Jobot is an interactive chat bot designed to answer interview questions based on my previous job application submissions.

It is a full stack javascript app built with Node.js and the Microsoft Bot framework. The bot uses regular expressions to select random responses from a databank of answers.

The bot is hosted on Heroku with a web interface available at http://www.joemaidman.com/?page_id=530. Don't be a stranger!

MVP
As a boss
So that I can interview Jobot
I want to start a conversation and say hi

Version 1
As a boss
So that I can get an idea of what motivate Jobot
I want Jobot to tell me what his motivations are.

As a boss
So that I can get an idea of what strengths Jobot has
I want Jobot to tell me what his strengths are.

Version 2
As a boss
So that I can get an idea of what experience Jobot has
I want Jobot to tell me about his experience when I ask

As a boss
So that I can get an idea of whether my company is a good fit for Jobot
I want Jobot to tell me what his ideal environment is.

As a boss
So that I can get an wider picture of Jobot
I want Jobot to tell me what his hobbies are.

Chat window

A conversation

Backend

• Node.js: an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment
• Microsoft Bot Framework: an SDk to implement a web service that interacts with users in a conversational format

Testing & coverage

• Mocha: a feature-rich JavaScript test framework
• Chai: a unit testing assertion library
• Sinon: a testing library for mocking and stubbing
• sinon-chai: a package to use Chai assertions with Sinon
• Istanbul: a JavaScript code coverage tool

Deployment

• Heroku (interface via wordpress)

• Clone the repo
• cd to the project folder
• Run npm install
• Visit https://dev.botframework.com/bots and create a bot (excellent documentation available at https://docs.botframework.com/en-us/).
• Install the Microsoft Bot Framework Emulator
• Create a .env file in the root directory in the following format using inputs from your bot account:

MICROSOFT_APP_ID=[Your bot ID]
MICROSOFT_APP_PASSWORD=[Your bot password]

To test:

• Run npm test

To run the application locally:

• Run npm start
• Visit http://localhost:3978/api/messages via the Microsoft Bot Emulator and input your bot ID and password when prompted

• Integration testing.
• Improve Jobot's natural language evaluation; the bot currently searches for regular expressions from user input to form a response.