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Expand Up @@ -11,21 +11,9 @@ You complete these steps to implement your application:

### Message
Send a message to the Assistant instance
```cs
// Send a simple message using a string
private void Message()
{
if (!_assistant.Message(OnMessage, OnFail, <workspace-id>, <input-string>))
Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.Message()", "Failed to message!");
}

private void OnMessage(object resp, Dictionary<string, object> customData)
{
Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.OnMessage()", "Assistant: Message Response: {0}", customData["json"].ToString());
}
```
- Send a message using a MessageRequest object
```cs
// Send a message using a MessageRequest object
private void Message()
{
MessageRequest messageRequest = new MessageRequest()
Expand All @@ -45,8 +33,10 @@ private void OnMessage(object resp, Dictionary<string, object> customData)
Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.OnMessage()", "Assistant: Message Response: {0}", customData["json"].ToString());
}
```


- Send a message perserving conversation context
```cs
// Send a message perserving conversation context
Dictionary<string, object> _context; // context to persist

// Initiate a conversation
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -91,4 +81,63 @@ private void OnMessage1(object resp, Dictionary<string, object> customData)
}
```


- Send a message perserving conversation context - Extract code from [ExampleAssistant.cs](https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/unity-sdk/blob/develop/Examples/ServiceExamples/Scripts/ExampleAssistant.cs)
```cs

private void Message()
{
MessageRequest messageRequest = new MessageRequest()
{
input = new Dictionary<string, object>()
{
{ "text", <input-string> }
}
};

if (!_assistant.Message(OnMessage, OnFail, <workspace-id>, messageRequest))
Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.Message()", "Failed to message!");
}

private void OnMessage(object response, Dictionary<string, object> customData)
{
Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.OnMessage()", "Response: {0}", customData["json"].ToString());

// Convert resp to fsdata
fsData fsdata = null;
fsResult r = _serializer.TrySerialize(response.GetType(), response, out fsdata);
if (!r.Succeeded)
throw new WatsonException(r.FormattedMessages);

// Convert fsdata to MessageResponse
MessageResponse messageResponse = new MessageResponse();
object obj = messageResponse;
r = _serializer.TryDeserialize(fsdata, obj.GetType(), ref obj);
if (!r.Succeeded)
throw new WatsonException(r.FormattedMessages);

// Set context for next round of messaging
object _tempContext = null;
(response as Dictionary<string, object>).TryGetValue("context", out _tempContext);

if (_tempContext != null)
_context = _tempContext as Dictionary<string, object>;
else
Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.OnMessage()", "Failed to get context");

// Get intent
object tempIntentsObj = null;
(response as Dictionary<string, object>).TryGetValue("intents", out tempIntentsObj);
object tempIntentObj = (tempIntentsObj as List<object>)[0];
object tempIntent = null;
(tempIntentObj as Dictionary<string, object>).TryGetValue("intent", out tempIntent);
string intent = tempIntent.ToString();

Log.Debug("ExampleAssistant.OnMessage()", "intent: {0}", intent);

_messageTested = true;
}

```

[assistant]: https://console.bluemix.net/docs/services/assistant/index.html