cinemabot
Find movie showtimes near you!
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
To run the bot
- Install modules
npm install
- Start the bot
npm start
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
cinemabot
folder - Select
cinemabot.bot
file
Deploy the bot to Azure
Prerequisites
Provision a Bot with Azure Bot Service
After creating the bot and testing it locally, you can deploy it to Azure to make it accessible from anywhere. To deploy your bot to Azure:
# login to Azure
az login
# provision Azure Bot Services resources to host your bot
msbot clone services --name "cinemabot" --code-dir "." --location <azure region like eastus, westus, westus2 etc.> --sdkLanguage "Node" --folder deploymentScripts/msbotClone --verbose
Publishing Changes to Azure Bot Service
As you make changes to your bot running locally, and want to deploy those change to Azure Bot Service, you can publish those change using either publish.cmd
if you are on Windows or ./publish
if you are on a non-Windows platform. The following is an example of publishing
# build the bot source code
npm run build
# run the publish helper (non-Windows) to update Azure Bot Service. Use publish.cmd if running on Windows
./publish
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.