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Relay Bot

Sample of connecting Bot Framework v4 bot to a Power Virtual Agent bot.

This bot has been created based on Bot Framework, it shows how to create an Azure Bot Service bot that connects to Power Virtual Agents bot

Prerequisites

  • .NET Core SDK version 2.1

    # determine dotnet version
dotnet --version

To try this sample

  • Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/microsoft/PowerVirtualAgentsSample.git

  • In a terminal, navigate to BYOBSample/

  • Update file appsettings.json with your Power Virtual Agent bot id, tenant id, bot name and other settings.

    To retrieve your bot's bot ID and tenant ID, click on left side pane's Manage, click Channels and click on the Azure Bot Service channel that you need to connect to. Copy and save the bot ID and tenant ID value by clicking Copy.

    Bot name can be found in you Power Virtual Agents bot Home page.

  • 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 BYOBSample/ folder
    • Select SampleBot.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 4.3.0 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