| 1 |  |  | "use strict"; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 2 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 3 |  |  | const sarahClient = require('./client/sarahClient'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 4 |  |  | const pMapNormalizeAnyway = require('./plugins/promise/mapNormalizeAnyway'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 5 |  |  | const pAllAnyway = require('./plugins/promise/allAnyway'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 6 |  |  | const logger = require('./logger'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 7 |  |  | const DecoratorPlugin = require('./model/DecoratorPlugin'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 8 |  |  | const NestedError = require('nested-error-stacks'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 9 |  |  | const ActorPlugin = require('./model/ActorPlugin'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 10 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 11 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 12 |  |  | /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 13 |  |  |  * Represent the bot which can speak and listen to you | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 14 |  |  |  */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 15 |  |  | class Alfred { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 16 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 17 |  |  |      * @public | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 18 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 19 |  |  |      * @param {string} textToSpeech | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 20 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 21 |  |  |      * @returns {Promise<null|Error>} | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 22 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 23 |  |  |     speak(textToSpeech) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 24 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                                                                
            
                                    
            
            
                | 25 |  |  |         return this.decorateTts(textToSpeech) | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 26 |  |  |             .then(textToSpeech => { | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 27 |  |  |                 if (!textToSpeech) { | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 28 |  |  |                     return Promise.resolve(); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 29 |  |  |                 } | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 30 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 31 |  |  |                 this.logger.debug(`Alfred will say "${textToSpeech}"`); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 32 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 33 |  |  |                 return sarahClient({ | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 34 |  |  |                     tts: textToSpeech, | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 35 |  |  |                     sync: true | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 36 |  |  |                 }) | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 37 |  |  |                     .then(() => null) | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 38 |  |  |                     .catch(error => { | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 39 |  |  |                         const newError = new NestedError('Alfred::speak error', error); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 40 |  |  |                         this.logError(newError); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 41 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 42 |  |  |                         return Promise.reject(newError); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 43 |  |  |                     }); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 44 |  |  |             }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 45 |  |  |         ; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 46 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 47 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 48 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 49 |  |  |      * @public | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 50 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 51 |  |  |      * @returns {Promise<null|Error>} | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 52 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 53 |  |  |     listen() { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 54 |  |  |         return sarahClient({'listen': true}) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 55 |  |  |             .then(() => null) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 56 |  |  |             .catch(error => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 57 |  |  |                 const newError = new NestedError('Alfred::listen error', error); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 58 |  |  |                 this.logError(newError); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 59 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 60 |  |  |                 const throwError = () => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 61 |  |  |                     return Promise.reject(newError); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 62 |  |  |                 }; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 63 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 64 |  |  |                 const tts = 'Impossible de vous écouter'; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 65 |  |  |                 return this.speak(tts) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 66 |  |  |                     .catch(error => { | 
                            
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                | 67 |  |  |                         logger.warning(`skip previous speak("${tts}") error !`); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 68 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 69 |  |  |                         return throwError(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 70 |  |  |                     }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 71 |  |  |                     .then(throwError); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 72 |  |  |             }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 73 |  |  |         ; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 74 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 75 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 76 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 77 |  |  |      * @public | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 78 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 79 |  |  |      * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true if action have been taken in account else false | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 80 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 81 |  |  |     stopListening() { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 82 |  |  |         return sarahClient({'listen': false}) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 83 |  |  |             .then(() => true) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 84 |  |  |             .catch(error => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 85 |  |  |                 const newError = new NestedError('Alfred::stopListening error', error); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 86 |  |  |                 this.logError(newError); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 87 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 88 |  |  |                 const throwError = () => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 89 |  |  |                     return Promise.reject(newError); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 90 |  |  |                 }; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 91 |  |  |                 const tts = 'je n\'arrive pas à ne rien faire ! J\'ai besoin de votre aide !'; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 92 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 93 |  |  |                 return this.speak(tts) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 94 |  |  |                     .catch(error => { | 
                            
