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Teams Proactive Messaging Samples

Two samples to highlight solutions to two challenges with building proactive messaging apps in Microsoft Teams.

Contents

File/folder	Description
/coordinate-logger	Sample of getting conversation coordinates using BotFramework Events & SDK.
/proactive-cmd	Sample of sending proactive messages with throttling policies.
/teamsAppManifest	App manifest for the teams app.
.gitignore	Define what to ignore at commit time.
CHANGELOG.md	List of changes to the sample.
CONTRIBUTING.md	Guidelines for contributing to the sample.
README.md	This README file.
LICENSE	The license for the sample.

Prerequisites

• Microsoft Teams account
• .NET Core 3.x SDK
• Publicly addressable https url or tunnel such as ngrok or Tunnel Relay

Setup

1. Configure public url to point to http port 5000

# ngrok http -host-header=rewrite 5000

2. Create a Bot Registration Either through App Studio or the Azure portal, create a Bot Framework registration resource. (The 'Bot' tab in App Studio).

• Ensure that you've enabled the Teams Channel

3. Modify the manifest.json in the /teamsAppManifest folder and replace the {{BOT-ID}} with the id from step 2.

4. Zip the contents of teamsAppManifest into a manifest.zip.

5. Modify the /coordinate-logger/appsettings.local.json and fill in the {{ Bot Id }} and {{ Bot Password }} with the id from step 2.

Running the samples

Coordinate Logger

Note this is a noisy application, it is recommended you not run this in shared teams where you would disturb other users!

1. Start the application

   # dotnet run

   It is running when the following output is displayed.

   Hosting environment: Development
   Content root path: C:\msteams-samples-proactive-messaging\coordinate-logger
   Now listening on: https://localhost:5001
   Now listening on: http://localhost:5000
   Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
   

2. Install the app personally in Teams

   • Go to the Apps in the left rail
   • Select Upload a custom app and select the manifest.json file
   • Click the Add Button on the consent screen

   The coordinates of the user should be in the console window

3. Install the app to a Team

   • Go to the Apps in the left rail
   • Select Upload a custom app and select the manifest.json file
   • Select the down arrow next to the Add Button on the consent screen
   • Select a Team to install to.

   The app will send a message to each channel in the Team & log the coordinates for each new thread to the console window.

Proactive CMD

1. Send a message to a user Using the values from the Coordinate Logger for a User's conversation coordinates & Bot registration fill in the parameters to the following command.

   # dotnet run -- sendUserMessage --app-id="{{Bot Id}}" --app-password="{{Bot Password}}" --service-url="{{ServiceUrl}}" --conversation-id="{{Conversation Id}}" --message="Send Message to a User"

   This will send a message to the 1-on-1 conversation with the user

2. Send a message to a thread Using the values from the Coordinate Logger for a Channel Thread's conversation coordinates & Bot registration fill in the parameters to the following command.

   # dotnet run -- sendChannelThread --app-id="{{Bot Id}}" --app-password="{{Bot Password}}" --service-url="{{ServiceUrl}}" --conversation-id="{{Conversation Id}}" --message="Send Message to a Thread"

   This will send a message to the thread

Key concepts

The two samples correspond with two of the most common challenges when building proactive messaging apps in Microsoft Teams, getting the conversation coordinates and sending messages reliably.

The CoordinateLoggerActivityHandler.cs file in the Conversation Logger demonstrates three separate ways to obtain or generate conversation coordinates for users or channel threads using the BotBuilder SDK.

The SendWithRetries function and policy from the CreatePolicy function demonstrate how to reliably send messages when dealing with throttling from Microsoft Teams.

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com.

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This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact [email protected] with any additional questions or comments.