msbot
v4.3.6
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MSBot command line tool for manipulating Microsoft Bot Framework .bot files
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MSBot Command Line tool
The MSBot tool is a command line tool to create and manage bot resources described via a .bot file. See here to learn more about the .bot file.
Bot Builder tools are designed to work together. Other Bot Builder tools like LUIS CLI, QnA Maker CLI, Dispatch CLI and the Bot Framework V4 Emulator are designed to work with the .bot file and the MSBot CLI.
Prerequisite
- Node.js version 8.5 or higher
Installation
To install using npm:
npm install -g msbot
This will install msbot into your global path.
To uninstall using npm:
npm uninstall -g msbot
MSBot functionality
- Create a .bot file
- Encrypting keys in .bot file
- Add services to .bot file
- List connected services in a .bot file
- Remove connected service from .bot file
- Using MSBot CLI in conjunction with other CLIs
- Exporting and cloning a bot
See here to learn about consuming the .bot file in your bots built with the Bot Builder SDK. This will enable seamless end-to-end creating, management and consumption of connected services your bot relies on.
See here to learn more about Bot Framework Emulator V4. Emulator also relies on .bot file and provides rich UI based experience to connect and manage connected services your bot relies on.
Nightly builds
Nightly builds are based on the latest development code which means they may or may not be stable and probably won't be documented. These builds are better suited for more experienced users and developers although everyone is welcome to give them a shot and provide feedback.
You can get the latest nightly build of MSBot from the BotBuilder MyGet feed. To install the nightly -
npm config set registry https://botbuilder.myget.org/F/botbuilder-tools-daily/npm/
Install using npm:
npm i -g msbot
To reset registry:
npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/