Node JS chatbot to interface with safaricom website frequently asked questions

• Create a microsoft account that can be used to login to azure, and can access microsoft services - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/.

• Use that account to create a bot on https://dev.botframework.com/bots/provision.

• Choose the first option, webchat bot, and fill in the required details

• In the bot template tab, choose node and basic template

• After deployment, go to application settings and take note and record of the following:

  • Microsoft App Id

  • Microsoft App Password

• Create an account on https://qnamaker.ai/.

  • Create a new service
  • Add a website endpoint for a FAQ page
  • Click on save and train
  • Click on publish
  • Note the following. In POST, in between knowledgebases and generate answer is the
    • QNA_SERVICE_ID
  • The Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key is the
    • QNA_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
  • In the repo this will be entered in the .env

• Download bot emulator from https://github.com/Microsoft/BotFramework-Emulator/releases.
• Install nodejs from https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/
• Install yarn from https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/.

• Clone the repo

$ git clone https://github.com/JamesNyamu/safaricomfaq.git

• Add microsoft credentials and qna maker credentials on the .env file

• Navigate to the root of the repo
• Run

$ yarn

to install the package dependencies

• run

$ yarn start:dev

• Makes sure the app is running on the correct port default is

  http://localhost:{port}
  

• Open bot emulator, enter the address on which the app is running

  http://localhost:{port}/api/messages
  

• Click on connect
• You can now interact with the bot