Prerequisites

• Node.js version 10.14 or higher

  # determine node version
  node --version

• Optional Microsoft account

To try this sample

• Clone the repository

  git clone 

• In a terminal, navigate to chatbot

  cd chatbot-ai

• Install modules

  npm install

• Config your .env

    MicrosoftAppId=MicrosoftIdOptional
    MicrosoftAppPassword=MicrosoftPasswordOptional
    APITokenOW=YourAPITokenOpenWeather

• Start the bot

  npm start

Sample

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 latest Bot Framework Emulator 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

Further reading

• Bot Framework Documentation
• Bot Basics
• Suggested Actions
• Bot State
• Activity processing
• Azure Bot Service Introduction
• Azure Bot Service Documentation
• Azure CLI
• Azure Portal
• Language Understanding using LUIS
• Channels and Bot Connector Service
• Restify
• dotenv