I have created a carousel using Hero Cards. It works fine in bot framework emulator but in Facebook messenger it shows only my first reply "Select an option" of the code below? Am I missing something, does messenger supports carousel? Why are the images and buttons missing?
Activity replyToConversation = activity.CreateReply("Select an option");
replyToConversation.AttachmentLayout = AttachmentLayoutTypes.Carousel;
replyToConversation.Attachments = new List<Attachment>();
Dictionary<string, string> cardContentList = new Dictionary<string, string>();
cardContentList.Add("Shirt", System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(#"~\imgs\shirt.jpg"));
cardContentList.Add("shoes", System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(#"~\imgs\shoes.jpg"));
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> cardContent in cardContentList)
{
List<CardImage> cardImages = new List<CardImage>();
cardImages.Add(new CardImage(url: cardContent.Value));
List<CardAction> cardButtons = new List<CardAction>();
CardAction plButton = new CardAction()
{
Value = "nike",
Type = "postBack",
Title = "shirt"
};
cardButtons.Add(plButton);
HeroCard plCard = new HeroCard()
{
Title = "nike",
Images = cardImages,
Buttons = cardButtons
};
Attachment plAttachment = plCard.ToAttachment();
replyToConversation.Attachments.Add(plAttachment);
}
await context.PostAsync(replyToConversation);
I tried to implement your case on my bot, it's working using images hosted on the web, but not with "local" images from your bot folder.
Using local images I got an Exception on my bot, not just "Select an option".
Code for this test:
[Serializable]
public class Dialog49665918 : IDialog<object>
{
public async Task StartAsync(IDialogContext context)
{
await context.PostAsync("Type anything to get user question or 'debug' to get debug version");
context.Wait(this.MessageReceivedAsync);
}
private async Task MessageReceivedAsync(IDialogContext context, IAwaitable<object> result)
{
var activity = await result as Activity;
var replyToConversation = activity.CreateReply("Select an option");
replyToConversation.AttachmentLayout = AttachmentLayoutTypes.Carousel;
replyToConversation.Attachments = new List<Attachment>();
var cardContentList = new Dictionary<string, string>();
if (!"debug".Equals(activity.Text, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
cardContentList.Add("Shirt", System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(#"~\imgs\shirt.jpg"));
cardContentList.Add("shoes", System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(#"~\imgs\shoes.jpg"));
}
else
{
cardContentList.Add("Shirt", "https://media.deparis.me/3257-tm_large_default/tshirt-homme-papa-cool-et-tatoue.jpg");
cardContentList.Add("shoes", "https://assets.adidas.com/images/w_840,h_840,f_auto,q_auto/d4dd2144b22b41bfbbd5a7ff01674bb3_9366/Superstar_Shoes_White_C77153_01_standard.jpg");
}
foreach (var cardContent in cardContentList)
{
var cardImages = new List<CardImage>
{
new CardImage(url: cardContent.Value)
};
var plButton = new CardAction()
{
Value = "nike",
Type = "postBack",
Title = "shirt"
};
var cardButtons = new List<CardAction>
{
plButton
};
var plCard = new HeroCard()
{
Title = "nike",
Images = cardImages,
Buttons = cardButtons
};
var plAttachment = plCard.ToAttachment();
replyToConversation.Attachments.Add(plAttachment);
}
await context.PostAsync(replyToConversation);
}
}
Proof ("debug" case, with internet images):
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I encountered a “date” issue with Bot in TEAMS, The date value cannot render at LeaveRequest() properly. However, the same bot works fine in Bot Emulator.
Following is my sample code. How to fix (or workaround) this issue?
