https://github.com/paladique/azuresample-spaceybot

A bot created with the Bot Framework Composer that displays a random spacey image from NASA
https://github.com/paladique/azuresample-spaceybot

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A bot created with the Bot Framework Composer that displays a random spacey image from NASA

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/paladique/azuresample-spaceybot
• Owner: paladique
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-05-19T02:17:39.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-25T23:32:33.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-02T21:35:34.137Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: azure, bot-emulator, bot-framework, bot-framework-composer
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 10.4 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# SpaceyBot

A bot built with the Bot Framework Composer.

❗[Building with the SDK? Check out this bot sample!](https://github.com/paladique/AzureSample-HTTPBot)

## What it does

Prompts the user and displays a random image from NASA's [Astronomy Picture of the Day](https://github.com/nasa/apod-api) open API. Options in Bot Framework Composer have generated this bot in C#.

## Instructions

1. Install the [Bot Framework Composer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/composer/install-composer)

1. Clone/download this repo.

1. Open the Bot Framework Composer, select "Open" and open the folder you cloned/downloaded.

1. Go to the [NASA API Site](https://api.nasa.gov/) and fill out the form to receive an API key to your email.

1. Replace the api key placeholder with the NASA api key that has been generated for you.

    - ![replacing the api key placeholder in bot framework composer](img/replace-api-key.png)

1. Select "Start Bot" at the top right of the composer. You can test the bot in the Composer with web chat, or install and use the [Bot Emulator](https://github.com/microsoft/botframework-emulator) to test it.

    -  ![options for running a bot in the bot framework composer](img/custom-runtime.png)

## Running the code

Options in Bot Framework Composer have generated this bot in C# and can be ran and tested with the [Bot Emulator](https://github.com/microsoft/botframework-emulator).

1. Open this cloned/downloaded folder in VS Code

    1. Or you can navigate to the folder in your favorite command line tool

1. Install the [Bot Emulator](https://github.com/microsoft/botframework-emulator).

1. Open the terminal and run the following command:

    `dotnet run --project .\azuresample_spaceybot.csproj`

1. If you see a few status messages in your terminal, the bot is running successfully!

1. Make note of this message and copy the link: ` Now listening on: http://localhost:####`  (`####` will be a set of 4 numbers)

1. Open the Bot Emulator, select "Open Bot" and paste the copied link from the last step into the "Bot URL" text box

1. Add `/api/messages` to the end of the pasted link so it reads:  `http://localhost:####/api/messages`

1. Select `Connect` to start the bot

![setting up a bot in the bot framework emulator](img/emulator.png)

*Refer to [this documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-debug-emulator?view=azure-bot-service-4.0&tabs=csharp) if you are feeling lost!*

## Read more

- [Bot Framework Composer Documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/composer/)

- Microsoft Learn: [Create conversational AI Solutions](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/create-conversational-ai-solutions)