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TeamsMessagingExtensionsActionPreviewBot

Bot Framework v4 Teams Messaging Extension Action Preview sample.

This Messaging Extension has been created using Bot Framework. It shows how to create a simple card based on parameters entered by the user from a Task Module.

Prerequisites

  • Microsoft Teams is installed and you have an account
  • NodeJS
  • ngrok or equivalent tunnelling solution

To try this sample

Note these instructions are for running the sample on your local machine, the tunnelling solution is required because the Teams service needs to call into the bot.

  1. Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/botbuilder-samples.git

  2. In a terminal, navigate to samples/javascript_nodejs/56.teams-file-upload

  3. Install modules

    npm install

  4. Run ngrok - point to port 3978

    ngrok http -host-header=rewrite 3978

  5. Create Bot Framework registration, using the current https URL you were given by running ngrok. Ensure that you've enabled the Teams Channel

  6. Update the .env configuration for the bot to use the app id and app password from the Bot Framework registration. (Note the app password is referred to as the client secret in the azure portal and you can always create a new client secret anytime.)

  7. This step is specific to Teams. Edit the manifest.json contained in the teamsAppManifest folder to replace your app id from Bot Framework everywhere you see the place holder string <<YOUR-MICROSOFT-BOT-ID>>. Zip up the contents of the teamsAppManifest folder to create a manifest.zip. Upload the manifest.zip to Teams (in the Apps view click "Upload a custom app")

  8. Run your bot at the command line:

    npm start

Interacting with the Messaging Extension

Note the manifest.json specifies that this bot will be available in "personal", "team" and "groupchat" scopes and the command will be available in the "commandBox", "compose" and "message" context.

Click the Messaging Extension icon in the Compose Box's Messaging Extension menu.

Deploy the bot to Azure

To learn more about deploying a bot to Azure, see Deploy your bot to Azure for a complete list of deployment instructions.

Further reading