hollybot

Holly will your answer health and wellness questions

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 8.5 or higher

  # determine node version
  node --version

• Bot Framework emulator is needed to run this locally

To run the bot

• Install modules

  npm install or yarn

• Start the bot

  npm start or yarn start

Env Vars

botFilePath='./hollybot.bot' REQUIRED
botFileSecret=cM/ZssR88TBWXxke0/Ep4kWwUNyg1gt0jUf9dPW8Z6c=
ENVIRONMENT=dev REQUIRED, default dev
DIRECTLINE_SECRET OPTIONAL
NODE_ENV OPTIONAL, default development  

Testing the bot using Bot Framework Emulator v4

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 4.2.0 or greater from here

Connect to the bot using Bot Framework Emulator v4

• Launch Bot Framework Emulator
• File -> Open Bot Configuration
• Navigate to hollybot folder
• Select hollybot.bot file

Deploy the bot to Azure

Prerequisites

• Azure Deployment Prerequisites

Getting Additional Help with Deploying 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
• msbot CLI
• Azure Portal
• Language Understanding using LUIS
• TypeScript
• Restify
• dotenv