EcommerceAdminBot

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.

Install .NET Core CLI

• .NET Core SDK version 3.1

  # determine dotnet version
  dotnet --version

• If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account.

• Install the latest version of the Azure CLI tool. Version 2.0.54 or higher.

Create a LUIS Application to enable language understanding

The LUIS model for this example can be found under CognitiveModels/FlightBooking.json and the LUIS language model setup, training, and application configuration steps can be found here.

Once you created the LUIS model, update appsettings.json with your LuisAppId, LuisAPIKey and LuisAPIHostName.

  "LuisAppId": "Your LUIS App Id",
  "LuisAPIKey": "Your LUIS Subscription key here",
  "LuisAPIHostName": "Your LUIS App region here (i.e: westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com)"

To try this sample

• In a terminal, navigate to EcommerceAdminBot

  # change into project folder
  cd EcommerceAdminBot

• Run the bot from a terminal or from Visual Studio, choose option A or B.

  A) From a terminal

  # run the bot
  dotnet run

  B) Or from Visual Studio

  • Launch Visual Studio
  • File -> Open -> Project/Solution
  • Navigate to EcommerceAdminBot folder
  • Select EcommerceAdminBot.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 4.5.0 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