Chat Bot using Azure Bot Service

Overview

Chat Bot is a software that can simulate a chat with user in natural language

With Azure, Creating a Chat bot is very easy and can be created in few minutes with few clicks.

We can add Intelligence to BOT using LUIS Cognitive service

Requirement

· Visual Studio

· Azure Subscription

Install Bot Template

Create new project for ChatBot Application

We are using LUIS Framework with BOT application .

LUIS is a cognitive service which helps in teaching BOT application

Create New Cognitive Service Account

Import the json which default created in Bot Application

Click on Train and Publish

Use Primary Key , Application Id and Host in Bot Application

{
"MicrosoftAppId": "",
"MicrosoftAppPassword": "",
"LuisAppId": "< LuisAppId >",
"LuisAPIKey": "< LuisAPIKey >",
"LuisAPIHostName": "westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/"
}

Create BOT Service on Azure Portal

Publish Bot Application from Visual Studio to Azure

Test Application from Azure Portal