Console doesn't run some commands

[Deanmv]

Commands that work fine when actually used with Siri are not recognised when ran in the console. For example:

  listen_for /siri proxy number ([0-9,]*[0-9])/i do |number|
    while number.empty? do
        number = ask "Please say a number"
    end
    say "Detected number: #{number}"
       request_completed
    end

In console if I enter "siri proxy number 12" then everything works fine.

Whereas if I enter "siri proxy number" I don't get the prompt asking me what number and it does not run the while loop. If it's ran properly through Siri then the while loop works fine.

[elvisimprsntr]

typically, optional words are bracketed with the ?, example (?: of)? You cannot capture the optional words.

Basically I think you are trying to do something in a single regex expression which it cannot support. try creating two separate listen_for statements, one with an one without the number.

Or try tweaking the regex expression using applicable syntax. http://regexcheatsheet.com

[Deanmv]

It doesn't really bother me that it doesn't work, I know it does when I actually use Siri, it is just easier to test on the console. Just didn't know if it was anything I was doing or the actual Siri Proxy.

[elvisimprsntr]

ok. i am closing