Grogu

A simple bot to play with some newly released stuff in Teams Platform

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.

Prerequisites

.NET Core SDK version 2.1

# determine dotnet version
dotnet --version

To try this sample

In a terminal, navigate to Grogu
```
# change into project folder
cd # Grogu
```
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 Grogu folder
- Select Grogu.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 4.5.0 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.