TubeBot

A bot that relays London Underground tube disruptions and tube line status upon request.

Sample requests

• "What's the tube status?"
• "Is the Bakerloo line ok?"
• "Met line status"
• "Any delays on the dark blue line?"

Prerequisites

• This Node.js bot requires 6.9.1 or better installed.
• Register with the Transport For London API portal to get your own TFL App Id and Key.
• Sign-in to the LUIS portal select My apps > Import new app to import the 'LUIS.json' file. Remember to train and publish the app for use with the bot.
• Save the following as an '.env' file into your project's root directory and configure the required environment variables:

Save '.env' file

# Bot Config (leave App Id and Password blank for testing bot locally in the emulator)
BotId="YOUR_BOT_NAME"
MicrosoftAppId=""
MicrosoftAppPassword=""
BotStateEndpoint=""
BotOpenIdMetadata=""
UseTableStorageForConversationState=false

# LUIS.AI credentials
LuisAPIKey="YOUR_LUIS_KEY"
LuisAppId="YOUR_LUIS_ID"
LuisAPIHostName="westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com"
LUIS_MODEL_URL=""

# TFL API credentials
TFL_APP_ID="YOUR_TLF_APP_ID"
TFL_APP_KEY="YOUR_TLF_KEY"
TFL_API_HOST="api.tfl.gov.uk"

Setup

npm install

Running

1. Select Debug > Start Debugging in VS Code
2. Run the Bot Framework emulator at http://localhost:3978/api/messages with the App ID and App Password set to empty values to test the bot locally.

Testing

npm test

Deployment

1. Fork this repo.
2. Create Bot Service in Azure portal.
3. Once the Bot Service is provisioned select Application Settings >
   • Enter your TFL App Id and Key (using same environment variables as the .env file).
   • Remember to Save changes!
4. Select Build >
   • Under the Continuous deployment from source control section choose Configure continuous deployment and hook it up with your GitHub fork.

Bot Framework

• Developed using botbuilder package for Node.js.