microsoft / microsoft/BotFramework-DirectLineJS

Please create an Offline DirectLine Emulation that is supported by Microsoft.

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Description

If you have industry standards that prohibit Ngrok this can make debugging a nightmare.

The Bot Framework Emulator has a built in Direct Line Controller. Why is this not open source for use with webchat? There are a few brave souls who have attempted to build emulators however both do not support Direct Line App Service Extensions and WebSocket.

Microsoft should support offline-directline implementations officially.

Examples:
https://github.com/newbienewbie/InDirectLine
https://www.npmjs.com/package/offline-directline

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the Bot Framework Emulator's built-in Direct Line Controller and the referenced InDirectLine and offline-directline implementations. Compare their support for Direct Line App Service Extensions and WebSocket, then clarify the scope and acceptance criteria for an officially supported offline implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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