ClareAI WhatsApp Adapter (beta)

This WhatsApp adapter allows you to add an additional endpoint to your bot for connect to the Whatsapp channel with the microsoft bot framework.

Prerequisites

• Node.js

    node --version

Installation

• To run the package, run npm install with the full path to your package directory:

  npm install @wati.io/botbuilder-adapter-whatsapp

Usage

const WhatsAppAdapter = require('@wati.io/botbuilder-adapter-whatsapp');

const wsAdapter = new WhatsAppAdapter({
    endpoint: 'https://whatsapp-apixxxxxx',// whatsapp endpoint
    password: 'Basic xxxxxxxxxxx', //Basic base64(username:password)
    to: '852xxxxxx' // phone number
});

// WhatsApp endpoint
server.post('/api/whatsapp/messages', (req, res) => {
    wsAdapter.processActivity(req, res).then(async (context) => {
        await bot.run(context);
    });
});

build a bot for testing

Create a bot with the Bot Framework SDK for JavaScript

Testing the bot using Bot Framework Emulator

Bot Framework Emulator is a desktop application that allows bot developers to test and debug their bots on localhost or running remotely through a tunnel.

• Install the Bot Framework Emulator version 4.9.0 or greater from here

Connect to the bot using Bot Framework Emulator

• Launch Bot Framework Emulator
• File -> Open Bot
• Enter a Bot URL of http://localhost:3978/api/messages

Further reading

• Bot Framework Documentation
• Bot Basics
• Dialogs