Select a date from date picker and submit
System does not render the first field value.
public class EchoBot
{
public static Attachment LeaveRequest()
{
AdaptiveSchemaVersion schemaVersion = new AdaptiveSchemaVersion(1, 0);
AdaptiveCard card = new AdaptiveCard(schemaVersion);
card.Body.Add(new AdaptiveTextBlock()
{
Text = "Enter new Date",
Size = AdaptiveTextSize.Large,
Weight = AdaptiveTextWeight.Bolder
});
AdaptiveDateInput fromDate = new AdaptiveDateInput()
{
Id = "FromDate",
Placeholder = "From Date"
};
card.Body.Add(fromDate);
AdaptiveTextInput toDate = new AdaptiveTextInput()
{
Id = "ToDate",
Placeholder = "To Date",
Value = DateTime.Today.ToUniversalTime().ToString("u")
};
card.Body.Add(toDate);
card.Actions.Add(new AdaptiveSubmitAction()
{
Title = "Submit"
});
Attachment cardAttachment = new Attachment()
{
ContentType = AdaptiveCard.ContentType,
Content = card
};
return cardAttachment;
}
}
public class RootDialog : IDialog<object>
{
public async Task StartAsync(IDialogContext context)
{
context.Wait(MessageReceivedAsync);
}
public virtual async Task MessageReceivedAsync(IDialogContext context,
IAwaitable<IMessageActivity> result)
{
var activity = await result as Activity;
Boolean first = true;
if (activity.Value != null)
{
var jObjectValue = activity.Value as JObject;
var fromDateString = jObjectValue.Value<string>("FromDate");
var toDateString = jObjectValue.Value<string>("ToDate");
await context.PostAsync($"from Date Entered: {fromDateString}");
await context.PostAsync($"to Date Entered: {toDateString}");
first = false;
}
if (first)
{
var reply = activity.CreateReply();
var card = EchoBot.LeaveRequest();
var msg = context.MakeMessage();
msg.Attachments.Add(card);
await context.PostAsync(msg);
}
}
}
Thanks for reaching out!! This is a known issue. We have a bug on this and we are working on getting this fixed.
Hi i tried all these methods of attaching a video to a bot. All of them are working fine in bot emulator. But when i publish it to messenger it is throwing an exception . (I can't see the exception by the way i just know because of the message. Is there a way to see or log exceptions?). Is video card not supported in messenger? Or is youtube not supported as an url link?
Here are the codes:
AddStep(async (stepContext, cancellationToken) =>
{
var reply = stepContext.Context.Activity.CreateReply();
reply.Attachments = new List<Attachment>();
reply.Attachments.Add(GetVideoCard().ToAttachment());
await stepContext.Context.SendActivityAsync(reply, cancellationToken);
return await stepContext.NextAsync();
});
////////////////
private static VideoCard GetVideoCard()
{
var videoCard = new VideoCard
{
Title = "Budgeting Introduction",
Subtitle = "by Finko",
Media = new List<MediaUrl>
{
new MediaUrl()
{
Url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLo1geVokhA",
},
},
Buttons = new List<CardAction>
{
new CardAction()
{
Title = "Learn More at Finko.PH",
Type = ActionTypes.OpenUrl,
Value = "https://m-moreno.wixsite.com/finkoph?fbclid=IwAR1NVtlyKfzZ0mYFIWva8L-d8TUv4KFpt_m1i1ij3raT-pbWr2c3-kqzB2Q",
},
},
};
return videoCard;
}
and
AddStep(async (stepContext, cancellationToken) =>
{
var activity = stepContext.Context.Activity;
await stepContext.Context.SendActivityAsync(CreateResponse(activity, CreateVideoCardAttacment()));
return await stepContext.NextAsync();
});
////////////////////////
private Activity CreateResponse(Activity activity, Attachment attachment)
{
var response = activity.CreateReply();
response.Attachments = new List<Attachment>() { attachment };
return response;
}
private Attachment CreateVideoCardAttacment()
{
return new VideoCard()
{
Title = "Are you a Seafarer? OFW? FREE PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVICE HERE!!",
Media = new List<MediaUrl>()
{
new MediaUrl("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLo1geVokhA")
},
Buttons = new List<CardAction>()
{
new CardAction()
{
Type = ActionTypes.OpenUrl,
Title = "Learn More at Finko.PH",
Value = "https://m-moreno.wixsite.com/finkoph?fbclid=IwAR1NVtlyKfzZ0mYFIWva8L-d8TUv4KFpt_m1i1ij3raT-pbWr2c3-kqzB2Q"
}
},
Subtitle = "by Finko.Ph",
Text = "Are you tired of getting bogus financial advice? Tired of having 'kape' just to find out it was networking, or a pyramid scheme? Tired of scouring the internet for HOURS but not finding what you're looking for? We're here to help! We give financial advice and will educate you on financial literacy topics, ABSOLUTELY FREE!!"
