Echo Bot template

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 or higher

  # determine node version
  node --version

To run the 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 .env file.
• Install modules

  npm install

• Run 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 4.5.2 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

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
• Azure Bot Service Introduction
• Azure Bot Service Documentation
• Deploy your bot to Azure
• Azure CLI
• Azure Portal
• Activity processing
• Language Understanding using LUIS
• Channels and Bot Connector Service
• Restify
• dotenv