readme.md

Use Azure app service editor

1. make code change in the online editor
2. open the console window and run

build.cmd

Use Visual Studio

Build and debug

1. download source code zip and extract source in local folder
2. open {PROJ_NAME}.sln in Visual Studio
3. build and run the bot
4. download and run botframework-emulator
5. connect the emulator to http://localhost:3987

Publish back

In Visual Studio, right click on {PROJ_NAME} and select 'Publish'

For first time publish after downloading source code

1. In the publish profiles tab, click 'Import'
2. Browse to 'PostDeployScripts' and pick '{SITE_NAME}.publishSettings'

Use continuous integration

If you have setup continuous integration, then your bot will automatically deployed when new changes are pushed to the source repository.