Virtual Assistant Generator

Project template for Virtual Assistants and Skill using the Bot Builder SDK V4.

- Installing
- GitHub Repo
- Report Issues

Prerequisites

- Download and install Node Package manager.
> Node version 10.14.1 or higher is required for the Bot Framework CLI

- Install Yeoman using npm:

``bash
npm install -g yo
`

Installing

To install the generator using npm:

`bash
npm install -g generator-bot-virtualassistant@latest
`

#### How to Use Daily Builds
To get access to the daily builds of this library, configure npm to use the MyGet feed before installing.

`bash
npm config set registry https://botbuilder.myget.org/F/aitemplates/npm/
`

To reset the registry in order to get the latest published version, run:
`bash
npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
`

Build and test locally

Install the dependencies and dev dependencies of the project you want to test, i.e. bot-virtualassistant.
`bash
cd ./templates/typescript/generator-bot-virtualassistant
npm install
`

Link the package of the project locally with the following command so you can easily use it globally.
`bash
npm link
`
> You can test your local changes to the generator immediately if using this command.

Now you can execute the generator with this command.
`bash
yo bot-virtualassistant
``

| Generator | Description |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| bot-virtualassistant | Generator that creates a basic Virtual Assistant |
| bot-virtualassistant:skill | Generator that creates a basic skill |

License

MIT © Microsoft