CHAPTER 5. Building Dialogs
Previous chapters built a game chatbot named Rock, Paper, Scissors. It was a simple chatbot in that it mostly responded to single word commands. Interactions were largely limited to a single request and response pair. That worked well for that situation, but there are times when a user needs a more in-depth conversation with a chatbot. For example, filling out forms, getting help, or ordering a product or service can often lead to a series of interactions to share information. A more sophisticated set of tools for conversations is Bot Builder dialogs.
This chapter shows how to use dialogs for conversations. You’ll learn the essential parts of a dialog class and the reasons each part exists. You’ll learn how to manage ...
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