I, For One, Welcome Our New Bot Overlords

An Intro to the Microsoft Bot Framework

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1. Headshot optional @codemillmatt codemilltech.com PRINCIPAL Matthew Soucoup I, For One, Welcome, Our New Bot Overlords! AN INTRO TO MICROSOFT’S BOT FRAMEWORK
2. There are lots of messaging apps…
3. … and lots of people use them …
4. … and people spend lots of time in them.
5. Bots also spend time chatting
6. … but what is a bot?
7. A conversational UI
8. APIs are everywhere!
9. Investors! Investors! Investors!
10. Opportunity!
11. Implementation?
12. Microsoft Bot Framework
13. Bridges the gap
14. A single API!
15. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
16. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
17. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
18. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
19. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
20. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
21. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
22. Downloading • dev.botframework.com • node.js or .Net • npm: botbuilder • NuGet: Microsoft.Bot.Builder • Emulator • VS2015 Template
23. Bot Emulator • Windows GUI • MacOS/Linux CLI • Downloads section
24. VS2015 Template • WebAPI template • NuGet packages • “Activity” setup
25. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
26. Basic Operation – The Entry
27. Basic Operation – The Entry
28. Basic Operation – The Activity
29. Basic Operation – The Activity
30. Basic Operation – The Activity
31. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
32. Listening – The Message Activity Properties • ServiceUrl • Conversation • From • Recipient • Always the bot (ID can change) • Entities • (aka Mentions) • Text
33. Listening – The Message Activity
34. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
35. Talking – Activity Methods Creating a Message • Activity.CreateReply • Member function • Activity.CreateMessageActivity • Static function Sending a Message ConnectorClient.Conversations • ReplyToActivityAsync • Keeps message thread • SendToConversationAsync • Need to populate metadata • CreateConversationAsync • Email only • Need to manually add all participants
36. Talking – The Activity
37. Talking – Attachments
38. Talking – Cards
40. S C H E M A T I C B U I L D I N G A B O T
41. Build it all … with the activity?
42. Build it all … with the activity?
43. Dialogs – Building a Conversation
44. IDialog
45. IDialogContext
46. Conversing – IDialogContext Properties • Frames • DialogStack • PrivateConversationData • Private data for a user • ConversationData • Private data for entire conversation • UserData • Private data for user across all conversations
47. Conversing – IDialogContext Methods • Call & Forward • Call a child dialog • Done • Complete dialog & return control to parent • Fail • Fail & return control to parent • Wait • Wait for user input • MakeMessage & PostAsync
49. Deployment
50. Deployment
52. How to build a bot…
53. How to build a bot…
54. How to build a bot…
55. How to build a bot…
56. Headshot optional @codemillmatt codemilltech.com PRINCIPAL Matthew Soucoup I, For One, Welcome, Our New Bot Overlords! AN INTRO TO MICROSOFT’S BOT FRAMEWORK