02.echo-bot

EchoBot

Bot Framework v4 echo bot sample.

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.

Running the sample

• Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-samples.git

• Bring up a terminal, navigate to botbuilder-samples\samples\python\02.echo-bot folder
• Activate your desired virtual environment
• In the terminal, type pip install -r requirements.txt
• Run your bot with python app.py

Testing the bot using Bot Framework Emulator

Microsoft 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 from here

Connect to bot using Bot Framework Emulator

• Launch Bot Framework Emulator
• Paste this URL in the emulator window - 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
• Activity processing
• Azure Bot Service Introduction
• Azure Bot Service Documentation
• Azure CLI
• Azure Portal