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Steps to get started running in the bot emulator

Get VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/ NOTE: When installing, setting "open with" for the file and directory contexts can be helpful

Install Node: https://nodejs.org/en/download/ NOTE: This gives you npm

Install Gulp globally - run: npm install --global gulp

Install the bot Emulator - click on "Bot Framework Emulator (Mac and Windows)": https://docs.botframework.com/en-us/downloads/#navtitle NOTE: make sure to pin the emulator to your task bar because it can sometimes be difficult to find again

Install Git for windows: https://git-for-windows.github.io/

Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-bot-template.git

Get the npm modules - in the microsoft-teams-bot-template directory run: npm install

Open microsoft-teams-bot-template with VSCode

In VSCode go to the debug tab on the left side (looks like a bug) and click the play button

Once the code is running you can now connect and chat with the bot using the emulator connect to the default "http://localhost:3978/api/messages" leaving "Microsoft App ID" and "Microsoft App Password" blank

We realize this is very lacking in regards to documentation - more will be coming shortly

NOTE: install ngrok for working with Teams easily with a locally running bot: https://ngrok.com/