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

This sample requires prerequisites in order to run.

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

• Run pip install -r requirements.txt to install all dependencies
• Update LuisAppId, LuisAPIKey and LuisAPIHostName in config.yaml with the information retrieved from the LUIS portal
• Run python main.py

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

• 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