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botframework-template-vs-for-mac (unofficial)

Bot Framework template app you can build and run in VS for Mac

Motivation

So you can create C# Bots using Visual Studio for Windows and currently there are templates you can install in Visual Studio 2017 that allow you to create bots. The team states:

The Bot Builder SDK for .NET currently supports C#. Visual Studio for Mac is not supported.

This repo enables you to build C# bots using Visual Studio for Mac.

Disclaimer: While this repo enables you to build a C# bot in VS for Mac not all nuget packages are directly supported.

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio for Mac

Using

1. Clone or Download this repo

2. Open the .csproj

3. Click on 'Project' > 'Restore NuGet packages'

4. Build Solution

5. Click on 'Project' > 'Bot Application Options' & Update 'Port:' to 3978

6. Run solution - That will open up a webpage like the one below

7. Connect to Bot Framework Emulator

Resources

• Create a bot with the Bot Builder SDK for .NET

Authors

• Claudius Mbemba - user1m

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License