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Demonstrate the core capabilities of the Microsoft Bot Framework

This bot has been created using Bot Framework, it shows how to:

Use LUIS to implement core AI capabilities
Implement a multi-turn conversation using Dialogs
Handle user interruptions for such things as Help or Cancel
Prompt for and validate requests for information from the user

Prerequisites

This sample requires prerequisites in order to run.

Overview

This bot uses LUIS, an AI based cognitive service, to implement language understanding.

Node.js version 10.14.1 or higher

```bash
# determine node version
node --version
```

Create a LUIS Application to enable language understanding

The LUIS model for this example can be found under cognitiveModels/FlightBooking.json and the LUIS language model setup, training, and application configuration steps can be found here.

Once you created the LUIS model, update .env with your LuisAppId, LuisAPIKey and LuisAPIHostName.

LuisAppId="Your LUIS App Id"
LuisAPIKey="Your LUIS Subscription key here"
LuisAPIHostName="Your LUIS App region here (i.e: westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com)"

To run the bot

Install modules
```
npm install
```
Build the bot source code
```
npm run build
```
Setup LUIS

The prerequisite outlined above contain the steps necessary to provision a language understanding model on www.luis.ai. Refer to Create a LUIS Application to enable language understanding above for directions to setup and configure LUIS.

Start the bot
```
npm start
```

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 4.9.0 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

Publishing Changes to Azure Bot Service

```bash
# build the TypeScript bot before you publish
npm run build
```

To learn more about deploying a bot to Azure, see Deploy your bot to Azure for a complete list of deployment instructions.

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