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Stage 3: Install Bot Framework Emulator

Sanoobk edited this page Sep 25, 2019 · 1 revision

Stage 3: Install Bot Framework Emulator

Download and Install the Bot Framework Emulator.

At this point the Echo bot solution can be tested using the Bot Framework Emulator.

  1. Run the Echo bot solution in Visual Studio and copy the Echo bot localhost URL endpoint shown in the browser window where the bot framework service is listening. e.g. "http://localhost:port/api/messages"

  2. Run the Bot Framework Emulator and paste the url and leave other fields blank.

  3. For troubleshooting errors, please read this article.

  4. If you have downloaded the source code of the bot from Azure portal in Step 1, then the appsettings.json will have the Azure bot MicrosoftAppId and MicrosoftAppPassword added.

  • If you prefer this way of testing, then ensure to use that ID and Password in step 2 above.
  • To copy the values later, you could navigate to the Bot Web App Resource in Azure, Naviagte to 'Settings -> Configuration' and copy the 'MicrosoftAppId' and 'MicrosoftAppPassword'
  1. Ignore the https endpoint error shown in the console output window as this local testing is scoped to http endpoint.