PREREQUISITES.md

Bot Prerequisites

This bot has prerequisites that must be installed in order for the bot to function properly.

This document will enumerate the required prerequisites and show how to install them.

Overview

This bot uses LUIS, an AI based cognitive service, to implement language understanding. The Bot Framework provides a set of CLI tools that will help setup LUIS so the bot can be run and tested locally. Additionally, prerequisites are provided that will enable the bot to be deployed to Azure using additional CLI tools.

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2017 15.7 or newer installed.
• .Net Core 2.1 or higher installed.
• [OPTIONAL] Install the .NET Core CLI tools if using command line.
• If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account.
• Install the latest version of the Azure CLI tool. Version 2.0.52 or higher.
• Install the latest botservice extension for the Azure CLI tool. Version 0.4.3 or higher.
  1. Ensure any previous version of the botservice extension is removed.

     az extension remove -n botservice

  2. Install the latest botservice extension.

     az extension add -n botservice

  3. Verify you are running version 0.4.3 or higher of the botservice extension.

     az extension list

     To verify the extension version, you should see the following:

     {
         "extensionType": "whl",
         "name": "botservice",
         "version": "0.4.3"
     }

• Install latest version of the MSBot CLI tool. Version 4.2.0 or higher.
• If you don't have a LUIS Account, create a free LUIS Account.
  • Navigate to LUIS portal.
  • Click the Login / Sign up button.
  • Click Create a LUIS app now button.
  • From the My Apps page, click your account name in the upper right of the main menu.
  • Click Settings to display the User Settings page.
  • Copy the Authoring Key, which you will need to run CLI tools.

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