A transactional chatbot built with Rasa OpenSource for chatting and Node-RED for actions, running on a Codespace.
You can fork this repository and run the chatbot on your own Codespace!
- a GitHub Codespace
- a Rasa OpenSource powered chatbot
- an action server for the chatbot running on Node-RED using node-red-contrib-rasa-actionserver nodes
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Fork the Repository: Click the fork button at the top right of this page.
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Open in Codespace: Once forked, open the repository's Codespace in the browser. This may take up to 10 minutes.
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In the terminal of the Codespace:
cd moodbot, then typerasa trainand hit Enter. When the training is complete: -
Start Rasa: In the terminal, run the following command to start Rasa:
rasa run --port 5005 --cors "*" -
Expose Rasa Port: After starting the Rasa service, your Codespace will open port 5005 and provide a URL for your Rasa service in your Codespace. You can find this in the Ports tab. Change the port visibility from Private to Public. The URL should look something like:
https://your-codespace-url-5005.preview.app.github.dev. Make sure to publish the URL for port 5005. There will be a second port, 1880, , which is used by your Node-RED action server and can remain Private.
Now, your bot is running, you can chat with it, e.g., via a chatroom.
You can create a local Chatroom as follows:
- Make a local Chatroom: Copy the following code and save it as text file, e.g.,
index.html, on your local PC.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.statically.io/gh/weberi/chatroom/master/dist/Chatroom.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.statically.io/gh/weberi/chatroom/master/index.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.statically.io/gh/weberi/chatroom/master/themes/theme2.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="chat-container"></div>
<script src="https://cdn.statically.io/gh/weberi/chatroom/master/dist/Chatroom.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var chatroom = new window.Chatroom({
host: "https://your-codespace-url-5005.preview.app.github.dev",
title: "Chat with a bot",
container: document.querySelector(".chat-container"),
welcomeMessage: "Nice to meet you.",
speechRecognition: "en-US",
voiceLang: "en-US"
});
chatroom.openChat();
</script>
</body>
</html>
- Configure the Chatroom: Direct the chatroom to communicate with your Rasa service by providing this public URL to the chatroom's configuration. To do this,
replace the placeholder URL in the
hostvalue with the public URL that you exposed in your Codespace (the one from step 5 above). Ensure that the URL is enclosed in quotes, and remove any trailing\if it appears. - Open the Chatroom: Save the
index.htmlagain and open it in a browser.
Now, start chatting with the bot!