Issue 3975

changelog/3975.improvement.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Added command line argument ``--conversation-id`` to ``rasa interactive``.
+If the argument is not given, ``conversation_id`` defaults to a random uuid.

rasa/cli/arguments/interactive.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import uuid
 
 from rasa.cli.arguments.default_arguments import (
     add_domain_param,
@@ -18,41 +19,54 @@
 )
 
 
-def set_interactive_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
+def set_interactive_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--e2e",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Save story files in e2e format. In this format user messages will be included in the stories.",
+    )
+
     add_model_param(parser, default=None)
     add_data_param(parser)
 
-    add_skip_visualization_param(parser)
-
-    add_endpoint_param(
-        parser,
-        help_text="Configuration file for the model server and the connectors as a yml file.",
-    )
+    _add_common_params(parser)
+    train_arguments = _add_training_arguments(parser)
 
-    train_arguments = parser.add_argument_group("Train Arguments")
-    add_config_param(train_arguments)
-    add_domain_param(train_arguments)
-    add_out_param(
-        train_arguments, help_text="Directory where your models should be stored."
-    )
-    add_augmentation_param(train_arguments)
-    add_debug_plots_param(train_arguments)
-    add_dump_stories_param(train_arguments)
     add_force_param(train_arguments)
     add_persist_nlu_data_param(train_arguments)
 
 
-def set_interactive_core_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
+def set_interactive_core_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     add_model_param(parser, model_name="Rasa Core", default=None)
     add_stories_param(parser)
 
-    add_skip_visualization_param(parser)
+    _add_common_params(parser)
+    _add_training_arguments(parser)
+
+
+def _add_common_params(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--skip-visualization",
+        default=False,
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Disable plotting the visualization during interactive learning.",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--conversation-id",
+        default=uuid.uuid4().hex,
+        help="Specify the id of the conversation the messages are in. Defaults to a "
+        "UUID that will be randomly generated.",
+    )
 
     add_endpoint_param(
         parser,
         help_text="Configuration file for the model server and the connectors as a yml file.",
     )
 
+
+# noinspection PyProtectedMember
+def _add_training_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> argparse._ArgumentGroup:
     train_arguments = parser.add_argument_group("Train Arguments")
     add_config_param(train_arguments)
     add_domain_param(train_arguments)
@@ -63,11 +77,4 @@ def set_interactive_core_arguments(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
     add_debug_plots_param(train_arguments)
     add_dump_stories_param(train_arguments)
 
-
-def add_skip_visualization_param(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--skip-visualization",
-        default=False,
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Disable plotting the visualization during interactive learning.",
-    )
+    return train_arguments

rasa/cli/interactive.py

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 from rasa.cli.arguments import interactive as arguments
 from rasa import model
 
-# noinspection PyProtectedMember
 from rasa.constants import DEFAULT_MODELS_PATH, DEFAULT_ENDPOINTS_PATH
 from rasa.importers.importer import TrainingDataImporter
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+# noinspection PyProtectedMember
 def add_subparser(
     subparsers: argparse._SubParsersAction, parents: List[argparse.ArgumentParser]
 ):
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ def add_subparser(
         "Rasa model by chatting.",
     )
     interactive_parser.set_defaults(func=interactive, core_only=False)
-    interactive_parser.add_argument(
-        "--e2e",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Save story files in e2e format. In this format user messages will be included in the stories.",
-    )
 
     interactive_subparsers = interactive_parser.add_subparsers()
     interactive_core_parser = interactive_subparsers.add_parser(

rasa/core/train.py

@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ def do_interactive_learning(
     interactive.run_interactive_learning(
         file_importer=file_importer,
         skip_visualization=args.skip_visualization,
+        conversation_id=args.conversation_id,
         server_args=args.__dict__,
     )