Feature request: running user defined code from an action for 11.x version

[Dimich-x33]

Hello Botpress team,

I was inspired by this idea and found it very useful not only for me. But I want to have it as simple as possible - without heavy editors like monaco, but the final conclusion is up to you. Here are few things I imagine important to implement to run user-defined JS code inside one of builtin actions:

• Create a builtin action that allows to run code which is stored as payload of action

  • It is important to allow using nested VM2 instance inside action to run code safely.
  • Provide access to session, temp, user and other context-related variables and make them protected but still available for mutation

• Add ability to edit code using one of simple editors like https://ace.c9.io

  • Add ability to choose input field single-line-text/code-editor for action payload properties

I already have almost completed implementation. Please, concider to include this functionality into botpress. Let me contribute and create PR after positive conlusion.

Regards, Dima

[rndlaine]

Hi @Dimich-x33, we're glad you're making this feature request because it's scheduled on our roadmap. However, we had some base requirements for it. One of them being Monaco. We're planning on converting actions to TS so typings support is very useful in this case.

How difficult would it be to convert your code to use Monaco? Let us know what you think!

[Dimich-x33]

@rndlaine I've already integrated the monaco-editor(of course with syntax highlight and intellisence for javascript) into action-property-editor. Current user flow is:

• open NodeProperties dialog;
• click Add new action to open action creating dialog;
• switch radio control to Execute code;
• choose action EvalJS;
• Actions parameters will have the field named script and button open editor wich opens new dialog that contains monaco-editor with buttons save and close;
• User can write code down in the monaco editor dialog then press save and close to finish editing;
• User have access to mutate event vars such as user, temp, session to be able get them in next actions;
• The user js code are stored as an action parameter;

All of these things above are already implemented. But currently without support for typescript.

[Dimich-x33]

Will fork the repo tomorrow to show the changes

[Dimich-x33]

@rndlaine I've pushed my changes into forked botpress repo here. Please take a look a them!

[rndlaine]

Awesome @Dimich-x33 we're gonna take a look at it thanks!

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