}.ToAttachment();
}
and
Activity reply = stepContext.Context.Activity.CreateReply();
var card = new VideoCard
{
Title = "Finko.ph",
Media = new List<MediaUrl>()
{
new MediaUrl("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLo1geVokhA")
},
Buttons = new List<CardAction>()
{
new CardAction()
{
Type = ActionTypes.OpenUrl,
Title = "Learn More at Finko.PH",
Value = "https://m-moreno.wixsite.com/finkoph?fbclid=IwAR1NVtlyKfzZ0mYFIWva8L-d8TUv4KFpt_m1i1ij3raT-pbWr2c3-kqzB2Q"
}
},
};
reply.Attachments.Add(card.ToAttachment());
await stepContext.Context.SendActivityAsync(reply);
return await stepContext.NextAsync();
and
var reply1 = stepContext.Context.Activity.CreateReply();
var attachment1 = new Attachment
{
ContentUrl = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLo1geVokhA",
ContentType = "video/mp4",
Name = "imageName1",
};
reply1.Attachments = new List<Attachment>() { attachment1 };
await stepContext.Context.SendActivityAsync(reply1, cancellationToken);
return await stepContext.NextAsync();
All of these codes are working in bot emulator but not in messenger. Any help would be appreciated thank you.
The BotFramework converts Video Cards into Media Templates for Facebook Messenger, and per Facebook's Developer documentation, media templates do not allow any external URLs, only those on Facebook. You must either upload the video to Facebook or provide a URL directly to the mp4 file which, unfortunately, YouTube doesn't make readily available.
For more details, take a look at Facebooks documentation regarding Media Templates.
I'm using an Adaptive Card with a multiselect, in the context of Bot created with BotBuilder (Bot Framework):
var card = new AdaptiveCard();
card.Body.Add(new AdaptiveTextBlock()
{
Text = "Q1:xxxxxxxx?",
Size = AdaptiveTextSize.Default,
Weight = AdaptiveTextWeight.Bolder
});
card.Body.Add(new AdaptiveChoiceSetInput()
{
Id = "choiceset1",
Choices = new List<AdaptiveChoice>()
{
new AdaptiveChoice(){
Title="answer1",
Value="answer1"
},
new AdaptiveChoice(){
Title="answer2",
Value="answer2"
},
new AdaptiveChoice(){
Title="answer3",
Value="answer3"
}
},
Style = AdaptiveChoiceInputStyle.Expanded,
IsMultiSelect = true
});
var message = context.MakeMessage();
message.Attachments.Add(new Attachment() { Content = card, ContentType = "application/vnd.microsoft.card.adaptive"});
await context.PostAsync(message);
Now, I would like to know which elements the user has selected.
I would like to know which elements the user has selected.
