Clearing contexts is not working any more!

[hima-egen]

Hi,

We used the below methods to clear contexts: agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': 0}); agent.clearOutgoingContexts(); agent.clearContext('context_name') but looks like nothing worked! And also while setting context lifespan to "0", context is getting created with lifespan "5". It would be great if this issue is resolved.

Thanks!

[lasyapriyanka]

Hello Hima,

Here might be a quick fix for this issue.

Looks like the problem is with .setContext() method, because it does not set lifespan count to 0.

Here is the code: agent.setContext({'name':context_name, "lifespanCount":-1});

It kind of works, the context is reset.

[hima-egen]

Yeah! It actually worked. Thanks!

[hima-egen]

This works but .clearContext() and .clearOutgoingContexts() should clear the contexts which are not working.

[M-Abozaid]

agent.context.set('context_name', 0)
// and 
agent.context.delete('context_name')

Are not working either

[n1ght-owl]

Hello Hima, agent.clearContext & agent.clearOutgoingContexts doesn't clear contexts that have been set in your previous fulfillment endpoint call. They only clear contexts that have been added in your current fulfillment endpoint call.

I believe in older version of dialogflow-fulfillment, you had to specify the lifespan value as string ('lifespan':'0') instead of a number.

By the way, if you update your dialogflow-fullfilment version, clearContext & clearOutgoingContexts are deprecated. You should use agent.context.set / agent.context.delete instead.

@M-Abozaid, what release of dialogflow-fulfillment do you use?

[hima-egen]

Hey Philippe!

Thanks, specifying the lifespan as a string instead of number worked.

[maheshmahadevan]

Is there a plan to fix this , I am facing similar issue with Inline Editor ( Firebase ) version of dialogflow

[cdharris]

wow, I tried all the seemingly official approaches also

agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': 0});
agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': -1});
agent.clearOutgoingContexts();
agent.clearContext('context_name');

The only thing that does work is @KoffeeToKode's suggestion of using a string value

agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': '0'});

That's the only thing that changes the fullfillment API respons's "lifespanCount"

Seems like there's either a misunderstanding or a bug somewhere here.

[mwoyden]

None of this is working for me, the only thing I can change in my output context using my webhook are the parameters. I cannot clear/delete contexts nor set the lifespan using any sort of hack or otherwise. Can someone please fix this?????

[revs1]

I think contexts can be cleared by setting the lifespan to -1. This worked for me.

[czajkuba]

Hello,

I am having the same issues as described above, only that for me neither of the solution works. I have a context with several parameters and at some point I want to reset it and start collecting the parameters again from scratch.

agent.context.set('context-name', 0) or agent.context.delete('context-name') as well as those described above doesn't work. Cloud function throws same error each time:

Would be grateful for help.

EDIT: solved. I didn't have any response for the agent in my fulfilment code, instead I had a response in the intent in console, this was sort of a conflict that caused this issue. Now agent.context.delete('context-name') works fine.

[TharakaSl]

any fix for clear the contexts ? I have tried below methods , but non of method not works.

agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': 0});
agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': -1});
agent.clearOutgoingContexts();
agent.clearContext('context_name');
agent.setContext({ 'name': 'context_name', 'lifespan': '0'});

[botchway44]

This works for me

`agent.context.set("currentintent-followup", 5, {});`