Isolate BotFramework NodeJS Bot with LUIS into own library - node.js

Question

I want to isolate my bot, which uses BotFramework and LUIS, into it's own library and import it into the app.js. I followed the tutorials and examples on the BotFramework GitHub but it's getting me nowhere. Once I put the bot with LUIS dialogues into it's own file and export it, it never reaches out to LUIS:
var builder = require('botbuilder');
//Import our libraries
var profileDialogue = require('../dialogues/profileDialogue');
//=========================================================
// Bot Setup
//=========================================================
// Create chat bot
var bot = new builder.UniversalBot(null, null, 'changeName');
// Add locale tools library to bot
bot.library(profileDialogue.createLibrary());
// Export createLibrary() function
exports.createLibrary = function() {
return bot.clone();
}
var model = URL;
var recognizer = new builder.LuisRecognizer(model);
var dialog = new builder.IntentDialog({ recognizers: [recognizer] });
//=========================================================
// Bots Dialogs
//=========================================================
bot.dialog('/changeName', dialog);
bot.dialog('change name', [
function(session, args, next) {
console.log(args);
if (args.score > 0.5) {
profileDialogue.profile(session);
}
},
function(session, results) {
session.send('Ok... Changed your name to %s', session.userData.name);
}
]);
This code only works if it exists in the app.js file that node calls on, never when I want to isolate it for use in other bots.
Here is my app.js:
var restify = require('restify');
var builder = require('botbuilder');
//Import our libraries
var changeName = require('./bots/changeName');
//=========================================================
// Bot Setup
//=========================================================
// Setup Restify Server
var server = restify.createServer();
server.listen(process.env.port || process.env.PORT || 3978, function() {
console.log('%s listening to %s', server.name, server.url);
});
// Create chat bot
var connector = new builder.ChatConnector({
appId: process.env.MICROSOFT_APP_ID,
appPassword: process.env.MICROSOFT_APP_PASSWORD
});
var bot = new builder.UniversalBot(connector);
server.post('/api/messages', connector.listen());
//=========================================================
// Bots Dialogs
//=========================================================
bot.dialog('/', [function(session, args, next) { session.send("I don't understand") }]);
// Add locale tools library to bot
bot.library(changeName.createLibrary());
How can I achieve this properly? Am I not thinking about this the right way?
UPDATE
I was able to isolate the LUIS bot by using a different syntax (bot.dialog teamed up with triggerAction):
bot.dialog('/changeName', [
function(session, args, next) {
if (args && args.intent && args.intent.score && args.intent.score > 0.5) {
console.log(args);
profileDialog.profile(session);
}
},
function(session, results) {
session.send('Ok... Changed your name to %s', session.userData.name);
}
]).triggerAction({
matches: 'change name',
intentThreshold: .50
});
The last remaining issue that I have is that the parent app.js NEEDS to have the LUIS endpoint, it doesn't matter if my child bot has it or not. Any additional ideas?

Answer 1

Using this code will isolate the bot and allow it to be called into an app.js file, using LUIS:
bot.dialog('/changeName', [
function(session, args, next) {
if (args && args.intent && args.intent.score && args.intent.score > 0.5) {
console.log(args);
profileDialog.profile(session);
}
},
function(session, results) {
session.send('Ok... Changed your name to %s', session.userData.name);
}
]).triggerAction({
matches: 'change name',
intentThreshold: .50
});