13.core-bot

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

This sample requires prerequisites in order to run.

Overview

This bot uses LUIS, an AI based cognitive service, to implement language understanding.

Create a LUIS Application to enable language understanding

LUIS language model setup, training, and application configuration steps can be found here.

If you wish to create a LUIS application via the CLI, these steps can be found in the README-LUIS.md.

To try this sample

• Clone the repository

  git clone https://github.com/microsoft/botbuilder-samples.git

• In explorer, navigate to samples/csharp_webapi/13.core-bot

  • Launch Visual Studio
  • File -> Open -> Project/Solution
  • Navigate to samples/csharp_webapi/13.core-bot folder
  • Select CoreBot.csproj file
  • Press F5 to run the project

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

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
• .NET Core CLI tools
• Azure CLI
• Azure Portal
• Language Understanding using LUIS
• Channels and Bot Connector Service