We use Microsoft Bot Framework and Node.js application.
botbuilder dependency has been updated in package.json. However on https://dev.botframework.com/bots?id=bot_id the Bot Framework Version is still an old one.
Any ideas why?
The framework version references just the REST API version, not the SDK version. When we brought Skype & Bot Framework API's together we jumped to V3.0.
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We've recently started a project with the Virtual Assistant Template 1.0.1, and I wonder if it is safe to target the solution to net5.0 since we have some libraries that use this latest .NET GA release.
Currently, the VA template references the Bot Framework SDK 4.9.3. Any requirements on the SDK version?
I've done a couple of tests to confirm. The project compiles, and I can't see any errors. However, I'm looking for some confirmation from the community.
There are no obvious problems with targeting .NET 5. But if you'd like to be safe, you should go with the version the samples are using:
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
I need to call the formflow from LUIS using bot framework 4.0. Is it possible to do? If anyone has done it before please share reference links.
Thanks,
Sheveta
I am not sure exactly what you are trying to achieve here, but FormFlow has been deprecated from the core SDK as of v4. It is however available via the Bot Builder Community project on GitHub over at https://github.com/BotBuilderCommunity/botbuilder-community-dotnet or via NuGet at https://www.nuget.org/packages/Bot.Builder.Community.Dialogs.FormFlow/
FormFlows are removed from the Bot Framework SDK v4, they were an essential part of SDK v3 nonetheless.
However if you want to mimic the functionality of FormFlows the closest you can get using purely SDK v4 is by using Waterfall dialogs which are like mini dialogs prompted at each step.
And also like Gary said, you can use the Bot.Builder.Community.Dialogs.FormFlow nuget package for getting a port into SDK v4.
Where can I find the link to the C# project template for V3 Bot framework SDK?
Was this project template deprecated by Microsoft after the release of V4 SDK?
You are correct, they are focusing on the v4 framework and have moved their efforts there.
The only place I was able to find the template was in this github repo
Since I used to build bot using SDK 3.x, recently 4.0 is out. Though the documentation is very poor for bot framework SDK4., is it recommended to use for new bots?
does support for SDK 3.x stops in future?
Thanks.
Officially, v4 is now the stable and up-to-date version. From the official repository here:
If you are new to the Bot Builder SDK, we strongly encourage you to
build your bot using the v4 SDK.
v3 will still be supported for a while, but in the end this support will be stopped (I can't find the date).
You can have a look to the roadmap of v4 here: https://github.com/microsoft/botbuilder-dotnet/wiki/Roadmap
I am doing investigations into the Notification Hub in Azure. We are using Mac OS for our development environment, so only have use of .Net Core and Node JS SDKs.
This discussion and this one suggest that there is no option for developing against this without being able to use .Net Framework 4.6.1.
We have managed to develop a POC using the old NodeJS tutorial (which seems incomplete, as it didn't work out of the box) however, we don't want to use that in production if it is going to be made obsolete within 6 months.
Can someone please inform me of the correct way to integrate with the notification hub via a 'back end' without using .Net 4.6.1. Is the only option to use azure functions with output to notification hubs?
We will deploy a new version of the .net SDK supporting .net core very soon.