Add Assistant ID Check

Author: chughts

services/assistant/v2.html

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="form-row">
-      <label for="node-input-assistantid"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Assitant ID</label>
-      <input type="text" id="node-input-assistantid" placeholder="Assistant ID">
+      <label for="node-input-assistant_id"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Assitant ID</label>
+      <input type="text" id="node-input-assistant_id" placeholder="Assistant ID">
   </div>
 
   <div class="form-row">
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@
       <label for="node-input-multisession" style="width: 70%;"> Multiple Sessions</label>
   </div>
 
-
   <div class="form-tips" id="assistantv2-form-tips">
-    <strong>Note:</strong> When using multiple sessions, <code>msg.params.session</code>
-    must be set.<br>
+    <strong>Note:</strong> When using multiple sessions, and <code>msg.params.session</code>
+    is not set then a new session id is generated. <br>
     See info box for details.
   </div>
 </script>
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@
         name: { value: '' },
         'default-endpoint' : {value: true},
         'service-endpoint' : {value: 'https://gateway.watsonplatform.net/assistant/api'},
-        assitantid: {value: ''},
+        assistant_id: {value: ''},
         debug: {value: false},
         restart: {value: false},
         returncontext: {value: true},

services/assistant/v2.js

@@ -77,12 +77,22 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
 
+    function idCheck(msg, config) {
+      if (!config.assistant_id && !(msg.params && msg.params.assistant_id)) {
+        return Promise.reject('Missing assistant_id. Check node documentation.');
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+
     this.on('input', function(msg) {
       node.status({});
 
       var creds = setCredentials(msg);
 
       credentialCheck(creds.username, creds.password, creds.apikey)
+        .then(function(){
+          return idCheck(msg, config);
+        })
         .then(function(){
           msg.payload = 'No functionality yet';
           return Promise.resolve();