Bot Builder v4 proactive messaging sample
This bot has been created using Bot Framework, it shows how to create a simple bot that accepts API requests and sends them to the user:
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Node.js version 10.14.1 or higher
# determine node version node --version
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Install modules
npm install
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Start the bot
npm start
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
- Launch Bot Framework Emulator
- File -> Open Bot
- Enter a Bot URL of
http://localhost:3978/api/messages
Use a tool like Postman or CURL to send notifcations to your bot using a Post request to the endpoint http://localhost:3978/api/notify with the following json body:
{
"Notification1": "this should be the first notification",
"Notification2": "this should be the second notification",
"Notification3": "this should be the LAST notification 😀"
}```bash
# build the TypeScript bot before you publish
npm run build
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To learn more about deploying a bot to Azure, see Deploy your bot to Azure for a complete list of deployment instructions.