class_docstr: Base class for all other agents.
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docstr: An agent convenience function which calls the act() and provides a string
  response to a text or message field.
  
  :param Union[str, Message] text_or_message:
      A string for the 'text' field or a message which MUST
      comprise of the 'text' field apart from other fields.
  :param kwargs other_message_fields:
      Provide fields for the message in the form of keyword arguments.
  :return:
      Agent's response to the message.
  :rtype:
      str
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code: def respond(
      self, text_or_message: Union[str, Message], **other_message_fields
  ) -> str:
      """
      An agent convenience function which calls the act() and provides a string
      response to a text or message field.
  
      :param Union[str, Message] text_or_message:
          A string for the 'text' field or a message which MUST
          comprise of the 'text' field apart from other fields.
      :param kwargs other_message_fields:
          Provide fields for the message in the form of keyword arguments.
      :return:
          Agent's response to the message.
      :rtype:
          str
      """
      if isinstance(text_or_message, str):
          observation = Message(
              text=text_or_message, **other_message_fields
          )
      else:
          observation = Message(
              **text_or_message, **other_message_fields
          )
          if "text" not in observation:
              raise RuntimeError(
                  "The agent needs a 'text' field in the message."
              )
  
      if "episode_done" not in observation:
          observation["episode_done"] = True
      agent = self.clone()
      agent.observe(observation)
      response = agent.act()
      return response["text"]
  
imports: import copy
  from typing import List, Union
  from parlai.core.build_data import modelzoo_path
  from parlai.core.loader import load_agent_module
  from parlai.core.loader import register_agent
  from parlai.core.message import Message
  from parlai.core.opt import Opt
  from parlai.utils.misc import warn_once
  import parlai.utils.logging
  from parlai.utils.io import PathManager
label_desc: Use image node_id 12 for calling the Agent obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.respond(text_or_message) and returns: response