https://github.com/icelam/chatbot-demo

A simple chatbot demo built with Node.js (Express), node-nlp, ReactJS and Redux.
https://github.com/icelam/chatbot-demo

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A simple chatbot demo built with Node.js (Express), node-nlp, ReactJS and Redux.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/icelam/chatbot-demo
• Owner: icelam
• Created: 2019-04-28T04:53:44.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-07-24T18:14:01.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-06T18:53:17.673Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: chatbot, express, node-nlp, nodejs, react, reactjs, redux, redux-thunk
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://icelam.github.io/project-details/chatbot-demo
• Size: 753 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Simple chatbot sample #

This is a simple chatbot demo built with [Express](https://expressjs.com/), [node-nlp](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-nlp), [ReactJS](https://reactjs.org/) and [Redux](https://redux.js.org/).

## Project Structure ##

```

.

├── chtbot-api

└── chatbot-ui

```

`chatbot-api`: Contains backend codes written in Express and the natural language utilities node-nlp

`chatbot-ui`: Contains frontend codes written in ReactJS and Redux

## Install packages need for the project ##

Install npm packages in project root folder, `./chatbot-api` and `./chatbot-ui` first using `npm install`.

## To start the project ##

To start the frontend and backend concurrently,run `npm start` in project root folder.

To start backend only, run `npm start` in `./chatbot-api`. The Express server default serves at port `3100`.

To start the frontend only, run `npm start` in `./chatbot-ui`.

## To start the development environment ##

To start the development encironment of frontend and backend concurrently,run `npm run dev` in project root folder.

To start backend only, run `npm run dev` in `./chatbot-api`. The Express server default serves at port `3100`.

To start the frontend only, run `npm start` in `./chatbot-ui`.

## Project Settings ##

**To change the default port of Express server:**

Change the variable `PORT` which can be found inside `./chatbot-api/.env`.

**To change the default API domain in frontend:**

Change the variable `REACT_APP_API_DOMAIN` which can be found inside `./chatbot-ui/.env`.

## Adding data to train the chatbot ##

The mapping of question and answers are put inside `./chatbot-api/data/questions` and `./chatbot-api/data/answers`. The data will then be used by [node-nlp](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-nlp).

For details node-nlp please read [example usage](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-nlp#example-of-use) provided by [node-nlp](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-nlp).

## Node version ##

* Node >= 9

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### Special thanks ###

All my friends who have given me comments on this project. It really helped me a lot in making this project better!