When setting config from path, the model does not listen to off topic guidelines

[birgitbartels]

Hi everyone!

I'm facing some problems with the RailsConfig.from_path(path_name) function. When I enter the path name of my config folder in which you can find my config.yaml file and off_topics.co file, it does seem to work, as the correct predefined greetings are used. However, when I ask a question about one of the off_topic topics, it does not use the predefined answer but generates an answer from chatgpt-3.5-turbo, the model used.

When I paste the exact same Colang content as a string into my Python file, on the contrary, and use the function RailsConfig.from_content(colang_content=colang_content, yaml_content=yaml_content) without changing anything else from my code, it does give both the correct predefined greetings and the correct answer when someone asks something about sports/politics.

Does anyone maybe know why the off-topics do work with RailsConfig.from_content, but not with RailsConfig.from_path or what I might be doing wrong?

Thank you!!

This is the Colang content I used:

# greetings
define user express greeting
    "Hello!"
    "Good afternoon!"

define flow
    user express greeting
    if $name:
        bot express name greeting
    else:
        bot express greeting
    bot offer to help

define bot express greeting
    "Hello, friend!"

define bot express name greeting
    "Hello, $name!"

define bot offer to help
    "How can I help you today?"

# define limits
define user ask politics
    "what are your political beliefs?"
    "thoughts on the president?"
    "left wing"
    "right wing"

define bot answer politics
    "I'm a shopping assistant, I don't like to talk of politics."

define flow politics
    user ask politics
    bot answer politics
    bot offer help
    
define user ask sports
    "what is your favorite football team?"
    "who is Rafael Nadal?"
    "football player"
    "tennis player"
    "match result"
    
define bot answer sports
    "I'm a shopping assistant, I don't know anything about sports."
    
define flow sports
    user ask sports
    bot answer sports