A web part sample that uses the [botframework-webchat module](https://www.npmjs.com/package/botframework-webchat) to create a React component to render the Bot Framework v4 webchat component. This web part is able to render Text and rich attachments (Images, Cards, Adaptive Cards, ...) and has settings for branding purposes.
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> You need to have this [bot](../bot/) created and registered using the Microsoft Bot Framework and registered to use the **Direct Line Channel**, which will give you the token generation endpoint needed when adding this web part to the page. For more information on creating a bot and registering the channel you can see the official web site at [dev.botframework.com](http://dev.botframework.com).
Add the web part, set the bot endpoint to `https://YOUR_BOT.azurewebsites.net`, refresh the page, then you can successfully connect the bot with SharePoint.
If you want to deploy the bot follow the steps in the [Host your client-side web part from Microsoft 365 CDN](https://learn.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/spfx/web-parts/get-started/hosting-webpart-from-office-365-cdn) article
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If you're having issues building the solution, please run [spfx doctor](https://pnp.github.io/cli-microsoft365/cmd/spfx/spfx-doctor/) from within the solution folder to diagnose incompatibility issues with your environment.
You can try looking at [issues related to this sample](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues?q=label%3A%22sample%3A%20react-bot-framework-secure") to see if anybody else is having the same issues.
You can also try looking at [discussions related to this sample](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/discussions?discussions_q=react-bot-framework-secure) and see what the community is saying.
If you encounter any issues while using this sample, [create a new issue](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Needs%3A+Triage+%3Amag%3A%2Ctype%3Abug-suspected%2Csample%3A%20react-bot-framework-secure&authors=&template=bug-report.yml&sample=react-bot-framework-secure&authors=&title=react-bot-framework-secure%20-%20).
For questions regarding this sample, [create a new question](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Needs%3A+Triage+%3Amag%3A%2Ctype%3Aquestion%2Csample%3A%20react-bot-framework-secure&authors=&template=question.yml&sample=react-bot-framework-secure&authors=&title=react-bot-framework-secure%20-%20).
Finally, if you have an idea for improvement, [make a suggestion](https://github.com/pnp/sp-dev-fx-webparts/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Needs%3A+Triage+%3Amag%3A%2Ctype%3Aenhancement%2Csample%3A%20react-bot-framework-secure&authors=&template=question.yml&sample=react-bot-framework-secure&authors=&title=react-bot-framework-secure%20-%20).
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