BotFather

An extension to the Bot Framework that allows bot to bot handoff.

Architecture

Setup

• Startup -> Load BotData
• Create appsettings.json with "bot-data": "bot data file url"
• Reference the Bot Father library in your bot

Using the Bot Father

• To call multiple bots at once, use: BotFather.StartMultiBotConversation(context)
• This will call the default Bot Father message, that let's you select the bot you want to talk to
• To exit a conversation with one specific bot, use the keyword exit
• you can switch between bots by using their names, specified in the appsettings.json file

Edit the messages and control words

• to change the initila message or the specific words used for interacting with the bot, edit the file BotFather/BotFather.cs

References

• Bot Builder .NET