No session start when appending events via API

changelog/5446.improvement.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+The endpoint ``PUT /conversations/<conversation_id>/tracker/events`` no longer
+adds new session start events (to learn more about conversation session, please
+see :ref:`session_config`) in addition to the events which were sent in the request
+payload. To achieve the old behavior send a
+``GET /conversations/<conversation_id>/tracker``
+request before appending events.

rasa/core/processor.py

@@ -189,14 +189,34 @@ async def get_tracker_with_session_start(
               Tracker for `sender_id` if available, `None` otherwise.
         """
 
-        tracker = self._get_tracker(sender_id)
+        tracker = self.get_tracker(sender_id)
         if not tracker:
             return None
 
         await self._update_tracker_session(tracker, output_channel)
 
         return tracker
 
+    def get_tracker(self, conversation_id: Text) -> Optional[DialogueStateTracker]:
+        """Get the tracker for a conversation.
+
+        In contrast to `get_tracker_with_session_start` this does not add any
+        `action_session_start` or `session_start` events at the beginning of a
+        conversation.
+
+        Args:
+            conversation_id: The ID of the conversation for which the history should be
+                retrieved.
+
+        Returns:
+            Tracker for the conversation. Creates an empty tracker in case it's a new
+            conversation.
+        """
+        conversation_id = conversation_id or UserMessage.DEFAULT_SENDER_ID
+        return self.tracker_store.get_or_create_tracker(
+            conversation_id, append_action_listen=False
+        )
+
     async def log_message(
         self, message: UserMessage, should_save_tracker: bool = True
     ) -> Optional[DialogueStateTracker]:
@@ -713,12 +733,6 @@ def _has_session_expired(self, tracker: DialogueStateTracker) -> bool:
 
         return has_expired
 
-    def _get_tracker(self, sender_id: Text) -> Optional[DialogueStateTracker]:
-        sender_id = sender_id or UserMessage.DEFAULT_SENDER_ID
-        return self.tracker_store.get_or_create_tracker(
-            sender_id, append_action_listen=False
-        )
-
     def _save_tracker(self, tracker: DialogueStateTracker) -> None:
         self.tracker_store.save(tracker)
 

rasa/server.py

@@ -214,17 +214,24 @@ def event_verbosity_parameter(
 
 async def get_tracker(
     processor: "MessageProcessor", conversation_id: Text
-) -> Optional[DialogueStateTracker]:
+) -> DialogueStateTracker:
     """Get tracker object from `MessageProcessor`."""
     tracker = await processor.get_tracker_with_session_start(conversation_id)
+    _validate_tracker(tracker, conversation_id)
+
+    return tracker
+
+
+def _validate_tracker(
+    tracker: Optional[DialogueStateTracker], conversation_id: Text
+) -> None:
     if not tracker:
         raise ErrorResponse(
             409,
             "Conflict",
-            f"Could not retrieve tracker with id '{conversation_id}'. Most likely "
+            f"Could not retrieve tracker with ID '{conversation_id}'. Most likely "
             f"because there is no domain set on the agent.",
         )
-    return tracker
 
 
 def validate_request_body(request: Request, error_message: Text):
@@ -479,12 +486,10 @@ async def append_events(request: Request, conversation_id: Text):
 
         try:
             async with app.agent.lock_store.lock(conversation_id):
-                tracker = await get_tracker(
-                    app.agent.create_processor(), conversation_id
-                )
+                processor = app.agent.create_processor()
+                tracker = processor.get_tracker(conversation_id)
+                _validate_tracker(tracker, conversation_id)
 
-                # Get events after tracker initialization to ensure that generated
-                # timestamps are after potential session events.
                 events = _get_events_from_request_body(request)
 
                 for event in events:
@@ -590,15 +595,6 @@ async def execute_action(request: Request, conversation_id: Text):
                 {"parameter": "name", "in": "body"},
             )
 
-        # Deprecation warning
-        raise_warning(
-            "Triggering actions via the execute endpoint is deprecated. "
-            "Trigger an intent via the "
-            "`/conversations/<conversation_id>/trigger_intent` "
-            "endpoint instead.",
-            FutureWarning,
-        )
-
         policy = request_params.get("policy", None)
         confidence = request_params.get("confidence", None)
         verbosity = event_verbosity_parameter(request, EventVerbosity.AFTER_RESTART)

tests/test_server.py

@@ -627,14 +627,15 @@ def test_requesting_non_existent_tracker(rasa_app: SanicTestClient):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("event", test_events)
-def test_pushing_event(rasa_app, event):
+def test_pushing_event(rasa_app: SanicTestClient, event: Event):
     sender_id = str(uuid.uuid1())
     conversation = f"/conversations/{sender_id}"
 
     serialized_event = event.as_dict()
     # Remove timestamp so that a new one is assigned on the server
     serialized_event.pop("timestamp")
 
+    time_before_adding_events = time.time()
     _, response = rasa_app.post(
         f"{conversation}/tracker/events",
         json=serialized_event,
@@ -647,17 +648,17 @@ def test_pushing_event(rasa_app, event):
     tracker = tracker_response.json
     assert tracker is not None
 
-    assert len(tracker.get("events")) == 4
+    assert len(tracker.get("events")) == 1
 
-    evt = tracker.get("events")[3]
+    evt = tracker.get("events")[0]
     deserialised_event = Event.from_parameters(evt)
     assert deserialised_event == event
-    assert deserialised_event.timestamp > tracker.get("events")[2]["timestamp"]
+    assert deserialised_event.timestamp > time_before_adding_events
 
 
 def test_push_multiple_events(rasa_app: SanicTestClient):
-    cid = str(uuid.uuid1())
-    conversation = f"/conversations/{cid}"
+    conversation_id = str(uuid.uuid1())
+    conversation = f"/conversations/{conversation_id}"
 
     events = [e.as_dict() for e in test_events]
     _, response = rasa_app.post(
@@ -668,13 +669,12 @@ def test_push_multiple_events(rasa_app: SanicTestClient):
     assert response.json is not None
     assert response.status == 200
 
-    _, tracker_response = rasa_app.get(f"/conversations/{cid}/tracker")
+    _, tracker_response = rasa_app.get(f"/conversations/{conversation_id}/tracker")
     tracker = tracker_response.json
     assert tracker is not None
 
     # there is also an `ACTION_LISTEN` event at the start
-    assert len(tracker.get("events")) == len(test_events) + 3
-    assert tracker.get("events")[3:] == events
+    assert tracker.get("events") == events
 
 
 def test_put_tracker(rasa_app: SanicTestClient):