%aiml
# Receiving a greeting and answering back

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<aiml version="1.0">
  
  # The "good NNN" greeting allows us to infer the time of the day
  <category>
    <pattern>GOOD *</pattern>
    <template>
      <think><set name="tod"><star/></set></think>
      <srai>HI</srai>
    </template>
  </category>

  # A Hello greeting is less defining
  <category>
    <pattern>HELLO</pattern>
    <template><srai>HI</srai></template>
  </category>

  # This is the template creating the greeting response
  <category>
    <pattern>HI</pattern>
    <template>
      <random>
        <li>Hi there</li>
        <li>Hello</li>
        <li>
           <condition name="tod">
             <li value="morning">Good morning</li>
             <li value="afternoon">Good afternoon</li>
             <li value="evening">Good evening</li>
             <li value="night">Good night</li>
             <li>Hello</li>
           </condition>
        </li>
      </random>
    </template>
  </category>

</aiml>

Good morning

Hello

%show session

%aiml

  
# The "good NNN" greeting allows us to infer the time of the day
good *
<think><set name="tod"><star/></set></think>
<srai>HI</srai>

# A Hello greeting is less defining
hello
<srai>hi</srai>

# This is the template creating the greeting response
hi
<random>
   <li>Hi there</li>
   <li>Hello</li>
   <li>
      <condition name="tod">
        <li value="morning">Good morning</li>
        <li value="afternoon">Good afternoon</li>
        <li value="evening">Good evening</li>
        <li value="night">Good night</li>
        <li>Hello</li>
      </condition>
   </li>
</random>


good morning

%aiml

# Note we use the full form, since substitution patterns will have "what's" expanded
# We refer this to the HI category defined above
what is up
<srai>hi</srai>

what's up?

%aiml

hello
How do you do?

hello

%save myexample.bot

%forget

%load myexample

%show session 

%record on

%aiml

# Note we use the full form, since substitution patterns will have "what's" expanded 
what is up
Howdy

%aiml

<category>
  <pattern>HI</pattern>
  <template>Hello</template>
</category>

%record save aimlexample 

%record off

%forget

%learn aimlexample.aiml

Hi