CoreBot

Bot Framework v4 core bot sample.

This bot has been created using Bot Framework, it shows how to:

• Use LUIS to implement core AI capabilities
• Implement a multi-turn conversation using Dialogs
• Handle user interruptions for such things as Help or Cancel
• Prompt for and validate requests for information from the user

Prerequisites

• .NET Core SDK version 2.1

   # determine dotnet version
   dotnet --version

To run this bot locally

• Download the bot code from the Build blade in the Azure Portal (make sure you click "Yes" when asked "Include app settings in the downloaded zip file?").
  • If you clicked "No" you will need to copy all the Application Settings properties from your App Service to your local appsettings.json file.

Visual Studio

• Open the .sln file with Visual Studio.
• Run the project (press F5 key)

.NET Core CLI

• Install the .NET Core CLI tools.
• Using the command line, navigate to your project folder.
• Type dotnet run.

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

Publish from Visual Studio

• Open the .PublishSettings file you find in the PostDeployScripts folder
• Copy the userPWD value
• Right click on the Project and click on "Publish..."
• Paste the password you just copied and publish

Further reading

• Bot Framework Documentation
• Bot Basics
• Prompt types
• Waterfall dialogs
• Ask the user questions
• Activity processing
• Azure Bot Service Introduction
• Azure Bot Service Documentation
• .NET Core CLI tools
• Azure CLI
• msbot CLI
• Azure Portal
• Language Understanding using LUIS
• Channels and Bot Connector Service