I developed a bot using MS Bot Framework. I have been using it as a web chat(iframe) as well as in the facebook channel. I want to customize skin of all the channels, including web chat. I came accross the following:
https://www.channels.elastacloud.com/channels/disruptive-ai/custom-styling-of-the-microsoft-bot-framework
With this I can change the skin of my web chat(iframe) one. But how can I apply the skin to the facebook channel. Is there any way to do that ? I have deployed the bot to MS Azure.
Thanks
WebChat Customization tutorial
The above link provides insight and directions on how to customize the skin for Web Chat (via DirectLine). Unfortunately, this is the only channel that allows customization for your bot.
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I have a solution that works on Identity and Auth, The solution runs a WhatsApp Bot that ask the user for images doing specific gestures as part of biometrics for authentication. That works great.
Then We are working with to create support for that bot in Microsoft Teams and other Channels using Azure Bot Service / Bot Framework , but We're facing troubles because the documentation explicitly says that file exchange between ms-teams bots and users is not supported on Mobile.
Do you know any workaround or OSS component that could remove this blocker?
Any ideas will be appreciated.
the docs Send and receive files with a bot:
How can I make a chat bot like this?
https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA104381862?src=webduppage&tab=Overview
This bot can be embedded into an html. If you chat with the bot on your website the message gets to your Microsoft Teams Channel and you can reply trough Teams.
At its core, this is just a bot enabled for two Bot Framework channels at the same time - the Web Chat channel and the Microsoft Teams channel. (Note that Bot Framework channels are completely different from channels in Teams.)
The Web Channel supports controls designed to be embedded in web pages. Messages posted from the web can then be posted as proactive messages in whatever channels are configured for that purpose.
I am looking for a solution which has Customised Azure bot in website. I am not looking for an iFrame integration, As i have already explored. I need a solution which gives me an option to make UI changes in the bot window and invoke Live agent Chat window(Third party) from the existing Chatbot.
I tried these link below which dint help
https://github.com/Microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat
I understand exactly what you need.
It's true that the github url you pasted won't help but I know you'll get a lot of tips from the Direct Line and DirectLineJS documentation from the Advanced part.
You simply need a way to integrate to the Bot Framework from your existing UI system and hence using the Bot as just an Endpoint.
Your solution lies in the actual implementation methods for various channels that is supported by Bot Framework. Take Skype or Facebook for instance.
You need to study and configure WebHooks, Direct-Line Channels.
First: Use the Azure Portal to add a new website to your Bot in Channel property.
Secret Keys would be generated for you after then you can configure for version 1.1 or 3.0.
Check the Documentation here: https://learn.microsoft.com/bot-framework/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-concepts
Now your site can be configured to talk to the Bot Framework via Web Clients and Sockets as API requests.
With these, you have the priviledge to use your own UI with the Bot Framework.
I am looking for a platform agnostic framework or library that can give me a generalise schema for different responses coming from Messenger, Slack, Web chat, Skype etc. And, i can reply them with a single schema.
So, Any bot framework that have its own request and response schema.
Have you checked Microsoft Bot Framework? It's exactly what you are looking at.
The Microsoft Bot Framework provides just what you need to build and connect intelligent bots that interact naturally wherever your users are talking, from text/sms to Skype, Slack, Kik, Office 365 mail and other popular services.
The Bot Framework has a number of components including the Bot Connector, Bot Builder SDK, and the Bot Directory.
Resources
Microsoft Bot Framework Developer Portal
Documentation
Bot Builder SDK
Task-focused Samples
Azure Bot Service
Emulator
I need to be able to initiate a connection from the bot to a SfB user. The bot will be making the connection as a published Web App on Azure.
The bot can have its own SfB id and will message people from there.
If it can be achieved for Skype instead of SfB, I'd still like to know how I would go about implementing a solution for that.
The Bot term here is misleading me a bit, but from the scenario you mentioned, it sounds like a chat between a Web App using the Skype Web SDK and an SfB client. As long as the Web App is using a SfB creds, that should be possible.
You can't use SfB with bot framework right at the moment. But you can use skype instead. To create a bot which work with the skype please follow the below steps.
First register a new bot inside the bot framework. Click here. Keep in mind that you need Microsoft account for that.(outlook, live)
Then download bot application template from here. Save the zip file to your Visual Studio 2015 templates directory which is traditionally in “%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual C#"
After that you can download bot emulator to check your bot from here
Add your AppId and AppSecret (You can find that from the bot registration dash board) inside web config file. Then run your application and check whether you get the same wording you send through the emulator.
If all are working you can connect it to the skype like this. First go to dashboard in web. Enable skype and there you can find few steps to follow. If you success with that steps you can see your bot inside your skype where you can communicate. *For publish to public crowd it takes time and your bot go through a quality process which handle by Microsoft.
FYI - Skype for Business was announced as a new channel today on Build 2017 :)