event	-	Periodically generates CronTick events to schedule bot actions. The start date/time as well as the period can be specified in the Xatkit properties file.

Actions

Action	Parameters	Return	Return Type	Description
GetTime	-	The current time (format: hh:mm:ss)	String	Returns the current time formatted as a String.
GetDate	-	The current date (format: dd/mm/yyyy)	String	Returns the current date formatted as a String.
StoreValue	- collection (String): the name of the collection to store the value in - key (String): the key associated to the value to store. - value (Object): the value to store	The stored value	Object	Store the provided key/value pair in the given collection at the global bot scope.
StoreListValue	- collection (String): the name of the collection to store the value in - key (String): the key associated to the value to store. - value (Object): the value to store	The stored value	Object	Puts the given value in the List associated to the provided key in the given collection.
StoreSetValue	- collection (String): the name of the collection to store the value in - key (String): the key associated to the value to store. - value (Object): the value to store	The stored value	Object	Puts the given value in the Set associated to the provided key in the given collection.
GetValue	- collection (String): the name of the collection to retrieve the value from - key (String): the key associated to the value to retrieve. - (Optional) defaultValue (Object): the value to return if the global bot scope does not contain the provided key	The retrieved value, or the defaultValue if the global bot scope does not contain the provided key	Object	Retrieves the value associated to the provided key from the given collection at the global bot scope.
GetCollection	- collection (String): the name of the collection to retrieve	An unmodifiable Map containing all the key/value pairs of the requested collection. This action returns null if there is no collection matching the provided name.	Map<String, Object>	Retrieves the collection matching the provided name.
ClearCollection	- collection (String): the name of the collection to clear	null	null	Clears the given collection. This action does not remove the (cleared) collection from the internal store.

Options

The Core platform supports the following configuration options

Key	Values	Description	Constraint
xatkit.core.cron.start_on	String	The date/time used to start the CronEventProvider event generation. Note: this date must follow the ISO_DATE_TIME format (it should be parsable by DateTimeFormatter#ISO_DATE_TIME.	Optional (default is equal to Instant.now())
xatkit.core.cron.period	Long	The interval between two CronTick events (in seconds).	Optional (default -1, meaning that only one CronTick will be generated)