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                | 95 |  |  |                         logger.warning(`skip previous speak("${tts}") error !`); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 96 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 97 |  |  |                         return throwError(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 98 |  |  |                     }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 99 |  |  |                     .then(throwError); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 100 |  |  |             }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 101 |  |  |             .then(processed => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 102 |  |  |                 if (processed) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 103 |  |  |                     return this.speak('A votre service !').then(() => processed); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 104 |  |  |                 } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 105 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 106 |  |  |                 return processed; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 107 |  |  |             }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 108 |  |  |         ; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 109 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 110 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 111 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 112 |  |  |      * @public | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 113 |  |  |      * Politely wake up Alfred before asking him something. | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 114 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 115 |  |  |      * He will wake up each of his leprechauns | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 116 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 117 |  |  |      * @return {Promise} | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 118 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 119 |  |  |     init() { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 120 |  |  |         let haveInvalidPlugins = false; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 121 |  |  |         return pAllAnyway( | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 122 |  |  |             this.pluginList.map(plugin => plugin.init(this)) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 123 |  |  |         ) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 124 |  |  |             .then(({resolvedList, rejectedList}) => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 125 |  |  |                 haveInvalidPlugins = rejectedList.length > 0; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 126 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 127 |  |  |                 return this.cleanPluginList(resolvedList.length ? resolvedList.keys() : []); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 128 |  |  |             }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 129 |  |  |             .then(() => this.splitPluginListByRole()) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 130 |  |  |             .then(() => {this.initialized = true;}) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 131 |  |  |             .then(() => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 132 |  |  |                 if (haveInvalidPlugins) { | 
                            
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                | 133 |  |  |                     return this.speak('Certain lutins semble malades. Ils sont au repos pour le moment.'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 134 |  |  |                 } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 135 |  |  |             }) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 136 |  |  |             .then(() => this.listen()) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 137 |  |  |         ; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 138 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 139 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 140 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 141 |  |  |      * @public | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 142 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 143 |  |  |      * @param {Plugin[]} pluginList | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 144 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 145 |  |  |     constructor(pluginList = []) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 146 |  |  |         this.logger = logger; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 147 |  |  |         /** @type {Plugin[]} */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 148 |  |  |         this.pluginList = pluginList; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 149 |  |  |         /** @type {DecoratorPlugin[]} */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 150 |  |  |         this.decoratorList = []; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 151 |  |  |         /** @type {ActorPlugin[]} */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 152 |  |  |         this.actorList = []; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 153 |  |  |         /** @type {Plugin[]} */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 154 |  |  |         this.invalidPluginList = []; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 155 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 156 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 157 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 158 |  |  |      * @private | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 159 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 160 |  |  |      * @param {Promise<string>} textToSpeech | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 161 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 162 |  |  |     decorateTts(textToSpeech) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 163 |  |  |         return pMapNormalizeAnyway( | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 164 |  |  |             textToSpeech, | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 165 |  |  |             this.decoratorList | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 166 |  |  |                 // Return a callback that accept the value to normalize | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 167 |  |  |                 .map(decorator => decorator.normalizeTts) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 168 |  |  |         ) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 169 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 170 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 171 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 172 |  |  |      * @private | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 173 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 174 |  |  |      * @return {Promise<undefined|Error>} | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 175 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 176 |  |  |     cleanPluginList(validPluginIdList) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 177 |  |  |         // Override plugins list with only valid ones | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 178 |  |  |         const backupPluginList = this.pluginList; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 179 |  |  |         this.pluginList = []; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 180 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 181 |  |  |         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 182 |  |  |             try { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 183 |  |  |                 this.pluginList = validPluginIdList.map(index => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 184 |  |  |                     return backupPluginList[index]; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 185 |  |  |                 }); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 186 |  |  |                 resolve(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 187 |  |  |             } catch (e) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 188 |  |  |                 reject(new NestedError('Error during plugins validity split', error)); | 
                            
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                | 189 |  |  |             } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 190 |  |  |         }); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 191 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 192 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 193 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 194 |  |  |      * @private | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 195 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 196 |  |  |      * @return {Promise<undefined|Error>} | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 197 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 198 |  |  |     splitPluginListByRole() { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 199 |  |  |         return Promise.all([ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 200 |  |  |             () => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 201 |  |  |                 this.decoratorList = this.pluginList | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 202 |  |  |                     .map(plugin => plugin instanceof DecoratorPlugin); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 203 |  |  |             }, | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 204 |  |  |             () => { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 205 |  |  |                 this.actorList = this.pluginList | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 206 |  |  |                     .map(plugin => plugin instanceof ActorPlugin); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 207 |  |  |             } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 208 |  |  |         ]) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 209 |  |  |             .catch(error => Promise.reject(new NestedError('Error during plugins roles split', error))); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 210 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 211 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 212 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 213 |  |  |      * @private | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 214 |  |  |      * @param {Error} error | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 215 |  |  |      * | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 216 |  |  |      * @returns {Error} | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 217 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 218 |  |  |     logError(error) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 219 |  |  |         this.logger.error(`Alfred error => ${error.message}`); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 220 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 221 |  |  |         return error; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 222 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 223 |  |  | } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 224 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                                                                
            
                                    
            
            
                | 225 |  |  | module.exports = Alfred; | 
            
                                                        
            
                                    
            
            
                | 226 |  |  |  | 
            
                        
This check looks for parameters in functions that are not used in the function body and are not followed by other parameters which are used inside the function.