Microsoft Bot Framework Composer integration with Bot Framework SDK

Question

I am looking to integrate a bot made with the Microsoft Framework Composer to one made in the SKD with C# dot net. Is there any documentation anywhere or anyone that knows how to do this?

Answer 1

AFAIK that's "not doable" (in a "reasonable" amount of time).

The point is that SDK 3, lacks support for Adaptive Dialogs , which are THE cornerstone of Composer.

Also, Adaptive Dialogs have a large set of new features, like Adaptive Expressions , Language Generation , Interruption handling and so many others, that have no equivalent in SDK v3, that you could end with a nice bot design in Composer that wouldn't "run" in SDK v3.

Not to mention that you can't deploy new v3 bots anymore .

Even though Adaptive Dialogs have a steep learning curve, specially coming from v3, it's worth taking your time to learn them, because they can make you work much more faster than v3.

So, take the plunge

Answer 2

I am looking into the opposite problem, ie I would like to use the full SDK features in a Composer-generated bot.

However during my search I encountered various hints that might just help with what you are trying to achieve:

• Adding Bot Framework Composer dialogs to a Skill : still marked as experimental, but seems that you can have a root bot and integrate a Composer bot while still being able to continue working with Composer. Looks promising to me.
• Another option I see is to consume the Composer-bot as a skill in the SDK-bot as the root. However I have not seen any documentation thereof (only the other way round).