QnAMaker

QnAMaker

QnAMaker is a command line tool and a library for interacting with QnAMaker service using the QnAMaker REST API.

Prerequisite

• Node.js version 8.5 or higher

Installation

As a CLI

Make sure you have Node.js >=8.5 and npm installed on your machine, then use:

npm install -g qnamaker

As a library

The QnAMaker APIs can be installed and used as a library in any Node.js or JavaScript UI projects for the browser:

npm install -s qnamaker

You can then import and use service classes specific to the endpoint and operation you wish to call.

Command line usage

Command	Description
Alterations
qnamaker list alterations	Download all word alterations (synonyms) that have been automatically mined or added by the user.
qnamaker replace alterations --in wordAlterations.json	Replace word alterations (synonyms) for the KB with the give records.
Endpointkeys
qnamaker list endpointkeys	List all the currently valid endpointKeys for querying your private endpoint.
qnamaker refresh endpointkeys --keyType <string>	Re-generate an endpoint key, in case you suspect your keys have been compromised.
KB
qnamaker create kb --in createKbPayload.json	Create a new knowledge base.
qnamaker delete kb --kbId <string>	Delete a knowledge base by id.
qnamaker export kb --kbId <string> --environment <string>	Export a knowledge base by ID.
qnamaker get kb --kbId <string>	Get metadata about a knowledge base.
qnamaker publish kb --kbId <string>	Publish all unpublished in the knowledge base to the prod endpoint.
qnamaker replace kb --in replaceKb.json --kbId <string>	Replace knowledge base contents with new contents.
qnamaker update kb --in updateKb.json --kbId <string>	Add or delete QnA pairs and / or URLs to an existing knowledge base.
KBs
qnamaker list kbs	List all of your knowledge bases.
Legacykb
qnamaker export legacykb --kbId <legacyKB>	Export legacy knowledge base (requires legacy --kbid and --subscriptionKey to be passed in).
Operationdetails
qnamaker get operationdetails --operationId <string>	Get details of a specific long running operation.
Query
qnamaker query --question "how do I turn it on" --top 5	Return the list of answers for the given question sorted in descending order of ranking score.

Configuration

A configuration object is required to provide the endpoint base path, app ID, version ID and the authoring key to each outbound call. There are 3 ways to provide this information to the CLI:

1. As a .qnamakerrc file in the cwd. The JSON format for the .qnamakerrc file:

{
  "subscriptionKey": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "kbId": "xxxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx",
  "hostname": "https://xxxxxx.azurewebsites.net",
  "endpointKey": "xxxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx"
}

NOTE: Simply run qnamaker init to answer simple questions to create your .qnamakerrc file

2. As arguments to the CLI: --kbId <string> --subscriptionKey <string>

3. As environment variables: QNAMAKER_KBID, QNAMAKER_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY, QNAMAKER_ENDPOINTKEY, QNAMAKER_HOSTNAME

The CLI will first look for these named configuration variables in the arguments list, then inside the .qnamakerrc file, then fallback to the environment variables.

Securing Your Access Key

To better secure your access key, it is recommended to omit the key from the .qnamakerrc file and instead pass it in to the --subscriptionKey argument or store it as the QNAMAKER_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY environment variable. If security is not a concern for your particular case, all configuration items can be stored in the .qnamakerrc for convenience.

Overriding Configurations

Since configuration items can be passed as arguments to the CLI, using arguments to specify the configuration will override the .qnamakerrc and any environment variables that may have been specified.

Nightly builds

Nightly builds are based on the latest development code which means they may or may not be stable and probably won't be documented. These builds are better suited for more experienced users and developers although everyone is welcome to give them a shot and provide feedback.

You can get the latest nightly build of MSBot from the BotBuilder MyGet feed. To install the nightly -

npm config set registry https://botbuilder.myget.org/F/botbuilder-tools-daily/npm/

Install using npm:

npm i -g qnamaker

To reset registry:

npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/