You can get user's selections from message Value property, the following code snippets work for me, please refer to it.
if (message.Value != null)
{
var user_selections = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<userselections>(message.Value.ToString());
await context.PostAsync($"You selected {user_selections.choiceset1}!");
context.Wait(MessageReceivedAsync);
}
The definition of userselections class:
public class userselections
{
public string choiceset1 { get; set; }
}
Test result:
Update: Code snippet of adding AdaptiveChoiceSetInput and AdaptiveSubmitAction
card.Body.Add(new AdaptiveChoiceSetInput()
{
Id = "choiceset1",
Choices = new List<AdaptiveChoice>()
{
new AdaptiveChoice(){
Title="answer1",
Value="answer1"
},
new AdaptiveChoice(){
Title="answer2",
Value="answer2"
},
new AdaptiveChoice(){
Title="answer3",
Value="answer3"
}
},
Style = AdaptiveChoiceInputStyle.Expanded,
IsMultiSelect = true
});
card.Actions.Add(new AdaptiveSubmitAction()
{
Title = "submit"
});
I am trying to use the fluent API to create a simple flow. But instead of using plain text I want to use rich visual components. Here is an example.
public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Post([FromBody]Activity activity)
{
var yn = Chain
.PostToChain()
.Select(m => CreateYesNoPrompt(activity)) //This is a dialog which should provide some buttons to the user
.PostToUser()
.WaitToBot()
.Select(x => x.Text)
.Switch
(
Chain.Case
(
s => s == "S",
new ContextualSelector<string, IDialog<string>>((context, item) => Chain.Return("Yes"))
),
Chain.Default<string, IDialog<string>>((context, text) => Chain.Return("No"))
)
.Unwrap()
.PostToUser();
await Conversation.SendAsync(activity, () => yn);
return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
}
private static Activity CreateYesNoPrompt(Activity activity)
{
var reply = activity.CreateReply();
var ybutton = new CardAction(type: "postBack", title: "Yes", value: "S");
var nbutton = new CardAction(type: "postBack", title: "No", value: "N");
var buttons = new List<CardAction>() { ybutton, nbutton };
var card = new HeroCard("Would you like to start an order?", "Subtitle", buttons: buttons);
reply.Attachments = new List<Attachment> { card.ToAttachment() };
return reply;
}
Instead of the expected output, the bot is outputting Microsoft.Bot.Connector.Activity, which is the ToString() return of the Activity object.
How to I use cards within dialogs?
This shows a card when passed a DialogContext:
private static Activity ShowButtons(IDialogContext context, string strText)
{
// Create a reply Activity
Activity replyToConversation = (Activity)context.MakeMessage();
replyToConversation.Text = strText;
replyToConversation.Recipient = replyToConversation.Recipient;
replyToConversation.Type = "message";
// Call the CreateButtons utility method
// that will create 5 buttons to put on the Here Card
List<CardAction> cardButtons = CreateButtons();
// Create a Hero Card and add the buttons
HeroCard plCard = new HeroCard()
{
Buttons = cardButtons
};
// Create an Attachment
// set the AttachmentLayout as 'list'
Attachment plAttachment = plCard.ToAttachment();
replyToConversation.Attachments.Add(plAttachment);
replyToConversation.AttachmentLayout = "list";
// Return the reply to the calling method
return replyToConversation;
}
See:
Using Images, Cards, Carousels, and Buttons In The Microsoft Bot Framework
I try to show the keyboard chatting telegram using botframework, but the keyboard is not displayed. I tried send keybord like this:
Activity reply = activity.CreateReply(message);
var keyboard =new ReplyKeyboardMarkup
{
Keyboard = new[] { new[] { new KeyboardButton("Text1"), new KeyboardButton("text1") } }
};
reply.ChannelData = keyboard;
await connector.Conversations.ReplyToActivityAsync(reply);
And many other ways. But keyboard does not show up.
What could be the reason? How to make it show up?
You don't need to use ChannelData. Just send the buttons on a HeroCard:
var card = new HeroCard("Some Text");
card.Buttons = new List<CardAction>()
{
new CardAction()
{
Title = "button1",
Type=ActionTypes.ImBack,
Value="button1"
},
new CardAction()
{
Title = "button2",
Type=ActionTypes.ImBack,
Value="button2"
}
};
var reply = activity.CreateReply("");
reply.Attachments = new List<Attachment>();
reply.Attachments.Add(new Attachment()
{
ContentType = HeroCard.ContentType,
Content = card
});
return reply;