Using a condition

If and Loop are branching constructs in Automation 360. They are used to run a sequence of actions when a condition is set to true. A condition is used along with the If and Loop packages. A condition takes a set of inputs and returns a Boolean value.

Required annotations

For creating a condition, the following annotations are required:

Annotation	Usage
`BotCommand`	Use the `BotCommand` annotation with the condition as `commandType`. This ensures that the plain old Java object (POJO) is suitable for the creation of an Automation 360 condition.
`CommandPkg`	These values are used when creating a package. Provide a name, label, and description to the annotation.
`Idx`	Annotate all the parameters and member variables that are required and help with the validation check, or they might be displayed in the interface for the input. Provide the index (`Idx`) and the type.
`Pkg`	Annotate all the parameters and member variables that will be shown in the interface. This annotation will be ignored if it is not accompanied by the `Idx`.
`ConditionTest`	The method that has to be called for testing the condition. It must return a Boolean value. If the method accepts parameters, then annotate them with `Idx`.

Use case example

The following use case verifies whether the given number is greater than the other number.

Create the POJO class with the business logic:

public class IsGreater {

	public Boolean checkGreater(Double first, Double checkAgainst) {
		return first > checkAgainst;
	}

}

Annotate the POJO class to enable it for the Automation 360 condition and to create the package:

@BotCommand(commandType = Condition)
@CommandPkg(label = "Is greater condition", name = "IsGreater",
	description = "Checks if the given number is greater than the other.", node_label = "{{first}} > {{checkAgainst}} ")
public class IsGreater {
	public Boolean checkGreater(Double first, Double checkAgainst) {
		return first > checkAgainst;
	}
}

Annotate the checkGreater method to indicate that this method should be used as a comparison method.
```
@ConditionTest
public Boolean checkGreater(Double first, Double checkAgainst) {
	return first > checkAgainst;
}
```
Every condition must have exactly one test condition method.

Annotate the parameters of the checkGreater method with Idx and Pkg.

Add @NotEmpty to ensure the value is not null.

@ConditionTest
public Boolean checkGreater(
	@Idx(index = "1", type = AttributeType.NUMBER) @Pkg(label = "Number to check") @NotEmpty Double first,

	@Idx(index = "2", type = AttributeType.NUMBER) @Pkg(label = "Number to compare against") @NotEmpty Double checkAgainst) {

	return first > checkAgainst;
}

The attribute type number returns a Double.

Create a condition using Package SDK

Using a condition

Required annotations

Use case example