Class BotApp

constructor

• new BotApp(options?: BotAppOptions): BotApp

  Parameters

  • options: BotAppOptions = {}

  Returns BotApp

Readonlybot

on

• on(type: string, handler: CoreActivityHandler): this

  Register a handler for an activity type. Delegates to BotApplication.on.

  Parameters

  • type: string
  • handler: CoreActivityHandler

  Returns this

onInvoke

• onInvoke(name: string, handler: InvokeActivityHandler): this

  Register a handler for an invoke activity by its activity.name sub-type. Delegates to BotApplication.onInvoke.

  Parameters

  • name: string
  • handler: InvokeActivityHandler

  Returns this

use

• use(middleware: TurnMiddleware): this

  Register a middleware in the turn pipeline. Delegates to BotApplication.use.

  Parameters

  • middleware: TurnMiddleware

  Returns this

sendActivityAsync

• sendActivityAsync(
      serviceUrl: string,
      conversationId: string,
      activity: Partial<CoreActivity>,
  ): Promise<ResourceResponse | undefined>

  Proactively send an activity to a conversation. Delegates to BotApplication.sendActivityAsync.

  Parameters

  • serviceUrl: string
  • conversationId: string
  • activity: Partial<CoreActivity>

  Returns Promise<ResourceResponse | undefined>

start

• start(): Server

  Start the Express server.

  Creates routes for the bot messages endpoint, a health check, and a root status page, then begins listening.

  Returns Server

  The underlying http.Server — call .close() to shut down.