simon-blog-botv2

Develop a Bot step by step, introducing more concepts as we go

This version will work in Microsoft Teams and use @mentions

This bot has been created using Bot Framework, it shows how to create a simple bot that accepts input from the user and echoes it back.

Prerequisites

• Node.js version 10.14.1 or higher

  # determine node version
  node --version

To run the bot

• Install modules

  npm install

• Start the bot

  npm start

Testing the bot using Bot Framework Emulator

Bot Framework Emulator is a desktop application that allows bot developers to test and debug their bots on localhost or running remotely through a tunnel.

• Install the Bot Framework Emulator version 4.3.0 or greater from here

Connect to the bot using Bot Framework Emulator

• Launch Bot Framework Emulator
• File -> Open Bot
• Enter a Bot URL of http://localhost:3978/api/messages

Deploy the bot to Azure

Publishing Changes to Azure Bot Service

```bash
# build the TypeScript bot before you publish
npm run build
```

To learn more about deploying a bot to Azure, see Deploy your bot to Azure for a complete list of deployment instructions.

Further reading

• Bot Framework Documentation
• Bot Basics
• Dialogs
• Gathering Input Using Prompts
• Activity processing
• Azure Bot Service Introduction
• Azure Bot Service Documentation
• Azure CLI
• Azure Portal
• Language Understanding using LUIS
• Channels and Bot Connector Service
• TypeScript
• Restify
• dotenv