Azure Bot Framework

Prerequisites

• Udemy Course by Ankur Gupta

• Create Azure Account
• Create LUIS Account
  • Create LUIS Application - https://eu.luis.ai/
• Install Node JS on your local computer
• Install Bot Framework v4 on your local computer
• Install VS Code IDE on your local computer
• Install Git on your local computer. Create a GitHub account
• Install Bot Framework Emulator on your local computer
• Create and deploy a LUIS App in Azure
• Create a QnA Maker Service
• Create a Knowledge Base by logging into - https://www.qnamaker.ai/
• Yeoman Generator - https://yeoman.io/generators/
  • Used to kick start new projects
• restify - http://restify.com/

How bot works - Bot Internals with Echo Bot

• Azure Bot Service + Bot Framework

UseCase - Restaurant Reservation

• Dialogs
  • Welcome Message
  • Make Reservation
  • Cancel Reservation + Adaptive Card
  • FAQ

Setup

• Install the tools globally
  • npm install -g yo generator-botbuilder
• Using Yeoman create a project
  • yo botbuilder
• Test the bot service using emulator
  • Start the bot, node js app

References

• Create a Chat Bot with Heroku, Node.js, MS Bot Framework
  • https://medium.com/@chinnatiptaemkaeo/create-fb-bot-with-heroku-nodejs-microsoft-bot-framework-687bd2893238